A few days ago, I reported a tidbit of news about Japanese baseball star Eri Yoshida, who will be joining the Yuma Scorpions for the Arizona Winter League season. Turns out she’s not going to be the only woman joining the pros in the Golden League this winter. Former Gonzaga softball player Tiffany Brooks let me know [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Baseball’
2 Oct
Reading Phillies honor Olympic heroes with double bobblehead
In 2009, Reading Phillies fans that get ticket packages will receive a double bobblehead of 2008 Olympic heroes and R-Phil alumni Jason Donald and Lou Marson. I’m still following all upcoming bobblehead giveaways at http://thetruebobbleheadboard.yuku.com
1 Oct
The first bobbleheads of 2009 announced
The Lansing Lugnuts have had a habit of announcing their following season’s promo schedule way early, and 2009 is no exception. Not only have they announced their 09 schedule, but their bobblehead dates are 5/16/09, 6/26/09, and 9/4/09. Identities are still TBA. Keep up with any upcoming bobblehead date in all major sports on http://thetruebobbleheadboard.yuku.com/
15 Sep
This Week in Bobbleheads Part 17
This will be the final entry for bobblehead promos for 2008. I would like to thank Brian and Eric for not only finding me but giving me the honor and priviledge to provide the weekly bobblehead calendar. For those of you that collect bobbles in other sports, hockey and basketball promo schedules are slowly arriving [...]
7 Sep
This Week in Bobbleheads Part 16
Major Leagues are the only representatives for pretty much the rest of the season, so the remaining posts here will be few but we’ll take what we can get here. For a total reprise of the 2008 season in bobbleheads, just visit http://thetruebobbleheadboard.yuku.com . Come in, register, and trade with us. San Francisco Giants 9/8/08 [...]
1 Sep
Sacramento believes in Obama in Bobbleelection
Another area of the country has spoken and Barack Obama has made a clean sweep of this year’s bobbleelections. The Rivercats are the 8th team to have such a promotion and although results were not published, I was told that the Obama bobbles ran out about 10 minutes prior to the McCains. 750 of each [...]
1 Sep
This Week in Bobbleheads Part 15
The days get shorter and so do the list of promos in September. Nontheless, I will be around to give information on every bobble promo till the end of 2008 and beyond. Here’s this week’s action. Delmarva Shorebirds 9/1/08 Irv Brumbley – Friendly usher at Purdue Stadium will even sign them for fans. Iowa Cubs [...]
17 Aug
Obama doesn’t need the Goldklangs to win another BobbleElection
The eyes of the nation were focused on Davenport, Iowa, on Saturday night, as Iowa’s first unofficial election ahead of the 2008 Presidential Election was held at Modern Woodmen Park prior to the Quad Cities River Bandits’ 6:00 p.m. game against the Burlington Bees. The result of the “Bobble-Election” was an emphatic show of support [...]
10 Aug
This Week in Bobbleheads Part 12
The dog days of summer continue especially for the Brooklyn Cyclones this week! Here’s a look at the week ahead: Cleveland Indians 8/11/08 Jhonny Peralta (Mini) – Fine Indians shortstop converts to miniature form. Brooklyn Cyclones 8/11/08 Maverick The Wonder Dog (Mascot) – I wonder where they got this dog from? He doesn’t even participate [...]
4 Aug
This Week in Bobbleheads Part 11
Four years ago the Goldklang group, owner of seven teams throughout minor and independent baseball, came up with the idea of a Bobble Election in which an equal amount of bobbleheads for each presidential candidate were distributed at their teams’ home game as a giveaway and the candidate whose bobble runs out first is declared [...]
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