The first bobblehead
of the 2014 season from the Blue Jays is this R.A. Dickey figure. 20,000 of these bobbleheads were given away
at Rogers Centre on Sunday, April 27th, 2014. Dickey has been a Blue Jay for only 2 years
and has already captured the hearts of many fans with his knuckleball and his
uplifting personality. Just listening to
him speak and reading his book will inspire you in baseball and in life.
The bobblehead comes
packaged with a see-through window on the front, which is great for display
purposes. On the side of the box there’s
a great quote about Dickey’s philosophy on the knuckleball and how you must
embrace it to be successful with it. And
since Dickey is famous for his knuckleball his figure is displayed throwing a knuckleball
pitch. The figure was made by BDA Inc, a
merchandise company which has done past Blue Jays bobbleheads. The figure was also made in China.
Overall they did an
excellent job on the figure, especially in capturing the likeness of Dickey’s
face and pitching stance. The only
drawback of the bobblehead is the paint around the hands because of the amount
of detail required, however this isn’t much of a problem for me. As long as the figure captures the essence of
the player is all that’s important in my opinion. Other than that I’m excited for the next 2
bobbleheads scheduled to come from the Blue Jays this year.
R.A.
Dickey Wiki:
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