angel stadium sunshine

a skywatch friday photo from a trip to angel stadium earlier this year.

blue jays 3, angels 0

i took my annual pilgrimage to anaheim last night to watch my beloved blue jays take on the los angeles angels of anaheim (current owners of the stupidest geographic affiliation label in pro sports).  it was a close game, but in the end the boys in blue (er... black), were able to pull out the victory.  i also got a chance to watch the game from the right field seats, in very close proximity to current mlb home run leader, jose bautista.

mlb all-star home run derby

to make a long story short, yesterday started out with the extremely fun all star fan festival - which is what i planned to show a picture of today (i may post a few pictures of that later this week).  but it evolved in to somehow getting in to the home run derby at angel stadium without paying anything at all for our tickets!

i went with my friend sam, and needless to say we had an amazing day!

angels in the rose parade

this year's mlb all-star game is in anaheim at the historic angel stadium. the angels decided to participate in this year's rose parade by inviting a few former players to wave at the crowd. while it wasn't quite as cool as the dodger float from two years ago, i'm a sucker for anything related to my favorite sport.

canadians at a ballgame

adam and i had a great time chearing for our blue jays, but sadly they lost last thursday night by a score of 6-1. we really should have gone the night before when they won 13-1 - oh well! for those baseball fans who have been living under a rock, our blue jays currently sit in first place in the american league with a record of 22-12! GO JAYS GO!

oh, and they start a series tonight against the hated evil empire.

angel stadium 'of anaheim'

even though i just got back to town, i'm heading out right away for a ballpark tour with my good friend aaron. we're hoping to get to san diego, san francisco, oakland, and of course the los angeles ballparks. it's going to be great, and will add to my ballpark quest.

this photo is not from our trip, but rather the first time i visited angel stadium, shortly after arriving in california last summer. the whole debate over their name - currently the los angeles angels of anaheim after years as the california angels and anaheim angels - is pretty ridiculous if you ask me. adding the 'of anaheim' to the name of the stadium as this photo shows is pretty crazy too. but i have to admit i do like the sign being propped up with giant baseball bats.

i'll try and get one or two photos of ballparks along the way, as well as some pictures from the wedding this past week.

ben and the blue jays

last night i got to hang out and play catch with a few of my friends on the toronto blue jays...

not really, but i was close enough to get a picture of the relief pitchers in the bullpen. oh, and the blue jays won, and eugene and i found free tickets to a sold out game at angel stadium - just as we were about to head home. all in all a pretty great night. this image isn't really pasadena related, but its not too far. about 40 minutes if traffic is good.

a side note: the jays and angels were wearing commemorative patriotic weekend hats - compare this and this to what they normally wear here and here.

i promised a picture of city hall, but i bumped it for this. stay tuned tomorrow when i promise there really will be a picture of city hall.