Unofficial Anaheim Angels Thread

Yup. Stupid to try and delay it.

 

Wouldn't he have still been out for 2019 if they did the surgery in June? That's what I've read pretty much everywhere. That they didn't do it because there was still time to see if it heals as 2019 would be gone either way (as far as pitching goes). Was probably worth seeing if it heals on its own before undergoing such a drastic surgery

 

Winds up going 4-4 + BB and 2 HR's tonight

 

hello winning record

 

Tyler Skaggs died. Awful. I’m in shock right now.

 

I hate when they don’t announce the cause of death so you know it’s bad and your mind just comes up with all the awful scenarios.

Really really sad.

 

Or they just don't know because it just happened and they haven't done an autopsy...

 

There's like 3 or 4 options and none of them change the fact that he died. It's awful.

 

Room 15

 

Very fair point. Not that it really makes a difference.

Am I missing something? This just says no foul play right? Like he wasn’t murdered?

 

Most likely a heart issue

 

Didn’t realize until I looked it up that it’s been 10 years since Adenhart

 

Yeah it eliminates murder as one of the 4 options. Suicide, accidental OD or undiagnosed medical issue remain in play.

 

all i can honestly post is

i remember being bummed when he was traded and so goddamn happy when he was acquired back

then the injury bug hit and finally this year was gonna be the full year to get his career going

what a fucking bummer man

 

Ditto. Was so glad when we got him back

Awful. Post game conference was hard to watch tonight.

 

Rendon is really fucking good.

 

excited to watch him and simmons shut down the entire left side of the infield

 

Angels owner’s stadium plan adds 2 hotels, 5-acre park, offices and housing

Spoiler

If Angels owner Arte Moreno’s long-term plans are realized, baseball fans will someday be able to grab a meal, browse some shops or relax in a 5-acre park just steps from the stadium, or even stay in a hotel overlooking the iconic ballpark.

That enhanced fan experience is part of a master plan for the future of the stadium site that Moreno’s business partnership filed with the city of Anaheim on Tuesday, June 23.

The much anticipated plan lays out a vision for the 153-acre stadium site as a community with homes and offices, shopping, dining and other entertainment – and it reserves “flex space” that gives Moreno the option to someday replace the 1966 stadium with a new ballpark, a decision he has yet to make.

It comes as Anaheim Ducks owners Henry and Susan Samueli are expected to file their vision for land around the Honda Center with the city, which is expected to include similar and complementary development. Taken together, the two sites when built out are expected to create a sports and entertainment-centered powerhouse that will draw visitors, house residents and businesses, create jobs, and pump money back into the economies of Anaheim and Orange County.

Anaheim officials have long expected the stadium property and the surrounding Platinum Triangle district to be developed with urban-style homes, offices and entertainment businesses. But the new plan – shepherded by Moreno’s business partnership, SRB Management – only became possible after SRB and the city agreed in December to move from a stadium lease to a $325 million sale agreement, SRB Management spokeswoman Marie Garvey said.

The sale hasn’t yet closed, and the price could change with city amenities. Also, the master plan made public Tuesday is one of several steps toward completing the deal. Garvey noted it is conceptual and some details could change as the plan is finalized.

“The stadium development plan will realize the vision of the Platinum Triangle decades before the currentlease allows,” Moreno said in a statement. “This plan is an important step in creating a driving economic force, while investing in Anaheim’s future.”

Had the Angels not opted out of of their lease for the city-owned stadium in late 2018, they would have been locked in for at least another decade.

Under the plan, baseball would remain front and center but would be part of a diverse, walkable community with office buildings (2.7 million square feet) flanking the stadium to the north and south, and residential development (5,175 units) to the south and west with a 5-acre urban park at its heart. Two hotels would offer a total of 943 rooms, and restaurants, shops and entertainment would add another 1.1 million square feet to the development.

Garvey said the City National Grove, a 1,700-seat performing arts venue on the stadium property, may eventually be replaced with commercial development, but “we have time to figure that out.”

The city asked for some of the housing to qualify as affordable; city and SRB officials are still negotiating how many units that would include.

The plan also calls for opening up the stadium’s outfield – removing the rock feature – to let people stroll out to a fan experience area, where they could sip a beer at a brewery, take their pick of several restaurants, see live music or enjoy pre- or post-game festivities.

“This plan has the potential to bring the great experiences of baseball cities such as San Diego or Chicago to Anaheim, and I look forward to reviewing it with my council colleagues,” Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu said in a statement. “Not only does this proposal speak to our vision for baseball in Anaheim, the investment it represents will help move our city past the economic impacts of coronavirus in years to come.”

Hotels with a ballpark view – like one of the two hotels planned near Angel Stadium – are a popular amenity for fans who want to not only spend the day watching baseball but stay near the park too, said Ballpark Digest publisher Kevin Reichard.

He likened the Anaheim plans to the Battery, a shopping and dining destination that abuts the Atlanta Braves’ home field – and that was a moneymaker for surrounding Cobb County until the coronavirus closed businesses and cancelled baseball.

The parking lot where the Big A now stands would become the flex space, which Garvey said could be used for outdoor entertainment, tailgating on game days, and community events such as a farmers market when baseball isn’t being played.

Angels Booster Club President Karen Harkins, a lifelong fan, lives nearby but said she’s enticed by the prospect of dining, entertainment and accommodations next to the stadium.

“When they said they were going to put hotels there, what is the first thing I thought of? I could spend the night!” she said. “You really could make a weekend of it.”

Harkins thinks the development will be positive for fans like her, though she’s a little concerned about how the additions would affect traffic.

Parking structures around the site and some minor retooling of roads leading in and out are expected to make it easy for visitors to get there and away, but Garvey said the plans also take advantage of the ARTIC transit station just across the 57 freeway.

“This is going to be a unique community – you won’t find it anywhere else in Southern California,” Garvey said.

“It’s really taking the entire vision of the Platinum Triangle, everything they wanted to accomplish, and putting it on this property.”

In 2004, city leaders approved a master plan for the Platinum Triangle that authorized development of more than 17,000 homes, 13 million square feet of office space and 4 million square feet of commercial space spread over the 591-acre district.

The Anaheim City Council is expected to take up the stadium property plan this fall along with a development agreement that would spell out additional community benefits; the plan reserves space for a future police or fire station or community center.

When completed, the Angel Stadium development is projected to create 45,300 jobs and have a $7 billion impact on the local economy, according to SRB Management.

 

There's no parking at Wrigley.

 

I understand Wrigley has the benefit of public transportation for those who live in the city, but for those that do not, they have parking a couple miles away and provide free shuttles.

 

I just hope they keep all the buildings around the stadium that house the local breweries. Nothing was better than getting some tap beer and food truck food (and free parking) before the game

 

seeing heaney throw strikes and keep his pitch count down was a nice

let’s see the pen blow this now

 

Ugh

 

Yeah these "speed up the game" rules never make sense to me. Even the intentional walk one. No, make the pitcher throw 4 times if he wants to walk someone.

Each team and their batting orders have different dynamics. I'd say that both teams getting a player on second does not necessarily mean it was an equal trade off just to speed up the game

 

my eyes can’t believe the amount of strikes they’re seeing

bullpen will wake me from this beautiful dream though

 

ohtani eve

 

Who is calling the game tonight? Gotta learn the new voices.

 

I didn’t think it was Vasgerian but sometimes they sound different doing local games. Sutton did a weird scream thing earlier after a strike out.

 

This is the first I’m learning of that and also shows how much attention I pay to ASU basketball.