Bandaged Bobbleheads !

Team to give away dolls undergoing rehab
It's not unusual for a baseball team to give away a bobblehead doll of a popular player. But the minor league Connecticut Defenders of Norwich, Conn., have added a twist.

The Double-A team, associated with the San Francisco Giants, plans a series of giveaways featuring major league players who have rehabilitated injuries in Norwich.

Each doll has the injured section of his body bandaged...

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And More Bobblehead News Articles...

Sea swim to support Cayman Loves Children
Cay Compass, Cayman Islands - 1 hour ago... by Gatorade and Le Bleu. The top three finishers in each age group will be awarded the ever popular Bobble Head trophies. ...

Younger Molina Steals Show in Angels' 8-3 Win
Los Angeles Times, CA - May 17, 2006... But the Angels extended their lead to 3-0 in the third when Cabrera led off with a single and Guerrero, on the night of his bobble-head doll giveaway, crushed ...

Derrick Turnbow Has His Own Bobblehead

Here are a few news stories I've found that mention Bobbleheads...

Brewers' Turnbow has arrived
OnMilwaukee.com, Milwaukee - 8 hours agoBrewers closer Derrick Turnbow should know he's arrived. He now has a bobblehead in his likeness, complete with the mop of hair and retro 1982 uniform. ...

QB was popular pick
Pioneer Press, MN - May 5, 2006... Billy Martin Jr. and family members will be in town July 29, when the Twins honor the late former manager with a bobblehead promotion at the Metrodome. ...

Notes: Redmond swinging hot bat
MLB.com - May 6, 2006... Bobblehead mixup: The Twins gave away 10,000 bobblehead dolls of Torii Hunter before Friday night's game, but there was a problem as nearly 3,000 of the dolls ...

Sizemore enjoys some home cooking
The Herald, WA - May 6, 2006... A recent Grady Sizemore bobblehead giveaway drew about 34,000 to Jacobs Field, the biggest crowd for an April game there since the 2000 season. ...

GOT JUNK: You call, they haul
Richmond Times Dispatch, VA - May 5, 2006... houses," he said. Employees also can keep items. One recently sold a bobblehead baseball player on eBay for $1,000. Early editions of ...

Over 6,000 fans come out for Steeldogs' `Faith Night'
Birmingham News, AL - May 6, 2006Fans convened outside for a Christian rock concert, picked up camouflage Bibles, and bid for a bobblehead doll set of Noah, John Baptist, Esther, Daniel, Moses ...

Ken's Adventures In Weirderland
Baseball Toaster, CA - May 7, 2006... did their calculations on whether they should close the third deck or not, they may have neglected to figure in one piece of information: the bobblehead effect ...

U.S. Airforce Crew Talks about Bobbleheads!

Here are some of the latest news items about Bobbleheads!

The first is a brief mention made by a U.S. airforce cockpit crew of a C17 as it flew to Iraq...

“Hello boys, here we go,” Newhouse said as we took off Friday in the C-17 from McChord.

The view from the cockpit was gorgeous as we launched into blue skies. The islands of Puget Sound sparkled and the rush hour traffic crawled far below.

The talk of the cockpit crew as we headed toward the Middle East was about how we were missing Ichiro bobble-head night at Safeco Field.

Boxed nasties, blue sky on way to Iraq is where the entire "NewsTribune.com" article can be read...

And the game the crew were *possibly* talking about, which mentioned the Ichiro Bobblehead and same stadium, is at:

Sodo Silence
Seattle Weekly - Apr 23, 2006... A Friday-night bobble-head giveaway padded attendance but was spoiled when suddenly unloved bobble-boy Ichiro repeatedly left runners in scoring position. ...

And lastly, here's yet another article that mentioned the "Runaway Bride" bobblehead! :)

A year later, Runaway Bride is still talk of town
WTVM, GA - ... And perhaps most indicative of her celebrity status, her county's minor league hockey team handed out one-thousand Runaway Bride bobblehead dolls at a game in ...

The End Of April Showers (Bobbleheads)

Here are some of the recent Bobblehead news stories I've found online...

A year later, Runaway Bride is still talk of town
WTVM, GA - Apr 29, 2006... And perhaps most indicative of her celebrity status, her county's minor league hockey team handed out one-thousand Runaway Bride bobblehead dolls at a game in ...

Sharing the experience with unique fan club
The Morning Journal, OH - 16 hours agoOn Saturday, this supposed hunk of baseball got his very own bobblehead night at Jacobs Field as the Indians took on the Texas Rangers. ...

Packers' top draft pick Hawk joins Turnbow in the Wisconsin sports ...
OnMilwaukee.com, Milwaukee - 13 hours ago... to Superior and the shaggy-haired right-hander routinely receives rock star treatment at Miller Park, where he will be exalted with his own bobblehead doll a ...

CLEVELAND - Sabathia back in rotation,
Akron Beacon Journal, OH - Apr 30, 2006... if it's needed.''. GRADY POWER -- Fans responded to Grady Sizemore bobblehead night by turning out in droves. Saturday's game drew ...

Carter's cuts should have come sooner
Tallahassee.com, FL - Apr 28, 2006... Tonight is Mike Martin bobblehead night at Dick Howser Stadium. The dolls don't look much ...