Angel Stadium is Full of Vermin

And no, I'm not just talking about Angels fans.  Check this story out.

Discarded peanut shells, the remnants of hot dog buns, sticky ice cream wrappers and nachos coated with tangerine-colored cheese carpet the stands of Angel Stadium – about 15 tons of garbage on average per game, according to stadium officials.

The refuse can sit out for more than 12 hours before it is collected, a time lag that may help account for the 118 vermin violations that county officials logged at stadium kiosks and restaurants over the last 2 ½ years.

Of those reports, 33 represent “major” violations, in which “rodent activity” was observed by health inspectors in a “critical area” of 18 stadium food venues.

I guess the main problem is that the Angels and beloved owner Arte Moreno decided in all their wisdom to not have the cleaning crews start until the next day after an Angels game.  So the Angels are infested with rats.

It's funny, one of the most frequently asked questions of me yesterday at AN Day was "Have you gone to a bunch of Angels' games?"  My answer was heck no and the reason was that I don't really like the atmosphere at Angel Stadium.  Many of the fans don't know baseball and don't really go to watch the game, so you a lot of the people around you are on cell phones or bouncing beach balls around.  It's kind of like the atmosphere at AT&T Park.  The A's crowd might be smaller, but it's a hundred times more passionate.  I actually enjoy going to Dodger games more and have been to a couple already.  I also plan on hitting a Padres game soon.

Now I have another reason to avoid Angel Stadium.  Angel Stadium is full of rats.  13 times more than Petco Park and Dodger Stadium combined.