Rich Eisen: Angels Fans Aren’t Doing Themselves Any Favors Regarding Shohei Ohtani

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Жыл бұрын

Rich Eisen reacts to Angels fans not showing up in droves for Shohei Ohtani’s home debut this season and says why such lukewarm fandom might result in him playing elsewhere next season.
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@mrfsahara Жыл бұрын

As a fan living in Japan dreaming to see Shohei pitch and hit at Angel Stadium one day, it’s good to know I can get tickets easily.

@helloman3676 Жыл бұрын

its probably free 🤣🤣🤣

@robertbithorn8161 Жыл бұрын

Rich, I was a casual fan. Used to watch baseball all the time. Then I got cold with the sport until Mr. Shohei appeared. After the WBC, I immediately went online and purchased 2 tickets for Angels at Tampa, just hoping he does not get traded by then.(September 21st 1.10pm game) He has brought baseball to relevance. I live in Orlando Fl and will make the 1 1/2 drive to Tropicana Stadium. That is the effect of THE UNICORN.

@wilsonnguyen9481 10 ай бұрын

thats awesome bro, i went to my 1st baseball game ever when the angels played their last game in houston and watched ohtani hit his 40th homer it was a surreal experience. ill be back to this comment to see how ur experience goes and hopefully fingers crossed u get ohtani pitching that day. cheers from one shohei fan to another

@georgeshimizu Жыл бұрын

Rich, it does matter to Shohei. During the World Baseball Classic in Japan, he said that he appreciated the support he was getting from the fans, but he asked them to be louder. He feeds off filled to capacity ballparks and screaming fans.

@mirikaku5811 Жыл бұрын

Yes, and it stupid to think Ohtani is avoiding pressure…! He thrives in pressure which was evident in WBC

@lilwaynesworld0 Жыл бұрын

The attendance was 27,390 for a weekday game with one of the worst draws in the Nationals in April actually a little higher than usual when the kids get out of school OC then goes to the game that’s the way its been even during the Nolan Ryan days. In June vs the Yankees this same game is capacity. That’s just the way it is. I dont think any of this matters. What matters is the team in going in the right direction as far as being a competitor.

@williamallen7984 Жыл бұрын

What he’s saying is, if you’re in Boston or NY or Chicago, the day, time, and draw doesn’t matter. There will be asses in seats.

@nasirjones7666 Жыл бұрын

im loving rich covering ohtani this past month!

@KramerSansoneNetwork Жыл бұрын

I’ve already got tickets for when the Angels come into Kansas City. I’m praying for an Ohtani start.

@wholewheaties Жыл бұрын

Guess you got lucky! Don't know the weather over there but hoping it won't rain like last time.

@user-mm2mt2ex1e Жыл бұрын

Most definitely ohtani wants to win. No matter the context of the fans showing up, that ring is probably what he wants

@MBustos828 Жыл бұрын

I’ve been an Angels fan for 30 years. While I live in Phoenix now I used to live in Southern California and would go to a handful of games every year. When the team was winning in the late 2000s and early 2010s they had some of the best attendance numbers in baseball. There are several factors contributing to the lower attendance. The distance, like Rich said, is part of it. The stadium is the 4th oldest in baseball and lacks the charm of the 3 older parks than them and frankly doesn’t do anything to draw anyone in. Prices are absurd and everyone hates the owner. These are all reasons, not excuses however. More people need to be going to these games.

@abrahamperez1653 Жыл бұрын

I don’t think the prices are unfair.. maybe the lower sections but they have nice family plans. My grandparents and I would go every 2 weeks

@AB11305 Жыл бұрын

@Abraham Perez I agree with you. Location alone makes it hard for anything period

@abrahamperez1653 Жыл бұрын

@@AB11305 true.. Anaheim is just so congested plus Disneyland being right there… if you miss Angel way (I think it’s still Called that.. it’s been a while since I moved out of BP) exit you are screwed

@justinsime3786 Жыл бұрын

Rich eisen is nothing but an angels hater, he wants the angels to fail so bad so ohtani will leave Anaheim, effffffff rich eisen he’s always talking down about the angels

@abrahamperez1653 Жыл бұрын

@@justinsime3786 everyone is talking Yankees like they didn’t allow 11 runs in the first inning today LMAOOO

@scottmonty1828 Жыл бұрын

Chicago Cubs fan here but, now I'm a Angels fan too since last season and seeing what Shohei can do!! Yeah...you have valid points there!!! The more support Othani has from loyal fans in his own ballpark the better staying power he could have in the future! If not he could go somewhere else where he is more appreciated!!

@Sunset48 Жыл бұрын

I love Rich’s face when tj butts in with a comment

@chrisweidner4768 Жыл бұрын

Huge Cardinals fan here. Won’t go until they stop being the mess they are now. However, nothing will make me miss Shohei when he comes here.

@Ralpheo Жыл бұрын

I'll be traveling all the way from the UK to Anaheim for the last series of the regular season just to see Shohei and the Angels. You're also talking about an evening midweek game against the Nats in April!!! Dude, Even if I lived 30 mins away I'd probably skip that game.

@n00btype Жыл бұрын

yea, all the weekend games sold out, i'm sure he knows that but then mentioning it would not fit his narrative

@corvus2512 Жыл бұрын

Is it possible Ohtani is traded before you go to see him? That would berough

@alantsang203 Жыл бұрын

I live in Hong Kong, I woke up at 4 am to watch Ohtani Start, I wonder why people live in LA doesn't 😅

@long-time-first-time Жыл бұрын

When he actually plays for the Los Angeles team, they will. Hopefully next season.

@tobio13 Жыл бұрын

Same here!

@crazylegs1823 Жыл бұрын

LA is a Dodgers/Lakers town. Anaheim is where the angels play. If you look into any Angels's home game I guarantee you we see a lot of people wearing Dodgers jerseys/hats.

@justinllamas1 Жыл бұрын

the angels don’t play in LA … they play in anaheim 😄 guarantee u. if ohtani chooses the real LA team or any team in NY, the stadium will be packed to watch him

@uptown_baseball Жыл бұрын

Word up!! Boston will be so lit next Monday. Shohei said before he loves pitching in Fenway!

@DennyJr22 Жыл бұрын

If you're insinuating he will go there next year, he's about $200-$300M too expensive for Henry.

@OneStepBehindd Жыл бұрын

Is Boston even a contender? They offload a lot of their good players in recent years.

@rainwinters5239 Жыл бұрын

If the seats are empty now, imagine what it will be like when Ohtani leaves the Angels. I suspect he will take a large proportion of the current fans with him. Whomever lands him next will also land a huge following as well.

@josephya5815 Жыл бұрын

Yep, I’m following greatness wherever he goes cause I never cared for baseball until the unicorn came along!!!

@Zanchcrow Жыл бұрын

The worst case for Angels is if Ohtani leaves for the Dodgers, who is just down the road. Ain't even an inconvenience to switch allegiances.

@dylantodd9574 Жыл бұрын

Arlington is closer to Dallas than Anaheim is to LA and proper.

@eddybare3921 Жыл бұрын

If it were Yankees,Red Sox,Dodgers,Cubs it would be sold out

@brandondillman5841 Жыл бұрын

Well, he's 100% either playing for the Mets or Dodgers next season, so I'm sure all his starts will be sold out.

@Needrng Жыл бұрын

@@brandondillman5841 lol can’t be dealing in absolutes like that for the other teams that’ll make a run for him. 90% chance he’s with the Mets or dodgers next season 😂

@brandondillman5841 Жыл бұрын

@@Needrng Who else has the money to offer Ohtani $600+ mil and still have a great team around him? I can't think of any teams except the Mets and Dodgers.

@rumsticks Жыл бұрын

It's the Dodgers... They're usually the ones spending and while everybody was handing out massive contracts this year they stayed quiet. The only thing though is they might lose Urias...

@beast5450 Жыл бұрын

the Angels are in Anaheim. As an anaheim resident I leave my house 30 minutes before first pitch and I always make it in time for first pitch,

@davidlamb1107 Жыл бұрын

Yes, but most Angels fans aren't actually in Anaheim, but further away in the rest of OC.

@donnyparker2296 Жыл бұрын

Ownership alienated the fans in Orange County by naming the team Los Angeles Angels. Even with this said, the Angels typically are in the top 50% of teams total attendance. When Arte Moreno bought this team, they were World Series Champions. It has been down hill since. I think the Angels need new ownership and the team needs to be re-named (once again) back to Anaheim.

@jonathanwilliams1974 Жыл бұрын

Literally nobody cares about the name. They need to start winning and more fans will come. But like you said...they have pretty good attendance overall.

@crazylegs1823 Жыл бұрын

My personal fav was the California Angels

@willandizzle Жыл бұрын

Being in the top 50% of attendance being where they are isn’t a brag, it’s the bare minimum. They should be top 6 teams in attendance.

@Barren-MIND Жыл бұрын

@Jonathan Williams people do care about the name though lol angels fan for 30 years, and have resided in orange county my whole life. Orange county teams and LA county teams have always been rivals.

@Kenadams240 Жыл бұрын

@@crazylegs1823 Facts

@robbogart6266 Жыл бұрын

Rich doesn't understand socal 1. Anaheim is less than 20 miles from county line 2. Padres turn out is much worse 3. Socal is notorious for late fans

@matthewyamada506 Жыл бұрын

Angels opening weekend against the blue jays Friday and Saturday night: 98% capacity attendance. Ohtanis first home start was a Tuesday night. Angels fans are great but they have lives to live. I like and appreciate when rich talks baseball but he has such a clear bias against the angels.

@n00btype Жыл бұрын

it's fine when he calls out the players, calling out fans not attending is stupid. people have work and while i watch every single game he played so far this season I have to multitask during every single game and i'm sure many folks are the same.

@odamnitssam Жыл бұрын

I think the point is if this were the Yankees Red Sox or dodgers it would be full regardless of day, time, weather etc. unless shohei doesn’t care about that stuff of course but most superstars like being seen

@andrewyoung6484 Жыл бұрын

I live in Phoenix. I will be driving to LA to watch him pitch this summer. Good news for me, tickets will be cheap.

@MuiscAndMisc Жыл бұрын

I went to 12 games last year and they lost 11.

@TT-pr9bx Жыл бұрын

I went to 1 game and they won that (vs Seattle). Trout and Ohtani both hit well.

@wilburwood8261 Жыл бұрын

PLEASE! Do not go to Angels games anymore

@daengbunla6853 Жыл бұрын

@@wilburwood8261 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@hhantel Жыл бұрын

I mean let's be real, it's dumb of them to not go and watch him while they have him because he's amazing, but he's not leaving because the fans don't show. He's leaving because the Angels stink and are never going to get him into the postseason.

@catherinewilliams9680 Жыл бұрын

When the Angels play the Mariners, the crowd will crazy. Seattle loves Japanese players. Our town loves Ichiro and will always love him. Seattle loves Ichiro as much as we love the Kid Ken Griffey Jr.

@TheVanger1023 Жыл бұрын

You have the Unicorn 🦄 playing and you don't even support him. I live in Wisconsin and can't wait to see him play in Milwaukee and I have to drive an hour to see him

@Zach710 Жыл бұрын

Look at a picture from during the game and it shows something completely different LMAO but sure lets talk about how theres not many fans during warmups LOL

@tonywong8134 Жыл бұрын

LA Fans are notoriously late to games. Even during the Shaq-Kobe 3 peat the fans wouldn't arrive until the start of the 2nd quarter. They're just spoiled.

@petesok2425 Жыл бұрын

Bring the pressure!

@pauly1124 Жыл бұрын

I’m from Chicago, 2 hours away is Milwaukee!! Lol

@smcdonough1427 Жыл бұрын

The Angels have had quite a few sold out home games so far this year. I get what you're saying Rich, but you might be overreacting

@zTheBigFishz Жыл бұрын

Would have sold out in StL or Boston or NY or ATL etc.

@BigBoss69420 Жыл бұрын

We need Shohei in Boston

@911___________DIVOC Жыл бұрын

We've already got our tix for his visit to Toronto in July.

@toddlazares7707 Жыл бұрын

What if he got traded by the end of July to another team? Oops there goes your tix! Unless, he got traded to the Blue Jays tho. 😂

@911___________DIVOC Жыл бұрын

@@toddlazares7707 🤔

@jamie49868 Жыл бұрын

Why the 6:30 start? Seems like maybe 7:30 might draw better given you don't have to leave in the AM.

@MrKatsdad2112 Жыл бұрын

For whatever reason, many people who go to Angels games historically show up late and leave early. This was happening when the Angels were perennially winning the west and still happens now. I don't understand why, but when I was younger, it was fun to move up. That being said, the Angels need to win. There no excuse for this not to be happening when they have The Unicorn and The GOAT.

@EliasFFitness Жыл бұрын

To wager a guess I would say it’s the LA traffic

@n00btype Жыл бұрын

we have many entertainment choices in OC and people in OC are always known for more laidback. it's the same with hockey, everyone show up late.

@nolangene51 Жыл бұрын

Was there the stadium was full. This picture is MISLEADING. Most at this time are in food lines or trying to get through the MLB store. The store was 1 hour to get in and 1.5 hours to check out. This is to meant to be misleading the tweet anyway!!!!

@phillyphan1994 Жыл бұрын

Holy hell, what a long-winded way for Rich to get to his point. Just waited and waited lol

@tawink Жыл бұрын

This is an ownership problem. It has nothing to do with Ohtani.

@Riley99 Жыл бұрын

Grateful to live in a city where I have everything I need and plenty of options and it only takes me 45 min to get from one end of city to the other.

@alexsakon Жыл бұрын

Those empty seats for Ohtani’s first start….that’s revolting. They don’t reserve him.

@danalawton2986 Жыл бұрын

You can go watch a "player" but if the team overall sucks... you've got to be a "purest" and they are few and far between.

@texgarrett7158 Жыл бұрын

Baseball isn't America's game anymore. He's an amazing talent but between ticket prices and traffic blah blah, it's not really worth it anymore. It's not 1985....baseball is right up there with golf and soccer for popularity, or less even.

@jackietseng1272 Жыл бұрын

I can’t wait to see Shohei to pitch/DH against Yankees when he’s in town 2 weeks later. 😊

@itsmeevan027 Жыл бұрын

Important point to remember - when Ohtani joined MLB, he was not subject to the draft. Any team could sign him, and there was a cap for how much they could pay him. All things equal, when he joined the league, he chose the Angels.

@briancalifornia Жыл бұрын

Yea but the universal DH wasn’t in play yet.

@stetsonhershey4250 Жыл бұрын

He chose the angels because they were the only team that would allow him to pitch and hit

@briancalifornia Жыл бұрын

@@stetsonhershey4250 I remember. However the NL teams didn’t want him playing the field and pitching too much risk. Now that everyone has a DH he can literally anywhere and do the exact same thing he’s doing now.

@itsmeevan027 Жыл бұрын

@@briancalifornia Everyone saying he will leave if the Angels don't win should need to explain why he chose the Angels in 2018. To this day, I've not seen or heard a good explanation of that decision. Unless someone can explain that, I'm not really interested in their thoughts in what Shohei does next year.

@arsmor1end1 Жыл бұрын

@@itsmeevan027 @Stetson Hershey just explained it two comments up: they were the only team to guarantee they'd let him both pitch and hit. Most teams (and commentators) said it couldn't be done in MLB.

@wyfyj Жыл бұрын

San Diego is even all Laker'd out when the post season comes around

@petersuburban4869 Жыл бұрын

Rich once again shows his gift to the world. Making something out of nothing

@DavidMey83 Жыл бұрын

You damn right Rich! Giants arent doing to well currently but it doesnt matter. Good year, bad year, bad traffic (yes we have very bad traffic as well) bad weather, day or night……….we show up! If by some miracle we land the Unicorn, I’ll have them doctors notes ready 😅

@Rudy_Dorame Жыл бұрын

It was a Tuesday night lol

@ItsameBS Жыл бұрын

It was warm up it was the same day as a Lakers play in game. Media trying their best to have him leave.

@CBG_63 Жыл бұрын

Atlanta is much better after the move to the new stadium. Turner was MASSIVE and far from a lot of the ticket sales. At Truist, Braves are averaging 38k+ in a stadium with 41k capacity.

@zhoubaidinh403 Жыл бұрын

Shohei in deliverance country?

@syunnitirouu Жыл бұрын

「大谷が投げるなら、もっと球場が満杯になってもいいはずだ」って言ってくれるだけで　嬉しいよ

@jc2333 Жыл бұрын

There was no promotion giveaway vs the nationals .

@dmurphy1578 Жыл бұрын

Play someplace where the fans care. It’s better.

@electriclott Жыл бұрын

Does this matter to anyone. It's one game.

@jasoncramer6651 Жыл бұрын

First of all, they're the Anaheim Angels. Whether they know it or not. Ask Google Maps about it. Now, Rich is right he'll get a bigger crowd in better baseball towns, but NY is beyond comparison. I was in NYC in 2013 when Matt Harvey was lighting it up for a Met team with not much else to root for. I remember the train to Citi Field and then at the game it was wall to wall packed just for a couple starts I went out to Queens for. That he chose to go to Anaheim in the first place maybe he doesn't want that kind of intense fan base, same as I think about Mike Trout.

@NK-qx6kk Жыл бұрын

Shohei said at WBC, he appreciates energy of a full stadium and loud fans. He chose Anaheim because at the time they were the only team who let him be 2-way player. I think now when he becomes free agent he will probably go to the competitive team with big fanbase.

@zaneplatt3533 Жыл бұрын

@@NK-qx6kk THE BRAVES!!!

@cityhawk Жыл бұрын

@@NK-qx6kk He knew he screwed up when he picked the Angels over the Dodgers. Yes, he got to be a DH/SP, but the signing never made any sense.

@davidlamb1107 Жыл бұрын

@@cityhawkyou just gave the reason for why the signing makes sense. He simply would never have become the sensation that he is if he didn't become a 2-way player.

@reimaaki5737 Жыл бұрын

@@cityhawk SHOHEi san every singLe Decision for His career is a 100% perfect, ANGELS allowed Him to show what He got w/ no restrictions,,, And Look at SHOHEi right now... A international ModeL🥰

@sultanofswat9382 Жыл бұрын

Inflation and gas prices are through the roof 😮also especially in the land of nuts 🌰 and berries

@nickhira Жыл бұрын

$44 for 4 tickets 4 hot dogs 4 drinks plus Ohtani and still can't sell tickets..... LAA has serious Fung Sui problem....

@yoriu.7206 Жыл бұрын

Ownership and marketing is beyond tone deaf when it comes to the Angels. Since changing the name to L.A. it absolutely frustrated fringe fans and alienated an entire city. Almost telling them that Anaheim and O.C. wasn't good enough for the Angels. In fact, people in L.A. hate them being called L.A...Next, if it wasn't for Nike's city connect uniforms the Angels will still dull out their red, white and grey uniforms that they've been wearing since 02. Now, if they've been winning often it probably wouldn't matter, but those units are so stale with shitty seasons. Lastly, If and when Shohei decides to leave, this team will become the worst attended MLB team for the next 10 years not named the Athletics.

@jparso3 Жыл бұрын

Kind of like the Pittsburgh Pirates and Orioles right now. They are playing good ball but people hate the owner(s) so much they aren't coming. The owners of these teams won't invest in the players or team.

@tylersteele5048 Жыл бұрын

Not a nats fan, Strausburg first season - when he pitched you went to the park.

@matthewhdezz2141 Жыл бұрын

That’s why when he’s a dodgers he’ll get all the love he deserve

@HomerTheBraves44 Жыл бұрын

The Braves have set attendance records the last 5 years

@perryanthonyba Жыл бұрын

Phillies it would be packed!!

@robypatterson Жыл бұрын

Not an LA team

@lxbui Жыл бұрын

People in Houston go to Astros games to see Ohtani and the Astros are good. There’s no excuse, he should leave.

@wingwaabuddha Жыл бұрын

Californians show up late to everything, so the picture means little

@element720 Жыл бұрын

One thing I’ll say though, getting into Angels Stadium is a WHOLE LOT easier to get to than Dodgers Stadium

@bryanjackson405 Жыл бұрын

Its early in the season. Angel fans are still skeptical of this team after the last 10+ years of losing. It was the Nats who are in rebuild. If the Angels are in 1st place in June and winning the fans will come. Just very gun shy about this team!!

@mosinc7388 Жыл бұрын

I like that Rich is talking baseball, not many other shows do, but he just always sounds clueless.

@zacpooler Жыл бұрын

Rich Eisen, Ive been a fan of you since I graduated middle school. As an Angels fan I'm just frustrated that no media types ever have our back. you're always trying to drive the next guy up out of town and into the bigger market. Give us some optimism for once please.

@yunnybae7556 Жыл бұрын

lack of public transportation is the main reason.

@lacoleccionperfecto Жыл бұрын

Judge for Ohtani… book it.

@codybarton3817 Жыл бұрын

but if you left LA and went to Angels stadium at 2am, it would take 25 minutes xD

@xx-hs6co Жыл бұрын

Rich has always been pretty bad at really feeling what a fanbase is feeling

@Taterman243 11 ай бұрын

LA has bad fan support period (outside of the Lakers/Dodgers). Look at the LA Rams they practically played 17 road games last year. The other team’s fans came in with more numbers consistently throughout the season.

@imightbebiased9311 Жыл бұрын

I went to a game last year where Ohtani was pitching against the Mariners, and I swear the Angels fans were outnumbered by Mariners fans. I've also been to Dodgers/Angels games during the Trout MVP Era, and Trout was getting booed by the crowd AT HIS HOME STADIUM. I understand, Artie Moreno is a pile of crap, and fans don't want to give him any more money, so it's a lose/lose situation. Doesn't make it any less sad.

@e.m8817 Жыл бұрын

Great point. I watched the game and I saw so many empty seats. It should have been a sell out crowd. Ohtani deserves better!!!!

@KodiakEL Жыл бұрын

I hate the Babe Ruth/Ohtani comparison. They are both great players in their respective time periods... Was Babe throwing 100? that is the question. The answer is no btw.

@Kampy_ Жыл бұрын

"Oh, they dropped the 'of Anaheim' " ? 10 YEARS AGO! The "of Anaheim" was officially dropped a decade ago. And the Angels are still getting ridiculed for it. And the only reason they were forced to use that stupid name in the first place was because of a legal clause put in the stadium lease by the city of Anaheim.

@monica93304 Жыл бұрын

When Dwight Gooden was great, we had Fernando Valenzuela with the Dodgers. He sold the place out and finally will get his number 34 retired. When Ohtani becomes a Dodger, we'll be there for him.

@catherinewilliams9680 Жыл бұрын

Has the Angels been relevant since Gene Autry died? I remember when they were called the California Angels. I have no idea why they changed their name.

@stonekold10x Жыл бұрын

Ruth also didn't pitch as long because he was an everyday player for the Yankees and didn't want to pitch anymore

@TheJonesmonster55 Жыл бұрын

Ruth was also a top 5 hitter of all time something ohtani will never ever sniff

@JohnSmith-nj4zq Жыл бұрын

@@TheJonesmonster55 Ruth also didn't want to compete with the Black players. Just look at those white Boxers got destroyed when they fought against the Blacks. Ruth was smart, he knew he'd get destroyed by the black players if the leagues merged. Shohei is competing against the best in the world, while Ruth competed against the best white plumbers, electricians and construction workers and all of them were white.

@MistaGrim Жыл бұрын

@@JohnSmith-nj4zq The guy is a moron, he doesn't get it.

@tootspogsforever5590 Жыл бұрын

@Josh Jones cope some more joshy!!😂

@MistaGrim Жыл бұрын

@@TheJonesmonster55 Oh look, it's the village idiot who thinks ANY athlete from 100 years ago is better than any good modern athlete. I'm sure you've watched Ruth play live so, so many times, right? All you're doing is touching yourself looking at Ruth's stats from some 1950's baseball almanac while never seeing the competition he played against. The fact of the matter is that Ruth was great for his time, but he ONLY played against guys who weren't full-time athletes and had 2-3 jobs just to make a living. He didn't play against the BEST IN THE WORLD, only segregated talent. Didn't have to deal with the internet where teams can instantly scout you and every at bat you've ever had. Technology, nutrition, training, athletic evolution, etc. As far as pitching goes, there were also NO changeups, splitters, or cutters. Ohtani is doing all of this right now, in REAL-TIME against the best talent in the world who are FULL-TIME PROFESSIONALS and modern technology.

@lukaszepesi Жыл бұрын

He should leave the team because it's not run well not because of fans.

@troutfishing. Жыл бұрын

Hey Rich Eisen, did you see Yankee Stadium when Ohtani his that Home Run to right field today? Lotta empty seats in that first inning. First pitch was at 7:09PM too. But hey, you can keep milking Ohtani's name with low quality clickbait just like everyone else. We are used to it.

@Devin.R Жыл бұрын

I’m from OC. Real Angels fans are few and far between, and you won’t see many if any red hats around. Could be just because it’s a big red hat but it always struck me to see more dodgers hats in OC than Angels

@n00btype Жыл бұрын

definitely more dodgers/redsox/kings/rangers fans in OC than angels/ducks

@acac6570 Жыл бұрын

Does the management of the Angels know nothing about marketing ?

@jgp6574 Жыл бұрын

630 is too early for a start. should be 730 or even 8 (really)

@Matt-hl5vm Жыл бұрын

“…of Anaheim” is why I love Brockman! It was the most absurd thing ever, so absurd, that I turned it into a gimick and just added it to random team names. “Las Vegas Raiders…of Anaheim.” Priceless.

@ryanbradburymiller1941 Жыл бұрын

Rich is doing everything he can to get ohtani out of the Angels. He's making enemies of packer fans and angel fans every week. Dude can't compliment the angels at all

@Cyx318830 Жыл бұрын

Outside of HAVING Ohtani in their roster...what would he have to compliment them for? If they can get a Wild Card spot away from the AL East, maybe Rich will throw them a bone

@salvatoreregalbuto5444 Жыл бұрын

You forget you guys overcharge for tickets these days. I used to pay 10 dollars for phillies tickets last year now they want 120? Are you kidding ?

@martingalvez4097 Жыл бұрын

People have a thing called Jobs Rich. Opening day was sold out quit making something out of nothing.

@happyboss555 Жыл бұрын

The MLB marketing is dying, nobody can save them even Otani

@nealfeldpausch715 Жыл бұрын

Baseball attendance has been dropping for years , decades.

@LiamborninDC Жыл бұрын

He is once in two life times.

@nickmeldrum3017 Жыл бұрын

It’s warm ups lol don’t you know California. Everyone shows up late

@DW-op7ly Жыл бұрын

Babe Ruth didn't pitch and hit for a full season.

@Kane-ib5sn Жыл бұрын

perhaps the interest rate hiking schedule by Powell is making a dent in disposable income - hence less fans visiting, paying for expensive baseball tickets...