Angel Fans Aren’t as Heavenly as Their Team
Re “Angel Fans Few but Fearless in N.Y.,” Oct. 2:
Too bad the same can’t be said for Yankee fans in Anaheim.
During the regular-season matchups between the Yankees and Angels, the crowd is split, but we share a respect for the new rivalry. Taunts and jeers are readily accepted and given in good nature. But the crowd of Angel fans that crawled out from under a rock for the Oct. 6 game were not fans of baseball and far from Angels. They mobbed and nearly assaulted two Yankee fans who sat in their car humiliated enough by their team’s loss waiting to leave the parking lot. The police and security that patrol the pregame festivities were of little help after the game.
Hoorah for the Halos; they were the better team. But the fans have a long way to go before they’re champions.
Gerry Vaughan
Long Beach
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