Living Dolls: Collectors Clamor for Bobbleheads Of Beloved Sports Figures — Head-Wagging Game Premiums Given Free to Fans Have More Than Sentimental Value

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From The Wall Street Journal – Last month, Jason Ray drove to Chicago from his home near Minneapolis and bought five cheap tickets to a Chicago Bulls basketball game. Mr.[...]

Bobble Mania

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From The Salt Lake Tribune – When Patrick Klinger arrived at Minneapolis’ Metrodome last Aug. 13, he couldn’t believe what he saw. Thousands of people, many of whom had camped[...]

Baseball fans crazy for their bobbleheads — Ceramic dolls a hit; Jays consider handing them out next season

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From Toronto Star – Call them nodders, bobbers or bobbleheads. The fact is they are the hottest marketing ploy in major league baseball. And the Toronto Blue Jays won’t have[...]

BOBBLEHEADS PROMOTIONS LEAVING FANS UNBALANCED

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From Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – As thousands of fans waited outside the Metrodome before a recent Twins-Blue Jays game, former pitcher Frank Viola strolled past alone, ignored by autograph seekers. Viola[...]

Bobbleheads make even the Twins a hot ticket

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From Associated Press – MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – As thousands of fans waited outside the Metrodome before a recent Twins-Blue Jays game, former pitcher Frank Viola strolled past alone, ignored by[...]

Killebrew’s bobblehead hits leadoff

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From Start Tribune – Twins great Harmon Killebrew, to his knowledge, never before had a doll made in his likeness. So he was a little surprised to see his head[...]

NL EXTRA BASES Giants salute heroes of ’60s

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From The Atlanta Journal – Constitution -The San Francisco Giants, who are playing their final season in the park formerly known as Candlestick, paid tribute Sunday to their 1960s all-decade[...]