Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Alternate Brewers 40th Anniversary Bobbleheads

Although quickly buried by the news of the Doug Davis signing, the bigger announcement today had to do with the unveiling of the Brewers' 40th Anniversary Celebration.
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And the best news coming out of this celebration? Was it the fact that the Brewers are going to wear those hideous 90's uniforms for a game against the Nationals?
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Ben McDonald was totally awesome.
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No. Amazingly, that's not even the best part of the celebration.
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The best part is that they are going to do some sweet bobbleheads commemorating a great moment in each of the past four decades:
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1970's - "Hall of Famer Hank Aaron hitting his 755th and final home run as a Brewer"
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1980's - "Cecil Cooper’s base hit that was the tying and winning runs in Game 5 of the 1982 American League Championship Series"
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1990's - "Yount recording his 3,000th base hit"
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2000's - "CC Sabathia getting the final out of the final regular season, playoff-clinching game in 2008."
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Now I'm not old enough to quibble with the 1970's bobblehead choice, although Hank Aaron is probably not best remembered as a 42-year-old Brewer. And frankly, I don't remember much of the early part of the 80's either.
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But how about some other great moments in Brewers history in those other decades that were left on the cutting room floor?
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1980's:

- 1988: Dale Sveum breaks his leg in a gruesome collision with Daryl Hamilton, wrecking his professional career. That would be a sweet bobblehead.

1990's: .

- 1990: Brewers and Mariners participate in an epic baseball brawl which lasted about 30 minutes, involved the bullpens emptying twice, and is recounted in some detail here. A perfect commemorative bobblehead opportunity. I think a bobblehead of Tom Trebelhorn trying to avoid getting spiked during a brawl would make a super bobblehead.
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- 1991: Sal Bando is given the General Manager job.
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- 1997: Mediocre, light-hitting CF Chuckie Carr swings through a take sign, and then explained his actions to manager Phil Garner by saying "that's not Chuckie's game. Chuckie hacks on 2-0." A similarly mediocre blog later celebrated the event.
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- 1999: Rafael Roque is the Opening Day starter for Milwaukee. Let's read that again together. Rafael Roque is the Opening Day starter for Milwaukee.
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2000's:
- 2002: Reliever Mike Dejean freaks out on manager Jerry Royster when he tries to pull him, arguing with the skipper for nearly 30 seconds and refusing to give him the ball after loading the bases in the 9th inning. Royster and Dejean, nose to nose? I'd like that bobblehead.
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- 2002: Jose Hernandez is held out of the final four games of the season, in order to avoid setting a major league record for most strikeouts in a season.
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- 2003: Brooks Kieshnick becomes the first player in MLB history to hit a home run as a pitcher, a pinch hitter, and a designated hitter in the same season. The toolbox needs a bobblehead.
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- 2004: Chad Moeller hits for the cycle.
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I think these were all bobblehead-worthy moments for the Brewers in the last 3 decades. What did I miss?

11 comments:

  1. Great work Stryker,

    Is Hank going to have a gut and a cig? That would be outstanding.

    How about Dale's 1987 Easter Day Miracle?

    Good recap here:

    http://www.onmilwaukee.com/sports/articles/brewerseaster87.html

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  2. This is a fantastic post! I'll add:

    - Kevin Seitzer getting drilled in the head at home plate. I was sitting in the first row of the bleachers and it sounded like someone dropped a watermelon.

    - Joey Belle destroying Nando Vina en route to 2nd base. A bobblehead with Belle's elbow on Vina's forehead would be sweet.

    - Joe Dillon playing the outfield. That was always funny.

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  3. My favorite Brewers moment that should be immortalized in bobblehead form? How about September 14, 1991 when Cecil Fielder completely destroyed a Dan Plesac pitch, sending it out of the stadium. Ok, so I'm a Tigers fan first and foremost (although I do enjoy the Brew Crew as an NL team) - but the Big Daddy was the only man to ever accomplish that feat.

    Plus it would be fun to see how irritated and bemused Prince would be, seeing Brewers fans grab boxes filled with his estranged fathers likeness. Throw in an aghast Plesac as the chase/variant bobble a la McFarlane figurines.

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  4. Awesome post. I think they need to have a Corey Hart bobble with a turd falling out of his shitmouth.

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  5. Hmmmm... just had a thought (first time for everything). Maybe the Brewers should backburner the Cecil bobblehead, and only bring it out as a promo until after its abundantly clear that Prince will not resign with the Brewers for 2011. Sort of a final kick in the rear while he's on his way to being a Met or Red Sox.

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  6. Prince will be with the Brewers in 2011 - that is his last year of arbitration. He's a free agent after 2011.

    But don't worry, Bill Michaels, who spends his summers at Miller Park and is paid to know such things, was confused about that too.

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  7. Speaking of the guy who self-applies the 'Big Unit' nickname, despite that it once and forever belongs to Randy Johnson - how is that guy still on the radio (I assume he is, given your most recent comment)? And why is sports radio in this town so terrible? Particularly when compared to other MLB/NBA/NFL cities. Bill Michaels wouldn't have a mop job at WSCR (Chicago) or KFAN (Minneapolis).

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  8. And speaking of my favorite Fielder HR:

    http://www.steinersports.com/cecil-fielder-autographed-09-14-1991-only-hr-out-of-milwaukee-stadium-mlb-baseball

    Maybe I should ask Gopher Bandanna Gal to get me this for Valentines Day?

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  9. Bill Michaels is a fucktard. All that guy does is talk about his blog while is 5 chins flap.

    The day he talked about how the Brewers should trade Braun after he said the Crew needed pitching support was the last time I turned on that cork soaker.

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  10. Blog blog blog! Blog? Blog blog blog!

    blog-Blog???

    BLOG!

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  11. From the Wiki...

    Roque gave up both Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa's 64th home runs.[6]

    Roque was named the Brewers' Opening Day starter for the 1999 season.[7] He did not earn a win in any of his first 8 starts, and pitched out of the bullpen for much of the remainder of the season.[7]

    Roque spent much of the 2000 season in the minor leagues[4] but did appear in four games with the Brewers over the course of the season.[2] These were his last Major League appearances. His major league career ended with a 5-8 record and a 5.36 ERA.[2]

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