Justin Morneau Twins HOF - September 25th (Minnesota Twins)

Justin Morneau finally gets into the Twins HOF this season (was originally scheduled for 2020) and of course has a bobblehead created!  Love that the Twins are doing the players who get elected to their HOF as bobbleheads.  It's a fun little subset in the world of collecting.  

 

Twins 2021 SGA Bobbleheads

The Twins announced their 2021 SGA Bobbleheads today.  3 of them in total, all 3 were on the schedule last season, so no surprises, but super happy with this lineup.  I'll share picutres of the other 2 when I'm able, for now, here's the Bringer of Rain - Josh Donaldson!

30 Homer Bomba Squad - July 10th

Josh Donaldson - July 23rd

Justin Morneau HOF - September 25th

Joe Mauer & Justin Morneau Mini SGA Bobblehead - Fort Myers Miracle

Here's the 3rd (and final for the time being) rare Twins minor league/affiliated bobblehead.  This is a dual bobble of Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau.  I believe it was given away in 2007 and hugely popular.  The only problem with this one is it's delicate nature.  I know several that have arrived damage.  Its a very fragile bobble, so if you are able to find one without damage, you are lucky!  Otherwise, just know that the majority of them have some degree of damage!  

2018 Twins Bobbleheads

I've been informed that the Twins will be doing at least 3 bobbleheads during the 2018 season, 1 of which will be a Star Wars themed bobble. 

I can only assume that there will be 6 total, just like the past few years.  Star Wars Theme Night.  4 Giveaways and then lastly the Sweet Spot Season Ticket Holder bobblehead.  They've done 4 giveaway bobbles the past few seasons and I think that trend continues in 2018.  The question is WHO they will be. 

My hunch, Sano or Buxton (I'll put my money on Buxton) is the Star Wars bobble.  The 4 giveaways are truly up in the air.  I'm guessing they will do a bobblehead of whichever player is inducted into the Twins Hall of Fame (as thats been standard lately).  Torii Hunter was 2 years ago, Michael Cuddyer was this past season, how about Justin Morneau in 2018?  Buxton or Sano will get a bobblehead, Berrios should get one as well.  Which leaves 1 more bobble and my hope is its a throwback to a former member of the club, Frank Viola, celebrating the 20th anniversary of his best season with the Twins. 

New Addition - TC Bear 2010 Edition

Here's one of my latest new additions.  TC Bear.  This is a Target Field exclusive.  It was sold at the Majestic team store during during the inaugural season of Target Field in 2010.  Definitely the hardest TC Bear bobblehead to find.  The team usually has a variety of Twins bobbles available for purchase and in 2010 they did a set of 3 of them.  Justin Morneau and Joe Mauer also had bobbles that year.  Their bases are all the same too which is why I wanted the set, plus the rarity adds to it!

New Addition - Justin Morneau Target Field Exclusive

One of my latest additions is a Justin Morneau bobblehead.  I actually didn't know about this bobblehead until I found it.  I knew about its "set-mates" (Joe Mauer and TC Bear) as the Bear is one of my most wanted (yeah yeah, I'll update my want list at some point soon).  I believe this is a set of 3 that was only available at the Majestic Team Store at Target Field in 2010.  Pretty sweet bobble and I specifically like it because of the base!

Twins Top 10 List - #2

This was definitely the number 2 bobblehead on my list.  The Joe Mauer/Justin Morneau dual red base bobble is one of the rarest of all Twins bobbleheads.  It was given to new season ticket holders who signed up at the Minnesota State Fair.  I've heard the production number on these to be around 200 (or less).  That doesn't surprise me at all since they are nearly impossible to find.

Twins Top 10 List - #8

This is the first dual bobblehead of Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau.  The Fort Myers Miracle did this giveaway in 2007, its a bit smaller than the typical 7 inch variety.  I'm guessing this one is about 5 inches in height, so not a true "mini."  I think the production run on this one was 500, one of the rarest but when it comes to minor league bobbles, they typically don't do more than 1000 and a lot of collectors don't collect minor league bobbles.  It's definitely getting harder and harder to find, especially in good condition!  

It's real - Joe Mauer & Justin Morneau Dual Bobblehead - Red Base

I've had a few people inquire about this bobblehead over the past month or so and have seen several others chat about it on various forms of social media, specifically Facebook.  I've been meaning to take some pictures of mine and blog about it, but this just ramped up my willingness to dig mine out.

I'll start by saying I don't know a ton about this bobblehead.  I've only heard stories and haven't been able to get second and third confirmations of said stories.  Since its a red base bobblehead, I'm pretty confident that these were only given to season ticket holders.  That's where my confidence ends in accurately sharing the story behind this bobble.  I've been told 2 different stories - both relating to the purchase of season tickets.  I believe these were given to season ticket holders in 2009 (to those renewing their seats for the first season at Target Field) or in 2010.

Story 1 - Twins gave this rare bobblehead set to people who had season tickets either for a long long time or purchased season tickets in some of the most expensive locations at Target Field.

Story 2 - The Twins gave the bobble to new season ticket holders who purchased their ticket plan at "The Great Minnesota Get-Together" (Minnesota State Fair).

I tend to believe the 2nd story more as I'm sure during a day 10 period, near the end of the baseball season, not many fans were thinking about purchasing season ticket plans.  No matter where this bobble came from, its definitely one of my favorite bobbleheads the Twins have done!

What a month!

I've had wonderful luck over the past month or so.  Easily the best month of my extremely short collecting career.  I've also been able to replenish a dwindling stock of bobbleheads to sell - gotta pay for the collecting side somehow, right?  I've blogged about a few of the bobbleheads I've picked up.  I plan on blogging about a couple others in the very near future.  A quick estimate would say I've added nearly 50 bobbleheads to my collection over the last several weeks while I've added about 60 bobbleheads to sell.  Obviously my hope is that I can sell the 60 for enough to pay for themselves as well as the almost 50 bobbleheads I'm keeping!  Ideal, but ideal doesn't always work.  And sometimes it takes months and months to sell everything.  So we'll see how things go!

Here are a couple pictures of a few I've blogged about recently.  More to come soon!  Also an updated want list!  

Finally - The Trifecta!

Recently I completed the Trifecta - when it comes to Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau double bobbleheads!  I believe they share their likeness on 3 different bobbleheads.  The first is an SGA from a Fort Myers Miracle game, I believe in 2007.  This is somewhat of a "mini" bobblehead, but not a true mini.  It's certainly smaller than the typical 7 inch variety.  I believe there were 1000 of these cool bobbleheads given away!

The second one is an SGA bobblehead from the Twins in 2012, this is easily the most common of the 3 as I'm sure they were 10,000 (or more) of these given away.  

Below is the double bobblehead that completed the Mauer/Morneau bobblehead trifecta.  I don't know much about this one.  I believe its from 2008 or 2009 and since its has a red base, its a season ticket holder bobblehead.  I've heard that it was given to select season ticket holders who purchased either specific seats or has a large season ticket base.  I've heard only 100-200 of these were given out!

Minnesota Twins ST Bobblehead Set (Part 10 - Years 2010-2013)

I'm bunching years 2010 thru 2013 into one blog post.  Why you ask, for one simple reason, there weren't many ST bobbleheads during those years.  2009 was the last year the Twins did a set of 4 bobbleheads.

2010 was the Legends of the Dome set (Kirby Puckett & Kent Hrbek).  This was produced as a set, both bobbleheads came in one box.  Then I believe in 2011 they did a Mauer/Morneau double bobblehead - which I do not have.  In 2012 they did a Josh Willingham red base bobblehead and most recently in 2013 they did one of my favorite bobbleheads, Joe Mauer wearing a powder blue jersey.  This one is also different because its on a green base instead of the normal red base for season ticket holders.

Below are some pictures...enjoy!!

Minnesota Twins ST Bobblehead Set (Part 8 - Year 2008)

Here we have the 2008 ST bobblehead set.  Anytime baby jesus is in bobblehead form, it'll be a popular set.  Add in Morneau and you've got a pretty decent set all around.  The set isn't very valuable (mainly because you can find these 4 bobbleheads pretty easily) but its a nice set nonetheless.  Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau, Michael Cuddyer and Gary Gaetti make up the foursome.  

Here's the comparison with the 2007 SGA set.  As you can see - no difference whatsoever between the 2 sets.  We are accustomed to that by now, aren't we!?!  

Mini Mauer & Morneau

Since baseball season is finally here, I'm dedicating several blog posts to individual bobbleheads that aren't as common as some of the more recent Twins giveaways.  Most will have a Minnesota theme, but perhaps not all.  This is one of my favorite bobbleheads...before I got it, I didn't know much about it.  The Fort Myers Miracle did a giveaway of a Mauer/Morneau double bobblehead in 2007 - I believe. This is a fairly rare bobblehead, you'll see them every now and again on eBay and they aren't cheap either.  Also - its a mini bobblehead...standing roughly 4-5 inches tall rather than the typical 7-ish inches tall that most SGAs are.  To date the pair have 3 double bobbleheads in their honor!

Minnesota Twins SGA Bobblehead Set (Part 13 - Year 2013)

Since the Twins skipped 2012, I'm skipping it too and moving right onto 2013 and the 2, err...3 bobbleheads they gaveaway.  The first was of Josh Willingham...and instead of a bat, he's holding a "hammer."  It's one of the more unique bobbleheads the Twins have done or at least not the typical versions they've done in the past.  Then they gave away a double bobblehead of Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau.  Again, a unique bobblehead!  

Minnesota Twins SGA Bobblehead Set (Part 8 - Year 2007)

2007 brought 4 pretty decent bobbleheads.  Joe Mauer, Justin Morneau, Michael Cuddyer and Gary Gaetti.  Of course the Mauer is the most desirable of the bunch.  Nothing really special about any of these 4, but whenever you have a baby jesus bobblehead, it'll be popular!

Want List (Part 5)

I think this will be my next to last post in the series of my "Want List."  This post will also include plenty of pictures.  I'm calling this, my minor league want list - because its exactly what it sounds like. No, not that these are less desirable bobbleheads, but they are truly minor league bobbleheads, most giveaways at minor league games.  As you can tell the pictures include bobbleheads of Joe Mauer, Johan Santana, Justin Morneau, Torii Hunter, Michael Cuddyer and Aaron Hicks.  Quite a wide-ranging group of players.  Im sure there are more bobbleheads that exist of Twins minor leaguers that aren't pictured.  I also have a group of minor league bobbleheads already - not a large group, but its something to start from!

Want List (Part 1)

Over the next week or so, I plan on displaying pictures of my most desired bobbleheads.  They will range from Twins bobbleheads to a couple the Timberwolves have given away and even some minor league bobbleheads.

Here are the final bobbleheads I need to complete my Twins SGA bobblehead collection.  Both are from the 1965 Heroes set, given away at one game.  Frank Quilici & Harmon Killebrew.  In an earlier blog post I explained the difference between the 1965 Heroes set and the Katrina set.  This is most likely the hardest set of Twins bobbleheads to complete.

Below are pictures of the red base bobbleheads from the Twins that would complete that collection. I'm not as confident about my knowledge in the red base bobbleheads as I am in the green.  But I'm looking for Zoilo Versalles, the Mauer/Morneau double bobblehead - I believe this was given out to season ticket holders purchasing large group tickets or perhaps long-standing season ticket holders, and lastly - the Legends of the Dome set of Kirby Puckett & Kent Hrbek.