Once you read the headline and see the photo, do you need much more explanation? OK, maybe just a little.
Yes, they made a bobblehead of Tom Kelly wearing Zubaz, smoking cigar
This might not qualify as the best news to emerge in 2021, but it is up there.
February 3, 2021 at 3:45PM
An iconic photo of former Twins manager Tom Kelly loading a ball into a pitching machine for batting practice in the Metrodome, while wearing Zubaz and smoking a cigar, is now available for purchase in bobblehead form via Fan HQ. It resurfaced about eight years ago and captivated fans.
You can preorder two different versions: autographed by TK himself for $49.99 or just the doll for $24.99.
*Extreme Stefon from Saturday Night Live voice, via the Fan HQ item page: "This limited-edition bobblehead features a bobble hand, rotating pitching machine and realistic cigar smoke."
It's the sort of casual elegance that only TK could pull off.
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