DEBUT: The newest California Angel, Fernando Valenzuela,...

DEBUT: The newest California Angel, Fernando Valenzuela, gave an immediate boost to attendance and team morale with his first minor league start. Normal turnout at Angels Stadium in Palm Springs is 200 to 300 people.. . . But Wednesday night (C1), a sellout crowd of 4,800 came to watch Fernando. Catcher Nick Billmeyer is not accustomed to such crowds. “It feels great,” he says. “I like it when there’s people in the stands.”