Well, sort of. My wife and I went on a trip to Pennsylvania this weekend, making stops in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. I’ll have much more from the stop in Pittsburgh, including words AND pictures, but for now, let’s just leave it at this: we signed up to spin the prize wheel again and I won [...]
Posts Tagged ‘bobbleheads’
13 Jun
Looking For A Pat Burrell Bobblehead? Don’t Go To Clearwater
As Eric M. has mentioned here several times this season, the Clearwater Threshers are celebrating the 2008 World Series win of its parent club, the Philadelphia Phillies, by staging bobblehead giveaway nights in honor of each regular member of the starting lineup. Chase Utley and Jimmy Rollins already had their days; Pat Burrell was scheduled [...]
14 Jul
This Week In Bobbleheads, Part 8
Got bobblehead questions? Want to see if your favorite player has been immortalized in bobbly form within the past few years? You know where to go – The Only Accurate Bobblehead Collector’s Board, which was recently featured in an article that appeared on ESPN The Magazine’s web site. Every Sunday night, TOABCB creator Eric Marinbach [...]
7 Jul
This Week In Bobbleheads, Part 7
Eric M. of The Only Accurate Bobblehead Collectors Board fame will be in Bridgeport on Friday, July 11, to pick up his very own Tommy John Bobble Arm. If you see him, be sure to say hello (and wish him a Happy Birthday). If only he could get to West Michigan on Wednesday for the [...]
30 Jun
This Week In Bobbleheads, Part 6
Little late this week. Fortunately, there’s still time to get any bobblehead on this list (unless Reading or Tri-City are playing those awful 10:35 AM games that teams occasionally schedule these days). Monday, June 30 Reading Phillies – Jimmy Rollins (first 2000 18 and over) – The reigning NL MVP, this time for the adults. [...]
23 Jun
This Week In Bobbleheads, Part 5
One of these days I’ll actually get up to Merchantsauto.com Stadium and get one of the many Red Sox-related bobbleheads being given away by the New Hampshire Fisher Cats this season. This week’s, as seen below, is Jacoby Ellsbury. Get there early: they’re gonna go fast! (Get it? Because Ellsbury is really fast! Ha! Thank [...]
9 Jun
This Week In Bobbleheads, Part 3
For the last two weeks, I have snagged some basic bobblehead giveaway information from The True Bobblehead Board (which prides itself on being “the only accurate bobblehead board”); starting this week, Eric M., who runs that board, will be providing an interesting fact or two about each bobblehead. Make no mistake about it: all the [...]
2 Jun
This Week In Bobbleheads, Part 2
Monday, June 2 None Tuesday, June 3 Long Island Ducks – Quackerjack (Go Green) Figurine (Mascot) Wednesday, June 4 Greenville Drive – Clay Buchholz Statue Lakewood BlueClaws – Kyle Kendrick (Made the Phillies) Philadelphia Phillies – Jimmy Rollins (NL MVP) Thursday, June 5 Lakewood BlueClaws – Cole Hamels Figurine Los Angeles Dodgers – Takashi Saito [...]
1 Jun
The Long, Winding Road To Complete Nerd-dom
“You know, they have Monkey Boy bobbleheads for sale out front.” Those were the words uttered by my friend Allison in the eighth inning of the Nashua Pride game last night. She and her boyfriend, Cody, had just returned from an excursion around the ballpark with my son. Holman Stadium is not that big, and [...]
27 May
This Week In Bobbleheads
A couple of months ago, we got a comment from a guy who had made amazing happen and compiled a list of every bobblehead giveaway scheduled for the 2008 season (full disclosure: I attempted to make a list like this for all minor league promotions. It hurt my brain and I stopped before it was [...]
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