Stereotypes of Bobbleheads

Stereotypes of Bobbleheads
(That is not me in the picture) 
Bobbleheads have an overwhelming negative stereotype, especially if you’re an adult that collects them. It’s not about these corny little bobbleheads. It’s about something you are passionate about. It doesn’t matter if you’re into collecting knives, guns, hats, sneakers, art paintings, cars, recipes or bobbleheads. It’s what makes you happy and the need to fulfill your urge to be happy. Who gives a shit if you’re a collector? Be you and fuck what others think.
 
I cannot tell you the amount of times when my bro’s have first come down to my empire (bobble cave) of displayed bobbleheads, each individually organized in one of my massive cabinets.  The first thing they say is “Dude, this is creepy, this is weird, do you jerk off to them at night?” Then we’re out at a bar the following weekend and the subject of sports comes up and I over hear one of my bro’s say to another guy, “Dude my buddy over here has a massive collection, you gotta come check it out, it’s bad ass!” The following weekend we are watching football and drinking beers and I notice them taking the time to look at certain ones or asking, “Where’d you get this one?” The best one that cracks me up is when it’s one of my buddies birthdays, and I gift wrap a bobble and give it to them of their favorite team or player. The following fucking day, I’ll get a text with a picture showing the bobble I gave them sitting on their desk at work and they proceed to tell me 4 people have come by asking about it. Then, the conversation starts around the water cooler. I’m not here to justify that bobbleheads are cool. I know they’re fucking cool. My point is, it doesn’t matter what you’re into, it’s about what you have a passion for that makes you successful in life.
 
Here are some bobbles my bro’s have on their desks at work.

Is anyone else sick of this Ryan Lochte ass pipe?

Who else is tired of hearing about Ryan Lochte? We’ve all seen the news about him lying to Matt Lauer on the Today’s Show. How he made immature decisions and he’s sorry for all of the negative attention he’s caused not only to USA but all of the American Olympians. He tells Lauer on national television that he “over exaggerated” what happened that night? blah blah blah….save it Ryan. 

Here’s the scoop on Mr. Lochte. He’s an asshole. He’s been in the shadow of Michael Phelps for years. He’s bitter, he’s angry and now he’s made a fool of himself. He so wants to be a more prolific swimmer than Phelps but he never will. I’ve always watched the Olympics and especially swimming. I tune in like everyone else to watch Michael Phelps break a new record. Then the camera pans over to Lochte and just his face screams “angry” and “jealousy”. 

I don’t blame Rio one bit. Why let some punk ass ruin publicity in your country when the events were not true? As far as who he was with that night, James Feigen, Jack Conger and Gunnar Bentz, we all know Locate was the main culprit. I know it. You know it. His swimming teammates were just tagging along. Listen, everyone makes mistakes and bad decisions, but you can’t pull shit like this representing the United States of American while you’re in the main spotlight. 

I’m pleased that Speedo and Ralph Lauren dropped his ass as sponsors.

(LA Times) “While we enjoyed a winning relationship with Ryan for over a decade and he has been an important member of the Speedo team, we cannot condone behavior that is counter to the values this brand has long stood for. We appreciated his many achievements and hope he moves forward and learns from this experience,” the Speedo statement read.

An Airweave spokeswoman said Monday, “Airweave is a proud sponsor of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams and our dedication to athletic achievement is unwavering. Our endorsement agreement with Ryan Lochte was in support of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. After careful consideration, we have made the decision to end our partnership with Ryan Lochte. We remain committed to supporting Team USA and the athletes preparing for the Paralympic games.”

Fuck him. It’s one thing to make a mistake and own up to it, but it’s another thing to flat out lie about it. 

Ryan Locate lives in a Ryan Lochte world. It’s all about him. Let’s dye our hair to stand out and bring attention to ourselves knowing you’ll never surpass Phelps as the greatest swimmer to hit the water. His face makes me sick and he’s got a long road ahead to clear himself of this disaster he’s caused. I bet his book sales will do well huh? More like Hard-Core douche. 

 

Watney, Dell, Czarniak Who ya got?

Who takes the cake in Bobble world and in life? Heidi Watney, Jenny Dell or Lindsay Czarniak?

The Lowell Spinners (Minor League affiliate of the Red Sox) honored Heidi Watney on August 1st, 2010 with her own personalized Bobblehead. The first 1,000 in the gate received one.

Heidi Watney was first on the scene as she worked for NESN who covered the Red Sox from 2008-2011. She was awesome. Everyone including myself tuned in to see her. How can you not? The newscasters tenure didn’t last long as a whirldwind of drama started. Apparently, Jason Varitek split from his wife to pursue Watney. Months after that, Tek bum rushed Nick Green (Red Sox SS) prior to a game and they have a huge fucking brawl in the clubhouse.

BOSTON (AP) — People call Nick Green “The Doubles Machine,” but the Red Sox shortstop has gone much further than second base with Heidi Watney.

The blonde sideline reporter was apparently the cause of a wild brawl between Green and Jason Varitek prior to Sunday’s game in Baltimore. Varitek rushed Green, who recently started dating Watney while she was in a sexual relationship with the Red Sox captain.

Varitek reportedly started yelling at Green before ramming him into Manny Delcarmen’s locker. The two grappled back-and-forth for a few minutes before Sox utility hero Nick Green by dgaproductions.teammates stepped in and broke up the brawl. Varitek suffered bruises while Green left with a black eye and several bruises on his face and chest. Green was unavailable for Sunday’s game because of the injury, the Boston Herald reported, but Varitek started behind the plate, going 1-for-5 with an RBI in the 9-3 victory.

Witnesses say the fight was all because of Watney. Sources say Watney dumped Varitek recently, more than a year after Varitek left his wife for Watney and months after he announced he and Watney’s relationship to the press. Watney, sources say, is now banging Green. The Boston Herald caught the pair making out at Maggino’s, a Boston restaurant, while hanging with Jacoby Ellsbury andNESN's Heidi Watney by sdowen. his girl, Kelsey Hawkins, last week.

Further reports say that Green actually started his courtship of Watney at a charity event hosted by Varitek and teammate Tim Wakefield.

“Tek was furious. He had strong feelings for Heidi,” said one Red Sox teammate who did not want to be named. “Greeney though, you gotta be careful of that guy, he’ll step in and steal your girl in two seconds.”

Red Sox manager Terry Francona declined comment on the situation. “That’s a personal issue between Tek and Nick. I’ll leave it at that,” Francona said of the brawl, that happened during the time the clubhouse was not accessible to the media before the game. 

Safe to say, Heidi Watney moved on from that scene and started new endeavors. Boys will be boys fighting over the same broad. Can you blame them?

 

Next, comes in Jenny Dell. She took over Watney’s position in early 2001 as a sideline reporter for NESN. As you can see, she’s a certified smokebomb.

In 2013, yet again, the Lowell Spinners did a bobblehead giveaway of Jenny.

Soon to find out in 2012, she was kicked to the curb by upper management. Sources say, her and then 3rd baseman, Will Middlebrooks had been fucking for over a year and kept it hush hush. Rumors swirled that the organization was fed up, as Dell was in contact with FOX Sports 1 but we all know that’s not true. That year, Middlebrooks was hitting a measly .230 and Dell was the main culprit. When your’e trying to play 3rd base in Fenway Park with 25,000 screaming fans and all you can do is look over to the sidelines and wonder what color thong your side piece is wearing, there’s a problem. Management had a problem with it and so did I. As soon as Dell got her pink slip, Middlebrooks abruptly got traded to the Padres. hmmm……Soon after, Dell’s Twitter’s feed was blowing up like propane tank with pictures of her and Middlebrooks.

On a side note, don’t organizations have rules that players can’t fuck reporters employed by the team? I know it’s true in the NFL that players can’t been seen with cheerleaders but how does this work in MLB?

Anyhow, they got engaged and now are married. Great job Will. You could have had a hell of a career in Boston but I can’t blame you on this one. 9/10 bro’s would have done the same thing you did.

Lastly, we have Lindsay Czarniak. As you can see, she’s definitely in the same stratosphere as Dell and Watney.

Lindsay started off her career as an anchor on NBC4 in D.C. Soon after she travelled around working as a newscaster for the Olympics in Beiijing in 2008 and covered the Winter Olympics in Italy. She finally broke into ESPN as a guest on The Tony Kornheiser show and then her career catapulted like a boner from there. Soon she became a news anchor for ESPN and we all see her on SportsCenter.

On July 22nd, 2008, Lindsay was honored at the Reading Phillies vs Bowie Baysox game and threw out the first pitch. In addition, each fan received a Linsday Czarniak Bobblehead. The bobble itself is atrocious.  It doesn’t look like her at all. I don’t even know why I have one. You be the judge.

In the showdown of these 3 smokebombs, there’s multiple factors that play in here. Watney caused a lot of disturbance in the Sox locker room, Dell put a pussy spell on our former 3rd baseman so that leaves Czarniak the angel here?

 

Take emotions and personalities out of it heres my list.

Best Bobble….

  1. Dell
  2. Watney
  3. Czarniak

Stranded on a deserted island with….

  1. Czarniak
  2. Dell
  3. Watney

 

Main reason Lindsay is #1 is because there’s a chance Dell and Watney leave me for some pirate and I’d be stuck doing…

 

 

 

 

 

Is having a Bobblehead collection weird or cool?

Is collecting Bobbleheads weird or cool?

First things first. Bobbleheads are fucking cool. Anyone that tells you that they are weird or stupid is an asshole. You cannot imagine the amount of times people look at me weird and go dead silent when I tell them I have a huge Bobble collection. Not just because I’ve built an empire and I collect them, but they really are something to talk about. Anyone that says they aren’t is lying through their ass pipe. Is collecting thousands and thousands bobbleheads weird to some? Maybe. Is it for everybody? No. Do people collect coins, stamps, knives, magazines and books? Yes. So what’s the big deal? I’m not writing this blog to defend Bobbleheads and how they are fresh as fuck. I wrote it to create awareness and for anyone who collects to stand up and be proud of the bobbles you’ve accumulated with your hard earned money. If we’re being honest with each other, come forward with any stories to make me believe I’m not the only guy who gets these looks or chuckles.

Have you ever looked at any stadium giveaway and the photos of people smiling and happy that they received a bobble? That alone should be full blown proof that they are a hot item. They always have been since they were first manufactured in Germany in the 50’s and became very popular in the 90’s. Why do people arrive at a stadium 4-5 hours prior to the gates even opening? On hot summer days in the scorching fucking heat?

I read tons of messages on Instagram from jabroni’s ridiculing me and what I do. You can easily buy a bobble on Ebay right? Then why stand in line for hours for one? I’ll tell you. It’s the experience. It’s the joy of the the guy behind the gate handing you one. It feels good. You feel part of the game. So you be the judge whether bobbles are weird or cool to collect……by the way, chicks love bobbles to guys. Get on that.

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That feeling you get when………

You win an auction for a bobble on Ebay!!! I’m telling you, there’s nothing better than sniping that bobble you wanted from some slapdick on the other end. I’ve seen it all. 3 day, 5 day, 7 day and 10 day auctions. You name it. You’ve been watching it all week, checking your tablet or smartphone while you’re taking a shit or stuck in traffic to see if the bids keep going up. You know everyone has their own strategy as far as winning an auction. Obviously, I will not reveal mine as I’m sure I’ve sniped plenty of you before. I think the toughest part in winning an auction is determining the purpose of you wanting it. Is it for your collection? Do you want to flip it? Is it for trade bait?

I have many golden rules if I want to buy a bobble in an auction to try and flip it. If I want it for my personal collection and I don’t have it already I’m going to bid smart and big. Another factor I’ll enlighten you snipers on, is how many times have you lost an auction and then 5 days later the same seller lists the same bobble again???? I always message the seller and ask how many he or she has remaining. I’m not going to dump my hard earned money in an auction if the seller has 4-5 of them. I’ll offer a good amount and see what happens. So, depending what team, player or mascot you’re interested in bidding on, you have to factor: How often does it pop up on Ebay? Once a month? Twice a year? Once every 3 years?

I’ll fill you in on a little secret. You’d be surprised how many older people that don’t know dick about bobbles list them at stupid hours of the night as a buy-it-now. I don’t often do it any more(as I have kids that wear me down and I need my fucking sleep) but I used to scour Ebay for bobbles at 1:30-2:00 in the morning and have scored hard to find rare ones. For cheap! I tend to think it’s some old lady in upstate New York that lives in the woods and she just cleaned out her attic and wants to make a quick buck. Those late night searches are just about over for me but you never know. 🙂

The Mystery of Forever Collectibles

The Mystery of Forever Collectibles 

Forever Collectibles makes awesome Bobbles. I’ve been buying them for years. Let’s start off by saying their website sucks a big dick. forevercollectibles.com is awful. I haven’t been able to open it for years. Literally. It freezes and never loads. FOCO doesn’t even have a master list of all their bobbles they have produced starting 12-15 years ago. The mystery is, unless you’re a FOCO dealer, you never know when and where they will come out. Take for example the Bobbles of the Month. No one ever knows what teams are doing them each season and you can’t even preview them on any social media outlet. I’ve had to call each stadium team store to find out and half the time the manager of the store can’t even give you a fucking answer whether they are doing them each year. FOCO won’t send out an email or post a message anywhere of what any Bobblehead will look like and what teams will have them. You have no idea what players or mascots they will produce. It’s a big fucking mystery. The Cardinals did the Bobble of the Month a few years back. They were awesome. Expensive but awesome. The following year no one knew if they were doing them or not. I asked the manager of the team store and he said, “Forever Collectibles discontinued them because they didn’t sell well last season”. Oh really? Thanks for the fucking heads up. They don’t even post on Instagram anymore. Their last post was back in 2014. Their tendencies are bush league and big collectors like myself would like a heads up every once in awhile. We push all of our hard earned money toward that fucking company and they give us zilch in return. I guess I’m the sucker because I’ll still continue to buy them.

Website won’t load-go to it….I dare you. 

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Haven’t made a post in 2 years.

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Looks like they keep their employees happy with a little afternoon Food Truck. I’m sure the IT guy is first in line to shovel food down his fat ass as he’s the one that fucks with the website to keep us all guessing as it doesn’t load.

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