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Angels tell Anaheim they're opting out of their lease on Angel Stadium


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2 hours ago, the admiral said:

I don't think it would hurt Anaheim's reputation if the Angels were to leave, but I also don't think there's anywhere better for them to go. Do you think they could wind up building a new stadium in the parking lot if the old bones of Anaheim Stadium are deemed to be beyond help? You look at a satellite view of the region and there really aren't many >100-acre lots waiting to be developed.

 

Probably at least a decent chance of that happening.

 

Location wise there’s nothing wrong with where the Angels are right now. That alone makes their situation drastically different from what the Rays and A’s are going through.

 

Staying put is also the cheapest realistic option, and therefore probably the most likely scenario.

 

I think Long Beach could work. It’s just going to have a very expensive price tag attached to it, which I think the Angels will balk over.

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21 hours ago, Digby said:

Could they have the best of both worlds, e.g. fund a stadium renovation by subleasing or selling part of the parking lot to create the SoCal's next generic high-end outdoor mall?

 

No.  Parking lots are far too lucrative for anyone to deliberately get rid of one.  Especially in LA. 

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On 3/1/2019 at 8:34 AM, Digby said:

Could they have the best of both worlds, e.g. fund a stadium renovation by subleasing or selling part of the parking lot to create the SoCal's next generic high-end outdoor mall?

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On 3/1/2019 at 9:34 AM, Digby said:

Could they have the best of both worlds, e.g. fund a stadium renovation by subleasing or selling part of the parking lot to create the SoCal's next generic high-end outdoor mall?

 

You would be trading in the biggest pro of staying in Anaheim has over Long Beach which is land.

 

I would also agree with Gothamite’s assement that the land has more value to the Angels as a parking lot than any potential development.

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I don't know why anyone here would waste time watching old episodes of The Bob Newhart Show when clearly the thing to do is re-enact The Battleship Potemkin

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I think they rebranded it! To like the CBS Sports Grill or something like that. Try the Gumbelburger.

 

Your choices are limited now because Tony Keith’s Bar and Grill, famous for being the source of the most DUIs in the Commonwealth, has recently closed.

 

And yes, Patriot Place is horrid, nothing but an outdoor mall with a couple generic stores that counts as “going out” for rural M:censored:s with no taste. But it seems like a reasonable use of space when there’s plenty more room to park for those days a year. I know the Angels play more frequently than the Patriots but I would’ve guessed they could sacrifice some of that gigantic sea of parking for another SoCal mall.

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On 3/3/2019 at 6:30 AM, Digby said:

I think they rebranded it! To like the CBS Sports Grill or something like that. Try the Gumbelburger.

 

Your choices are limited now because Tony Keith’s Bar and Grill, famous for being the source of the most DUIs in the Commonwealth, has recently closed.

 

And yes, Patriot Place is horrid, nothing but an outdoor mall with a couple generic stores that counts as “going out” for rural M:censored:s with no taste. But it seems like a reasonable use of space when there’s plenty more room to park for those days a year. I know the Angels play more frequently than the Patriots but I would’ve guessed they could sacrifice some of that gigantic sea of parking for another SoCal mall.

 

It's Southern California. Parking is literally the last thing we would sacrifice. Especially for another goddamned mall. (Which... would need parking.)

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14 minutes ago, Still MIGHTY said:

 

It's Southern California. Parking is literally the last thing we would sacrifice. Especially for another goddamned mall. (Which... would need parking.)

There's also a mall less than a mile away.  While we can debate its quality it's still there.

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You already have the Promenade the other side of Honda Center on Katella, the Outlets at Orange, the Village at Orange, and the Garden Walk. They don’t need another mall right in the parking lot. This isn’t Glendale. Angel fans can manage just fine without a Johnny Rockets and a Margaritaville.

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On 3/3/2019 at 5:57 AM, the admiral said:

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I don't know why anyone here would waste time watching old episodes of The Bob Newhart Show when clearly the thing to do is re-enact The Battleship Potemkin

 

I wouldn't waste my time climbing all those damn steps just to get there. 

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4 hours ago, LMU said:

 

I've never been, but it reminds me of a lot of Citi Field in the sense that its perfectly serviceable ballpark, but I could picture all 30 MLB teams playing there.

 

There doesen’t seem to be much personality to the place, and I agree with the notion that the Angels present themselves almost as if they're ashamed of their history.

 

If it were me I would bring back a modernized version of that Big A scoreboard and put it back out in left field for starters. Honestly, that was about the only distinguishing feature of the park that didn't make it look like a cheaper version of Dodger Stadium.

 

I would also lose the rocks out in left field. It looks like a landscaping demo. There are other things I would do as well, but I'm not getting too in-depth on a project that's never coming to fruition. Let's just say I've seen teams do more ambitious renovations with less to work with.

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Some may disagree with this, but it’s true. Angels Stadium is basically the Oakland Coliseum with better management over the years and less NFL influenced dumb luck. 

 

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6 hours ago, pmoehrin said:

 

I've never been, but it reminds me of a lot of Citi Field in the sense that its perfectly serviceable ballpark, but I could picture all 30 MLB teams playing there.

 

There doesen’t seem to be much personality to the place, and I agree with the notion that the Angels present themselves almost as if they're ashamed of their history.

 

If it were me I would bring back a modernized version of that Big A scoreboard and put it back out in left field for starters. Honestly, that was about the only distinguishing feature of the park that didn't make it look like a cheaper version of Dodger Stadium.

 

I would also lose the rocks out in left field. It looks like a landscaping demo. There are other things I would do as well, but I'm not getting too in-depth on a project that's never coming to fruition. Let's just say I've seen teams do more ambitious renovations with less to work with.

 

As someone that’s been to Angel Stadium many a time, I’ve never gotten that impression when it comes to the history.

 

There’s the pennants (Division/AL/World Series) out in center-left. Retired numbers displayed and easily seen in right. They have a large display for the 2002 title in front of the team store. On the second concourse, they have team Hall of Fame murals on the walls behind the press box. Not to mention the pregame video montage where they literally recount every event of note in team history before every single game.

 

Could it all be displayed even more prominently in the stadium itself? Oh, definitely. But to say it’s not there is wrong.

 

And I agree about bringing the Big A back into the Big A. It is quite the landmark as the marquee along the 57 freeway, but you could still leave it there and integrate some design in the stadium itself.

 

Angel Stadium as it is is all I’ve ever known. I’m sure I went to games pre-Disney renovations, but I don’t have any burning memories of it. And as you said and I agree, it’s a perfectly serviceable place to go watch a game. I’d say it’s a fine place to watch a ball game. And as someone that truthfully doesn’t have a care for all the extra bells and whistles (restaurants/club levels/meeting areas/game areas/etc/etc, and maybe some of that is from growing up with the Big A/Big Ed as my home park), I don’t have any issue with the place, especially once they replaced both scoreboards.

 

I have been to the classics (Dodger Stadium, Wrigley Field, Old Yankee Stadium), neo-retros (Coors Field, Guaranteed Rate, Turner Field), a dome (Chase Field) and to modern parks (Petco Park, New Yankee Stadium). And really, me personally, I’m good with what Angel Stadium offers. Could it use a buff up? Sure, but I’m not part of the group clamoring for it.

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5 hours ago, Still MIGHTY said:

As someone that’s been to Angel Stadium many a time, I’ve never gotten that impression when it comes to the history.

 

There’s the pennants (Division/AL/World Series) out in center-left. Retired numbers displayed and easily seen in right. They have a large display for the 2002 title in front of the team store. On the second concourse, they have team Hall of Fame murals on the walls behind the press box. Not to mention the pregame video montage where they literally recount every event of note in team history before every single game.

 

I have never been to Angel Stadium, so take a lot of what I’m saying with a grain of salt.

 

Anyone I’ve ever talked to that has been has never been disappointed, but never blown away either.

 

Again I’m not getting too detailed with renovation plans, but I would want to keep at least 70% of the ballpark as is.

 

Aside from the Big A scoreboard, most every other change I would want to make wouldn’t be noticeable to an outsider. Deisgn wise the park is fine. I just think you could shift some things around park, such as moving the team store out to the outfield. That would open up more concourse space which the stadium doesn't have a lot of compared to more modern stadiums.

 

Again, I’ve seen more ambitious projects with more obstacles get done.

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