I have been a Braves fan all my life. My family started traveling to games soon after the team moved to town, and I literally have been attending many games every year for decades. I am always upbeat and positive about "my" Braves. There are ups and downs in every season. Fans forget how injuries and other factors beyond team control figure in to why the team might be struggling. Not me. The Braves are a major topic on my daily blog. Check it out!
We'd come to bat day and cap day. As a boy I loved to browse e small souvenir stands in the Atlanta Stadium mezzanine - and 60 years later, I still do. When the Braves started giving away bobbleheads around 20 years ago, I quickly became addicted. Now I have dozens, if not hundreds. I've traveled to Gwinnett and Rome and even Augusta to collect bobbles, and already have my eye on Columbus as well.
What should the Braves give away in 2026? They'll have several giveaways every month. So why suggest just one bobblehead? Here's a whole list!
Acuna "Jumpman" bobblehead. Fans love Acuna, who keeps getting better and better. We need a bobble of my favorite catch - I keep this photo on my phone!
Timothy Miller singing bobblehead (with sound chip!). Past time for a Miller bobble, and the sound chip would be the icing on the cake. He could sing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame".
Drake Baldwin "Love the Drake" bobblehead. The rookie has a great future. The first Drake bobblehead will become a collector's item.
Tuesday night t-shirt series with player name & number on the back, player's cartoon face on front…Acuna, Riley, Harris, Blooper, Baldwin, Olsen, Sale, Strider, etc. Seems like a great promo idea, that fans would love and wear.
Blooper riding his ATV bobblehead. Blooper is gold. Fans can't get enough of him. Time for another Blooper bobble.
Grant Holmes "Flow" bobblehead. Fans are still buzzing about the Dansby Flow bobble from a few years ago. We'd all love another Flow.
ATLiens replica jerseys. Fans love the replica jersey giveaway. Kepp it up. I see fans wearing these bad boys at Truist Park. Maybe in bright green?
Magic 8 Baseball with sayings like Chop On! and "Ask Again Next Inning", etc. For kids of all ages (or just kids).
Kids: Blooper Jibbitz for Crocs. Or more Braves Jibbitz.
Braves camo NAPA trucker caps. What's more Braves Country than that?
Braves bucket hats.
Kids: Blooper bucket hats. Did I say that I love me some Blooper?
Kids: Money Mike striped socks. I love how Harris has kept up the longtime tradition of striped Braves socks, which links the present with the team's roots in Milwaukee and Boston. Let's get the kids involved!
Third base coach Bobby Dews bobblehead with windmilling arm. In his bullpen catcher gear. In an older Braves uniform. Dews belongs in the Braves Hall of Fame. When he is inducted, the Braves can give away a Dews bobble.
IDEA: a mini bobble series of Braves Hall of Famers: Rabbit Maranville, Ralph Garr. Carty. Adcock. Pendleton. Torre. Hudson. Javy. Ted Turner. Hank. Phil. Smoltz. Maddux. Glavine. Sutton. Skip. etc,
Old Style Alarm clock with a Braves player on the face. Alarm with Ben Ingram's voice screaming "wake up"!
Every winter I keep on the lookout for the new Braves promotional schedule. And this coming off season I'll have even more reasons to do so. I can't wait!
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