Tuesday, August 30, 2005

 

A chance for UC football to shine


A chance for UC football to shine
Cincinnati.com, OH - 3 hours ago
...To mark the occasion, the school is giving away Big East commemorative Bearcatbobbleheadsto the first 5,000 fans who enter the stadium....

Monday, August 29, 2005

 

Blue Jays can't get big hit against Westbrook in 4-1 loss to ...


Blue Jays can't get big hit against Westbrook in 4-1 loss to ...
Montreal Gazette, Canada - 18 hours ago
...Notes: Ashley Whitt, daughter of Jays first base coach Ernie Whitt, sang the national anthems. . . . The first 10,000 fans received Ernie Whittbobbleheads.

Sunday, August 28, 2005

 

Heritage Park auction a hit with the bidders


Heritage Park auction a hit with the bidders
Albany Times Union, NY - 5 hours ago
...staff might use. Thebobbleheads, he said, would be given to fans and players for prizes when the park holds contests. Between bids...

Saturday, August 27, 2005

 

Duluth News Tribune | 08/24/2005 | A bobblehead scandal? Some Twins fans think so (Duluth News Tribune)


Duluth News Tribune | 08/24/2005 | A bobblehead scandal? Some Twins fans think so (Duluth News Tribune)
A bobblehead scandal? MINNEAPOLIS - The Minnesota Twins may have bobbled their latest promotion. Fans say the baseball team didn't give away all of the promised 10,000 bobbleheads honoring the 1965 American League champions.

Rickey Henderson bobbleheads at Surprise Stadium Saturday (OurSports Central)
SURPRISE, Ariz. (Aug. 26, 2005) - Fans who missed out on getting one of the 1,000 Rickey Henderson bobbleheads during the Surprise Fightin' Falcons' July 4 game will get another chance Saturday when the Falcons will hand out 500 more before a doubleheader against the San Diego Surf Dawgs.

Thursday, August 25, 2005

 

Here is what most Americans are thinking about Mr. Robertson's ...


Here is what most Americans are thinking about Mr. Robertson's ...
VHeadline.com, IL - 14 hours ago
...Well, it's time for the Bush administration and the right wingbobbleheadson TV and radio to put their money where their mouth is and condemn what Robertson...

A bobblehead scandal? Some Twins fans think so
Duluth News Tribune, MN - Aug 24, 2005
Fans say the baseball team didn't give away all of the promised 10,000bobbleheadshonoring the 1965 American League champions....

Sunday, August 21, 2005

 

Old Twins Gather to Remember'65 Series


Old Twins Gather to Remember'65 Series
Twin Falls Times-News, ID - 7 hours ago
...The team planned to give away a miniature replica of the old Met Stadium, where fans flocked to see Killebrew belt majestic homers, as well asbobbleheaddolls...

Friday, August 19, 2005

 

Insider: Reds already one of season's big winners


Insider: Reds already one of season's big winners
CBS News - 8 hours ago
...They didn't. It was Tony PerezBobbleheadDoll night at Great American Ball Park, and when you're a 6-year-old boy named Antonio Perez in Cincinnati -- where...

Devore does it again in Grizzlies 7-4 win over Sky Sox
OurSports Central (press release), WI - 9 hours ago
...Stadium. The first 2,500 fans in attendance will receive a Matt CainBobblehead, presented by Acapulco Restaurant and Cantina. RHP...

Thursday, August 18, 2005

 

On a serious note, Kinky revs up rhetoric


On a serious note, Kinky revs up rhetoric
Denton Record Chronicle (subscription), TX - 12 hours ago
...The campaign has raised $60,000 so far, offering Kinky Friedman talking action figures, signed by the candidate."We'll dobobbleheads....

Tuesday, August 16, 2005

 

Building 19 offers bargains on Boston s former great bats


Building 19 offers bargains on Boston s former great bats
Nashua Telegraph, NH - Aug 11, 2005
...The racks in Burlington, Mass., were stuffed with unwanted Nomar and Pedro shirts, mini-bobbleheads, pencil toppers, pennants and photographs....

Monday, August 15, 2005

 

Lighten up: Detroit might go for this


Lighten up: Detroit might go for this
Indianapolis Star, United States - 5 hours ago
...Blakley's idea. The Danville, Ind., resident e-mailed a suggestion that the Pistons have a Ron ArtestBobbleheadNight on Feb. 23...

Catman laps up Panthers buzz
The State, SC - Aug 14, 2005
Now it's true that how Gregory"Catman" Good feels about the team's chances this year might be inflated, considering there is now abobbleheaddoll in his...

Saturday, August 13, 2005

 

Injury Slows Sharapova's Move to No. 1


Injury Slows Sharapova's Move to No. 1
Allentown Morning Call, PA - 2 hours ago
...With the losses of Davenport and Williams, tournament promoters had focused their advertising on Sharapova, including a giveaway of 5,000bobbleheaddolls in...

Friday, August 12, 2005

 

Catfish to Give Away Tommy Lasorda Bobbleheads and Delta Airline Tickets (OurSports Central)


Catfish to Give Away Tommy Lasorda Bobbleheads and Delta Airline Tickets (OurSports Central)
Columbus, GA - On Thursday, August 4th, the Catfish will take on the Savannah SandGnats (Washington Nationals) at 7:00pm. Gates open at 6:00pm and the first 500 fans that enter will receive a limited edition Tommy Lasorda bobblehead doll courtesy of Delta.

Steroids strike bobblehead market (BizJournals)
In a week dominated by Orioles events, here's a piece of related business news that may have escaped your attention.

Wednesday, August 10, 2005

 

Canaries return for mammoth homestand (OurSports Central)


Canaries return for mammoth homestand (OurSports Central)
(Sioux Falls, SD) - The Canaries have been gone for a week and the team is eager to get down to business at the Birdcage. The Birds will have plenty of time to settle in as the team is scheduled for ten games in a row.

Monday, August 08, 2005

 

Fending Off the Bobblehead Hordes (East Bay Express)


Fending Off the Bobblehead Hordes (East Bay Express)
You gotta wake up early to beat Bobby Tselentis to the Coliseum. But on a bobblehead day, you don't stand a chance. At 11 p.m. on Saturday, Bobby Tselentis parked his pickup truck outside the darkened gates of McAfee Coliseum.

Sunday, August 07, 2005

 

Dawgs got Clark back behind plate; Kennedy's tip got his bat going


Dawgs got Clark back behind plate; Kennedy's tip got his bat going
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - Aug 6, 2005
...He's pulling the ball with authority now. He's much more of a threat.". The long-awaited Rickey Hendersonbobbleheadnight is here....

Friday, August 05, 2005

 

Tuesday, August 02, 2005 (The Gilroy Dispatch)


Tuesday, August 02, 2005 (The Gilroy Dispatch)
Gilroy - Just one day after the close of the 2005 Garlic Festival, Herbie bobbleheads and other festival paraphernalia were up for auction on eBay.com. Five 2005 Herbie dolls were available, as were multiple copies of Garlic Lovers cookbooks from various years.

Tuesday, August 02, 2005 (The Gilroy Dispatch)
Gilroy - Near-record crowds sent revenues and spirits soaring at Gilroy s 27th Garlic Festival - apparently nobody got the memo that this was supposed to be a rough year.

Thursday, August 04, 2005

 

Gilroy s 27th Annual Garlic Fest a success


Gilroy s 27th Annual Garlic Fest a success
Hollister Free Lance, CA - Aug 2, 2005
...Garlic Mercantile also did very well, boosted by sales of Herbiebobbleheadsand items featuring the winning poster designs, said Retail Chair Patty...

A few tidbits on the Garlic Festival
Gilroy Dispatch (subscription), CA - Aug 2, 2005
Gilroy - Just one day after the close of the 2005 Garlic Festival, Herbiebobbleheadsand other festival paraphernalia were up for auction on eBay.com....

Wednesday, August 03, 2005

 

SUNS RETURN HOME AUGUST 8


SUNS RETURN HOME AUGUST 8
Jaxsuns.com, FL - Jul 31, 2005
...photo and the first 1,000 kids get a fielders glove, plus come early to choose from other great Suns gear including hats, lunch bags, baseballs andbobbleheads...

Tuesday, August 02, 2005

 

Isotopes fall to Stingers, 5-2


Isotopes fall to Stingers, 5-2
OurSports Central (press release), WI - Jul 28, 2005
...Saturday night's game will mark the return of the hilarious Myron Noodleman - and this time he's bringing his ownbobbleheadsto the first 2,500 fans, courtesy...

Byte by Bite - Streaming video follows shuttle progress
Union Democrat, CA - Jul 29, 2005
...On the other hand, the Webcasts didn't have networkbobbleheadstalking and talking and talking, clearly fearful of the dreaded two seconds of dead air....

Monday, August 01, 2005

 

Shock Acquires Katie Smith In Trade With Lynx


Shock Acquires Katie Smith In Trade With Lynx
DetroitShock.com - 17 hours ago
...the Phoenix Mercury the first 3,000 fans in attendance will receive a Detroit Shock Cheryl Ford MustangBobbleheadcourtesy of Ford....