LA Angels Monday News Crash: Almost Done

I watch the Angels because I’m a fan, win or lose. I of course am happiest when they are winning, but unfortunately they have been the happy go-lucky losers for most of the time they have been in existence.

I remember the lean years mid-60’s to late 70’s, moderate success 80’s with some major heartbreak, most of the 90’s were duds. From 1976 until 1987 I was a season ticket holder (so you know just how crazy I was I lived in the San Fernando Valley and pretty much never missed a game at the “Big A” made the drive 70+ times a year.) and they were more bad years then good, but win or lose I enjoyed watching my team (they might have been bums, put they were my bums).

Of course we have the “money” years from 2002 until 2014 where we won more than we lost for the most part, the only times was able to see my team in person was when they came to Oakland or Seattle or a couple trips to Anaheim a year.

One thing that I have always hated are “fair weather” fans, the my biggest gripe I have with the Giants and Dodgers (in their history they their attendance was higher than league average 47 times, they were over 3 million for 16 straight years for the last 5 of those years when they were lousy). When they lose their fans don’t go to the games, they go to be seen, not to see the game.

You know if I still lived in LA I would be a season ticket holder, my life has taken me away from the LA area and most likely I will never return, but until the day I die I will be an Angel fan is if they are playing anywhere close to where I live I will always make an effort to see in person.