Monthly Archives: May 2018

Taylors’ time to shine in Tinseltown By ADAM WINKLER LOS ANGELES, Calif. – It was a night Taylor-made for a Virginia Beach family. Wednesday, the first 40,000 ticketed fans at the Los Angeles Dodgers game vs. the Philadelphia Phillies received the first-ever Chris Taylor bobblehead, presented by Pirelli. Taylor, the former UVA standout, is an alumnus of Cox High School…

Marvel in MLB: All the custom superhero bobblehead giveaways for the 2018 season By Cody Benjamin Bobblehead giveaways are almost as much a part of baseball season as popcorn, home runs and Mike Trout-for-MVP talk. This year, that's no exception, but it's not just players who are sparking inspiration for custom merchandise at the ballparks. With…

Get a Travis Shaw "Mayor of Ding Dong City" bobblehead at today's Brewers game By Jimmy Carlton For today's Brewers game against the New York Mets, all fans in attendance will receive a Travis Shaw "Mayor of Ding Dong City" bobblehead, commemorating Milwaukee's third baseman with the excellent nickname. Shaw, who was acquired last year in…

Dr. James Andrews throws out first pitch for Pensacola Blue Wahoos By Eric J. Wallace Dr. James Andrews has extended the careers of countless professional athletes through the years, returning them to the spotlight as though their ligaments, bones and joints had never been injured at all. On Friday night at Blue Wahoos Stadium, however, it…

Edgar Allan Poe Bobblehead giveaway at The Diamond By Megan Woo RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) - Poe's Pub will be honoring famous writer Edgar Allan Poe with his very own Bobblestache doll at The Diamond. On Wednesday, the first 1,000 people ages 15 and up who line up at The Diamond will receive Poe's Bobblehead. Wednesday is also…

Steelers' JuJu Smith-Schuster gets another bobblehead By CHRIS ADAMSKI Collectors, take note: there's another JuJu Smith-Schuster bobblehead doll available. Less than three months after the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum immortalized the Steelers receiver in a bobblehead that featured him riding a bicycle , the organization released a Smith-Schuster USC bobblehead as part of its "College…

Becoming a bobblehead without getting big-headed: Sister Jean dishes on Loyola's NCAA run, her abrupt fame and her advice to Charles Barkley By Ted Gregory The front page of the summer edition of Loyola University Chicago’s student newspaper reports that men’s basketball ticket sales for next season have bounced higher than Clayton Custer’s game-winning rim shot against Tennessee…

Select MLB stars earn college-era bobblehead treatment, including former TCU ace By STEFAN STEVENSON Nothing means anything in sports until it's immortalized in bobblehead form. Former TCU baseball great Jake Arrieta, who is pitching for the Philadelphia Phillies after more than four seasons with the Chicago Cubs, is for the first time given the bobblehead treatment in a…

The first-ever Saquon Barkely bobblehead has been released. Here's how to order it By LAUREN MUTHLER Former Penn State football standout Saquon Barkley finally has something he's never had before — his very own bobblehead. The Coplay native is featured in a series of bobbleheads representing the top eight picks in this year's NFL Draft. Produced…

'Mayor of Ding Dong City' arrives Sunday, so let's take a look at the 12 best Brewers player bobbleheads thus far By JR Radcliffe On Sunday, the Milwaukee Brewers will present to all fans a Travis Shaw bobblehead, or perhaps more appropriately, a "Mayor of Ding Dong City" bobblehead. Shaw, the Brewers' third baseman who also…

There's a Saquon Barkley bobblehead. Here's how to get one By Mark Wogenrich Barkley, the New York Giants running back, is featured in a series of bobbleheads representing first-round picks of the 2018 NFL Draft. The bobblehead, produced by New Jersey-based FOCO USA, is available for pre-order through the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum. Barkley, the Whitehall High and…

Oklahoma football: LOOK at Baker Mayfield's NFL Draft bobblehead By Kegan Reneau Former Oklahoma quarterback, and No. 1 2018 NFL Draft pick, Baker Mayfield now has a bobblehead available by the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum. The bobblehead, manufactured by FOCO, is available for presale for $40, and is expected to be shipped out in…