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I find it hard to connect with any other sports team....



       I was just wondering if anybody else out there finds it hard to be a fan of any other team besides the Angels. I can't find it in me to be a fan of any other team in sports.  I really like watching NFL football but I don't have 1 team I really like, like I do the Angels.  I just really like to watch a good game between 2 teams. I don't have a second favorite baseball team like I know some people do. I do like the Twins as a team, I respect their play. But I wouldn't say I am a fan of theirs.

   I have been a die hard fan of the Angels since the mid 1970's. I always had good experiences at Angels games. I remember throwing paper airplanes onto the field from way up in General admission. Popping the soda cups on the ground and making them bang and echo in the stadium after the game was finished.  I just can't see me being a fan of any other team in sports.

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Do you have any other team you are a big fan of besides the Angels?
Yes, I have many
22 votes
Yes, I have one other sports team I am as big a fan as the Angels
27 votes
No, I can only root for my Angels
53 votes

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Nope. It's Angels only for me.

I only really like 3 sports. Baseball, baseball and baseball.

by Monkeyspanked on Jul 28, 2009 11:32 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I am a pseudo dodger fan

I like them but I just can’t get into them.
I love the Angels.

Aybar is a nowhere man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.

by princeton11loveshalos on Jul 28, 2009 11:36 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

well now that i reread the post i changed my mind

i love other sports other than baseball. I thought this post focused only on baseball.

I love the:
1. Angels
2. Lakers
3. Manchester United
4. Ducks
5. St. Louis Rams

Aybar is a nowhere man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.

by princeton11loveshalos on Jul 28, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have really loved the New England Patriots. Since 1973. But I really have a hard time connecting to them.

Mostly I have to enjoy them in near total isolation at home. Why? Because the team is surrounded by hordes of absolute jackass fans and I really, really, really hate my fellow fanatics.

We don't have a Bullpen. We have a Cowpen. Before we get to call it a Bullpen these guys gotta grow a pair.

by Stirrups on Jul 28, 2009 11:41 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

hahah i hear you man. Im a pats fan, but i hate being around other pats fans. I still am not going to let it damper my love of them. I still rock my bruschi jersey all around san diego lol

by robi s on Jul 28, 2009 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

for me its

1. Angels
2. Ducks
3. Cal Football
3. 49ers
4. Chelsea (EPL)
5. Cal Basketball
then a huge dropoff

That'll only happen if that one prospect is the second coming of Christ and redemption for mankind can only be achieved by smacking many balls out of the yard.
-The Limey

by anaheim angels on Jul 28, 2009 11:43 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

One team, one sport is enough for me

Sheesh dude, when do you find time to mow your lawn?

Arte eats dinner in Corona Del Mar; Tony Reagins eats dinner at the Corona Del Taco

by Higz on Jul 28, 2009 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

well luckily they usually dont all play at the same time

That'll only happen if that one prospect is the second coming of Christ and redemption for mankind can only be achieved by smacking many balls out of the yard.
-The Limey

by anaheim angels on Jul 28, 2009 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i can't remember if it was somebody talking about springsteen or...

u2 but when asked, “how did you find them, to start listening and become a fan”, the person replied, “i didn’t find them, they found me.” that’s kind of how i feel about the angels.

by thejd on Jul 28, 2009 11:43 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

As far as pro teams go

haven’t had a football team since the Rams left but there have to be a ton of Angels / Lakers fans.

by HungryHunter on Jul 28, 2009 11:49 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

My Teams

1. Angels
2. Hurricanes football
3. 49ers
500. OK Sooners

Play Wood already. Willits sucks.

by hauldog on Jul 28, 2009 11:53 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Angels and Notre Dame football...

Grew up in a catholic football family. Huge fan of both and wish they could just be good at the same time.

I am sure I will be a big fan of any NFL that sets up shop here in L.A., but for some reason it will really bother me if they don’t change the name. I don’t care what they are called I just want something different, no Vikings or Saints or Chargers.

by Wytelitning on Jul 28, 2009 11:55 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

how about we up the odds

1. my gal
2. my career
3. the Angels (at times they have been #1)
4. my family
5. my friends
6. Halos Heaven
7. My idiosyncratic belief system on the nature of existence that I will avoid identifying
8. Green Bay Packers
9. Lakers but only because they are trendy and winning right now
10. Bob Dylan (he has been #1 at times)

by Rev Halofan on Jul 28, 2009 11:58 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

No Ducks at all?

What if they made it to the cup this year?

Let's do this for Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, and Henry Pearson.

by AlanFalcon on Jul 28, 2009 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

l like #9

Appreciate the honesty.

Play Wood already. Willits sucks.

by hauldog on Jul 28, 2009 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

+1

I see red people

by The Limey on Jul 28, 2009 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why would we sacrifice virgins on John Lackey?

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.

by Moondoggy on Jul 28, 2009 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Do you mean

“to” Thunder Mountain?

*Ade-Rock 34*

by TheTypingFiend on Jul 28, 2009 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think Stirrups means the rock pile?

That'll only happen if that one prospect is the second coming of Christ and redemption for mankind can only be achieved by smacking many balls out of the yard.
-The Limey

by anaheim angels on Jul 30, 2009 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wow

The Angels above family? Friends maybe, but family?

Apologies in advance.

by Red114 on Jul 28, 2009 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

you like your gal better than the angels?!

what kind of angel fan are u haha…. o wait u said they were number 1 at times… so i guess its all good, just try to keep the angeles number 1 as long as you can : )

by robi s on Jul 28, 2009 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Missing option

Yeah, I’m a fan of another team somewhere, but nothing like the Halos.

I’m a Laker fan (have been since I was a kid — Jerry West was my hero). But it’s not the same as the passion I have for Angels Baseball.

Angels fan since '67

by red floyd on Jul 28, 2009 12:00 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Go Ducks!

Torii Hunter: Best Halo Ever.

by LazorkoRules on Jul 28, 2009 12:13 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

One sport. One team.

For me it’s the Angels and only the Angels. Playing baseball is also 2nd to none.

by Fan Since 1981 on Jul 28, 2009 12:13 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I am a big Tampa Bay Buccaneers Fan

But it’s not the same as my freakish fandom of the Angels.

R.I.P. Nick Adenhart - Always an Angel

by Kernel on Jul 28, 2009 12:18 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

All Angels All Day!

At one time I did have a Twins jersey, but thats only cuzz I’m a Gemini.
I enjoy watching UFC
Liked the Rams when they were in Anaheim.
Everything else is just entertainment….Lakers, Football, Soccer, x-games.

Golf Sucks!

34

by Funke5ive on Jul 28, 2009 12:29 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

My favorite sports teams after the Angels

they are kinda hard to follow but I always check to see how the….

Salt Lake Bees
Arkansas Travs
RC Quakes
Cedar Rapids Kernels
Orem Owls
Arizona Angels

are doing on any given day. After those teams, I’ll watch maybe one 2 football games a week just hoping to see a good game.

by MH252525 on Jul 28, 2009 12:30 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

My teams are...(in no particular order)

Angels
Lakers
Raiders

Please get rid of Speier. "Yes, I suck."- Jose Guillen.
R.I.P. Nick Adenhart, Marquis Cooper, Steve McNair, and Frank Grimes, or Grimey, as he liked to be called

by JoseGuillenSux on Jul 28, 2009 12:36 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Angels

with a hint of Carolina Panthers (Don’t ask why, I don’t know), but there’s no comparison between the two

Figgins is an All-Star. Period. Congrats, Figster!

by Figgi4life on Jul 28, 2009 12:38 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I have another, longer standing love...

…in Liverpool football club. However, my relationship with Liverpool is of an earthier, darker, more inflammatory nature, perhaps indicative of the sport itself (I have friends, good friends, that I cannot speak to about football for 8 months of the year (we are all aware of this) unless England are playing). Liverpool FC is that first love, the one you could never quite work it out with – it is adulterous, it is exciting, but it is a lover I cannot spend any prolonged time with, because whenever I think we’re getting along, she slaps me repeatedly in the face. Nevertheless, when she calls I come running.

My love for the Angels is very different. It is more devoted, it is more thoughtful – it gets daily love and attention. It inspires my geeky obsessive side. It occupies an inordinate amount of my time, and despite the frustrations it sends my way (and there are many) it’s something that I couldn’t do without.

The Angels are the missus, Liverpool is the mistress.

I see red people

by The Limey on Jul 28, 2009 1:01 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Liverpool keeps penciling their name onto my dance card of sports life.

They are a dalliance still, but quite enchanting.

We don't have a Bullpen. We have a Cowpen. Before we get to call it a Bullpen these guys gotta grow a pair.

by Stirrups on Jul 28, 2009 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I just wish they played more Liverpool games out here...

they are definitely my EPL team but not too many matches shown out here…

2009 Angels Season: Let's Do This For Nick

by trojanangelfan on Jul 29, 2009 11:55 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mine's

Angels
Trojans
Lakers

Throw in some Radiohead, a couple pints of Guinness, and Jessica Burciaga and I’m good to go.

Apologies in advance.

by Red114 on Jul 28, 2009 1:07 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

There's an NL Central team I cheer for

And it ain’t the Cubs!

Though after the way the last 2 months have gone, it’s looking more and more like I’ll only have the Halos to root for come October. Just like most years.

by Brew Angel on Jul 28, 2009 1:46 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

My Teams

1. Angels
2. Cleveland Browns
3. Ohio State Buckeyes – Football and Basketball
4. Milwaukee Bucks
5. NY Rangers

I have lived in NJ my whole life except for the year I spent as a student at Ohio State. started rooting for the Angels in ‘79, the Browns in ’80 when they were good. I will admit that I jumped on the bandwagon as a kid, but I never jumped off. The Bucks I don’t remember when I started rooting for them, but it was sometime during when they had Sidney Moncrief and Marques Johnson. I went to Ohio State for a year but my fandom goes back further. My aunt and uncle lived in Columbus, and my aunt was a big fan and got me into them as a kid.

Gowing up in NJ, I rooted for the NY teams to do well, because my mother was from NYC and my father was from North Jersey. I grew up rooting against the teams from Philadelphia.

We're putting the band back togehter.

by billhune on Jul 28, 2009 1:58 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Angels and Bills...........

and other than that……I could really care less……although Jim Harbaugh is slowly getting me excited about Stanford again.

Godspeed Nick - RIP - 1986-2009

by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 28, 2009 2:01 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Couldn't resist...
I could really care less

Are you going to?

Figgins is an All-Star. Period. Congrats, Figster!

by Figgi4life on Jul 28, 2009 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ugh

bad with quoting

EDIT BUTTON PLEASE

Figgins is an All-Star. Period. Congrats, Figster!

by Figgi4life on Jul 28, 2009 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It should read:
“I could really care less”

Are you going to?

Figgins is an All-Star. Period. Congrats, Figster!

by Figgi4life on Jul 28, 2009 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

probably not lol

Godspeed Nick - RIP - 1986-2009

by norcaliangelsfan on Jul 28, 2009 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Angels #1

1. Angels
2. Lakers
3. USC Football
4. Denver Broncos

Between 2 and 3 depends on the time of year. They go back and forth.

by matt92130 on Jul 28, 2009 2:02 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

angels are deff my #1

with hockey and baseball i stick to my teams the most because i dont think they are as much fun to watch as the other sports just as a casual observer

1a.angels
1b.usc football
2.philly eagles
3.usc basketball
4.ducks
5.lakers
6.any other usc sport
7.tiger (hes not exactly a team but oh well)
8.rays/bucs (my parents raised me on those 2)
9.phillies
10.im gonna try to get into the chargers because i need a cali football team and i dont like the other ones for diff reasons so im left over with san diego
11.anyone playing ucla/any team from texas (pro or college)

R.I.P. #34

by sctrojan13 on Jul 28, 2009 2:17 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I love Notre Dame....HA!

This team is our extended family, That's why we love them no matter what the record, no matter what the score.

by halofan4life on Jul 28, 2009 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That must hurt.

We don't have a Bullpen. We have a Cowpen. Before we get to call it a Bullpen these guys gotta grow a pair.

by Stirrups on Jul 28, 2009 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

For me its

1. Lakers!!!!!
2. Angeles
3. ( Peter Sampras when he played)
3. Patriots
4. USC football
5. Ducks
6. SD chargers
7. Dodgers
8. Man U
9. LA galaxy
10. The underdog.

by robi s on Jul 28, 2009 2:21 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

For me, it's relatively simple

Angels
BYU Football
UCLA Basketball
Lakers
Anyone playing the Rams

Nothing matches my passion for the Angels. I don’t really hook up into college football until after October — either because I’m preoccupied with the Angels, in mourning or both.

UCLA basketball was the antithesis of the Lakers and it was something else I share with my Dad.

My passion for the Lakers has waned over the years (like RedFloyd the West/Baylor years were my personal “Red Sox They’ll Win It Next Year” fixation). I really loath Kobe and for a time I thought I had put them behind me, but the last two years have sucked my back in.

I used to make fun of the “boohoo the Dodgers left me and the O’Malley’s suck” Brooklyn Dodger fans, but when that whore of showgirl murdered Carroll Rosenbloom and took the Rams to St. Louis, I snapped and was punished by the karma that Rev is so passionate about. I hope that bitch rots in hell and I don’t want the Rams to be anything other than 9-7, 8-8, 7-9 so they can never draft high and never rebuild.

See? Simple. My therapist says that I’m going to make her very wealthy.

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.

by Moondoggy on Jul 28, 2009 3:17 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Hating the dumb blonde is probably good for you!

But you still hold her actions against the Rams themselves? That’s cold.

Captain, there are doubt's...

by Match Day 5 on Jul 28, 2009 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Me too, man. Me too.

And I won’t be absolved until the NFL parks a new team here in SoCal, and SoCal mandates that for the privilege, the NFL has to give back to us the team name and logo and history prior to The Dumb Blonde.

P.S. – screw Cleveland and it’s prior claims.

We don't have a Bullpen. We have a Cowpen. Before we get to call it a Bullpen these guys gotta grow a pair.

by Stirrups on Jul 28, 2009 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They are dead to me

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.

by Moondoggy on Jul 28, 2009 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

thumbs up

Moondoggy, they Rams were my team until they left. The word hate, is not strong enough. Well, unless they came back to california in a couple of years since the team is up for sale.

by Ca1IFORNIA ANGELS on Jul 29, 2009 2:28 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

LA Angels
LA Rams (they will come back some day and yo, moondoggy: “Ding dong the witch is dead”)
Anaheim Mighty Ducks (used to like the Kings until they went to Silver and Black; ignored hockey until the Ducks came around)
LA Galaxy
LA Lakers

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Jul 28, 2009 3:32 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I actually sang that when I heard

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.

by Moondoggy on Jul 28, 2009 10:24 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Angels first....

then in no particular order:

Minnesota Vikings
Wisconsin Badgers
Los Angeles Lakers

RIP NA

by NoDakHalo on Jul 28, 2009 3:42 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I used to follow alot of sport

but the older I got the less time I had to follow all my teams, so they have been reduced down to the Angels & Kings Hockey.

R.I.P. King Ad-Rock #34

by Seik1177 on Jul 28, 2009 3:54 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

You must have young kids, still...

because, usually, the older you get the MORE time you have to follow all your teams.

I love this team.

by Downing Rules on Jul 28, 2009 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My girls are 8 & 9 years old

wow, putting it in writing is scary. Sorry I digressed for a minute.

When they were younger & I couldn’t watch the games anymore I started playing with my turn tables again because the music would entertain them.

About a year ago I started doing it professionally at clubs, which has now turned into 5 nights a week minimum. So that along with a day job that always seems to be more than 40 hours a week doesn’t leave much time for other sports.

So yeah I have more time, just choose to fill it with the hotties in the club!

R.I.P. King Ad-Rock #34

by Seik1177 on Jul 28, 2009 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

what kind of music do u mix

Aybar is a nowhere man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.

by princeton11loveshalos on Jul 28, 2009 10:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Depends on the crowd

Last night was a indie rock, old school hip hop, 50-90’s rock, & mash ups. Weekends are usually Top 40 with some electro mixed in.

I’ll play just about anything as long as the crowd is into it.

R.I.P. King Ad-Rock #34

by Seik1177 on Jul 29, 2009 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i will keep this in mind

just in case i ever need a dj

Aybar is a nowhere man, Sitting in his Nowhere Land, Making all his nowhere plans for nobody.

by princeton11loveshalos on Jul 29, 2009 11:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

same here

same here, but I’ve been a Kings fan much longer than an Angels fan… not that I didn’t enjoy going to Angels / baseball games before I officially declared my allegiance to the Halos. it’s just that before that, I was officially teamless in MLB.

I was happy as anyone for the Angels when they won in 2002, but I acknowledged I wasn’t a party to it and I don’t believe in being a championship bandwagon fan. when Disney sold to Arte (I like Disney, just not in sports, so I had an ownership problem) and Vladdy came to town, that was enough for me to get behind the team, and carry the torch full time.

I’m also a Bears fan (NFL) and USC fan (NCAA), but I spend much, much less time cheering for or following my teams around.

by Brian S (brianguy) on Jul 28, 2009 7:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

i vaguely follow the Ducks/Lakers

but my only other love is Boise State football. I went to the school for a year and was at the 2007 Fiesta Bowl… they’re the only team that can compete with my Halo love.

Thank you, Nick Adenhart. You will always be remembered. #34

by howiestheman on Jul 28, 2009 3:58 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Just Angels

Just baseball.

The time is out of joint; oh cursed spite, that ever I was born to set it right.

by chairmanofthebar on Jul 28, 2009 4:15 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I like the Ducks

But when it comes to them I’m very fairweather. I only watch them when they’re doing well and especially when they’re in the playoffs.

I’m always an Angel fan.

by TheAntiSox on Jul 28, 2009 4:39 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Haha, yeah. I love playoff hockey. Regular season hockey much less so.

I blame tie games. Ick.

Let's do this for Nick Adenhart, Courtney Stewart, and Henry Pearson.

by AlanFalcon on Jul 29, 2009 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't watch a single regular season ducks game...

but come playoff time I don’t miss a game…
Go Ducks!

Being a bandwagon fan is alright so long as you admit it :)

2009 Angels Season: Let's Do This For Nick

by trojanangelfan on Jul 30, 2009 12:00 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

that's not a bandwagon fan

there are two seasons in Hockey: one interminably long boring one; and one that matters. you just watch the one that matters

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.

by Moondoggy on Jul 30, 2009 3:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nothing will ever top the Angels

1. Angels

(huge dropoff)

2.Lakers
3. Ducks
4. Indy Colts

  I’ve always liked the Lakers, but my intrest has grown significantly over the past few seasons and i now make it a point to attend at least one game a year. Too bad the ticket prices are outrageous.

  The Ducks were a favorite since the disney movies (I’m only 21, so it wasn’t that long ago). hockey is one of the most entertaining sports to watch live, so I gotta support my local team. Besides, I like being part of the Angels fans+Ducks fans culture. Gotta put Anaheim on the sports map!

   As for the Colts, no real loyalty here, I’m just a huge Peyton Manning fan. When it comes to football, I only enjoy NFL and really root for teams with elite QBs. My favorite team timeline goes like this:
Rams (until they moved, but still rooted for them in the Super Bowl)
49ers (Montana/Young)
Broncos (Elway)
Colts (Manning)

But nothing will ever compare to the Halos.

“There are three things in my life which I really love: God, my family, and baseball. The only problem – once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit.” ~Al Gallagher, 1971

Let's go Howie...

by ryanb517 on Jul 28, 2009 4:51 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I forgot

although it’s not a traditional sport, I would rank NASCAR 2nd as far as sports I enjoy. I go to California Speedway twice a year when NASCAR rolls into town. I just love the competition

Let's go Howie...

by ryanb517 on Jul 28, 2009 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Some advice

Be careful about professing NASCAR affections on this site – you might get called a dumb redneck… or worse.

Just trying to help you (I’m down with NASCAR too, but don’t tell anyone, ok?)

Arte eats dinner in Corona Del Mar; Tony Reagins eats dinner at the Corona Del Taco

by Higz on Jul 28, 2009 5:32 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

thanks for the help

The ppl on this site seem MUCH more intelligent and civil than those who comment on ESPN, so I would expect them to know rednecks don’t come from southern california.

Let's go Howie...

by ryanb517 on Jul 28, 2009 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not true

My brother is from SoCal & he’s a redneck, bull riding & all. I’ve tried to get him help but he’s still in denial.

R.I.P. King Ad-Rock #34

by Seik1177 on Jul 28, 2009 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'll pass

my brother was gored in his upper inner thigh & almost lost his share of the family jewels. At that point I decided riding pissed off animals for fun was not up my ally.

R.I.P. King Ad-Rock #34

by Seik1177 on Jul 28, 2009 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

better to take up russian roulette

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.

by Moondoggy on Jul 28, 2009 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh yeah, I see what you did with your signature there. Funny guy you are.

R.I.P. King Ad-Rock #34

by Seik1177 on Jul 28, 2009 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dumb Redneck!

Captain, there are doubt's...

by Match Day 5 on Jul 28, 2009 6:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You've got it bad!

Angels.

And baseball in general.

THIS… IS… ANAHEIM!!

by opiejeanne on Jul 28, 2009 5:20 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

If you like the NBA, chances are you like at least 3 teams.

That league is all about the stars so it’s hard to not have rooting interests for teams that have players you like. I feel in baseball it’s ok to have one favorite in each league. Football is just not my thing. Here’s my list.

1. Angels (I am not a fan. I LOVE this team.)
2. Lakers
3. Blazers (Hard not to like these guys if you live in Portland)
4. Mavericks (Dirk Nowitzki is my favorite player behind Kobe)
5. Ducks (Love going to the Honda Center to see games)

My favorite NL team is the Braves but they don’t crack the top 5.

Chili Davis - the closest thing the MLB got to a real life Pedro Cerrano.

by NW angels Fan on Jul 28, 2009 5:23 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Arsenal Football Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club

No order necessary, they are not in conflict with each other.

# Halo Heaven Fantasy Champ 2008 #

by UK Halo on Jul 28, 2009 5:52 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

not yet at least

i heard that the Angels were scheduling an exhibition match with the Gunners. I hear Van Persie is quite a CF (until he gets injured)

That'll only happen if that one prospect is the second coming of Christ and redemption for mankind can only be achieved by smacking many balls out of the yard.
-The Limey

by anaheim angels on Jul 30, 2009 12:31 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Go Arsenal!

Angels fan since '67

by red floyd on Jul 30, 2009 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

1. Angels / Montreal Canadiens (I love both so much, and i’m lucky that they hardly overlap)
3. Blue Jays
4. Pistons
5. Calgary Flames
6. Raptors

yup, i’m from Canada in case you were wondering

by Scotty G on Jul 28, 2009 6:06 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Angels are number 1

Others float up to number 2 depending on the time of year:

Football: Arsenal FC/US Men’s National Team
American rules football: Rams
College lacrosse: Syracuse/Cornell
College football: Michigan

My least favorite team, in every sport, is the New York Yankees.

Captain, there are doubt's...

by Match Day 5 on Jul 28, 2009 6:41 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Angels all the way baby...

I have been infected by a weird “Angel” virus. The main symptom is spending excessive amounts of time fixating on all things related to Angels baseball. The symptoms never abate. Minor league teams and players, Angels history, trade speculation…you name it, and I likely have thought about it some time during the day. There simply is no cure for this affliction…
…and it’s contagious! My wife and son are similarly afflicted. Unfortunately, my daughter (black sheep of the family) somehow got a “Dodger” inoculation. Gladly, I have spread the virus to some neighbors and co-workers. This kind of “misery” truly loves company.

A distant 2nd is UCLA basketball. Growing up in the 60’s, I was totally enamored of John Wooden…to the point that I paid my own way to attend his basketball school for 4 consecutive years. What a truly great man. I still follow Bruin basketball, and I enjoy Ben Howland’s coaching style. But….it just isn’t Angel baseball. Anymore, it’s a distraction while awaiting the next season of Angel baseball.

by sothball on Jul 28, 2009 6:44 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

+1

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.

by Moondoggy on Jul 28, 2009 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Angels and then baseball

at any division/level.

Last year I watch boys/friends that I helped coach, and umpire, for many seasons win the Little league World Series. That was one great summer for us that will never happen again.

Then there is U of Hawaii. Gotta haveta cheer for “Da Home Team”. It’s the only thing in town.

by eyespy on Jul 28, 2009 7:02 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Angels and Lakers

The two teams I follow closely are the Angels and the Lakers, and the Lakers probably do win the top dog in my sports world crown. I don’t know why really. I was brought up an Angel fan, my dad is an Angel fan and I was conceived and then born during the hysteria of ‘79, so Angels baseball is in my blood. Still, I usually watch all 48 minutes of all 82 Laker games…while I can’t say I do the same for every single Angels game (is that even practical?).

I love almost all sports…and follow a lot of them closely. I love the NFL, but don’t have a favorite team.

Nick Adenhart - 1986 - 2009 R.I.P.

by swiss mcgee on Jul 28, 2009 11:37 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Angels above all else

2. UCLA basketball/football. I went to school there for 5 years, and I was raised on them so never gonna shake that one either

Big gap

Ducks
Lakers
49ers
Chargers.

It’s hard for me to get into anything else beside baseball, and I have some sense of personal connection to UCLA. These teams I love. The other ones I just like.

RIP #34

by linkbruin on Jul 29, 2009 1:45 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Click on my name

(vladtheimpaler)

Angel Pitching, Angel Defense - get past that.

by vladtheimpaler on Jul 29, 2009 3:26 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

For me...

It’s tough to choose between 1 and 2, but I’d probably have to go with the Angels for #1.

1) Angels
2) Galaxy
3) Ducks

by Teh Phil on Jul 29, 2009 8:46 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

A bit of an interesting list for me

1a. Angels (They affect my grades… it’s bad, in a good kinda way)
1b. USC Everything especially football (watching a game at the Coliseum is a magical experience… Fight On)
2. Polish National Soccer Team (Biało Czerwonym)
3. Utah Jazz
4. Utah Utes Football
5. Ducks
6. Chargers
7. Liverpool FC
8. Galaxy

Bottom Line…. GO HALOS!! Fight On!! Tylko Polska!! U..T..A..H! Quack Quack!

2009 Angels Season: Let's Do This For Nick

by trojanangelfan on Jul 30, 2009 12:19 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

+1

for go halos, quack quack, and fight on, i cant wait to see a game at the coliseum for the first time

R.I.P. #34

by sctrojan13 on Jul 30, 2009 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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