2016 did mark the 10th anniversary of the 2006 World Series team. The Cardinals had quite a few promotional giveaways to celebrate their 10th championship that year. One such was this past Saturday when it was David Eckstein bobblehead day.
Wednesday, October 5, 2016
Reliving 2006
2016 was not kind to the Cardinals. Bad defense, lots of strikeouts, and inconsistent pitching led to a long and frustrating season. The team always remained to stay close to the wild card, but ended up 1 game shy of the playoffs. They ended the season at their high water mark of 10 games over .500 .
2016 did mark the 10th anniversary of the 2006 World Series team. The Cardinals had quite a few promotional giveaways to celebrate their 10th championship that year. One such was this past Saturday when it was David Eckstein bobblehead day.
I was not able to attend the game, but had a cousin who was nice enough to snag me one. The pose is from the end of Game 5 after the Cardinals won. Eckstein won the Series MVP, although I would argue Scott Rolen was just as worthy.
A closer look at the head shows it is a little off center, but for free I will not argue. I will have to do some reorganizing to find a spot on my shelf for Eckstein, or put up another shelf. I still have my dual Wainwright/Molina bobblehead sitting in the box that I got earlier this summer. I guess this is a good problem to have.
2016 did mark the 10th anniversary of the 2006 World Series team. The Cardinals had quite a few promotional giveaways to celebrate their 10th championship that year. One such was this past Saturday when it was David Eckstein bobblehead day.
When I am down, or are having a bad day at work I glance at my mad Hungarian Bobble, and I smile. 2006 can serve as an inspiration for next year.
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