Monthly Archives: May 2015

From The Sports Quotient by Jake Eisenberg The Bobblehead Hall of Fame is set to open in 2016, and when it does it will include the bobblehead version of a definitive sports moment. The Co-Founders, Phil Sklar and Brad Novak, rolled out a Kickstarter to create a bobblehead of Roxanne Chalifoux, the now-famous crying piccolo girl from top-seeded Villanova’s…

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) officially launched his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination on Tuesday, vowing to kick-start a revolution that will change America "economically, politically, socially and environmentally." Back in 2011 Reason TV highlighted Sanders' misguided understanding of economics and why "Made in America" isn't always the best slogan to get behind. Original text is…

From Main Line Media News The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum (www.BobbleheadHall.com) launched a Kickstarter to produce bobbleheads earlier this year of Roxanne Chalifoux, the Villanova band piccolo player who became an online sensation after a TV camera captured her crying over the Wildcats’ loss in the March NCAA Tournament. That Kickstarter campaign…

Despite trading Juan Uribe to the Atlanta Braves in a six-player deal that theLos Angeles Dodgers announced on Wednesday, the organization revealed its plans to still have the bobblehead giveaway honoring the third baseman on July 11 as scheduled: http://twitter.com/Dodgers/status/603672097487912960/photo/1 Dodger executive vice president and chief marketing officer Lon Rosen explained the decision in a statement: The…

The Madison Mallards are about to launch their 15th season of summer collegiate baseball and over the first 14 they've posted some impressive attendance numbers. There are plenty of statistics beyond the turnstiles, however. With the season scheduled to start Tuesday night (6:35 p.m. at Warner Park against Kalamazoo), here's a look at some figures…

From Ballpark Digest by Zach Spedden: With summer just around the corner, it is finally time to get ready to for the beginning of the summer collegiate league seasons, which collectively feature giveaways, theme nights, and other special events that rival the offerings in Minor League Baseball. Some of this year’s most notable collegiate league…

From FOX Sports Every since bobbleheads were introduced, they've been one of the most popular giveaway items at Major League Baseball games. People line up for free bobbleheads and can never seem to get enough. That being said, all bobbleheads are failr similiar. More often than not it's a player in his batting stance or…

From WIFR.com by Mike Beier Rockford (WIFR) -- A Stateline school almost saw its newspaper come to an end after 50 years and now it's receiving a generous donation from a pair of alumni. Extra, extra, read all about it. Guilford High School Alum, Phil Sklar and Brad Novak showed up to their old stomping…