My Bobblehead Wish List - Volume 3

Items 11-15

Here are the next group that I am seeking to acquire.  Pretty soon, I will need to list my trading inventory on the off chance that someone out there is interested in making a deal.

11.  Josh Willingham 2013 SGA (Minnesota Twins)

Twins' (my team) mainstay looks very cool with the hammer in place of the bat.

12.  Ozzie Smith AGP Hall of Fame (San Diego Padres or St. Louis Cardinals)

I like the Padres uniform better, although the Cardinals version has him wearing the glove, which was his trademark.  Ozzie is another great player from my younger years who deserves a place on my shelf.  I also like the upcoming 2013 SGA which might suffice.

13.  Mookie Wilson 2001 SGA (New York Mets)

On the evening of June 22, 1978, Wilson married Rosa Gilbert at home plate of Smith-Wills Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi. Wilson played in the outfield for the Class AA Jackson Mets at the time. The ceremony was conducted before a hometown crowd of 1200 and included an archway of bats held aloft by Wilson's Mets teammates for the bride and groom's procession. Bull Durham...ten years ahead of the movie.

14.  Ryan Zimmerman 2010 SGA (Washington Nationals)

I have always liked Zimmerman as a player.  I prefer the 2010 bobble to the 2008 because it has the Nationals' "W" uniform which is cooler than the "DC" version.  The silver bat and gold glove are also a nice touch.

15.  Dennis Eckersley SGA (Oakland Athletics)

I knew several garage mechanics in the 1980s and if you swapped the A's uniform for a Mr. Goodwrench one, this would look just as real.  That said, as a Twins fan I hated seeing Eck come into a ballgame.    The best closer I have ever seen pitch.

I have started looking at the Bobblehead Database located at bobblebums.com.  This is a very useful utility.  There are a solid number of items listed, although room for lots more.  I experienced some performance issues, although I am not sure that my internet connection was not to blame.  Overall, my only wish is that you could search by team.  It is a site well worth watching.  As this hobby goes from everyone who is willing to stand in an MLB stadium line to try and turn a $30 profit to those of us who are really interested, these types of sites and utilities will be the glue of the hobby,

One update to my post just published.  It was written late last night and I just realized that I should have switched one of the 6-10 list with the Jake Peavy car bobble from the first list. Then the 6-10 list could have been entitled "Raines, Baines and Automobiles".  Oh well, opportunity missed...

WISH LIST ITEMS 6-10

 

 

I will continue to list out the Bobbleheads that I am looking to acquire.  As noted, I am hoping to get them by trade, although I am thinking about creating a target price for each one that I would pay.  Not "big profit" type prices or total steals but favorable ones based on what I have seen them go for.  After all, I am not made of money.  That said the list continues:

 

6.  Lefty O'Doul SGA (San Francisco Giants)

 

This one appears to be another one that is expensive and hard to find.  That said, it has multiple cool factors beyond the information that there were only 3000 of them given out. First, I love anything to do with the old (pre 1958) PCL.  Second, the Shamrock base is unique.  Third, O'Doul is known not only as a ballplayer but as a tavern keeper.  Love the San Francisco Seals uniform.

 

Photo is from the Online Pacific Coast League Museum website.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.  Harold Baines SGA 2013 (Chicago White Sox)

I love this one.  It is new but the prices are already starting to flatten out.  Key attributes:  Player who was cool, hasn't been done before, and is wearing the awful 1980s Sox uniform.  Best of all you have absolute certainty who the player is.  I would recognize this statue with no name and probably before it was painted. Very cool.

 

 

8.  Tim Raines SGA (Montreal Expos)

 

A guy who deserves to be in the Hall of Fame sporting the sweet powder blue Expos road uniform.  As a dead franchise, I have become somewhat fascinated with the Expos (OK, somewhat and fascinated are probably not consistent).  A

 

 

9.  A's Mascot Stomper (Athletics Kids' Club 2003)

 

There are a few different Stomper bobbles out there, but I like this one the best.  It does have a bobbling belly rather than head, but not a big deal.  I like the mascots as long as they are actually connected to the team, and the elephant has been a symbol of the Athletics for at least 80 years.

 

 

 

10.  Bill Freehan & Norm Cash (Great Lakes Loons 2010 SGA)

 

I am generally not a big collector of minor league issues. However, there are some (i.e. Pawtucket Red Sox Carlton Fisk) that both use the MLB uniform and look a lot like the subjects.  In this case, the Loons' Freehan is cooler IMHO than the issue from Detroit. I am not aware of a MLB Tigers Norm Cash bobblehead. Side note...I went to college with Freehan's daughter.  I never met her, although we had mutual friends who thought very highly of her.

 

Next edition of this list sometime soon...

 

 

 

 

 







Two questions that I am seeking answers/info on:

1.  I have done a fair amount of research and have been unable to find any team that has done a Luis Aparicio bobblehead.  Considering that he is a Hall-of-Famer that played for three teams, you'd think that someone would have used his likeness.  If anyone knows otherwise, please let me know.

2.  I have read about the White Sox Fantasy Camp bobbleheads, particularly those of Bill Melton and Carlos May, two of my favorite players from the early 70s (for no real reason, although May's military injury contributes greatly to my respect for him).  I am aware that they had very limited distribution and I never see them for sale.  I am wondering if anyone knows how many of them were made.

BOBBLEHEADS ON MY "WISH LIST"

I am going to keep a list here of 20-25 pieces that I am looking to acquire by trade. Let's face it, anything is available on Ebay if you want to overpay.  I am not shooting as Ebay merchants as not all everything there is overpriced.  However, if people perceive value or that an item you will have many options to buy them at an inflated price plus shipping.  I firmly believe in free markets, and an item is worth what someone will pay for it. That said, I am going to try and see if I can make some progress in my hobby by doing something more creative that simply paying more than anyone else will offer.

The first five items that I am trying to acquire are:

1. Boog Powell Red Cross Bobblehead (Orioles)

One that I firmly expect not to fall into my lap, but my favorite item that I don't have.
 (Photo from BH Database at www.bobblebums.com)


2.  Ernie Whitt SGA (Toronto Blue Jays)

Can find it at a reasonable price, but usually shipping from Canada doubles the price.

 (Photo from www.bobblesgalore.com)

3.  Andre Dawson SGA (Expos)

I have one that I got a long time ago, but while I was moving things around in my basement, I dropped it. Only the cap bill is broken, but I need to get another one or another head to replace it.




4.  Jake Peavy 2005 Car Bobblehead (Padres)

I have the Cleveland car bobble of Grady Sizemore and he needs a drag racing partner.




5.  Ernie Banks 2009 SGA (Cubs)

Simply one of the coolest ballplayers ever.



More to come soon

PIRATES BOBBLEHEAD INFORMATION  

I have found a link to a list of Pirate bobbleheads (Collection Locker).  At first glance it looks very complete (I see some things that may not actually have been SGA, although I may be mistaken).  There appears to be lists for other franchises as well.  Nice starting point....