The Dodgers gave away a handsome version of Tommy Lasorda, a Kirk Gibson model, and Fernando's rolling out next. I think the Twins have a Caesar Tovar in the works, and someone in the Angels' pr department let something slip about a Don Mincher. In San Francisco, it's Guy Sularz.

There doesn't seem to be a common denominator, except maybe for the fact that all these guys were ball players, and had heads.

I think a cool giveaway would be something that brings together players, say, from the All Free Agent Bust team, like Dave Goltz or maybe Mark Davis. You could certainly field an entire team of bobble-heads going that way.

Or, you might try a doll with the likeness of someone from the All-Catatonic team, like Mike Ivie or Roger Moret. The All Cy Young Award Winners Who Were Busted for Some Kind of Drug Offense squad offers lots of choices. Lamar Hoyt, Vida Blue, Denny McLain, Fergie Jenkins, Greg Maddux. OK, not Greg Maddux...

I still have my first bobble-head doll, given to me by my father in the early 60s. It's not a Sandy Koufax model, but it does still have the number 32 on its chest, sorta. Lost a chunk of armor in the Northridge earthquake, when it dropped from a bookshelf, landed awkwardly, and lost its head. The dome rolled into a closet, and was covered by several thousand Topps cards...

Why do managers like Jim Tracy wear their watch to work? Lasorda used to also, and I couldn't figure it out then either. Isn't the scoreboard clock enough? And what's the hurry? Someplace you'd rather be? Sure, some players go for neckwear with road grays and others like earwear and home whites, but wrist wear really doesn't go with Spandex of any kind...

Every time I see "C Jones" in the Sunday Major Averages, I think of Cleon Jones, or as Ralph Kiner used to call him, "Klingon Jones." He swung a mighty batleff, that Klingon Jones did...

Is it me, or is Kevin Towers always whining about something. I mean, every single time I see this guy's name in the paper, he's crying about one injustice or another. Someone's always disrespecting his Padres. Now it's the Arizona Diamondbacks. Tell you what Kevin, why don't you go out and win more than one World Series game in the next 33 years and earn some respect for yourself.

Five or six years ago after a game in San Diego, I gave a jump start to a senior couple, who claimed to be the parents of Towers' fiancé. Nice couple actually. No complaining or crying about the unfairness of a dead Diehard in a stadium parking lot. Just thanked me, and drove away...

Can we back away from all the Mike Hampton talk now please? So he's got six home runs in Coors Field. BFD. Six fly balls. Hampton is not the second coming of anything, except perhaps Darryl Kile.

He's never gonna see an ERA of 3.00 again, ever, he's won 15 games for the last time in his career, and you can forget about ever seeing him pitch in the World Series again. But at least he has his kids in those great Colorado schools...

If there's some way I can blame Bud Selig for major league baseball in Denver, I'd sure like to. What a ridiculous place for the bigs that town is. It would make a nice minor league city though, don't ya think? Oh, right...

Since practically no one has mentioned it, this Ichiro Suzuki guy, not a bad little player. You'd think someone would have said something...

Emmett from "Andy Griffith" was a five-tool player...

BaseballSavvy.com is itching to grow, and we're not too proud to grovel for cash. Investment inquires are more than welcome. Can you say BasketballSavvy.com???

Remember, glove conquers all....