What a game, huh? The first bobblehead of the year. Bryce Harper's MLB debut. A pitcher's dual between Chad Billingsley and Stephen Strasburg. A comeback win by the Dodgers that ended with a Matt Kemp walk-off homerun! There was definitely a playoff atmosphere.
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| I got there so late, there were only a few cases of bobbles left |
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| That's Bryce Harper, I swear! |
On to the bobblehead. Don Drysdale, who won the Cy Young Award in 1962 and Maury Wills, who won the National League MVP that same year, were honored with a dual bobblehead. When the box was first handed to me, I was shocked to see the size of it. I knew it was mini bobblehead, but it still seemed pretty small. Once I opened it though, I liked what I saw. Starting with the gold base to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Dodger Stadium. The rest of the paint job is fantastic as well, from the uniform colors to the skin tone, everything is right. The facial features are OK, but I'll give them credit for getting them so close on such a small bobble. The plaques on the grass are a nice touch too. My only complaint besides the size of the dual bobblehead is the bat Maury Wills is holding. It doesn't screw in. For now it seems like it's nice and snug in his hands, but I'll have to keep my eye on it.
Let's take a look:
The next bobblehead giveaway is Orel Hershiser on May 15.
Nice post. You live to far away from the stadium. Move to Silver Lake. hahaha!
ReplyDeleteI can't take it anymore, I'm moving!
DeleteThat was the first time that ever happened to me. Next time, I'm leaving three hours earlier!
I feel you, It took me almost 3 hrs to get to the stadium and I live 18 miles away. Fortunately I barely got my bobble which was on the last case they had! But that game was great!
ReplyDeleteAs someone pointed out on Facebook, there's only one more Saturday bobblehead giveaway, Lasorda/Alston. I think the bobblehead giveaway being on a Saturday at 6:10 was a big problem.
DeleteI also attended this game and was confused about the size of the bobblehead. Do you know if all of the bobbleheads will be this size?
ReplyDeleteI believe it's just the dual and quad bobbleheads.
DeleteRemember I told you at 3 pm? Traffic stuck me until 3:30 pm, but it's definetly better to be there early and not planning to get there for when they open. It started bad . . . . but oohhh did it finish good!!
ReplyDeleteI know. We have a business to run, so we have to stay open as late as possible, especially on Saturday. But at least I got my bobblehead!
DeleteSorry to hear you were stuck in traffic. The ending of the game sure made up for the bad start though.
ReplyDeleteFor Vin Scully and Koufax bobblehead night I'm on opening day schedule. No work, eating lunch near the stadium, and spending my afternoon in the park waiting for the parking gates to open.
ReplyDeleteLike someone else said above me, I got there around 3:30 with little to no traffic on Sunset although there was tons of traffic on the freeway. It took my almost a hour going from East LA to the stadium in what I believe was standard weekend traffic, so I can only imagine adding stadium traffic on top of that.
Hershiser night probably won't be as bad.
Cool bobble. The face on Willis would probably be the only complaint I'd have with it, but still a sweet piece to own if your a Dodger fan.
ReplyDeleteFor the Yankees Snoopy bobblehead giveaway and Teixeira figurine, I will be at the Stadium 3 hours early, lol.
Good idea on the bobblehead. I'm gonna try to get one. It's kids only, right?
DeleteNope. First 18,000 fans.
DeleteYankees are giving away a Garden Gnome next Wed. Might try for that as well.
decent giveaway for the Yanks.
DeleteI think all bobbleheads this year will be this size. At todays game, they were saying to get your "mini" bulldog bobblehead, I was hoping it would be normal sized :(
ReplyDeleteFrom the pictures it looks like the Orel is a regular size bobble as they have made in the past. If you look at the picture of the Drysdale/Wills bobble it does look smaller than the other bobbles they are giving away. Maybe when they said a mini orel they ment a small version of the real person. I really hope all the bobbles they are giving away this season are not Mini's that would be disappointing. I must admit I was a little disappointed with the Drysdale/Wills bobble. Much smaller than what they usually give out at the stadium.
ReplyDeleteI think all of the dual bobbleheads will be mini's
DeleteNice pix and hopefully you'll get to the stadium earlier on Bulldog night. Looking forward to see the mini's irl.
ReplyDeleteThanks Dutch! I will be leaving super early from now on!
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