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Sunday, April 29, 2018

What Could Make This Cooler?

Bobbleheads were all the rage as stadium giveaways in the early 2000's. I remember people lining up at PNC Park hours before first pitch in order to secure one.  Then it just kind of stopped.  I'm not sure if this was just a Pirates thing, but people seemed to be suffering from bobblehead fatigue. I think a combination of the Pirates not having star personnel and the fact that they were doing close to double digit giveaways just wore everyone out.  Most people don't want their third Zach Duke bobblehead. 

Things started to pickup steam again once Andrew McCutchen became a bona fide superstar, but overall I thought a lot of the releases were either boring or just looked like shit. 

The last couple of seasons things have started to turn for the better.  The designs have become more intricate and they are using themes outside the baseball norm.  Last season the Pirates made their most unique giveaway that I could remember.  Yes that is Francisco Cervelli in a smoking jacket surrounded by roses. During the games the Pirates would play a segment where Cervelli would give dating advice. It was very cheesy, but everyone got a good laugh.  It was fashioned after that segment.

Now obviously the look of this bobblehead alone makes it a unique piece but this one goes the extra mile.  In the back their is a button if pressed starts playing Dean Martin's That's Amore! Pretty cool, right?  I rarely utilize eBay to buy these type of things, but I had to have one.

Thanks, for reading!

12 comments:

  1. Yeah, bobbleheads were all the rage and then it did just stop. Not really sure what caused that. That Cervelli is the best thing I've seen on the Internet today.

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    1. I think the market just got over saturated. Much like Starting Lineups.

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    1. I'm sure Gary Sanchez will get one when he becomes a Pirate at some point!

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  3. i missed the bobblehead rage. i'm collecting the more unique offerings now. this is a fun example!!

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    1. The creativity has been through the roof the last couple of years.

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  4. Sweet bobble! I still have a few shelves dedicated to bobbles. One in my office. Another in my classroom. Although... I've slowed down on picking them up due to lack of space.

    The bobblehead craze is still alive and kickin' in the Bay Area. I mean... it's died off a little... but there's still a lot of interest in them. The Giants tend to have cooler bobbles than the A's. Some of my favorites are the Bruce Lee, Lon Simmons, and Frank Sinatra bobbles.

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    1. Space is an issue with me too. Frank Sinatra?!!!

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