Stadium Etiquette

by Rev Halofan on Jul 19, 2008 10:12 PM PDT in News Comment 53 comments

Dear Angel Stadium Production Staff:

You put on a good show. The player theme songs, the scripted “Third Base Steal,” the Rally Monkey videos, et cetera. While it is the Angels that inspire us, you deliver the entertainment of the stadium experience.

I have never asked you for anything.

The Angels might lose on national television Sunday night. If that is the case, then the following request I am about to make will be a moot point.

Here goes: If the Angels win Sunday night, instead of playing the traditional “If the House is a-Rockin’,” followed by “Celebration” at the end of the game ... could I implore you to immediately, and at full volume, upon the moment our possible sweep occurs to do one thing. Please Play “Sweet Caroline.”

On Saturday, the Angels suffered through a national Fox broadcast in their home that was a 7-inning Francona stroke-a-thon. While the Angels destroyed the Red Sox and their Texan ace Josh Beckett, the two-hour Fox asslicking remains unanswered.

There is no reason to think that ESPN, Boston’s very own submissive love slaves, will produce a Sunday broadcast any less biased in favor of the World Chumps – IN OUR OWN YARD. Yes! OUR. YARD. The "national" broadcast is THEIR broadcast, reiterating their interviews, their narrative, their struggles over adversity, emphasizing their fan culture. IN. OUR YARD.

Well... you guys control our yard.

Rumor has it that John Carpino and Dennis Kuhl were both Yankee fans until Arte smacked some sense into their heads, Ask them for permission. And if the team pulls it out on Sunday, please crank up the Neil Diamond like it is Van Halen at a crowded wet tee-shirt contest.

Sincerely,

Every Angel Fan.

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i completely agree

if the Rays have enough balls to do it, then so should we

Mike Scioscia: He provides to unlike method of your team member.

by howiestheman on Jul 19, 2008 10:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I would love it...

I watched the game today with my dad, and he said the exact same thing earlier today.

Don’t we have members of this site who have some sort of power in the front office? Come on HH, let’s band together.

by BruinHalo on Jul 19, 2008 10:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Well if they don't play it then a sold out crowd at Anaheim stadium sure could band together and sing it themselves.

That would be even better.

by 44FAN on Jul 19, 2008 10:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

that would be the third greatest moment of my year

behind knocking those chumps outta the playoffs…....then winning the WS…...

http://bills.sportsbloggingnetwork.com/

by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 19, 2008 10:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

fantastic idea

it would make my week

by gcash on Jul 19, 2008 10:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Actually… to make it even MORE perfect – win in extra innings, as ESPN is startign the game at 3 PM as a lead in for its bullshit ESPYS awards … a long long game will kick EastPN’s nuts OR – OR – OR win in like one hour 45 minutes and have ESPN scratch their heads for an hour over their mancrushes being moided…

by Rev Halofan on Jul 19, 2008 10:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

If they needed to fill in time, I'm sure Justin Speier could do ten minutes of his impression of Jason Varitek announcing the Red Sox lineup.

by 44FAN on Jul 19, 2008 10:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'd like to see pictures of Kevin Youkilis' massive head plastered

on a few hundred beach balls, being tossed to and fro around the stadium like a Macy’s Day Parade.

You ever feel as if your mind had started to erode?

by PieceOfAase on Jul 19, 2008 11:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Thanks Rev

I F’n hate the Red Sox and their bandwaggon fans.

by Ajax on Jul 19, 2008 11:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Best idea ever

This needs to happen if they win.

by gilbert on Jul 19, 2008 11:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

MEGAPANTHER

Genius.

Witty .sig goes here.

by scareduck on Jul 20, 2008 12:10 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Sorry, I don't get it...

I realize that’s “their song”. But you’re suggesting the Angel Organization lower themselves to the ranks of the Tampa Bay Rays instead of acting like a first class, professional team? No wonder the Angels are treated like the Roddy Dangerfield of baseball. Best record in baseball, biggest division lead and you want the organization to act like that? I say, win the game and walk off the field like you expected it to happen and its going to continue to happen whenever you play us.

I was uncool before uncool was cool.

by WiHaloFan on Jul 20, 2008 12:22 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

This is my view too.

All right, sure the media is on their side, blah blah blah. Yes it’s our house. But there’s a topic of 185 reasons we love being Angels fans over there in the sideboard, and one of them is that we LIKE the fact that the media treats us like we don’t exist. It’s FUN. Trying to rub the Bo-Sox noses in it if and when we sweep them is nothing but bad kharma Rev, and you ought to know that better than anyone. Let the Rays be petty, if somewhat funny, after a sweep. That’s not us, and it’s not our way.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 20, 2008 12:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Think of it this way

“Sweet Caroline” is not the Angels saying to the Red Sox, “fuck you, we beat your sorry ass,” but rather the Angels FANS sending a message to the Boston Blowhard fans that they can take Kevin Youkilis and shove him up their unlubricated bandwaggoning ass.

So if it were done, don’t consider it as one franchise slighting another…but rather one fan base giving a resounding “fuck you” to a much deserving fanbase that would be livid at the mere suggestion of doing such a thing.

by Caseys Kiss of Death on Jul 20, 2008 1:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

You have made perhaps the most important point

by articulating the distinction – the transplant “fans” deserve to walk out of our yard in shame with the thing they love in our possession, our control. If we sweep, the fans deserve to state their ownership of the moment, completely.

by Rev Halofan on Jul 20, 2008 1:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Then let the fans do it, if they wish.

But using the PA system is involving the organization.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 20, 2008 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'm with Casey and ZLONG

If not for any other reason than that its already been done by Tampa.

You are what you type.

by rjcicc on Jul 20, 2008 8:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Given that Casey and I were on opposite sides back there

it’d be hard to agree with both of us.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 20, 2008 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Bad Karma?

How so? We have NOT done it to them and look what kind of karma between the two of us has been dished up? Yeah, time for us to be the center from which the karma amplifies out.

by Rev Halofan on Jul 20, 2008 1:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

We HAVEN'T done it to them

and who has won 4 of 5 games this year? Point to the scoreboard and let that be all we need.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 20, 2008 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

IT IS SAYING

that we own them. That after having their intimate fan moments shoved down our throats, we are spitting them right back out, when we have just proved that we have the right to do it.

Put it this way – do you think they might ever make some sort of “play” on “monkey” in their stadia after defeating us? It is quite probable that this has happened and will happen – especially if the rivalry is upped a notch. When you are owned they can kick you in the sweet spot, especially when you gush nationally about that sweet spot.

by Rev Halofan on Jul 20, 2008 1:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

by Caseys Kiss of Death on Jul 20, 2008 2:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Stay Classy Beantown

(not the first lynching ever in Boston either, by the way)

by Rev Halofan on Jul 20, 2008 3:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

And if we do the same kind of thing

then how can we say anything about how classy they are? All we do by giving that back to them is admitting that their whole world view of sports and how to behave at a sporting event is the correct one.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 20, 2008 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

First of all, his name is RODNEY.

Roddy is from the WWF.

Second of all, you have obviously never been to a Yankee game or a Bosox game, either here or there. My friend went to a Yankee game last year and fights were breaking out. And the main instigator was a Yankee chic.

If they hate you that’s a sign of respect. It means they care.

Angels don’t get respect because ESPN head quarters is stamford ct.

by melvintoast on Jul 20, 2008 8:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I realize that, it was a typo

If you want to pick nits, isn’t ESPN in Bristol CT?

Anyway, I have been to many NYY and BOS games (> 50) in Anaheim and I know what you’re talking about. They have a lot of fans who can be dicks, but what does that have to do with wanting the Angels to act classy?

“Your friend” went to a game? What about your own firsthand experience? I sure something happened during one of your many visits to the stadium, what did you witness?

I was uncool before uncool was cool.

by WiHaloFan on Jul 20, 2008 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I've been to Shea in the late eighties

and Busch in the early eighties. I haven’t had the “privilege” of watching an east coast team vs Angels first hand although I’ve been to a few Dodger/Angel games and there’s no question that the older and more storied the franchise, the more uncouth their fans.

Your assertion is that the Angels are not respected by out of market analysts and fans because they’re not classy. I don’t see the evidence. Having owners like the Steinbrenners and characters like A-Rod and Clemens and bad commentators like Suzy Waldman doesn’t seem to diminish Yankee fervor or attention.

Secondly, I think don’t thing that throwing pizza at Garrett Anderson, calling Torri Hunter racial epithets, dropping F-bombs and starting fights in presence of minors can be put in the same bush league category as playing Sweet Caroline after another Halo victory.

by melvintoast on Jul 20, 2008 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't see anything about Halo fans getting less respect from out of market fans and media

due to being classless. His assertion was rather that we shouldn’t allow the fact that we don’t get respect from those people to determine whether or not we act classy as fans. We should simply rise above it rather than allow their poor behavior to elicit bad manners on our part. We should take our line from Scioscia and the team: that playing them is no different than playing the Mariners to us. They’re just one more team we need to beat.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 20, 2008 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Tell donnie moore that....

From above:

No wonder the Angels are treated like the Roddy Dangerfield of baseball. Best record in baseball, biggest division lead and you want the organization to act like that?

by melvintoast on Jul 20, 2008 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

RIP you wonderful Angel!

http://bills.sportsbloggingnetwork.com/

by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 20, 2008 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah, you're right. I missed the original one.

I think mine is closer to what he meant though.

As for Moore, we can worry about that in October.

~Till the Halo burns out...

by Zu Long on Jul 20, 2008 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes, you said it better than me.

Thanks for having my back!

I was uncool before uncool was cool.

by WiHaloFan on Jul 20, 2008 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

No, that's not what I meant

I think the Angels’ organization and fans are classy, that’s why I thought playing “Sweet Caroline” was a bad idea. What I meant about not getting respect was that no matter how good the team plays, they don’t get the respect they deserve.

I’ve been a fan since my first game in 1971 and have never been “ashamed” (too strong of a word, but the best I can think of) of the organization or its fans as a group. There’s always going to be some douchebag “fan” who does something stupid, but as a collective fan base, they’ve proven themselves to be a first-class, knowledgeable group of people. I’d just hate to see the organization do something that would tarnish the team’s reputation to those who might not know how classy the whole Angels’ community is or have had the opportunity to witness it firsthand.

I was uncool before uncool was cool.

by WiHaloFan on Jul 20, 2008 10:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not tomorrow

But soon. Very soon.

by ReggieBullits on Jul 20, 2008 1:29 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

You dont speak for every Angel fan Rev

I dont want them to play Sweet Caroline

I dont want them to let the ESPN nation know we exist.

Dont think that some random broadcaster telling people how well we play will make an Angels team more likeable. In fact, we are one of the most hated teams in baseball. Let us be the underdog.

Screw ESPN

Screw everyone that doesn’t know how awesome this team is.

Screw east coast bias.

We have one of the best, if not THE BEST, team in baseball and we have no media to screw it up. No pressure. No calling out of players. Nothing besides the fans of good baseball enjoying a good team.

Nothing ESPN can do will change the fact no one cares about the Angels. Let them be ours, and let us enjoy when the Red Sox get swept. Nothing is sweeter when the underdog comes from behind to surprise the favorite.

I brought sexy back, but they only gave me store credit....

by PhiSlamma on Jul 20, 2008 4:01 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I’d rather be thought of like this:

Than like this:

I was uncool before uncool was cool.

by WiHaloFan on Jul 20, 2008 6:32 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Awesome!

by Downing Rules on Jul 21, 2008 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

How many times have you heard "Donnie Moore!" from a Masshole?

To which the proper reply isn’t “Bill Buckner,” it’s “Pumpsie Green”....

Funny, Neil Diamond never named his live albums “Love at the Boston Pops,” did he?

I’d rather just play “Wipeout” (complete with insidious giggle), followed by “Beat on the Brat,” followed by “Shake Your Rump.” Or maybe just get all Boston on their asses with some Pixies … “Debaser,” maybe? “Here Come Your Man”? Or maybe you just play the first half of “More Than a Feeling,” make a giant vinyl-scratching noise, then blast the “Smells Like Teen Spirit.”

Work with me here….

by mattwelch on Jul 20, 2008 7:02 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Another response to the Donnie Moore taunt...

“Tony C!” (or, alternately, “Jack Hamilton!”)

by mattwelch on Jul 20, 2008 7:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wipeout!

Now there we go!!!! Great idea Matt.

by PitPerc on Jul 20, 2008 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

Denny Galehouse

Francisco Rodriguez: 186 career saves. 2 career Panthers, tied with Hector Carrasco.

by Stirrups on Jul 21, 2008 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

no, no, no

they need to cut in with “Californication” from the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

nice Pixies mention, by the way. Notice my sig…

"Bloody your hands on a cactus tree/
Wipe it on your dress and send it to me."

by Hutch83 on Jul 21, 2008 8:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

More Than A Feeling

would have been awesome

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 21, 2008 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I like it!

by Downing Rules on Jul 21, 2008 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's a real beauty of letter Rev!

Nice one … OUR. YARD. :)

Don't call me Desmond

by highlandhalo on Jul 20, 2008 8:07 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

meh, it's been done by others before, namely Tampa Bay. I think it sounds too copy-cattish.

We’re doing just fine flying under the radar, no need to ruffle feathers.

Hooters anyone?

by Chone's Chonies on Jul 20, 2008 8:09 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs

I like mattwelch's wipeout idea

I think it would be great to just develop our own song to play during sweeps. Make it a hated song to hear by the opposing team.

by BruinHalo on Jul 20, 2008 12:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

What happened to "Build Me Up Buttercup" ??

by Los Angeles de Anaheim on Jul 20, 2008 12:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

Read the lyrics. Does Carpino ever get laid?

by Rev Halofan on Jul 20, 2008 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

PS: Please STOP playing that stupid buttercup song!

That would better finish the letter and I would sign the petition.

by Downing Rules on Jul 21, 2008 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

I like

the idea of just quietly shuffling out of the stadium after a win, with a smug look on our faces. if Frankie gets to save the game, his on-field antics (which I love) are enough to infuriate the Bo Sox. I think us being quietly smug says more than loudly blasting that god awful Neil Diamond song throughout the stadium. Sure, it would get the fans riled up and probably a few Angels snickering. BUT, inevitably it will come back to bite us in the ass sometime. Maybe not this year, maybe not in the post season, but sometime. If we do win tonight then let the national media/ESPN do all the talking for the Red Sox … we all know it will be broadcast on every installment of BBTN that they lost to the Angels – even though we’ll still have to see every Red Sox pitcher strike out and any Angels error.

Still, quiet, even-keel, smug winning attitude. It’s the way to go.

I'm not superstitious, but I'm a little stitious.

by lightupthehalo on Jul 20, 2008 12:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs