Nelson Cruz Star Wars - July 26th (Minnesota Twins)

The next installment in the Star Wars series is none other than Mr Boomstick - Nelson Cruz - Im sure this one will be a hit with the fans!

TC Bear Friends - June 26th (Minnesota Twins)

Here's the Friend's Night bobblehead from the Minnesota Twins - TC Bear with a turkey head!  

Charlie Brown Peanuts - June 13th (Minnesota Twins)

Here's the first of the Twins theme night bobbles - Charlie Brown, decked out in the Twins powder blues!

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.  

 

30 Homer Bomba Squad - July 10th (Minnesota Twins)

The Twins shared pictures of some of the other promotions this morning, and the other 2 bobbleheads, of course, were part of that!  This is the one I've been looking most forward to for the last year...haven't seen a picture until now (and when I get a better res picture, I'll share that).  Members of the 30 Homer Bomba Squad are Miguel Sano, Eddie Rosario, Mitch Garver, Nelson Cruz and Max Kepler!  

Josh Donaldson - July 23rd (Minnesota Twins)

Here's the first picture of the Josh Donaldson, Bringer of Rain bobblehead the Twins are doing this summer!  This one debuts on July 23rd.  Plenty of JD collectors out there so I see this one being pretty popular.  But depending on how the Twins are doing, maybe not too hard to get?  

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

New Addition - New Ulm Cathedral Greyhounds Bobblehead

Another new addition in my Minnesota high school bobblehead collection comes from New Ulm Cathedral!  Of course its another mascot!  Always looking for more high school bobbleheads, so if you know of any, please reach out!!

New Addition - Burnsville Blaze Bobblerhead

A new addition of mine comes from the Burnsville High School, their mascot Sparky.  Hadn't ever seen this one before and its the perfect type of high school bobble that Im looking for.  I have a handful of of these bobbles from across the state - but always looking for more!  Check out the next blog post for another new high school bobble!  

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!  

Harmon Killebrew Bobblehead - Payette Version 2

I plan on blogging about some rare Minnesota bobbleheads over the next couple of months.  I've gotten some questions recently about misc giveaways and whats rare and whats not, why and why not, etc.  So I figured, why not blog about them.  So am sharing my knowledge on several.  And I will say, just because its rare, doesn't mean its valuable.  Rarity and Value do not always coincide.  Supply and Demand determine value.  Quantity available determines rarity.  

Here is one of the rarest Harmon Killebrew bobbles there is.  This comes from Payette, Idaho and Harmon Killebrew Days.  This is the second version and much rarer than the first.  Many of these broke in shipping and were destroyed.  It's also a relatively unknown bobblehead because of the rarity.  Prices on this one can be all over the board.  Ones in less that optimal condition will come in around $50ish while ones in nice condition can easily fetch 3 figures!  

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!

President James A Garfield isn't from Minnesota.  But the Julian H Sleeper House did a bobblehead of him, when a buddy of mine sent me the picture, of course I said yeah, I'd like to add that to my collection.  These random "Minnesota" bobbleheads always get me.  Until then, I had no idea there was any bobblehead like this!  Another one that I'm thrilled with (great detail too).  

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 - 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!  

Sneak Peek - Eddie Rosario - Beloit Snappers

The Beloit Snappers are paying tribute to hot-hitting Eddie Rosario this weekend!  Rosario has been one of the lone bright spots for the Twins this season and now he gets his first bobblehead!  Head over to Beloit on Fathers Day (this Sunday) to grab a Rosario bobblehead!

New Addition - Goldberg Bonding Company

Here's a recent addition to my Minnesota collection - Goldberg Bonding Company (I believe they are now called Goldberg Bail Bonds).  It's always fun when finding a new bobblehead like this!!

New Add - Goldy Graduate

Obviously I love Goldy bobbleheads...I went to school at the University of Minnesota and a Goldy bobblehead was what started this crazy passion/obsession.  One of the latest to be produced is a Goldy Graduate bobble.  Great detail on this one and the cap/gown and base "M" make it really cool! 

New Add - Minnesota North Stars Retro

I hadn't seen this one before I stumbled across it.  Obviously its a retail version as several of these "retro" or "vintage" bobbleheads have been produced the last several years.  From what I know, its only the 2nd North Stars bobblehead.  The first is JP Parise, click the link for more.  It's a perfect fit for my collection and I certainly wish the Wild would do some sort of North Stars celebration of former fan favorites who wore the sweater!  For now, I'll settle for these 2! 

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!