Reds 2019 Season Outlook

Ryan of Cincy Fan Zone previews the 2019 Cincinnati Reds season. 

2018 Cincinnati Reds Bobbleheads Review

2018 featured some pretty cool Cincinnati Reds bobbleheads. The team continued its tradition of distributing bobbleheads to fans a few games a year as well as giving special ticket package bobbleheads that feature some sort of cross promotion. I did not get every bobblehead that the team handed out this season as some were of repeat players, others were of cross promotions that did not appeal to me, and most importantly because I have a budget (haha). In this post, I will review the bobbleheads I added to my collection that were distributed by the Reds.

The first bobblehead of given out by the Reds that I added to my collection was of Captain America. This was the second consecutive year that the Reds and Marvel teamed up to distribute a bobblehead via a special ticket package. I really like this bobblehead as it looks great and displays my fandom for both the Reds and super heroes.

The second bobblehead I received from the Reds was a standard stadium giveaway bobble of Scooter Gennett on a scooter. This bobble commemorated Scooter’s four home run game from 2017 and featured Gennett on the scooter that the team presented him with due to his outstanding performance. Scooter is my current favorite Reds player and having a bobblehead of him on a scooter is really cool. In my opinion, the Reds knocked this one out of the park.

Third on the list of bobbleheads I received from the Reds is a bobble of the team’s female mascot, Rosie Red. This is the first ever stadium giveaway bobblehead of Rosie the team has given to fans, and I love it. The team rarely distributes bobbleheads of its mascots so getting my hands on the first ever Rosie Red stadium giveaway bobblehead was a must.

The fourth and final 2018 bobblehead in my collection courtesy of the Reds is of Scott Schebler. The outfielder won the fan vote this year and had his very bobblehead game on August 18. Known for his slugging, the Reds had Schebler in a batting pose, and I think the bobblehead is an excellent way to cap off the 2018 Reds bobblehead season.

Those were all the bobbleheads I added to my collection by attending Cincinnati Reds games. Captain America was a special ticket package bobble and Scooter, Rosie, and Schebler were standard stadium giveaways. The Reds also distributed bobbleheads of Eugenio Suaerz and Tucker Barnhart as well as a variety of other special ticket package bobbles. I did not obtain those as I already have bobbleheads of Barnhart and Suarez and the other ticket package bobbleheads did not appeal to me that much. Overall, the 2018 lineup of Reds bobbleheads was a solid one, and the bobbles I picked up for my collection have made for great additions.

Scott Schebler Bobblehead Unboxing

Ryan of Cincy Fan Zone unboxes a Cincinnati Reds Scott Schebler bobblehead.

And the Winner Is…

The final stadium giveaway bobblehead the Cincinnati Reds are giving away in 2018 is a fan vote bobblehead. During the month of April, fans had the opportunity to vote for the final bobblehead giveaway of the season. The candidates were Luis Castillo, Scott Schebler, Michael Lorenzen, Jose Peraza, and Jesse Winker. 

When the votes were tallied, the winner was Scott Schebler. This is the first bobblehead of Schebler that the Reds have ever given out and even though I did not vote for Schebler, I am still excited to get his bobblehead. He has been crushing it so far in 2018 and is deserving of this honor.

The bobblehead will be given out to the first 20,000 fans in attendance for the 7:10 pm San Francisco Giants game on Saturday August 18. At the time that this post was written, the Reds just swept the Chicago Cubs during a four game series and were on a seven game winning streak. Hopefully they are still playing just as well when this game rolls around and can send the fans home with both a bobblehead and a win.

Go Redlegs!