Weekly primer: June 2-8

Here’s this week’s bobblehead schedule for Major League Baseball and the minor leagues.

Grading the Boston Red Sox’s David Ortiz bobblehead giveaway

David Ortiz bobblehead

I received a welcome addition to my bobblehead collection this weekend. The Boston Red Sox were kind enough to send The Bobblehead Blog the David Ortiz figurine they gave out for last Monday’s game against the Texas Rangers. Let me say this: It’s a great bobblehead. One of the more unique and detailed figurines I’ve seen.

In honor of my first bobblehead acquisition of the year, I decided to start a new feature to the blog. I will grade each of the bobbleheads I receive, either in person or through major league and minor league teams. I have come up with five categories that will be weighed 10 points each. A perfect bobblehead, for example, would garner a 50-point score.

Message to Baseball Hall of Fame: Step up your bobblehead game

These are the only five bobbleheads I saw this weekend at the Baseball Hall of Fame.

I made the pilgrimage to Cooperstown to visit the Baseball Hall of Fame over the weekend and was thrilled with the exhibits, artifacts and the plaque gallery. It truly is a special place for any baseball fan, and I hope to one day make the trip there again.

One thing was apparent, though, as I walked through the many rooms of the museum — the Hall of Fame has to step up its bobblehead game.

Minor League bobblehead schedule: New York-Penn League

The 12th, and last, of a daily series detailing bobblehead promotions of the various minor leagues. We continue with the New York-Penn League. The NYPL actually has some promotional schedules listed, despite not playing until June. We will post the bobblehead promotions for the short season and rookie league teams, all of which start in June, at a later date when they are listed.

Minor League bobblehead schedule: Florida State League

The sixth of a daily series detailing bobblehead promotions of the various minor leagues. We continue with the Florida State League. Slim pickens in the FSL. The Tampa Yankees are the only team in the league, out of 12, that has bobbleheads listed on its promotions schedule. However, four teams — the Jupiter Hammerheads, Lakeland Flying Tigers, Palm Beach Cardinals and St. Lucie Mets — have yet to release their promotions calendars. Hopefully there will be a few bobbleheads scattered among their dates.