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MLB Ballpark Rankings: Los Angeles Angels
Los Angeles Angels
Los Angeles Angels
Angel Stadium of Anaheim|Capacity: 45,050|Opened: 1966
OVERALL RANK
9
Angel Stadium of Anaheim
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Category Rank (1-30)
9
Affordability
How would you rate the affordability of a trip to your hometown ballpark?
Poor Below Average Average Above Average Excellent
2.3% 7.7% 35.7% 27.1% 27.1%
Ticket Costs
Average Ticket % Increase From 2007 MLB Rank MLB Average Ticket
$20.78 8.9% 12th $25.43
Category Rank (1-30)
10
Food
How would you rate the food at the ballpark?
Poor Below Average Average Above Average Excellent
2.7% 7.7% 35.5% 42.3% 11.8%
How would you rate the cost of food and beverages at the ballpark?
Poor Below Average Average Above Average Excellent
10% 12.7% 38% 29.9% 9.5%
What is the must-have food item offered at the ballpark and what makes it so good?
  • "The ginormous hot dogs out in center field. Why are they so good?"
  • "This is a ballpark that has no good food. And they charge very high prices for Taco Bell, Carl's Jr., etc. You can go across the street and pay normal prices for the same food. Arte Moreno brags about having lowered beer prices, but he raised food prices for inferior food and raised ticket prices more. And, take a look, the beer prices are no longer a bargain. The prices may not go up, but each year the cups get smaller."
  • "The Angels have amazing frozen items. Most stadiums offer an ice cream and some popsicles. However, Angels Stadium has those, plus frozen lemonades and sundaes."
  • "Ruby's garlic fries, because they're amazingly tasty and hot."
  • "They just opened a 'full' Panda Express on the view level, which is kind of nice. Ruby's is supposed to be pretty good, but has a LONG wait and is unbelievably expensive. The pizza will put you on the toilet within the inning [not fun toilets to be on]. Compared to the options at other parks I visited last year [including Houston, Philly, Pittsburgh, Boston, and more], the Angels [and Dodgers] are the worst."
Category Rank (1-30)
5
Team Quality
How would you rate the quality of the product currently being put on the field by the hometown team?
Poor Below Average Average Above Average Excellent
0.5% 1.4% 3.2% 33.8% 61.2%
Which player on your team is the most worth paying to watch?
Vladimir Guerrero Chone Figgins Garret Anderson Francisco Rodriguez Reggie Willits
82.6% 6.1% 2.3% 1.9% 1.9%
Robert Beck/SI
Category Rank (1-30)
18
History & Tradition
How would you rate the sense of tradition and history at the ballpark?
Poor Below Average Average Above Average Excellent
4.1% 15.5% 43.8% 30.6% 5.9%
Category Rank (1-30)
11
Ballpark Atmosphere
How would you rate the atmosphere at the game?
Poor Below Average Average Above Average Excellent
0.9% 1.8% 12.7% 39.5% 45%
How would you rate the level of personal comfort when you are sitting in your seat?
Poor Below Average Average Above Average Excellent
2.3% 2.8% 26.7% 41% 27.2%
Category Rank (1-30)
21
Fan Intelligence
How would you rate the "baseball intelligence" of the home fans?
Poor Below Average Average Above Average Excellent
5.5% 13.8% 33.2% 35.5% 12%
Category Rank (1-30)
10
Fan Hospitality
How would you rate the hospitality offered to fans of the opposing team?
Poor Below Average Average Above Average Excellent
2.3% 4.6% 32.6% 37.6% 22.9%
What is the worst incident you've witnessed against an opposing fan or yourself?
  • "One time, I saw a guy stealing a three-gallon drum of mustard."
  • "Boston and New York fans are rudest at our park."
  • "It's those damn Yankees fans that cause all the problems."
Category Rank (1-30)
6
Promotions
How would you rate the quality of the promotions/giveaways offered by the home team?
Poor Below Average Average Above Average Excellent
1.9% 4.8% 31.4% 43.8% 18.1%
What is the best promotion/giveaway your team has offered? What is the worst? What is a promotion you'd like to see?
  • "Pink tote bags for Mother's Day was the best. That jerk who sued the Angels is the worst. I would like to see only women get the pink tote bags again."
  • "Thundersticks during the playoffs were great, because they created a pumped-up atmospere the team lacked before 2002. "
  • "Best: 12-pack cooler. Worst: Lunchbox."
  • "I'd like to see a fan vote to get Los Angeles out of our name. We are Anahiem and we are Orange County. We are not L.A."
Category Rank (1-30)
16
Getting To The Game
How would you rate the traffic to and from the ballpark?
Poor Below Average Average Above Average Excellent
4.1% 13.8% 38.7% 25.8% 17.5%
How would you rate the parking availability/cost at the ballpark?
Poor Below Average Average Above Average Excellent
3.7% 6.4% 37.6% 35.3% 17%
How would you rate the public transportation options to and from the ballpark?
Poor Below Average Average Above Average Excellent
26.7% 23.8% 25.2% 13.3% 11%
Category Rank (1-30)
15
Neighborhood
How would you rate the dining and drinking options within walking distance of the ballpark?
Poor Below Average Average Above Average Excellent
11% 18.8% 27.5% 26.1% 16.5%

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