I became a fan in 1999 but was just getting into it so I can't recall the whole vibe of the season, I remember Collins getting fired and the team sucking but not much else.
But this really could be the worst season since I've been a fan. 2000 was fun just because of how insane the offense was, despite the pitching being shit. 2001 was bad, but back then I had no expectations of the team being good since they'd been mediocre to bad since I'd been a fan, it was all I knew. 2003 was bad but we had several key guys on the DL so there seemed to be a valid excuse. 2006 was like 2012, the slow start cost us but it was a good team in the 2nd half. 2010 was probably the worst especially since it was the season following 3 straight Division titles, I just remember August and September that year being painful to watch. But this year is just bad, I've never been this bored watching an Angels team in my 14 years as a fan. The fact that there are so many high paid stars underperforming makes it even worse, at least in the past there was kind of an underdog/lovable loser type vibe. Hard to feel that for a guy making 25 million dollars per year.