Now that that's out of the way, I'll explain why going to Angels games are better than going to Dodger games.
1. The stadium. Sorry Dodgers fans, but Dodger Stadium doesn't hold a candle to Angel Stadium. In a historical sense, Dodger Stadium is far and away the better stadium, it would probably rank as the 3rd most historical baseball stadium in the country, after Fenway Park and Wrigley Field. However, historical stadiums only hold a high value until you go to one game at the stadium. Seriously, how many people who have attended at least 10 games at Dodger Stadium still get to their seat and think, "wow, Sandy Koufax pitched off that mound"? Outside of its historical value, Dodger Stadium is a dump. Angel Stadium is much newer, much cleaner, has a better design and the rocks in the outfield add to the overall experience of going to a game.
2. Real baseball fans attend Angels games. While there are some true Dodgers fans who attend their games, let's be honest here, most of them are a bunch of frauds who know nothing about baseball. Dodger fans, the 1st inning is when the game starts, not when you are supposed to leave home for the game. The 9th inning is when the game ends (unless it goes to extra innings, of course), not the 7th inning. That whole "wave" thing, it's over, and has been over for a long time. The majority of Angel fans are in their seats for the first pitch, and they are in their seats for the last pitch. The typical Dodger fan arrives at the stadium in the 3rd inning, and leaves after the 7th inning. One time when I was at a Dodgers game, it was the 8th inning and a couple came and sat in the seats in front of us. By overhearing their conversation, it became clear that they weren't just relocating to better seats as the stadium emptied, they literally just showed up for the game ... in the 8th inning !!
A classic example of how pathetic Dodger fans are, and how little they know about baseball, can be seen when Kirk Gibson hit his classic home run in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series. The cameras at the top of the stadium were capturing the huge celebration in the stadium as the ball was leaving the yard, and there in the background was the parking lot, with droves of cars leaving the stadium. Are you kidding me ? It's a one run game in the World Series, and thousands of people left the game to beat traffic. Good, screw 'em, they had an opportunity to witness one of the greatest home runs in the history of baseball and missed out because they decided it was more important to get out of the parking lot as early as possible. That would've never happened at an Angels game. I've been to games at Angel Stadium where the Angels are losing by 4 runs in the 9th, and most of the crowd is still in their seats.
Then, we have the wave. I don't know who came up with the idea of "the wave", but they need to be decapitated with a soup spoon. Most sporting venues have done away with the wave, you can enjoy going to a game without the people around you getting thrilled over something that a 5th grader would get bored with after 5 minutes. I can't remember the last time I saw a wave at Angel Stadium, Dodger Stadium though, completely different story. It doesn't matter what the score is or what the situation is, some first-class yo-yo in the outfield bleachers is going to dedicate the next 20 minutes of his life to try to get a wave to go around the entire stadium. This is just further evidence that Dodger fans are completely clueless. One run game in the 7th, who cares? Let's get a wave going! Just what I need, a bunch of morons jumping up in front of me when I'm trying to watch a baseball game.
3. Real thugs attend Dodgers games. A Woodland Hills resident and life-long Dodgers fan said it best when talking about the recent beating of a Giants fan at Dodger Stadium, "A lot of fans look like they've just been released from prison and the first place they're going to is Dodger Stadium." Bingo!! A sporting event should more or less be a place for family entertainment, a place you can go to and not worry about getting your head crushed and left in a coma because you didn't root for the correct team. Give me a break people, it's a game for christ's sakes. If somebody wants to wear the opposing team's jersey to a game, fine, razz him a little bit, give him a hard time, make fun of his team, but under no circumstances should the customary taunting of the opposing team's fans ever lead to physical abuse. This is a difficult concept to explain to the typical Dodgers fan because violence has been the only solution they have ever used for a problem. As I write this, a Giants fan that attended a game at Dodger Stadium remains in a coma and the thugs who put him there still haven't been caught. Going to games at Angel Stadium, you don't have to worry about getting your head cracked open. The crowd has the appearance of civilized humans and don't go around flashing gang signs for the television cameras like you see so often at Dodgers games.
4. Angels are the epitome of a baseball team. There is only one way to play the game if you are a member of Mike Scioscia's Angels, the correct way. Try wearing an Angels uniform and don't run out a ground ball right at the pitcher, don't run hard around the bases, let a ball fall in the outfield that you could've gotten to if you hustled ... then make sure you bring a seat cushion, because you'll be watching plenty of games from the dugout. The Angels might not have the most talented team in the country, but they sure as hell aren't going to play like it. They will play every game like it is the 7th game of the World Series. The Dodgers, on the other hand, like to baby prima donna's like Manny "The Cheater" Ramirez and Matt "The Cry Baby" Kemp. I don't care if Matt Kemp had 50 home runs and 130 runs batted in by the All Star break last season, if he played his little cry baby, whiny, boo-hoo act on Scioscia's Angels, he would be on the bench. No one player is greater than the team, no matter how good. In this area though, there is a glimmer of hope for the Dodgers. Donnie Baseball taking over as the Dodgers manager could end up cleaning a lot of this prima donna garbage up on the Dodgers. Don Mattingly played the game the way it was meant to be played, if he manages the same way the Dodgers can close the gap here.
