You can take the “Anaheim” out of the name “Los Angeles Angels,” but you can’t take the Anaheim out of the team’s home ballpark. Not only is it officially called Angel Stadium of Anaheim and not only is it in … Continue reading
In 2019 I was fortunate to embark on what was, for me, a new kind of sports road trip: The MLB Daily Double. That’s my name for seeing two games in two different ballparks on one day. This trip took … Continue reading
You can take the “Anaheim” out of the name “Los Angeles Angels” (or, at least, relegate it to second-class status in the most awkward official team name in major American sports), but you can’t take the Anaheim out of the … Continue reading
In Major League Baseball are traditional ballparks and quirky ones; old-timey ones and modern ones; ones that embrace the great outdoors and ones with retractable roofs. Houston’s Minute Maid Park seems to fit the second of each of those pairs — … Continue reading
There’s a cheesy saying that goes, “You’ll always remember your first time.” I know, it sounds like the tagline for a really bad movie, but there is some truth to it, and certainly the premise of it applies to sports … Continue reading
