I went to the Angels game today. Wednesday is GA (Galaxy Angel, not Garret Anderson) night so I would have stayed home under normal circumstances, but how could I say no to…
1. Field level seats, 10 rows behind the Angels dugout on the third base line
2. Ichiro and his chase for the single season hits record
It was a close game until the Mariners decided to ejaculate all over Bartolo Colon in the fourth inning. Then the Mariners thought it would be even funnier to ejaculate all over the entire Angels bullpen. Giving up twenty four hits over the course of nine innings is inexcusable (Bad Angels!), but leaving 13 men on base is also inexcusable (Bad Mariners!).
There was some guy sitting behind me who kept making fat jokes whenever Colon messed up. Apparently, this fat girl sitting a few rows ahead took offense to the cheap stabs at the expense of Bartolo’s horizontal aptitude. A fight was about to break out but everyone realized that giving up 6 earned runs in 2/3 of an inning (81 ERA!!!) justifies any verbal abuse thrown at you. It hurts because it’s true.
On a happier note, Ichiro went 4 for 6 and considering that he’s only 10 hits away from the single season hits record, I’m glad I got to see him play and paste the Angels in the process.* The man is a beast and I’m convinced that he’s the greatest leadoff hitter in the history of baseball. Also, props to Raul Ibanez for going 6 for 6. You don’t get to see something like that too often.
One other thing to note is that Angel Stadium doesn’t have Gordon Biersch garlic fries. Those charlatans have some nerve to think that they can stick in a couple of Panda Expresses and pass that shit off as a concession stand. I guess you can chalk one up for PacBell Park and Network Associates Colloseum in that category, but then there’s that whole $8 beer thing up in norcal. I still hate norcal.
* Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a baseball fan, but I’m not an Angels fan. If they were playing anyone else besides the Mariners, I would be writing my GA entry right now. Oh shit, I forgot about AiShi Beibe and Marimite!!!