Chuck

Hopefully I behaved. I don't remember much from that night. lol

Once Drury and/or Sano gets back the lineup will look a lot better.

I was there that same night. I gave mine to a co-worker when I worked at DocuSign in Seattle who was a big M's fan.

The Angels need to hire Juan Pierre to help keep our guys on the field. 162 games 5 years in a row? wtf

Here’s mine. I’ve gotten a bunch of these from FOCO USA for promoting their bobbleheads on here and X. Looking forward to getting the Nolan Ryan one though.

I have never paid for a bobblehead in my life. I've gotten them as gifts or promotions at the stadium when honestly I didn't even know it was the player's bobblehead night. lol

Two years ago. That said, maybe he's better as a reliever?

Scouting grades: Fastball: 60 | Curveball: 55 | Slider: 55 | Changeup: 55 | Control: 50 | Overall: 55 Originally signed for $250,000 by the Yankees at the start of the 2016-17 international signing period, Contreras had a very strong year in Low-A in 2019 and was added to the team’s 40-man roster in Nov. 2020 as what appeared to be a high-floor type starting pitcher. Sent to the Pirates in Jan. 2021 as part of the Jameson Taillon trade, Contreras saw his stuff -- and his stock -- skyrocket, despite missing a large chunk of time with a forearm strain. He capped things off with a strong big league debut and a turn as one of the better pitching prospects in the Arizona Fall League. Contreras has seen his fastball go from a solid offering to an explosive one that touched 97-98 mph with ease and averaged around 96 mph with excellent life and high spin rates in 2021. He has both a high-spin 80-mph curve and a mid-80s slider, showing the ability to miss bats with both of them on a regular basis. While he doesn’t use it as much, his changeup features good sink and should be a legitimate above-average fourth offering. The right-hander finds the strike zone consistently with all of his pitches, and he’s very athletic on the mound, so he could have better-than-average command eventually. There are concerns about health and durability, especially given the injury in 2021, but the Pirates were erring on the side of caution, and Contreras is strong even though he’s undersized, giving confidence he’ll be able to hold up as a big league starter.

@HaloRed for the W.

This morning, our friends at FOCO launched a no hitter bobblehead of Nolan Ryan when he threw his iconic complete game no hitter as a part of the Los Angeles Angels in 1973 against the Detroit Tigers when he allowed only 4 baserunners, all on walks, while striking out 17 batters, the highest total of the season. Nolan Ryan is portrayed in his throwback home white Angels uniform standing on a pitcher’s mound base with his name and team logo displayed on the decal in the front of the bobblehead. The backdrop of the bobblehead features a “no-hitter” themed Angels scoreboard highlighting that there were 0 runs allowed to make sure there is no question that the no hitter is proudly remembered and commemorated for the Angel great. You can pre-order yours here: https://www.foco.com/products/nolan-ryan-california-angels-1973-no-hitter-bobblehead

Postgame Notes - 5.15.24 vs. STL.pdf