Chitown27Fan

I don’t think it was my first baseball game but it’s the one I remember as one of the earlier games I attended. My mom hated driving to Southern California so my uncle took us to an Angels game. It was a double header against the Chicago White Sox. Both games went extra innings and unfortunately, the Halos lost both. I did get a little Angels Catcher Bear and named him Boon-e Bear. Thank you Uncle Marcellino. RIP.

September 29, 2000. Angels beat the Mariners 9-3, they had me for life after that game. Bengie Molina threw me a ball before the game, I still have it!

My first Angels game came around 1972 when one of the neighbors piled a bunch of kids into his 1963 Biscayne wagon:

It was kind of a major road trip to get down to Anaheim Stadium from the Valley back in those days.

I've been an Angels fan my entire life but my first game was in Oakland, July of 1969 against the Seattle Pilots. I had seen a few games on television but nothing could prepare me for what it was like in person. Before I even saw the field, I could hear the sounds of batting practice because there wasn't any loud music piped through the stadium.
When I walked up the steps to my seat and had my first look at the field, I was amazed at how green the grass was how you could smell hot dogs and popcorn before you even saw the vendor. Charlie O the mule was on the field by the stands delighting all the kids but leaving behind a mess for the grounds keepers. I can remember most of the players for Oakland that day. Sal Bando, Reggie Jackson, Campy Campeneris and so on before they became more well known. I wish I had the same feeling today when going to a game but there really is only one "first" game.

50  50 he will get 99 months or he won't

I kind of want Burns more then Wetherholt for to simple fact that in my opinion good pitching is harder to come by and this team needs some good pitching outside of Dana what do we have that folks dont need to look real hard at to see any potential for more then a #4 in the majors. Unless the thought is JJ could be the next Trout/Harper type. Pitching costs more then hitting more times then not when your trying to aquire it. 

I remember mine because my Dad and Mom were not real sports fans outside of racing and for them to break down and buy tickets to a game so that I could go see my hero at the time Jose Canceco "yes I know roids but i didnt even know what that was back then" was so cool and then that guys funny ass dance has been welded in my memory all these years lol 

With the poll about what is the worst times you remember in Angels history it got me thinking about the first game I ever attended in person and brought back found memorys and kind of wanted to offer that up to anyone to share.
 
Mine was August 13th 1989 my parents took me to Angels stadium to see my team at the time Oakland A's and the bash brothers take on the Angels. I remember sitting on the 1 st base side of the field and cooking the whole game lol. It amazes me how many stars were in that game but the strangest memory of mine from that game is this guy in the stands would do this crazy dance every time Tony Armas of the Angels would come up pointing at his toe then his knee then his arm and finally his ass and he would get faster and faster as he did this dance lol. Its funny as hell the things that you remember after all the years lol. The Angels won the game that day but I didnt care I got to see my heros at the time play and will forever remember the exsperiance. 

I kind of want Burns more then Wetherholt for to simple fact that in my opinion good pitching is harder to come by and this team needs some good pitching outside of Dana what do we have that folks dont need to look real hard at to see any potential for more then a #4 in the majors. Unless the thought is JJ could be the next Trout/Harper type. Pitching costs more then hitting more times then not when your trying to aquire it. 

OMG there goes our best late innings releiver. Who is going to mop up the 9th now lol. However I wish Hicks the best it just didnt work out here he had a solid spring and NY is paying his tab for the most part he should hook on somewhere.

I feel like Perry has made some mistakes as the OP pointed out. I may not agree with all of his points but the one thing I will say Is I like what Perry is trying to do inside the foundation of the team, scouting, development, ect ect. I finally think we have a GM that is not a yes man totally to Arte such as the lets get Trea Turner and him stearing Arte away from that. Is he perfect no is he way better then what we have had in the last 10 years 15 years hell yes. Could there be someone better out there somewhere maybe but would that person be willing to deal with Atre? I doubt it. Final point does anyone think that if Perry was let go from the Angels that he wouldnt get picked up somewhere else ? he 100% does in my opinion. He has done aswell as can be expected within the limits he is set up with. Again my opinion. 

He has an upper vaginal strain and will be reivaluated in 15 days once he gets back from Cancon with his family. We will see If the swelling goes down fingers are crossed there isnt a tear. 

I have no blurred vision of this team being anything more then 500 in the best of cases but 
I will say I am liking the style that they are playing its more fun to watch then everyone standing around waiting for a homerun to happen and going 1 base at a time on hits. That was so boring to watch last couple years.

I have no blurred vision of this team being anything more then 500 in the best of cases but 
I will say I am liking the style that they are playing its more fun to watch then everyone standing around waiting for a homerun to happen and going 1 base at a time on hits. That was so boring to watch last couple years.

I have no blurred vision of this team being anything more then 500 in the best of cases but 
I will say I am liking the style that they are playing its more fun to watch then everyone standing around waiting for a homerun to happen and going 1 base at a time on hits. That was so boring to watch last couple years.

He has an upper vaginal strain and will be reivaluated in 15 days once he gets back from Cancon with his family. We will see If the swelling goes down fingers are crossed there isnt a tear. 

And both could probably still hit as many HR as Nolan right now but thats ok lol 

And both could probably still hit as many HR as Nolan right now but thats ok lol 

this year was never going to be a success with the record. success for this team for this year was always going to be about the kids improving.
it would be a pretty amazing season for this team to finish .500, but i'd rather see the kids make forward progress as preparation for next year and beyond.

So you are essentially begging for talent? 

Hind sight is 20-20 but dam i sure wish we would have used some of this money to bring in Brandon Woodruff let him rehab with us and see if we could sign him score some buddy points with him in advance if we could have 

Let him be Mark Grace or Wally Joyner and stop pushing for hum to try and hit like Pete Alonzo not saying that anyone thinks he will ever have Pete power, but a guy can have a solid season crushing dubbles and clutch singles in alot of cases these type hitters are more valuable to a team then a guy who crushes solo shot meatballs in games that are basically over. Teams tend to tinker to much with young guys thinking I can make him better or unlock someone he isnt more times then not it dont work and the player is worse off for trying and never get back to what they were.

Its plain as day that He is being given the Kapernick treatment. It doesnt matter he didnt break the law or the rules. Its been decided by the people in charge that he is a no sign no way and if your team does concider yourself blackballed from future trades and league incintives ect ect. Dude didnt do anything wrong other then be a freaky arrogant non remorsefull prick. Last I checked this is America and that isnt against any laws but dont make you a well liked person. Still say the Angels should sign him. Baseball already dont like Arte much anyways in my opinion. 
Would anyone be surprised if he filed a lawsuit against baseball for conspiring against him he seem to like lawsuits ? 

Its plain as day that He is being given the Kapernick treatment. It doesnt matter he didnt break the law or the rules. Its been decided by the people in charge that he is a no sign no way and if your team does concider yourself blackballed from future trades and league incintives ect ect. Dude didnt do anything wrong other then be a freaky arrogant non remorsefull prick. Last I checked this is America and that isnt against any laws but dont make you a well liked person. Still say the Angels should sign him. Baseball already dont like Arte much anyways in my opinion. 
Would anyone be surprised if he filed a lawsuit against baseball for conspiring against him he seem to like lawsuits ? 

I find it very hard to beleive that someone does not see this kind of money either not make it to his account or comes up missing but hay maybe I guess but If I were Sho I would also fire Nez his agent who let Ippie have so much control and him to just go along with it why didnt he pull Sho aside and be like look dude something smells like fish here and it isnt the sushi. Your money is being hidden from the people I hired to protect you and your money whats up. Where was that convesation.