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MLB: Five Teams Needing New Parks

By Ron Juckett

Apr 4, 2016; Arlington, TX, USA; A general view of the new netting at the stadium in the game between Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers at Globe Life Park in Arlington. Texas won 3-2. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 4, 2016; Arlington, TX, USA; A general view of the new netting at the stadium in the game between Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers at Globe Life Park in Arlington. Texas won 3-2. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports /
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4. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports /

Would you have guessed Angel Stadium of Anaheim is the second-oldest stadium in the American League?

Already the home of four facelifts, the Angels have played amongst the orange groves and Disneyland for 50 years. Built in an era when the suburbs were the place to put new parks, the Big A sits on the eastern side of the city wedged near a freeway. The scoreboard the stadium is best known for sits in a parking lot and has not been a part of the stadium since 1979. (Some of us remember the Big A in left field, but we are old.)

With so many renovations over the years, there is nothing structurally wrong with the place, it lacks the identity and charm most parks do. Colorado has trees in the outfield, Boston has the Green Monster and Citgo sign. The Angels have fake rocks in center field.

If owner Arte Moreno wants to leave a lasting legacy to Southern California, a place for the Angels not needing a remodel every ten years would be a start.

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