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What's Your Memory?: Angel Stadium

Edgy MD May 06 2020 11:29 PM

I was reviewing the "active" MLB parks, and I realized that I have no memory of anything that's ever happened in a Mets game at Angel Stadium, aka Angel Stadium at Anaheim, aka The Big A, aka Anaheim Stadium. It's the fourth oldest park in baseball, because nothing rots in Southern California, the Mets have played nine official games there, and I'm having trouble summoning any of them. They even have a winning record (5-4), but damned if I knew that without looking it up. What Mets memories do you have of Angel Stadium?

G-Fafif May 07 2020 12:40 AM Re: What's Your Memory?: Angel Stadium

Willie Randolph's final game as Mets manager, Jerry Manuel's first. The latter laid down his gangsta law (2008). Jose Reyes with a grand slam as his first week in the majors wound down in support of Steve Trachsel's one-hitter, the day after Jason Roach was lit up (2003). A Saturday night extra-inning win preceding a dead-ass Sunday afternoon loss that I think Bartolo got knocked around in (2014).

Edgy MD May 07 2020 04:42 AM Re: What's Your Memory?: Angel Stadium

Gosh, that's three. I'm disappointed that I couldn't have come up with the Randolph/Manuel transition.

Johnny Lunchbucket May 07 2020 05:09 AM Re: What's Your Memory?: Angel Stadium

I remembered the Jerry situation and Reyes home run but whiffed on the Trachsel-Roach story. My other thought was the Marlon Anderson game but that was with the Angels not at em

Fman99 May 07 2020 05:11 AM Re: What's Your Memory?: Angel Stadium

Reggie Jackson tried to kill the queen and Frank Drebin saved her. Other than that, I got nothing.

metsmarathon May 07 2020 07:53 AM Re: What's Your Memory?: Angel Stadium

i've twice run through it as part of a disneyland half marathon. otherwise, i ain't got shit.

Benjamin Grimm May 07 2020 07:54 AM Re: What's Your Memory?: Angel Stadium

I saw it once from outside when I was a kid and my parents took us to Disneyland.

MFS62 May 07 2020 07:58 AM Re: What's Your Memory?: Angel Stadium

My only memory of "Angel Staduim" is of the old Wrigley Field in Los Angeles (the first home of the Angels) where Home Run Derby was filmed. The new place? Nada. Later

Johnny Lunchbucket May 07 2020 08:21 AM Re: What's Your Memory?: Angel Stadium

=metsmarathon post_id=36502 time=1588859638 user_id=83] i've twice run through it as part of a disneyland half marathon. otherwise, i ain't got shit.

Used to go to a big trade show in Anaheim every year, and would set the Big A as my destination when running. Not much of a neighborhood between the hotels and the stadium. Grounds appeared run-downy + Shea-like,. Behind center field the big A grows out of a cracked-concrete parking lot with lots of debris (broken branches, garbage, sand, etc) all collected at the base. One of those weird California concrete ravines also backs the rear of the place, with the newer Ducks hockey arena on the third base side and fronting one of those ugly 4-lane commercial streets like Jerhico Turnpike.

Edgy MD May 07 2020 09:09 AM Re: What's Your Memory?: Angel Stadium

Jericho Turnpike is rather ugly, isn't it? It's a stressful place to walk, shop, park, or drive. Probably was a state-of-the-art suburban gem at one point. Or, at least, folks convinced themselves it was.

Willets Point May 07 2020 10:15 AM Re: What's Your Memory?: Angel Stadium

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I saw it once from outside when I was a kid and my parents took us to Disneyland. I saw it from outside when I took Amtrak from San Diego to Los Angeles in 2007. Anaheim Station is right next to the stadium.

Willets Point May 07 2020 10:16 AM Re: What's Your Memory?: Angel Stadium

=Fman99 post_id=36500 time=1588849900 user_id=86] Reggie Jackson tried to kill the queen and Frank Drebin saved her. Other than that, I got nothing.

The weird part is that the movie was filmed in Dodger Stadium but the Dodgers didn't want to participate in the filming so they got the Angels to play instead.

Fman99 May 07 2020 10:48 AM Re: What's Your Memory?: Angel Stadium

Willets Point wrote: =Fman99 post_id=36500 time=1588849900 user_id=86] Reggie Jackson tried to kill the queen and Frank Drebin saved her. Other than that, I got nothing. The weird part is that the movie was filmed in Dodger Stadium but the Dodgers didn't want to participate in the filming so they got the Angels to play instead.

I actually have nothing then.



Although after reading about it, I did remember the midnight massacre and the Reyes grand slam.