Pirates Bobblehead Possibly Giving the Finger

Oh geez, the Pirates really have nothing exciting going on (currently 10-15, ranked 29th out of 30th in attendance) so it looks like the hot story out of Pittsburgh is focusing on a bobblehead giveaway featuring pitcher Tom Gorzelanny. The bobblehead in question (see picture left) has many wondering: Is that bobblehead giving me the finger? Tom Gorzelanny? The guy who is 1-3 this year with an ERA of 8.46 is giving me the finger? 

Amazingly, this is news although it’s fairly certain the finger in question is actually an index finger, from the picture circulating the web you can see how one might get it confused.  WTAE TV is holding a poll on their website asking viewers what they think. And guess what? The voting is deadlocked at 44% for both “yes” and “no” as the answer to the question. At this current moment, 12% have yet to make up their minds. 

So how does this happen in the first place? According to Pirates spokesman Jim Trdinich, “The team sends photographs of players to a company that makes its bobbleheads, and the company tries to replicate those pictures as best they can when it designs the dolls. It was not done in bad taste.”

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Is Pittsburgh Pirates Bobblehead Giving The Finger?  [ The Pittsburgh Channel ]