This is by all accounts the final season of Red Sox DH/warrior-poet David Ortiz, so why not have a Bobblehead Night for Big Papi? That's precisely what the Red Sox had planned for Tuesday, but then they sent out this somewhat cryptic message announcing the cancellation of said Bobblehead Night ...
A statement from the #RedSox regarding tonight's David Ortiz bobblehead giveaway: pic.twitter.com/btKRFyvDIE
— Boston Red Sox (@RedSox) August 9, 2016
So the bobblehead were "unacceptable to the club and not appropriate for distribution." While the use of the phrase "not appropriate" raises the tantalizing possibility of #bobbleheadnudity, it appears to be a simple case of the likely plastic figurine not looking like the muse of note. Hey, look at this ...
Just seen Red Sox have withdrawn the Papi bobblehead giveaway tonight because they were so awful when delivered! pic.twitter.com/Kkp5qARdAS
— Dan O'Hagan (@danohagan) August 9, 2016
That is purportedly the bobblehead that gave the Red Sox the promotional vapors and prompted cancellation of an evening of family fun. Maybe it's because this bobble appears to have multiple rows of teeth, like a mako shark with nothing left to lose. Or maybe the Red Sox are a delicate institution. That's also a possibility.
In any event, if you had plans to attend, know that you'll be able to receive a different bobble on a different night, this one less an affront to the wee and precious Bostons.