Thursday 7 June 2007

Anaheim: Sports' Hallowed Ground?

Is there a tear in the time/space continuum? A parallel universe, perhaps; a self-contained separate reality coexisting with our own? I only ask because of the strange events afoot in the general area of Anaheim, California. I grew up in the shadow of Anaheim Stadium - that's what it was called before it was dubbed, Angel Stadium of Anaheim, and even before it was temporarily called Edison International Field of Anaheim. I watched The Pond being constructed - when it was known as, The Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim, and is now referred to as The Honda Center.
The sports gods have focused their favor directly on the area containing those two venues. The Ducks of Anaheim are on the verge of introducing Lord Stanley's cup to southern California, and the Angels are playing some of the best baseball in the land. Despite their 2002 success winning the World Series, the Angels have rarely been the focus of such success. And never have the collective fans of Orange County had so much to be excited about.
The Angels are off to their best start in franchise history and the Ducks are one win away from hoisting Hockey's holy grail. I'm not even on the continent and I can feel the electricity surging through Anaheim.

Strange things, indeed, are afoot in the home best known for it's universally famous Mouse.

Go Angels!
Go Ducks!

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