Hartford Yard Goats “Chomper” Bobblehead Recap
So the Hartford Yard Goats in Connecticut are a brand new minor league team as they are the affiliate of the Colorado Rockies (AA). The stadium is brand spanking new and I’ve wanted to go to a game all season and decided to make it a bobblehead game.
Their mascot named “Chompers” was the bobble given out to the first 2,000 fans. This was just one gate.
I brought the wife and kids as I heard there is a shit load of activities for the youngsters.
It was a good hour ride and we got there roughly 30 minutes before the gates opened.
There was maybe and I mean maybe, 20 people in line. To make a long story short, this was a bobblehead collector’s dream game. Alot of the fans didn’t even know there was a giveaway and they were handing the Bobbles out like they were candy. To be quite frank, we had fans come up to us asking if we got a bobblehead as they didn’t even want theirs. I ended up with 17 total and could have easily have gotten 40-50, but room in the bobble cave is getting slim and I just don’t want that many.
I have never seen such a cleaner park. Everything from the concession stands to the bathrooms to the rows of seats, everything was immaculate.
We had to score a few cold ones and we brought the kids around to see the goats. They loved them but they stunk like shit. They had a huge bounce house, live music and “Chompers” the mascot running around greeting fans.
Overall, it was a good family day. If you’re ever in CT in the summer time I highly recommend going to Dunkin Donuts Park to see the Yard Goats play. It was a great first time experience and tons of action for the fam.
The bobblehead itself is very cool. Tons of flashy colors, a detailed sponsor emblem and a very sturdy structure to it. Alot of people don’t know who the Yard Goats are but their mascot is cool as shit. If you need one let me know. Especially, if your a mascot or a minor league bobble collector.
Now on to the bigger games. Long week ahead so stay tuned!
Bobble Set of the Day “Win Dance Repeat” Portland Sea Dogs
Bobble Set of the Day
Players: Mookie Betts, Andrew Benintendi, Jackie Bradley Jr.
Team: Portland Sea Dogs
Year: 2017
Manufacturer: Novel-T-Shirts Inc.
So the Win, Dance, Repeat swag keeps on rolling as the Portland Sea Dogs(Red Sox affiliate) highlight the Sox outfielders doing their dance when they win. Whoever started this out of the 3 of them is a genius. It’s a youthful thing to do and brings the team together. I love new, young players doing shit like this.
Whoever Novel-T-Shirt Inc. is that manufactured these did a fantastic job. All three bobbleheads are well made and sturdy. There’s not to much “Flare” to them as far as detail but I consider it a classic look. All three players are wearing their Sea Dogs white uni’s with a red pinstripe down the pant leg. Each player has their own dance and the fact that the Sea Dogs had each base interlock with each other is sick. They could have just made a square base for each and all three can line up, but no, they had them interlock which highlights their WDR dance. Great move by the Sea Dogs.
Sniper Rating: Why this set is so hard to obtain, is the fact that each bobble was given away on a separate night. If you couldn’t make one game your shit out of luck. There’s always Ebay as an option but you’re gonna pay a high price. I’ve had a lot of Snipers ask me for an individual one but I will not break the completed sets. I know the Lowell Spinners are doing the same trio set in different kinds of clothes but I can already say that this set is much better. It’s the first SGA set out and they are in their proper uniforms. A definite tough set to collect and even though they all came in just a standard white box, this trio Win, Dance, Repeat bobbles score a 9.5.
By being negative, is there any value?
By being negative, is there any value?
Why be miserable? Why look down and judge others? A few weeks ago I was attacked by 2 “Keyboard Warriors” via Instagram, that insisted I lied to my followers by not mentioning that I bought all 24 bobbleheads. They viewed my experience at Fenway Park as jealousy and I wondered why? Is your life that miserable that you need to ridicule others to make yourself feel better? Please do me this favor. Avoid these types of people and focus on a happy life for yourself instead of following the footsteps of others who are negative. Let them talk their shit and send them a smiley face emoji.