The bobblehead has come a long way.
Now they look far more realistic. Haley Kolff , manager of promotions and special events for the Tigers, sweats the details, writes Bill Shea of Crain's Detroit Business.
For example, there was a month-long discussion about whether catcher James McCann's index finger would appear outside his mitt. The item, to be given away to 10,000 spectators July 29 at Comerica Park before a game against the Astros, will have a removable face mask.
The next bobblehead giveaway is a model of pitcher Michael Fulmer, 2016 American League rookie. His keepsake goes to the first 10,000 fans on Friday, June 16, when Detroit plays the Rays at in a night game.
Modern sculpting and expectations mean that bobbles are realistic, and no longer the boyish, cherubic smiling figure in which the noggin was the same for every player.