Asaf took me out to the Angels’ baseball game last week, America’s great pastime, and a perfect California evening it was, clear, warm, and full of fun.
Take me out to the ball game,
Take me out with the crowd;
Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack,
I don’t care if I never get back.
Let me root, root, root for the home team,
If they don’t win, it’s a shame.
For it’s one, two, three strikes, you’re out,
At the old ball game.
Angel Stadium opened in 1966 in Anaheim, California. Originally built with a seating capacity of around 43,204, it was expanded in the late 1970s to accommodate the Los Angeles Rams football team, increasing capacity to over 65,000. After the Rams left in 1995, it underwent major renovations influenced by Disney. Known for its iconic “Big A” sign and the “California Spectacular” rock formation, Angel Stadium continues to host baseball games and concerts.
Baseball, often called America’s pastime, originated in the mid-19th century from older bat-and-ball games, with the first game resembling modern baseball played in 1846 in Hoboken, New Jersey. It is played between two teams of nine players each, featuring nine innings where teams alternate between batting and fielding. The National League was founded in 1876, followed by the American League in 1901, and the two leagues merged to form Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1903.
