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Bobble of the Day “Yoenis Cespedes” Horse Bobblehead

by | Jun 30, 2017 | Bobble of the Day

Bobble of the Day

Player: Yoenis Cespedes 

Team: New York Mets

Year: 2017

Manufacturer: Forever Collectibles 

So Cespedes rode into this year’s Spring Training on a horse named “Candy”. After the Mets were crowned National League champs last year, Cespedes took it upon himself to ride in on his “high horse”. He’s a huge car buff but this one morning during Spring Training he chose a horse. I like the idea and it’s kind of cute but I have a major problem with it. If you are the talk of the town, you think your shit don’t stink and you sign a huge contract, please make it a point to stay on the field and quit this nonsense with these stupid injuries. If he played 140 games and only missed a few then this “horse riding” thing would be warranted. Yoenis now looks like an asshole. The big guy on the horse and he always finds himself on the DL. Enough ranting, let’s get to the bobble.

I love the apple shaped base with the Mets logo and colors flooded all over the place. You know what I’m going to say next. SHIT, PISS POOR sticker name. It looks cheap and FOCO could have spent the extra .30 cents to make the letters raised. 

Everything else looks great on this one. The horse is sturdy as fuck and very realistic. The Cowboy hat looks flashy and I’m glad the manufacturer put the neon yellowish sleeve on him.

 

 

Sniper Rating: I love this bobble. It’s a must have for any collector but I don’t like the player on it. He’s cocky and making a lot of money and he’s flat out not living up to his contract. That really pisses me off. If you’re going to ride into Spring Training on a horse, and make the money that is given to you, you better hit 45 bombs, bat .330 and knock in 125 rbi’s.

Yoenis the player scores a 4.0 and the bobble itself scores a 9.5.

Motivational Friday

by | Jun 30, 2017 | Motivational

It ends up the way it’s supposed to be.

This phrase says it all. If you’re supposed to win(whatever winning means to you) it will happen. You control your fate. If you fail or lose, then you made your own bed. Simple as that. Shit happens and in the end you determine your successes or failures. You have to stop blaming “short term” issues as no one great stopped in the end. 

New wave of bobbleheads…Game Of Thrones

by | Jun 29, 2017 | Sniper Rants

So this hit show Game of Thrones is taking off and I’ll be the first to admit I haven’t seen one show. Just like Star Wars themed bobbleheads that baseball teams are coming out with, now it’s Game of Thrones. 

Apparently there is a huuuuuuge following as diehard fans love this show. Here are some examples of which GOT bobbles we will see this season. 

Hunter Pence as “House of Pence”. I don’t really understand it as he’s sitting on a throne but it’s pretty damn good looking.

Taijuan Walker of the Diamondbacks with a silver/blackish costume and a shiny, glittery aqua face. This one actually scares the shit out me but it’s creepy cool.

Next, is J.D. Martinez of the Detroit Tigers as “House of Detroit”. It looks like he’s got all the dark black flashy gear on just chillin on his throne.

Then we have Evan Longoria of the Rays with a more happy look, as it’s just his face and hair. He’s sitting on his throne and doesn’t look to intimidating.

Here we have our first mascot in Southpaw of the White Sox, filled with yellowish/greenish colors and again sitting on his throne.

 

For a different pose is “Ser Andrew Benintendi of the Red Sox with some sort of cloak draped around him holding his bat like he’s got a 14 inch dick. 

And last is “House of Bannister” of the Texas Rangers. Not too much of a “Game of Thrones” outfit as Bannister is decked out in his Rangers uniform.

 

I get the hype and obviously more fans will fill the seats in these ballparks just to get the bobblehead and here we have MLB making more money. Gimmicks like these is a tremendous idea. Teams have Game of Throne nights when a lot of people won’t attend a game in the middle of the summer. They do these giveaways on a random Monday or Wednesday night to fill the seats. I am going to the “Ser Andrew Benintendi” one because I’m curious to see what it’s like. From what I hear, the Red Sox will have characters there and you can have your picture taken while sitting on a throne. 

I anticipate this “Game of Thrones” themed nights to take off just like Star Wars night did. Excellent marketing by all MLB teams and of course Major League Baseball itself. Time will tell and we’ll see what they look like. I think I’ll make my decision to start watching the show after I have the actual Game of Thrones “Ser Andrew Benintendi” bobble in hand. 

Bobble of the Day “Outdoors Woody”

by | Jun 29, 2017 | Bobble of the Day

Bobble of the Day

Mascot: Outdoors Woody Mascot

Team: Wisconsin Woodchucks

Year: 2017

Manufacturer: Alexander Global Promotions

So my buddy Erik who lives in Wisconsin hooked me up with this mini Woody bobblehead. Go check out his Insta feed @ravn524 for some cool pics of SGA bobbles.

I love this Woody bobble. I feel that every Sniper needs to own any bobblehead that has the name Woody. This version is “Outdoors” Woody as he is decked out in hunting gear.  He’s got the bright orange vest and flannel long sleeve shirt. The base is pretty standard but Woody’s name is raised letters which is a plus in my eyes. 

 

 

Sniper Rating: Will this bobble stand out in your collection? Probably not. But I can tell you this, once you look at it, it’s going to give you the urge to pick up a shotgun and go hunting. Once the fall season arrives, I may put this on my mantle below my flatscreen because it just screams cooler weather and fresh meat to hunt. Woody scores a solid 8.0. 

P.S. This would rank a top 3 mascot SGA if Woody was holding a gun. I think the Woodchucks were concerned this bobble would end up in kids hands and who knows what the fuck that would lead to. 

Motivational Monday

by | Jun 26, 2017 | Motivational

Making mistakes is part of being an adult. Learn and move on.

We all do it guys. We fuck up here and there but the ultimate determination is how you learn from your mistakes and moving on. Don’t do the same shit again that has costed you. Don’t look back on your failures as you NEED to move forward and make positive gains. It’s the ONLY way you’ll be at peace with yourself and ultimately will lead to happiness.