2010 Bobblehead Giveaway #2: Jonathan Broxton

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Tonight was the second bobblehead giveaway of the year at Dodger Stadium. Jonathan Broxton bobbleheads were given away to the first 50,000 fans in attendance. Presented by Kaiser Permanente, this bobblehead was made by P Squared Promos.

We had a pitcher's dual in tonight's game. Chris Carpenter and Hiroki Kuroda went toe to toe tonight, with both pitching seven scoreless innings. A Manny Ramirez RBI double in the 8th inning put the Dodgers up 1-0. And that was all they needed, as Mr. Bobblehead, Jonathan Broxton, came into the game in the 9th inning to close it out. It was nice to see Brox start off the inning by striking out Albert Pujols. Broxton earned his 15th save in 17 chances, helping the Dodgers win game number 35. The win tonight moved the Dodgers into first place in the NL West and it also gives them the best record in the National League.

We had a good game tonight at Dodger Stadium, but I think most of the fans were concentrating on the Laker/Celtics game. I was one of those people with my eyes on the cell phone. Of course, the Lakers won 91-84.

All is good in Dodgertown and Lakerland.

Here are some pics from tonight:

Today marked the launch of ThinkCure online auction. The Dodgers switched out the Think Blue sign with the Think Cure sign.



If you've never been to a bobblehead night, this is what the lines look like getting into the stadium. It's crazy.



Here are some of the 50,000 bobbleheads








The night started off with American Idol contestant Alex Lambert singing the National Anthem. Boxer Julio Cesar Chavez jr. threw out the first pitch.



Big Jon on the big screen



There were hundreds of people standing around a tiny tv watching the Laker game.



All gone



Let's get a better look at the bobblehead:









Up next will be the James Loney bobblehead on July 20.

Think Cure! Auction Items

From dodgers.com:

The ThinkCure! online auction will launch a week from today, Tuesday, June 8, at www.thinkcure.org/auction and www.dodgers.com/thinkcureweekend. The auction will run until Monday, June 14, following the third annual ThinkCure! Weekend at Dodger Stadium on Friday, June 11 and Saturday, June 12. Last year's ThinkCure! online auction raised more than $50,000 to fund collaborative and innovative cancer research.
For the first time ever, several once-in-a-lifetime Dodger experiences have been added to the auction, including an opportunity to shag fly balls during Dodger batting practice, a batting lesson with Dodger hitting coach Don Mattingly, the chance to sit in the broadcast booth for an inning alongside Hall of Famer Jaime Jarrin and Dodger legend Fernando Valenzuela and the chance to stand on the field alongside the Dodgers during the National Anthem at a 2010 home game.

Other unique first-time auction items include an Italian dinner with Tommy Lasorda, a meet and greet with Dodger Manager Joe Torre, the opportunity to drag the field as part of the Dodgers' ground crew, a one-inning visit to the radio booth with Rick Monday and Charley Steiner, the chance to be a Dodger photographer for a game and two baseballs signed by Sandy Koufax.

Among the most popular items last year that will be back again in 2010 include a visit with Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully in his broadcast booth, a 2011 Dodgers Spring Training trip and the chance to throw out the first pitch at a Dodger game, as well as autographed Dodger memorabilia and gift certificates to local restaurants.

In addition, fans can bid on a Fender guitar signed by Slash, a ride on a Los Angeles Fire Department fire boat, in-studio experiences at KABC, KCAL and KLOS, a set visit with PRIME TICKET, tickets to a movie premiere and numerous CDs and DVDs. The KCAL experience includes a meet and greet with the Los Angeles Dodgers' all-time leading home run hitter, Eric Karros.

Auction items were donated by the Los Angeles Dodgers, Dodger broadcast partners PRIME TICKET, KABC, KLOS, KHJ and KCBS/KCAL and generous ThinkCure! supporters.

Fans can also donate to the ThinkCure! Weekend online at www.dodgers.com/thinkcureweekend and www.thinkcure.org, by calling (866) 554-CURE or by texting CURE to 50555 to make a $10 donation through their mobile phone bill.

ThinkCure! is an innovative, community-based non-profit that accelerates collaborative research to cure cancers. It was launched in July 2007 by the Los Angeles Dodgers, the McCourt family, City of Hope and Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.