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Why is the KC Royals mascot’s name spelled so fucking stupid?

by | May 23, 2018 | Sniper Rants

Can someone tell me why the Royals mascot’s name is spelled so dumb? According to the world wide fucking web called the internet, it’s spelled “Sluggerrr”, with 2 extra stupid r’s. The proper and correct way to spell his name is Slugger according to me. Plain and simple. I know why management added the 2 extra r’s at the end as they wanted to exaggerate the extra rrrrrrumble since he’s a fucking lion and lions roar. But here’s the real reason why I think it’s stupid and why it pisses me off so much. 

Bobblehead purposes. If you go and search for the KC Royals mascot bobblehead on Ebay, 8/10 people don’t know how to spell it correctly and therefore, not all Slugger bobbleheads appear on the search page of Ebay. Don’t believe me? Go ahead and search Sluggerrr on Ebay and then search Slugger. All different ones show up on each search. It’s a pain in the ass and it SHOULD be spelled Slugger. Period. 

Bobble of the Day “Justin Turner” Walk off Homerun Bobblehead

by | May 21, 2018 | Bobble of the Day

Bobble of the Day

Player: Justin Turner (Walk off Homerun)

Team: Los Angeles Dodgers

Year: 2018

Manufacturer: BD&A

I love bobbleheads that commemorate historical moments in sports history and without a doubt, Turner’s walk off homerun in game 2 of the NLCS is worth the hype. A 1-0 pitch from mouth breather Lackey, JustinTurner hit a dick high fastball over the wall to win the game. A huge moment in Dodgers history and I’m pumped upper management highlighted this moment for a bobblehead giveaway. 

My initial thought after seeing the picture on Ebay is that Turner’s left ankle will definitely crack. It looks very top heavy and the Dodgers have a set of balls for even trying this. Well, it turns out they were correct. The bobble itself is built super sturdy and does not wiggle at all. The base has nice white raised letters to go along with an all green grass platform on top of the base.

  

 

 

Sniper Rating: What seals the deal on this one is Turner’s facial hair and his wavy hair in back. The red beard looks like he just cut down 1,000 trees in Yellowstone National Park and the back flowing hair is as detailed as they come. I love the clear opening of the box, and the graphic features surrounding the sides. The font is very easy to read and the box alone makes this SGA that much more desirable as a collector. I typically never give any SGA’s a perfect 10.0 rating, but this Los Angeles Dodgers Justin Turner walk off homerun bobblehead is an incredible item to own. What’s better than a monumental play to coincide with a bobble to follow? Nothing. Well done JT and better yet the Dodgers. A 10.0 without question as you should have added this to your collection yesterday. 

 

Am I alone on this? Exit velocity…who gives a shit

by | May 21, 2018 | Sniper Rants

The past 2 year ESPN talks a lot about “Exit Velocity” on television when someone hits a homerun.  We all know that exit velocity measures the speed of the ball as it comes off the bat, but does it really matter how fast a baseball leaves the ballpark? Who gives a shit how hard a ball is hit. If you get the right pitch and slam the shit out of it, ya it’s gonna go out fast. 

ESPN loves using these analitical terms since it’s 2018 and given the fact that the station has gone down the shitter the past 6 years, they need to talk about something “new age”. 

For example, Aaron Judge hits a missile and all the announcers get a huge chubby on how fast the ball came off his bat. Big fucking deal. ESPN also thinks they are sooooo intelligent too. Do you know how to calculate “exit velocity”?  The computer geeks have devices that measures how fast the baseball is hit from the bat until it lands. That’s probably where all the big bucks are going from ESPN to find out the exit velocity of a fucking HR. 

It’s a really stupid term to get the average fan a boner regarding how fast a ball is hit. Bottom line, a hit is a hit and a Homerun is a Homerun. Once a year the National Spelling Bee airs on ESPN, so does a contestant get rated on a how fast an expressive response is when spelling a word? No. So who really gives a shit when Arod or Jessica on Sunday Night Baseball asks “Hey, what was the velo on that hit?” 

In the grand scheme of things, it doesn’t mean dick and ESPN is desperately trying to reach the attention of their audience. It’s pathetic and it’s not working. 

Here’s a hard hit single by Stanton. He hit it hard. Real hard. Can we move on? It’s a hard hit single. No need to calculate exit velocity.

Bobble of the Day Miami Hurricanes “Turnover Chain” Exclusive Bobblehead

by | May 18, 2018 | Bobble of the Day

Bobble of the Day

Mascot: Sebastian “Turnover Chain”

Team: Miami Hurricanes

Year: 2018

Manufacturer: Forever Collectibles

It’s a no brainier that the Hurricanes are the most “swag” filled team in all of college football. Fuck Alabama and Ohio State, as The “U” has been around for years, and if you’re a high school football player and you sign a letter of intent to go to Miami to play ball, then you’re the fucking man.

Two weeks prior to last year’s season, Miami cornerbacks coach Mike Rumph asked a local jeweler in Miami if he would make a rope chain that players could wear after forcing a turnover. He agreed and whenever forcing a turnover on defense, the given player gets to wear the “Cuban Link” chain on the sideline. It was a genius idea and even a better idea that the Bobblehead Hall of Fame decided to make a bobble of Sebastian the mascot wearing the chain. 

Sebastian doesn’t have the “toughest” name in regards to mascots but once he puts the “U” sign up, he immediately becomes hard. The Cuban Chain is flexing right around his neck with tints of orange and green in replica diamonds.  The base has the Miami Hurricanes official logo on top flooded with colors and “The U” in raised letters on the front of the base.

  

 

Sniper Rating: This bobble is clean, swag filled and a must have for your collection. Make no question about it, you won’t see the amount of creativity in college football bobbleheads like the one your reading about right now. Lastly, the flashiness of the colored box makes this collectible stand out like an egg fart. Head over to the Bobblehead Hall of Fame as this Sebastian Miami Hurricanes Turnover Chain scores a staggering 10.0! 

How to save $$$ right after a new SGA Bobblehead comes out

by | May 11, 2018 | Sniper Rants

How to save $$$ when a new SGA bobblehead comes out. 

We all know we can’t attend every single game to score a new SGA. Unless you know someone who’s going or you’re trading with some other collector, prices can get up there. So what’s the easiest solution? Ebay of course. But do you ever wonder when hitting up Ebay that the price of a brand new SGA is super expensive? Prices are always high right off the bat for a new bobble, but let me inform you on something as this is a VERY SIMPLE CONCEPT. 

Those of you who have been with me since day one knows that I preach patience. Patience, patience, patience. Brand new SGA’s ALWAYS decrease over time. It may take a few weeks or even a year but the price will eventually drop. If there are only a limited amount being given out, you may disregard my advice and go ahead and pay a steep fee for it. But if there’s 10k to 20k made, then wait. Bobbleheads aren’t going anywhere. They will always be available and for the giveaways that hand out a lot, the price will drop. 

Take a look at the Syndergaard Marvel “Thor” bobblehead last year the Mets handed out. They started at $120.00 and even went up to $175.00 in price. Do yourself a favor and go on Ebay after reading this and you’ll scoop one up for $75.00. Price are inflated because it’s a “brand new” hot off the pallet from China. Now, if you’re impatient and have the money, then fuck it and buy it. But if you follow the rule of being patient, you’ll save your wallet a lot of damage. Just imagine if you save anywhere between $10.00 to $20.00 per bobblehead if you wait and multiple that by 15 bobbles, you’ll save over $220.00 per season. 

Just be patient.