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 3rd, 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.
Gregg Zaun admits to stealing
signs:
Russell Martin Wiki:
YouTube:
Great bobblehead review!
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