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Henry’s Random Thoughts
2005
Cincinnati Reds SGA Bobbleheads
Sean Casey Figurine
While not technically a bobblehead, this figurine is a pretty close relative in the
family of SGAs. The popular Sean Casey was featured on this item, which was given
away on a Saturday night, much like the Dunn figurine a year later. Given away July 23, 2005. They had done a Casey bobble in
04, so this was a good way to promote the guy who was by far the most popular
Red at the time. Sorry the picture stinks, but we didn’t sell these, so I had
to get the image from somewhere else.
Ken Griffey Jr.
Bobblehead
May 24 of 2005 marked one of
the most popular giveaways the team ever had in my opinion, on par with the 04
Casey bobble. We had 40 tickets for this game and got a last-minute chance to
snap up 20 more from a broker. We pounced on them and were not sorry. The
featured player needs no introduction. Despite a few jokes about the dolls
being broken (a cheap shot at Junior’s injury woes), these were very popular on
Ebay from Day One. The Johnny Bench from 02 is more
valuable, but that’s because they made ¼ as many.
Wily Mo Pena Bobblehead
June 8 featured Wily Mo
Pena, a popular player who could hit some tape measure shots that made up for
some adventures in the outfield. It remains to be seen whether this guy will
become a career starter or just a role player. He was traded to Boston for
Bronson Arroyo. This one was out a mere two weeks after Griffey’s, but the Griffeys people stockpiled to sell were probably gone by
then!
Tony Perez Bobblehead
The retired player slot went
to Tony Perez, another Hall of Famer from the Big Red Machine and also the
manager of the Reds for a brief period. He never really got the chance to prove
himself as a manager, and he was always near the top in the hearts of Reds
fans. A popular bobble, given out August 3 of that year.
