Twins Top 10 List - #5

Everyone knows who Bert Blyleven is, he makes sure of that.  This is commonly referred to as the "Circle me Bert" bobblehead.  What many people don't know is that there are 2 versions (shown below).  The only difference is the color of his pants and of course the production run of each.  The blue pants version is out of 1987 (World Series win) and the tan pants is numbered out of 287 (career win total).  These were retail bobbles and did have COAs with them, they were sold to raise money for The Parkinson Association of Minnesota .  Of course number 5 is the more limited tan pants version.  I rarely see it available!

2014 Spring/Summer Finds #2

Number 2 on my 2014 Spring/Summer Finds list is a moving sale I found earlier this summer.  The gentleman that was moving, was truly getting rid of everything.  He wasn't necessarily a collector but had lots and lots of bobbleheads as well as a ton of other sports memorabilia.  We had emailed a couple times and he told me the names of guys he had.  I knew he had some good bobbleheads, but wasn't sure just how good they were.  When names like Puckett, Hrbek and Killebrew get thrown out there, I'm sure everyone hopes for the first year bobbleheads.  But we all know that each player has several bobbleheads and really the first year (both SGA and STH) are the ones worth good money.  

Knowing he wanted to move them, I was intrigued, so I went to the sale and bought several bobbleheads.  I had a great time chatting with him and learning more about his "collection" even tho he repeatedly said he wasn't really a collector.  

I came away with about 14 bobbleheads.  Below is a picture of the best set.  

That's right, Kirby Puckett, Tony Oliva, Kent Hrbek and Harmon Killebrew.  On top of those 4, I also picked up a couple of the 1965 Ecumen bobbleheads and a complete set of the 2001 SGA set that includes Kirby Puckett, Rod Carew, Bert Blyleven and Dave Winfield!  Sometimes its better to be lucky than good.  On that summer day, I was 100% lucky.  

Minnesota Twins ST Bobblehead Set (Part 2 - Year 2002)

Here's a look at the 2002 ST bobblehead set.  Includes the same 4 players as the SGA set did in 2001. Kirby Puckett, Bert Blyleven, Dave Winfield and Rod Carew.  The Twins introduced all season ticket holder bobbleheads on red bases, the main difference from SGA bobbleheads.

Below is a comparison of the 2001 SGA set and the 2002 ST set.  As you can see, the only difference is the base.  This is still a nice set of bobbleheads!

Minnesota Twins SGA Bobblehead Set (Part 2 - Year 2001)

The Twins knew that had something great with the 2000 set, so in 2001 they released 4 more bobbleheads.  The first 3 were Bert Blyleven, Rod Carew and Dave Winfield.  The final bobblehead in 2001 was a second release of Kirby Puckett.  And again, the Twins knew Puckett would be a sought after bobblehead so they released 15,000 bobbleheads (compared to 10,000 of the other 3 in 2001). One of my favorite bobbleheads is Rod Carew because of the jersey he's wearing - sharp looking bobblehead!