TP Chisel - June 30th (St. Cloud Rox)

The Rox are doing a fun new bobble with their mascot Chisel.  The Rox have done several Chisel bobbles and this is one of my favorites!!

Barry in a Corvette - June 15th (Willmar Stingers)

The Stingers have another Barry bobblehead coming out this summer - in a Corvette!  Fans and collectors love Barry and I'm sure this one will be a huge hit!

Hawkeye - May 29th (Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks)

The Fargo-Moorhead Redhawks are releasing a 25th Anniversary 4 bobblehead set.  Their iconic mascot, Hawkeye is the first giveaway of the season!  

Mussel Man - May 15th (Fort Myers Mighty Mussels)

And the first from the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels!  

Expedition League Bobblehead Set

Super super excited to share this post.  I’ve been working on this bobblehead subset since 2018.  It’s been a long journey but I’m finally able to say its complete - at least currently, thru the 2020 season.  Although I believe there were a couple teams that thought about doing bobbleheads last season but ultimately scrapped those plans because of the pandemic and loss of fans/games.  Hopefully we’ll see more scheduled for 2021!!

So it all started in 2018 when a new collegiate summer baseball league was formed, called the Expedition League.  I learned about the league and the possibility of bobbleheads in early 2018.  I followed this from afar but knowing I wasn’t really close to any city, it was going to be tough.  In 2018 there were 8 teams in the league and 7 of them did bobbleheads.  At that time I knew I wanted to go for the set and I figured if the league did well, there would be more in the future. 

Thru the 2020 season there are a total of 11 bobbleheads in the Expedition League set.  3 teams did a second bobble (Souris Valley, Badlands and Pierre) and Wheat City joined the league and did their inaugural bobblehead, all in 2019.  Unfortunately one team folded (Hub City) but the league gained another team with Wheat City in 2019 - the Fremont Moo.  And in 2021, 3 teams start their inaugural journey - the Sioux Falls Sunfish, Mining City Tommyknockers and the Canyon County Spuds.  Check out the picture below.  I’ll also make individual posts for each bobblehead! 

Front Row                                                                Back Row    

Grizz - Pierre Trappers - 2018                                 Grizz - Pierre Trappers - 2019
Teddy - Badlands Big Sticks - 2018                        Teddy - Badlands Big Sticks - 2019
Ace - Souris Valley Sabre Dogs - 2018                    Ace - Souris Valley Sabre Dogs - 2019
Jack - Wheat City Whiskey Jacks - 2019                 Derrick - Casper Horseheads - 2018 Samson - Spearfish Sasquatch - 2018              Hiram - Western Nebraska Pioneers - 2018                      Dinger - Hub City Hotshots - 2018

                                                                                  Dinger - Hub City Hotshots - 2018

Sneak Peek - Championship Chisel Bobblehead

Tonight, the St. Cloud Rox are giving away 400 Championship Chisel bobbleheads!  As is typical with these, they are outstanding bobbles!  Great detail and Chisel is a great looking mascot!  The Rox have done another great bobblehead this season, of course celebrating their Northwoods League Championship Season from last year!  Get your tickets here!

Sneak Peek - Badlands Big Sticks Mascot - Teddy

Earlier this year I had heard about a couple Expedition League teams that were possibly going to run bobblehead promotions at their games this summer.  The league was formed in 2017 and began their inaugural season this past May!  This is the first peek at the Badlands Big Sticks Mascot - Teddy!  The bobblehead night is Friday July 27th, grab your tickets here!! 

The Badlands Big Sticks are located in Dickinson, North Dakota and play their games at Astoria Field.  Without further ado, check out this awesome bobblehead!

This startup collegiate summer baseball league has been a huge success and I for one, hope they stick around for a long time and keep doing bobbleheads!!  The detail on this bobble is great and I'm sure plenty people in the area will love them! 

New Addition - Stanger (Southwest State University)

Another new addition of mine is Stanger from Southwest State University in Marshall, Minnesota.  This is actually from several years ago (most likely mid 2000s) and Southwest just came out with another one in the past year as updated version to this.  Happy that I have both of them now! 

New Addition - Mr Shucks

I love mascots, especially when they are Minnesota mascots or mascots of Minnesota affiliated teams.  Here's one of the favorites - Mr Shucks from the Cedar Rapids Kernels!  He is part of a book club for kids and a promo for the club is a Mr Shucks bobblehead, I'm sure there aren't a ton of these but luckily I was able to add one to the collection recently! 

New Addition - Barry - Willmar Stingers

Another new addition of mine, from the Willmar Stingers of the Northwoods League!  I wasn't expecting the size of this bobble, the entire thing is just as tall as a normal bobblehead!  Great deal and several other teams are doing or have done similar looking bobbleheads and vehicles where the plaque sponsor is most likely a car dealership!  

New Add - Ringo

Here's another new addition to my collection.  Ringo from the now defunct, Alexandria Beetles (of the Northwoods League).  There are 2 versions of this one, I believe this is the retail version the club sold, while the other version, although almost exactly the same has 1 slight difference.  Instead of saying "Ringo" on the base, it displays the sponsors name.  I had been searching for this one a long time.  I honestly didn't think it would take me this long to find it.  Typically the retail versions are quite a bit easier to find because there are more of them.  Either way, I'm definitely happy to add this one! 

New Addition - Marshall Tigers High School Bobblehead

Another new addition is from southwestern Minnesota and the city of Marshall.  Here is there high school Tiger mascot.  I hadn't known of this one so bought it as soon as I saw it.  It fits perfectly into my high school mascot collection and it wasn't too expensive.  Other than this, I don't know much more about it!  I'm always looking for other high school themed bobbleheads tho!  Message me if you happen to have any!

Sneak Peek - University of Minnesota - Duluth Mascot Bobblehead

This Friday night, the Bulldogs are giving away a bobblehead of their mascot, Champ!  First 3000 people to enter get the bobblehead.  I'm sure it'll be a popular one as UMD fans are crazy about their hockey team and love their mascot, Champ!  It looks to be a very quality bobblehead too.  And hopefully I'll have one in my collection in the near future.  Check out the picture below and find tickets here to the game!

New Addition - Clark the Lark

The Bismarck Larks, the Northwoods League's newest team gave away a couple different semi-mini bobbleheads of their mascot, Clark.  Below are the 2 variations.  Mascot collectors will enjoy this one and since I collect Northwoods bobbles, this fit into my collection as well!

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!

TC Bear Bobblehead Day

It's hear!  TC Bear Bobblehead day at Target Field.  Today the Twins will giveaway 10,000 bobbleheads of their beloved mascot, TC Bear.  This is sure to be a popular giveaway with all fans because everyone loves the bear!  As I mentioned previously, Success Promotions did the bobble and its awesome!

Sneak Peek - TC Bear Bobblehead

The Twins are giving away a TC Bear mascot bobblehead on August 6th!  It's a great looking bobblehead, which shouldn't be surprising since Success Promotions is producing it!  First 10,000 fans get one and I'm sure the kids will love it!  Check out the picture below!

New Addition - Rocky

Here's another recent addition.  Rocky from the New Britain Rock Cats, former Twins affiliate.  If you have read my blog for a while, you'll know that a lot of minor league teams did 2 versions of the same bobblehead.  The first is the giveaway version (which this is) and the second is the retail version. Typically the only difference is the addition of a sponsor plaque.  I've had the retail version of this one for a while, but recently was able to add the SGA version to the collection!

New Addition - Cooper from USF

Another new addition of mine is Cooper the Cougar, mascot of the University of Sioux Falls.  I really don't know much about it, but since it's a mascot and local, it's staying in my collection!  

New Addition - Crash Bobblehead

Been a little busy lately (a 9 month old does that) so I haven't had a chance to share some of my recent additions.  Here's Crash, the mascot from the Iowa Wild.  I've been waiting for them to do one for a few seasons.  I had a tease about a year ago that it was most likely going to happen during the 2016-17 season.  It's a great looking bobble!