Stitch n Pitch Bobblehead

[jjkoestler]

My sister just sent me a link about the game. Is anyone going?

 

http://milwaukee.brewers....cketing/stitchnpitch.jsp

[BrewersSuperCollector]

Yes, I bought my tickets months ago.

[bfishman]

im going. this bobblehead has potential to be a very hard to find bobblehead. only given out to the first 1,000 fans who buys tickets, so most of these bobbleheads are going to old ladies.

[pitchleague]

no offense, buy my wife is a stitcher and I believe that she is no where near being an old lady.

[jjkoestler]

I'll probably have to pick it up on eBay. I thought about offering up a free ticket if someone would give me the bobble, but the ticket is $30 after fees and shipping will be at least $5. I'm sure I'll be able to get one for less than $35 as they are giving away 1000 of them.

[bfishman]

I'll probably have to pick it up on eBay. I thought about offering up a free ticket if someone would give me the bobble, but the ticket is $30 after fees and shipping will be at least $5. I'm sure I'll be able to get one for less than $35 as they are giving away 1000 of them.

 

if i were you i would just pay the $30 and find someone to turn the voucher in for you. They are only giving out 1,000 of them. who knows how many actually will show up on ebay. its not a typical bobblehead game where they give out 43,000 of them. brewers bobbleheads are very collectible and this will sell on ebay for well over $35.

[jjkoestler]

Snappers, Stars, Sounds, T-Rats, etc are typically more limited than this bobble and they usually sell for around $20 after a few months. There are exceptions though.

 

I'd love to trade for one if someone will have an extra. I have a lot of bobbles, autos, etc. Shoot me a PM if you'd like to work out a trade.

[hawing]

no offense, buy my wife is a stitcher and I believe that she is no where near being an old lady.

Most people who buy the "stitch n pitch" tickets because of their interest in needle arts (not just to get the bobblehead) are probably women, but pitchleague is right - knitting and sewing have enjoyed a resurge of popularity, among a wider age group than you'd think. I am not among them, but that's because I'm not very handy/crafty.

[pepsimax23]

guessing the team wont sell 1000 stitch and pitch tix. i could be wrong. i doubt many attendees will sell theirs as easily as minor league bobble sga. this will likely be HTF but prob not worth more than the $24 + fees. only ppl like us driving up the price!! wild card being how this thing looks!

[badgerbomb]

Someones already got one on Ebay for a hefty price. Not bad lookinghttp://cgi.ebay.com/Milwaukee-Brewers-Stitch-N-Pitch-Bernie-SGA-Bobblehead-/160464338397?cmd=ViewItem&pt=US_Baseball_Fan_Shop&hash=item255c6b7ddd

 

Question for those who purchased tickets, do they just give you a voucher with the tickets and you turn the voucher in at guest relations for the bobble or how does this work?

[BrewersSuperCollector]

I bought my tickets the day after it was announced months ago. I called the Brewers and ordered them. In mid June they sent me the tickets and 2 vouchers that are redeemable at 2 locations listed on the voucher. I don't have them handy to tell you the exact locations.

[pepsimax23]

i think one of these already sold for $150. thats awesome. i'm sure at some point the bidder has buyers remorse.

 

(hey, i've been bit by buyers remorse many-a-time)

[miggs721]

If you buy tickets on the website , can you still get the bobblehead????

[BrewersSuperCollector]

I have to call out Bobble Brian on the poor showing of the baseball toss. Follow through Brian, follow through.

[madgrad]

Yeah I was really hoping he'd make it until I realized I was in section 206 not 207. At least his toss had some effort...can't say the same for the second guy!

[Bikeage77]

i just got back into town and gave my tickets to the girl who was watching our cats (who loves stiching as well). she said a lot of the women who were there seemed to love the bobbles, and there were a few guys trying to buy them up as people collected it. from what she saw, it didn't work. there's already 4 or 5 up there for over 50 bucks.

 

i dont think that this will be as hard to come by as the Braun talking, but theres tons more people that just collect Brewers bobbles, as opposed to a lot of us who try to all the minor league bobbles as well. I'm gonna hang onto my other one in hopes it becomes as collectable as that 2004 bernie, or the mr 3000. both of which just got about 120-130 on ebay.

[bobble brian]

I am glad at least some people recognized me last night ... http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

In all seriousness, the Blue Bunny toss is much harder than it looks. The Brewers employee who selected me to participate even stated that "most people don't win at this, so don't feel bad if you don't." That of course made me want to win even more.

And, for whatever reason, I was nervous about it. Why? I have absolutely no idea, but I was. I wasn't that nervous when I filmed with John Gillespie on a "Waters & Woods" segment last year, and I was on camera for almost the entire show. I guess the mere seconds of Miller Park scoreboard coverage, and the pressure, got the best of me ... http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

However, I did come pretty close. If I could have done it again I would have thrown the ball just a little bit higher, just a little bit harder and aimed more to the left. I did short arm the throw a little, as so astutely pointed out by a fellow board member.

I didn't even realize my whole section could have won ice cream until after the throw, either ... http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/frown.gif So, I would like to publicly apologize to anybody sitting in section 207 who did not win ice cream because of my errant toss. When all is said and done, I am, and will always be, a lefty with control problems.

If I would have known ahead of time that the second guy would have thrown like that, though, I would have knocked him out, stolen his baseball and tried again.

In all seriousness, I really liked the stitch n pitch bobblehead, but I heard from several people that theirs was broken. The Brewers only ordered enough for the event, so they will have to place another order to replace any broken ones.

[madgrad]

Maybe you were more nervous because the Miller Park crowd is a bit more judgmental since they aren't as drunk as Gillespie...

[zachlaka]

it becomes as collectable as that 2004 bernie, or the mr 3000. both of which just got about 120-130 on ebay.

I need to pick up one if you ever want to sell your extra Bikeage!!

 

I went looking yesterday on eBay just to see the going rate and they are a little high for my price ranger right now. Not anywhere as high as the talking Braun but still high.

 

Not to get to far off subject but I did find this amazing deal. A Bernie Mac Mr. 3000 bobblehead for a low starting bid of $1.99 or a BIN (buy it now) of only $7 yep only $7 I almost died when I saw this and immediately bought it!! As you said the last one had 27 bids and ended at $122

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eB...ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

[Bikeage77]

zach - you are a lucky SOB. also, nice hustle!

[jrodbrewcrew]

I was just searching for the Mr 3000 bobble yesterday! Must've just missed it. Nice pickup, you lucky dog!

[jrodbrewcrew]

On the note of bobbleheads, there's a Bill Hall tracksuit bobble ending in about 4 hours and there's also an Attanasio bobble that has about 9 days left. Hall is at $153.51 and Attanasio is at $152.50 currently.

[TURBO]

I still do not understand The Hall track suit bobble....

 

Why was it made, and where was it given out?

 

Seems pretty goofy to me...

[Bikeage77]

Turbo, I cant remember the year, but i think it was 2006. The Brewers all have to run the 40. So, all the players were running in their uniforms, but when it was Billy's turn, he apparently pulled off his uniform and was wearing a track outfit underneath. His teammates loved it and thought it was hilarious. So at the end of spring training, Bill Hall apparently put in the order, and gave it to his teammates, and many brewers employees. I'm not sure how many have been made, I'm guessing 500 tops?

 

I'd love to have both that and the Mark A bobble, but since they weren't "true" giveaways, I don't "need" them in to complete my collection.

 

on a side note, I recently won a usa snappy on ebay. pretty stoked about that, I've never seen it on ebay until a few weeks ago.

[pepsimax23]

how tall was the bernie stitch & pitch? i just learned that they did a phillies stitch & pitch that was apparently 4.5"