Mik's Food Scrapbook: Angel Stadium

Mik's main meal at Angel Stadium was chicken tenders from Ruby's Diner. Mik says they were not very good.

At Ruby' Diner he has had a vanilla shake. They technically only offer the Vanilla Caramel shake, which I got, but they easily accommodate making that as just a vanilla shake. Mik thought the shake was okay, but he did not like that it was impossible for him to suck through the straw. I did drink my vanilla caramel one through the straw, but it definitely takes some sucking power.

Dad got the Barbecue Beef Brisket Sandwich at the Beach Pit BBQ and I had a burrito from Angelitos. Dad liked the sandwich, but it was a little dry. Mik seemed to like the bite of it he tried, but he is kind of partial towards liking chicken more than beef. The burrito was good and like the shake they were accommodating making it. They make it fresh and asked since I wanted without meat if I wanted extra of some of the other ingredients and Dad had them add more cheese.

Mik also had some nachos, but I forgot to photograph those. He said those were good, but there was a lot of them. The nachos can come with a lot of toppings, such as meat, but Mik had them with just the cheese. In the end they would have been a better meal option than the chicken tenders.

Mik's Mini Bat Collection: Red Angels

At the Angel game Mik chose the red mini bat with a white Angels Halo A logo on it for his collection. It is pretty simplistic, but it seems that is about as good as it gets for mini bats almost everywhere. At least it is Mik's favorite color and it was on reduced price.

Kj's Baseball Collection: Silver Angels A ball

Angel Stadium is the first stadium I was unable to find a stadium ball at. PetCo Park at least had then even though I chose the 40th Anniversary Padres one instead. I almost had to settle for a very dull white baseball with a simple Angels Halo A logo, but at the checkout we found a few more interesting balls. They had some other special ones like a Torii Hunter one and an Opening Day 2009 one, but neither of those meant anything to me. The silver one with the Angels logo and with the word Angels also did not strike me as all that special, but it at least looks way cooler than the plain one I almost ended up with.

Car Stickers Update: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

The American League side of the car finally has a sticker on it. Dad put it on right when we got back to the hotel after the game. The sticker is of the A Angel logo on a baseball. Tonight we should get another American League sticker at the Oakland Athletics game.

Game 4: Chicago White Sox 17 @ Los Angeles Angeles of Anaheim 3

Tonight's game was again with the Angels, but this time at their home stadium. Again our choice of team to root for was the Angels and again they lost. This time, though, it was pretty apparent throughout that they were going to lose and they really never had much of a chance. It started out like they might though, as the White Sox score 3 in the top of the first and then the Angels came back to tie it up in the bottom of the first inning. The White Sox, however, quickly pulled away with 4 in the second and 4 in the third. They continued to put runs on the board almost every inning. I think the only innings they did not score were the 6th and the 8th.

The Angels might have lost, but it was overall a much better game experience compared to the other day at the Dodgers. The seats were way better, although they did have an annoying bar in the line of site. There were at least sort of cup holders for the handicap seats and better yet for once we actually could see the scoreboard. It was also cool that we were right above the bullpens and that both bullpens are in left field (where we sat) instead of one in right and one in left like most parks. Lastly, Mik was on his best behavior tonight and did not complain at all for once. He might not be actually watching the games, but at least he is finally starting to get into being well behaved and entertaining himself with his iPod and DS during the games. That certainly helps make the games more enjoyable for Dad and I.

Tomorrow it is off to Oakland and our first night at a campground. It will be a late night since the campground is an hour north of Oakland and we will not be able to go and set up the tent until we get there after the game, but at least we are at the same campground for two more nights and it is not one of our one night stays.

Day 6: Los Angeles Union Station

This morning we headed to Los Angeles Union Station to try and see the Disney Christmas Carol Train Tour. It turned out to be a waste of time, as when we got there the wait in line was four hours long. There was no way we could wait to see it and make it to the game tonight on time, so instead we just came back to the hotel. Mik and I are spending the time until the game watching Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Hopefully we can catch the Train Tour thing on June 12 in Denver.

Kj's Baseball Collection: Disneyland 2009

Yesterday at Disneyland I found a Disneyland 2009 design baseball that I decided to get for my collection. It is a colorful design with a 2009 Disney characters logo and a strip of holographic blue that says Disneyland.