Piper2381: August 2015

Sunday, August 30, 2015

MLB Baseball: 3

Batting practice ball tossed by Marco Estrada (Blue Jays Pitcher, #25), and signed by Aaron Sanchez (Blue Jays Pitcher, #41).

I started seeing Lego alarm clocks a few years ago, and thought that they were really cool. The first series I saw were of Star Wars. I wanted to buy the Darth Vader version, but since it didn’t come with a cape or lightsaber I decided to pass on buying one for myself. I did however buy a Stormtrooper as a gift for a friend, and they really loved it.

The company that makes these alarm clocks (ClicTime Holdings) kept producing other Lego minifigure clocks and released a Batman version. Thankfully the Batman version comes with a cape, so I bought one for myself. The alarm clock is similar in movement to a Lego minifigure, except that the joints aren’t removable. The time on the clock is accurate, and comes with other features such as an alarm clock, and an amber back light. This is a beautiful and unique alarm clock and I hope more minifigures from Lego are released in the future.

Lego:

http://www.lego.com/

Lego Batman Wiki:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_Batman

ClicTime Holdings Ltd:

http://www.legowatches.com/

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0qi6aEv5hk

Sunday, August 9, 2015

Russell Martin Blue Jays Bobblehead

When Russell Martin first signed with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2014, I was upset. I was upset because as a former New York Yankee, he had accused the Jays of stealing signs, and we were now making him a Blue Jay. Like most fans, once I started to see the benefits of adding Martin to our team all that disappointment dwindled and I started to cheer for him. I also came to realize that stealing signs was just a part of baseball that everyone did anyways (former Blue Jay catcher, Gregg Zaun admitted doing it).

Russell Martin’s Blue Jays bobblehead was given out on August 3^rd, 2015. He was the third release for 2015, and 20,000 were given away. While it is a nice bobblehead, I am unhappy with the lack of details included. For example Martin wears a Rawlings chest protector with gold highlights, yet his bobblehead lacks this feature. The bobblehead is still nice, but as a collector it does leave me wanting more details and contrasting poses. A badass pose that would have kicked ass would have been one where Martin is throwing the ball to catch a runner stealing.