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Thursday, April 23, 2009

Charlie Bobble

For my money, there's no better promotional giveaway than the bobblehead doll. Whether you're 6 or 66, let's face it - they're funny.

I remember waiting in a line outside Veterans Stadium 8 or 9 years ago on the day the Phils gave away the "Harry and Whitey" bobblehead. Brett Myers actually has the same one sitting in his locker in the Phils' clubhouse.

If you're looking to score a bobblehead this year, there are some good ones, including the first one depicting Brad Lidge in a Phillies uni.

But it doesn't get any better than the one all fans will receive with admission to Tuesday night's game against the Nationals.

The Charlie Manuel bobbleheaed. Genius.

1 Comments:

Anonymous Tracey said...

Oh yes, I've been looking forward to that since I first got my schedule. It will go nicely with the collection of 11 bobbleheads I have on my desk (12 if you count Harry/Whitey as 2 bobbleheads). I have players and announcers, even a Veterans Stadium; now all I need is a manager.

What really sells the Charlie bobblehead is the video they showed during one of the later spring training games. It's available on YouTube, a must-see (turn up your sound; it's poor quality):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEXI_3GdBLQ

April 24, 2009 2:15 PM 

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