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The Los Angeles Angels

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Maybe they aren’t the most popular team ever. Maybe they almost never win. So why have they been my favorite baseball team for my entire life? Maybe fans of other teams don’t understand. But today, I am going to tell you some of the reasons why.

1. The first reason why the Angels are my favorite team is that the energy at the stadium is always so positive. This is one benefit of not being a very high caliber team. Despite all the losses, however, they do win sometimes, but none of us fans are expecting it.

2. Another reason for why the Angels are my favorite team is that it brings my family and I closer together. We all like to go to the games and then talk about it afterward. And also, most of my family enjoys watching the Angels games from home. This is a great bonding time for us as well.

3. And the last reason that I will share with you all today is the fact that I like watching the players.

Hm. I haven’t shined the Angels in such a good light. Yes, the team doesn’t win often, but that doesn’t mean that the players aren’t talented. They have a lot of young talent such as Zach Neto, Logan O’Hoppe, Nolan Schanuel, and Ben Joyce. They also have other talented player that aren’t rookies such as Mickey Moniak, Mike Trout, and Luis Rengifo. The Angles owner doesn’t like to spend a lot of money on coaches, so the only good coaches these young players have is their manager, and the veterans on the team. Still, however, what the Angels need to make a winning team are good starting pitchers. They have the young arms of Reid Detmers and Chase Silseth, but they lacked in consistency. However much the Angels lose, I still enjoy going to their games and getting excited when they do win.

September 30 Oakland Athletics vs. Los Angels Angels

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Today I went to an Angels game with my mom and my baby sister. This was a typical Angels game that we got a lot of autographs near the bullpen and in the players parking lot. I got to the line a bit late than last time but i was able to get autographs by many players.

Oakland Athletics Starting Lineup:

  1. Ryan Noda: First Base
  2. Zack Gelof: Second Base
  3. Brent Rooker: Right Field
  4. JJ Bleday: Left Field
  5. Shea Langeliers: Catcher
  6. Jordan Diaz: Third Base
  7. Carlos Perez: Designated Hitter
  8. Nick Allen: Shortstop
  9. Esteury Ruiz: Center Field

Game Result:

Oakland Athletics vs. Los Angeles Angels

7-3 Athletics Win

Baseballs and Autographs from Players and Coaches:

  • An autograph on my baseball glove by Athletics Quality Control Coach Marcus Jensen.
  • An autograph on my baseball glove by Angels Pitcher Davis Daniel.
  • An baseball from Angels Catching Coach Drew Butera and an autograph on the baseball by Angels Catcher Logan O’Hoppe.
  • An autograph on my baseball glove by Athletics Bullpen Catcher Wilkin Castillo.

Fun Facts about Ryan Noda

Ryan Noda is a 27 year old who first got drafted to the Toronto Blue Jays back in 2017 as a first baseman then he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2020. Then he was traded to the Oakland Athletics. Ryan Noda attended to Great Community High School and he went to University of Cincinnati to play baseball.

September 29 Oakland Athletics vs. Los Angeles Angels

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Today I went to an Angels game with my mom and my baby sister. I got to the line at 3:40 p.m. so that we could get more balls and autographs.

Oakland Athletics Starting Lineup:

  1. Ryan Noda: First base
  2. Zack Gelof: Second base
  3. Brent Rooker: Designated hitter
  4. JJ Bleday: Left field
  5. Aledmys Diaz: Third base
  6. Lawrence Butler: Center field
  7. Esteury Ruiz: Right field
  8. Nick Allen: Shortstop
  9. Tyler Soderstrom: Catcher

Game Result:

Oakland Athletics vs. Los Angeles Angels

1-5 Angel Win

Balls and Autographs from Players and Coaches:

  • An autograph on a ball by an Angels pitcher Ben Joyce.
  • An autograph on a ball by an Angels pitcher Andrew Wantz.
  • An autograph on a ball by an Angels pitcher Carlos Estevez.
  • An autograph on a ball by an Angels pitcher Jose Soriano.
  • An autograph and a ball from an Angels catcher Logan O’Hoppe.
  • A baseball from an Angels pitcher Chase Silseth.
  • An autograph on my baseball glove by an Athletics pitcher Ken Waldichuk.
  • An autograph on my baseball glove by an Angels position player Brett Philips.

September 17 Los Angeles Angels vs. Detroit Tigers

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Today I went to an Angels game against the Detroit Tigers. I went to the game with my mom and my sister again. And these were the results of the game.

Detroit Tigers Starting Lineup:

  1. Matt Vierling: Left Field
  2. Andy Ibanez: Second Base
  3. Spencer Torkelson: First Base
  4. Kerry Carpenter: Right Field
  5. Jake Rogers: Catcher
  6. Tyler Nevin: Third Base
  7. Javier Baez: Designated Hitter
  8. Zack Short: Shortstop
  9. Parker Meadows: Center Field

Game Results:

Detroit Tigers vs. Los Angeles Angels

5-3

Balls and Autographs from Players and Coaches:

  • An autograph on my baseball glove by Angels Relief Pitcher #44 Ben Joyce.
  • An autograph on my baseball glove by Angels Relief Pitcher #53 Carlos Esteves.
  • An autograph on my baseball glove by Angels Staff Assitant #93 Jason Brown.
  • An autograph on my baseball glove by Tigers Relief Pitcher #68 Jason Foley.
  • An autograph on my baseball glove by Tigers Catching Coach #88 Tim Federwicz.
  • An autograph on my sister’s tee-ball glove by Carlos Esteves, Jason Foley, and Tim Federwicz.

Ben Joyce is an Angels Relief Pitcher who can throw the baseball 105 miles per hour. Last year he was at Tennessee University and threw 10 pitches that were faster than 103 miles per hour. That is a great achievement to have as a pitcher because this shows that he throws really hard. Normal pitchers usually throw around 95 miles per hour but Ben Joyce throws 10 miles per hour harder than normal pitchers.

Angels vs Detroit Tigers

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Today we went to the Angels game against the Detroit Tigers with my mom and my baby sister. The stadium was giving out Mike Trout bobbleheads. In my opinion, you should take the route like this below when the stadium is giving things out.

The route in the stadium:

  1. Get in the stadium.
  2. Show the tickets to the crews.
  3. Get the giveaways from the crew. It is better if you buy more tickets because then you will have more giveaway goods.
  4. Go to a place where it isn’t crowded.
  5. Put everything in a backpack, then it would be as hard to carry around the giveaway goods and other personal things.
  6. Head to the place where you can get autographs and wait for players and coaches to come.

Detroit Tigers Starting Lineup:

  1. M. Vierling: left Field
  2. S. Torkelson: First Base
  3. K. Carpenter: Right Field
  4. M. Cabrera: Designated Hitter
  5. A. Lipcius: Third Base
  6. Z. McKinstry: Second Base
  7. J. Báez: Shortstop
  8. J. Rogers: Catcher
  9. P. Meadows: Center Field

Game Results:

Detroit Tiger vs. Los Angeles Angels

12-2

Balls and Autographs from Players and Coaches:

  • A ball from the Detroit Tigers Bench Coach, George Lombard.

Near the end of the game, a position player came and started to pitch. Usually, when position pitchers pitch they throw very slowly, normal pitchers throw around 95 miles per hour but position pitchers throw around 60-75 miles per hour.

Angels VS Orioles

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On September 5th, we went to an Angels game with me, mom, and my baby sister. This was our 10th baseball game we have been gone to. I went to my usual spot, the corner of the seats in left field near the bullpen, where we could get autographs and baseballs at the Trout Farm.

Baltimore Orioles Starting Lineup:

  1. A. Rutschman: Catcher
  2. R. Mountcastle: Firstbase
  3. A. Santander: Designated Hitter
  4. A. Hays: Left Field
  5. G. Henderson: Thirdbase
  6. J. Westburg: Secondbase
  7. A. Hicks: Right Field
  8. R. McKenna: Center Field
  9. J. Mateo: Short Stop

Game Results:

Baltimore Orioles vs. Los Angeles Angels

5-4

Balls and Autographs from players and Coaches:

  • A ball from Reid Detmers that he was playing catch with.
  • An autograph on my baseball glove by the Orioles Pitching Coach, Chris Holt.
  • An autograph on my baseball by the Angels Pitcher, José Soriano
  • Three autograph on my baseball, my glove, and my sister’s headphones by the Angels Second Basemen, Brandon Drury.
  • An autogrpah on my baseball glove by the Angels Pitching Coach, Matt Wise.
  • A foul ball cought at my seat from Brandon Drury.

My favorite player on the Angels is Shohei Ohtani the reason that he is my favorite baseball player is because he can pitch and hit really good. This gives an advantage of playing time because pitchers have to rest for three to four days after pitching in a game but Shohei Ohtani can hit after pitching as a designated hitter because hit can hit good also. And my favorite player on the Orioles is Adley Rutschman this is because he is really good at catching and he can hit from both sides. Hitting from both sides is a really good advantage as a baseball player because he can hit depending on the situation, many situation can be a runner on first and want the runner to score from first by hitting to right field instead of left field.

Going to the Angels Stadium: Guardians vs Angels 

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On September 8, 2023, mom, baby sister and I went to the Angels ball game. This is our 10+ ball games for this season, and we are getting better at driving to the stadium, parking and getting autographs and balls. Let me share what you could do to most out of going to a ball game from my perspective. 

Parking: 

  • Exit on Fwy 57 on Katella, take Douglass Rd to enter Angels Stadium Parking
  • Park by the “City National Grove by Anaheim” by the gate 1 ( I will explain you why park by gate 1 later) 

Gate: 

Use gate 1.

  • This is where they giveaway Yakult.
    • Yakult is a probiotic beverage created in Japan. They normally hand you 2 bottles, red and blue caps. But if you ask for more, they usually give them to you.
      • Ask for a FREE big A body tattoo sticker
        • Sometimes security people have it in their pocket. If not, go to the booth table by Trout Farm.
  • Booth table by the Trout Farm
    • Ask for a Free big A body tattoo sticker
  • Trout Farm
    • This is one of the place we receive autographs and practice balls from the MLB players. 

Game Result: 

Cleveland Guardians vs Los Angeles Angels 

6-3

MLB Balls

  • I caught my very first foul ball  hit by Angels #23 Brendon Drury. 
  • Guardians Major League Staff Assistant & Spanish Interpreter, Agustin Rivero, handed a ball to my baby sister
  • Angels #47 Griffin Canning handed me a practice ball from his glove
  • Angel gals #6 Peyton handed a sponge ball to my baby sister 

Autographs by 

  • Angels #60 Andrew Wantz gave my sister and I autographs on my glove and my sister’s headphone
  • Angels #57 José Soriano Autographed on my glove 
  • Angels Coach #80 Damon Mashore autographed on my glove 
  • Guardians Major League Staff Assistant & Spanish Interpreter, Agustin Rivero autographed on my glove