Took a quick trip to Walmart at lunch today and saw these in a gravity feeder:
I'd seen something about these Big League Minis recently, but didn't realize they were already in stores. At $4.98 a figure, I doubt I'll get many of them, but thought I would check one out. You know, for blog subject matter reasons.
I was hoping for Yu Darvish, but got Big Papi instead. These are pretty nifty little things, and I can see how someone might collect them. They're about 3 inches tall and feel pretty sturdy. A handful of these on my office bookshelf would look kind of cool.
There are 28 figures in all, and a checklist is included on a little insert in the pack. The insert says there are variations out there too. Maybe I got one, I don't know. The insert shows Ortiz in a gray jersey, and mine is a white one. I wonder if mine is the variation? I don't really care, since little Ortiz is likely going to my 3 year old who will soon mark it up with her crayons or bury it in the sandbox anyway.
***Update***
I noticed there are only a few of these on eBay (I was trying to score a Darvish) and did a little more research. These are not due to hit stores until June! I wonder what happened? Is anyone else seeing them in stores? Or do I just live in the most awesome baseball card/collectible vortex in the universe? Back to WM I go!