Monthly Archives: June 2018

Bobblehead power: Royals fan turned hobby into fundraiser for fellow fan with cancer By  LUKE HARBUR Lining the homemade shelves of Bryan Schmuck’s Lee’s Summit basement are roughly 500 Kansas City Royals bobbleheads and countless sports memorabilia. Schmuck recently gave a tour of his collection with some of his children. “Hey Pax! Pax! Which is your…

Sister Jean bobblehead ready to ship to thousands of fans By Lewis Lazare Loyola University Chicago’s now world-famous Sister Jean soon will be in the hands of thousands of admiring fans. The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame has begun shipping out thousands of Sister Jean bobbleheads to those who ordered the best-selling memento in the wake…

NESN's Jahmai Webster bobbled a Jackie Bradley Jr. bobblehead on the air, and it didn't end well By Adrian Garro Wednesday night was Jackie Bradley Jr. Bobblehead Night at Fenway Park, when the Red Sox honored their high-flying center fielder with a great-looking miniature doll of himself: During the NESN broadcast of Boston's 9-6 win over the Angels, reporter Jahmai Webster was…

Michigan basketball bobblehead earns place in Hall of Fame By Andrew Kahn The 1989 Michigan men's basketball team earned a trophy, a banner that hangs at Crisler Center and the distinction of being the program's only national champion. Now, it has its own bobblehead in the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum. The physical hall…

VIDEO: Dee Gordon Has Priceless Reaction to Seeing His Bobblehead for First Time By Victor Pusateri If you've never seen a baseball player see their own bobblehead for the first time, then ​Dee Gordon shows you just how exciting it can be. I mean, just look at his face here. Amazing. It has to warm your heart, freak…

'Phillips Lady' Phoebe Jonas sues over promotional bobblehead she says was created to cheat her out of pay By VICTORIA BEKIEMPIS A former spokesmodel for Bayer’s laxatives claims the pharmaceutical giant is playing fast and loose with her image, according to new court papers. From June 2016 to March 2018, Brooklyn-based actor Phoebe Jonas was the…

Miss out on Cincinnati Reds Fiona the hippo bobbleheads? They're already on Ebay By Sarah Brookbank Did you miss Tuesday's Reds game, more importantly, did you miss out on the Fiona bobblehead? Fiona fans can order the bobblehead on Ebay, where they're getting bid on for about $40. The Fiona ticket package cost between $80 - $25 and included…

The Marlins are giving away this Pitbull bobblehead — and he talks By David Selig A Pitbull bobblehead doll that talks? Just when you thought the DJ Khaled bobblehead was leading the way for the most Miami promotion in baseball history, the Marlins have one-upped themselves. The team announced Tuesday that it will hand out a limited (but unspecified) number…

What exactly does an Adrian Beltre Giraffe bobblehead look like? By PETER DAWSON The Texas Rangers are having a busy week. In the early part of the week, the team selected pitcher Cole Winn (15th overall, Orange (Calif.) Lutheran HS), as well as several other players in the first few rounds of the 2018 major league baseball draft. On Tuesday, the…

Get your Simmo bobblehead By Carlton Media BLUEBAGGERS, the bobblehead is back! To celebrate Kade Simpson’s 300th AFL game, the champion defender has been added to Carlton’s Hyundai bobblehead collection. ‘Simmo’ becomes the sixth member of the family, joining skipper Marc Murphy, vice-captain Sam Docherty, past players Andrew Walker and Stephen Kernahan, as well as AFLW captain…

Donate blood with the Caps on July 14 and you’ll get a Chandler Stephenson bobblehead By Rachel Cohen Monday afternoon, the Capitals released the details of their next blood drive. The drive will take place on July 14, from 7am-5pm at Kettler Capitals Iceplex. Fans who donate will receive a t-shirt and a snazzy Chandler Stephenson bobblehead. Past blood…

Sean Rodriguez Bobblehead Day: A New Low Point for Pirates By Noah Hiles There was a four-run lead blown in the ninth inning, a 2-0 loss where the runs came from Starling Marte slipping and missing a routine fly ball in centerfield in the first inning and now most recently getting humiliated in multiple ways on Sean Rodriguez bobblehead day.…