Hey HH,

I am currently taking a class called American Places which is dedicated to the study of cities in the United States.  The class requires a research paper on any place of my choosing.  It can be a school, a park, a bathroom stall, etc but we have to be able to talk about the importance of the place in the larger scope of the US.  Well guess what I decided to study?

My research project focuses on the founding of Anaheim Stadium in 1966 and the All Star Game in 1967. The paper will investigate the impact of the stadium and the franchise on the city of Anaheim.  Currently I've done research on the construction of the stadium and the city council's joint resolution with that brought the Franchise to Anaheim.  I also found newspaper clippings from the inaugural season in the new Anaheim Stadium.  There's a lot of good stuff in the Anaheim Special Collections Library.

Now here's where I need your help HH.  If anyone who can recount anything about that time would be willing to have an interview, I would be honored.  Also gathering any other resources would be awesome.  I really want to do a great job on this project because I have friends who are doing their research projects on Yankees Stadium and I want to show them that the big A is much more baller.

Thanks for hearing me out and I hope you guys can help me out.

While watching the Angel game on Thursday some HH'ers recommended that I put up a list me and my friend came up with at a dodger game.  Some positions were harder than others but we did our best.  Also some of these players may not be that big, but they are bigger than their compadres.  This might give some fat kids some hope for a future in MLB.  Any suggestions?

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I've been to a few angel games away from the park, but this one is by far the best one.

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Alright guys we are down 2 goals but its time to pick it up and win this.  We cant make these stupid mistakes anymore.  Hiller is has to come out.  Winning it will get us a 3-1 advantage.  Lets do this duck fans. I know this place is for baseball but lets give it up for our featherly brothers down the street. Lets go Ducks Lets go Ducks Lets go Ducks Lets Go Ducks.  Great win Weaver

On the subject of the World Baseball Classic, today's game of Netherlands was absolutely epic.  Ubaldo Jimenez strikes out ten, Pedro is solid, and a bunch of unknowns beat a powerhouse.  If you watched today's game you witnessed something that happens once in a blue moon.  The Netherlands gave up no earned runs and one of the most overrated closers blew a big one.  This competition deserves more publicity because this is pretty impressive stuff.