A Day Late: August Bobbleheads

Is it August already? I completely missed posting this yesterday. Sorry about that - I know you were devastated. This after posting my July bobblehead list on June 30th. Not sure I can be trusted any more.

 

The Pirates should give away a Barry Bonds playing too deep to throw out Sid Bream bobblehead.

 

Some say there’s a lack of creativity in minor league bobbleheads. Most would agree there could be nothing further from the truth. To expect every single bobblehead to be the greatest ever made is unrealistic. Last month’s Danville Acuna Matata was one of the most creative bobbles ever, breathing new life into an already overused phrase. Unlike their major league counterparts, minor league teams operate with limited staffs and on shoestring budget. Teams are giving away all kinds of different Sandlot bobbles. Syracuse is giving away a salt potato bobble and Brannock Device. Gwinnett has had several creative bobbles, both this year and in previous seasons. What I can’t figure out is why teams cater to children, and not us bobblehead junkies.

 

Can’t fault Rome and Danville for jumping on the Chipper Jones Crazy Train bobblehead bandwagon. Chipper was one of the most beloved players in Braves history, and the minor league teams want a piece of that. I’ll get mine at SunTrust Park, and not make the trek to get the Danville and Rome versions. Hit me up if you need one.

 

My favorite: This Sunday the Brewers are giving away a Bob Uecker bottle opener, which would be a great addition to my Uecker collection. Anyone gonna have an extra? Kevin may like Will Clark, and Bobby Will Myers. For me it’s Bob Uecker. Or Bobby Dews. Or Scott Patterson.

 

As always, let me know what I missed.

 

8.01 WED STL Hello Kitty BH

8.01 WED Portland Rafael Devers BH

8.01 WED Quad Cities used car giveaway

8.02 THU Reds Hall of Fame Tom Browning BH

8.03 FRI Potomac Gnome-ar Garciaparra

8.03 FRI Gateway Grizzlies Squints Sandlot BH

8.03 FRI Nats Anthony Rendon BH

8.04 SAT Gwinnett Fishing Chopper mascot BH

8.04 SAT Potomac Squints Sandlot BH

8.04 NYM Noah Syndergaard Thor BH

8.04 SAT PITT Andy Van Slyke BH

8.04 SAT MIN Johan Santana HOF BH

8.04 SAT Potomac Squints Chauncey Leopard Sandlot BH

8.04 SAT Wilkes-Barre Lord Torres Game of Thrones BH

8.04 SAT WILM Rocky mascot BH

8.04 SAT NW ARK Salvy Splash mascot BH

8.04 SAT Chattanooga’s 25th annual used car giveaway

8.04 SAT Biloxi Brandon Woodruff BH
8.04 SAT Rays Akinora Iwamura BH

8.04 SAT Scranton Game of Thrones BH

8.04 SAT Brooklyn Seinfeld Day

8.04 SAT Altoona Josh Bell BH

8.05 SUN MIL Bob Uecker bottle opener (get one for me!)

8.05 SUN Phillies Brad Lidge bobble figure

8.07 TUE Myrtle Beach Brian McCann BH

8.08 WED Charleston ARod BH

8.08 WED Montgomery F35 figurine giveaway 1000

8.10 FRI ATL Chipper HOF plaque 20000

8.10 FRI Angels Vladimir Guerrero HOF BH

8.10 FRI Salt Lake Bees Sandlot Ham BH

8.10 FRI Satchel Paige Larry LeGrande BH

8.10 FRI Astros Springer replica rainbow jersey giveaway

8.10 FRI Danville App League Pres Lee Landers BH

8.11 SAT Toronto Alomar/Olerud/Molitor BH

8.11 SAT Tortugas Bob Ross BH 1000

8.11 SAT TENN Inky Johnson BH8.11 SAT Akron Webster Slaughter Cleveland Browns BH

8.11 SAT Louisville Incredible Hulk BH

8.12 SUN BALT retro talking alarm clock

8.14 TUE LAD Rich Hill BH

8.14 TUE Reading Old School surprise BH

8.14 TUE Portland Slugger mascot BH

8.15 WED SD 1998 NL Championship rings

8.15 WED Cubs Kyle Kendricks BH

8.15 WED Charlotte Queen Charlotte BH

8.17 FRI Erie C. Wolf sorting hat mascot

8.17 FRI Reds Uncle Sam BH

8.17 FRI Potomac Mo Vaughn BH

8.18 SAT Reds fan vote BH

8.18 SAT ATL Chipper Crazy Train BH 20000

8.18 SAT Danville Chipper Crazy Train BH 500

8.18 SAT Quad City Evan Gattis BH
8.18 SAT Kane County superhero & villain mascot BHs

8.18 SAT Indians Jim Thome jersey

8.18 SAT OKC Cody Bellinger BH

8.18 SAT Lugnuts Pablo Sanchez Backyard Baseball BH

8.19 SUN SD Trevor Hoffman statue

8.19 SUN STL Dizzy Dean watch

8.19 SUN TENN Roy Halladay appearance & BH

8.19 SUN Binghamton Amed Rosario King of NY BH

8.20 MON Boston Snoopy BH

8.20 MON Richmond Sandlot “The Beast” bobbledog

8.21 TUE DET Jack Morris HOF jersey

8.22 WED Reading Roberto Clemente BH

8.22 WED LAD Chase Utley BH. Not sure if he’s wearing socks

8.23 THU SYR Tipp Hill traffic light snow globe

8.24 FRI Augusta Auggie mascot BH

8.24 FRI Rome Chipper Jones Crazy Train BH

8.24 FRI CHAT Trevor Hoffman HOF BH

8.24 FRI TOL Jose Lima BH

8.25 SAT SF Buster Hugs BH (rip-off off Freddie Hugs!)

8.25 SAT DET Micky Lolich BH
8.25 SAT Twins Jim Thome BH

8.25 SAT Potomac fans choice BH

8.25 SAT MIL Snoopy BH

8.25 SAT SYR Salt Potato mascot BH

8.25 SAT WILM Judy Johnson Negro League BH

8.25 SAT NYM Jay Bruce BH

8.25 SAT BHAM Michael Kopech BH

8.25 SAT Akron Ted Buckland Scrubs BH

8.25 SAT BaySox mascot Louie BH

8.25 SAT Altoona Neil Walker BH

8.26 SUN MIL Lorenzo Cain BH

8.26 SUN DET Alan Trammell jersey

8.28 TUE STL Ray Lankford mini BH

8.30 THU LAD Dodger Stadium sand globe

8.31 FRI SD Black Panther BH