DC chef and humanitarian José Andrés will throw out the ceremonial first pitch during World Central Kitchen Day at Nationals Park on Tuesday.
To help raise money for Andrés’s charity, the Nationals and the chef have teamed up with FOCO on a first-pitch bobblehead.
$5 of each sale goes to World Central Kitchen.
Long overlooked, Nicklas Backstrom is finally getting his limelight in the collectibles realm!
Monday, a Backstrom bobblehead was released and it’s another absolute must-have for your Capitals shrine.
The bobblehead shows Backstrom skating and his long blonde hair flowing in the wind. The most notable part of the new Backy bobble is that it includes a point counter so you can update it as the Capitals center makes his march towards 1,000 points. He currently has 961 points with 25 games remaining this season.
The resin masterpiece was created by FOCO and released to celebrate Backstrom recently hitting the 700 assists milestone – something that only 53 other players have done. RMNB came up with the point-counting idea and consulted on the design.
Big Zee has a big new piece of merch available.
Friday, FOCO released a bobblehead featuring Zdeno Chara. It’s Chara’s first bobblehead as a member of the Washington Capitals.
The Chara bobblehead is available for preorder now and will ship in mid June. Only 333 are available.
FOCO released a new series of bobbleheads on Friday celebrating bubble hockey. Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is part of that collection.
The bubble hockey bobbleheads feature several NHL stars that can be moved from side to side over a hockey rink using a lever. The deconstructed bubble bobbles are the first of their kind.
The Ovechkin bobblehead is available for preorder now and will ship in early June. Only 360 are available.
There have been many big moments in Alex Ovechkin’s, but few are as indelible as the hot stick celebration.
On March 19, 2009, Ovechkin sniped a shot past Tampa Bay goaltender Mike McKenna to score his 50th goal of the season. Ovechkin dropped his stick to the ice as if it were aflame and warmed his hands with the imaginary burning kindling. Meanwhile, none of Ovechkin’s bashful teammates, such as Mike Green or Nicklas Backstrom, joined in despite the Russian machine calling them over.
The creative celebration has been featured in video games but has never been immortalized in a bobblehead. Until now.
At 9:45 am this morning, FOCO released an Ovi hot stick bobble. It’s a limited edition collection out of 888. RMNB is first releasing the bobblehead before FOCO officially announces it to the public so our readers can get first dibs. RMNB suggested the idea and participated in the design process.
1/30 Update: The Bernie/mittens deal has ended. Capitals mittens are still available though!
Original post: One of the most joyous moments of Joe Biden’s inauguration was Vermont senator Bernie Sanders.
Sanders was photographed slumping in his chair while wearing a puffy winter jacket. Bernie’s body language screamed is this over yet? The photograph instantly went viral and for about 48 hours, Inauguration Bernie was photoshopped into everything – even a photo of Joe B and Locker at a Capitals game.
Nine days later, I’m happy to report that Inauguration Bernie has been turned into a bobblehead by the fine people at FOCO.
Dr. Fauci is being honored on his first sports bobblehead. FOCO has immortalized the Director of NIAID throwing out the first pitch for the Washington Nationals.
The bobblehead is available for preorder here.
Following the success of the Tom and Halle Wilson bobblehead (purchase here – only 100 remain), FOCO has created a bobblehead of Washington Nationals ace Max Scherzer with his four rambunctious dogs: Bo, Rafi, Rocco, and Zou.
The bobblehead was first released for preorder earlier today. The Scherzer dogs bobblehead is a limited edition out of 2020.
On January 16, 2006, Alex Ovechkin scored The Goal on Arizona Coyotes goaltender Brian Boucher. While falling and corkscrewing on the ice, Ovi blindly pushed the puck into the back of the net. “Simply sensational!” a stunned Joe Beninati screamed. Wayne Gretzky, the Pheonix Coyotes’ head coach at the time, looked on from the bench in awe.
Now you can, too, from the safety of your own home! Friday, FOCO released an Alex Ovechkin bobblehead commemorating The Goal. It features Ovi, in the Caps’ former Screaming Eagle design, twisting and scoring from his back. And yes, he has all his teeth and the laces are yellow.
The bobblehead is the third in a series of Ovi bobbles that have been released in honor of Ovechkin hitting the 700 goals plateau earlier this year. The previous two Ovi bobbleheads that had goal counters sold out quickly (the first did in a day) and were recently shipped out last week.
The Washington Capitals announced their latest blood drive and bobblehead giveaway in a press release Monday.
The team will host blood donors at a new venue, Tysons Corner Center, on July 18 from 7 AM to 4 PM. Capitals fans that are interested in donating can sign up here.
All fans who participate will receive a Garnet Hathaway bobblehead — Hathaway’s first as a Capital — and a Caps t-shirt.
