Take me out to the ballgame

Ed Cossette reflects on the serious business of Nomar heading to Chicago, but also takes time out to bring us news of the Don Zimmer Mini Bobblehead:

My question to you is the following: Is there a bobblehead that bears a more uncanny resemblance to the actual person than the Don Zimmer Mini Bobblehead? Or perhaps that should be rephrased as, Is there a human being who more uncannily resembles a bobblehead than Don Zimmer?

His post fits in nicely with a great feature on SI.com on the best and worst promotions in the majors. The Mets ice-cube tray gets a thumbs-down from SI, but I think it kind of fits in nicely with a team that seems to have already put their season into cold storage.

I'm not a big fan of giving stuff away to get people into the ballpark, but I understand the logic behind it. If I had to choose a giveaway (outside of the Don Zimmer bobblehead), I wouldn't mind having the Tigers' Negro League's Detroit Stars cap to add to my growing collection (though my new motto would have to be: "Too many caps - not enough heads"). However I have to admit that my eyes lit up when I read that the Rangers had a "1970s Concession Prices" promotion. What could be better than a couple of nice cold beers at, erm, Ameriquest Field in Arlington?