| Big A Sign | |
|---|---|
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| Year | 1966 |
| Subject | Los Angeles Angels logo |
| Dimensions | (230 ft in) |
| Weight | 210 tons |
| Location | Anaheim, California, United States |
| Owner | Los Angeles Angels |
The Big A Sign is a 230-foot-tall (70 m), 210-ton red metal sign in the shape of the letter "A" with a halo on top (mirroring the Los Angeles Angels logo), situated in the parking lot of Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California. The sign was originally installed in 1966 behind the left field fence[1] but was moved to the parking lot in 1979, one year before American football's Los Angeles Rams started sharing the stadium with MLB's then-California Angels.[2] The sign is also responsible for the nickname of Angel Stadium as "The Big A".[3]
The halo lights up after every Angels win (regardless of whether it happens at home or on the road), which gives rise to the catchphrase "Light That Baby Up!" amongst Angels fans. (When Dick Enberg was an Angels broadcaster in the 1970s, he would punctuate the team's victories with the phrase "And the halo shines tonight!")
- ^ Pahigian, Josh (2017). The Amazing Baseball Adventure: Ballpark Wonders from the Bushes to the Show. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 42. ISBN 978-1493025084.
- ^ "Popularity of Big A Landmark Hasn't Been Dimmed by Age: Anaheim Stadium: Angel and Ram Fans Find Structure the Place to Meet and Eat Before a Game". Los Angeles Times. July 27, 1990. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
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