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Sammy Sosa does his home run hop on the road
Tired of the same old batter at the plate pose for your McFarlane baseball figures? Well, this MLB Series 6 Figure of Sammy Sosa is certainly unique because nobody else does the little hop out of the batters box after going long ball like the Cubs slugging right fielder. As a nice touch, Sosa's black (uncorked) bat is also about to hit the ground, although I suppose it could be bouncing up in the air as well. One of the strengths of the McFarlane figures has always been the details, and you can see all of the blades of grass on the side of the base, just like it was lifted out of the ground from whatever field the Cubbies are visiting. I always like the way the uniforms look.

McFarlane put out a Sammy Sosa figure with the first series, which showed the Cubs slugger at the plate earlier in his post-swing after bashing another long ball over Waveland Avenue. So this Series 6 figure would come after that one, except in the first one Sosa had the blue Cubs jersey and this one has the road grey (a white/pin-stripped version in also available). Ironically, I always liked the way Sosa stands coiled at the bat waiting for the pitch, so I would not have minded that being selected as the pose. On the other hand, what other McFarlane sports figure can you use to make snow angels? There are also figures of Sosa's Cub teammates Kerry Wood and Mark Prior, so you might as well make an effort to track down the big three of the Chicago Northside.

Great Desk Display for Cub Fans....
Macfarlane Toys started putting these figures out a few years ago, and continually improve the quality in my opinion. I still remember the first set, which were not licensed by MLB. The Mark McGwire figure was amazingly perfect in depicting his swing, but the Sammy Sosa figure was a bit less impressive.

This figure captures AMAZING quality of detail: the face even looks exactly like Sammy Sosa. We have all seen the "hop" when Sosa connects with one of his long drives, and this figure captures that trademark of Sosa's effectively.

I just hope that Macfarlane can pull off production of Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Jackie Robinson, Joe DiMaggio, and most of all - Ted Williams.

Those would be classics. ... Read more

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NFL 2 PACK
Great 2 pack of two NFLers. Brooks looks like he is chasing Gannon down. while Gannon is running for his life just like in Super Bowl 37. Which Brooks's Bucs won.

Remember when the Tampa Bay Bucs won the Super Bowl?
My how the mighty have fallen. Once again the NFL quest for parity has brought us to another season when the two teams that were in last year's Super Bowl did not even make the playoffs. But the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Oakland Raiders embraced this turnaround to such an extent that neither team had a winning record and the Raiders get the honor of having the worst record for a Super Bowl team in history. But it was not even a year ago that the Bucs defense destroyed the Raiders in the Super Bowl. Maybe Tampa Bay fans can find some small measure of solace in this NFL Figures 2-Pack from McFarlane Toys that has last year's defensive player of the year linebacker Derreck Brooks zeroing in on the small of the back of Oakland quarterback Rich Gannon. Actually you have some flexibility with these figures, because you can turn Gannon around and have Brooks about to level him from behind. For Bucs fans that is going to be the better setup for this pair of figures (Raiders fans could prefer the other setup simply because it allows you to maintain the illusion that Gannon is actually going to get this pass away). So the question is whether you want Gannon's open mouth to represent the sight of an open receiver or the fact Brooks is about to take off the upper half of his body.

As always, the detail on these figures is pretty impressive. Notice that Gannon's fingers are not completely on the football, that his veins are bulging on his throwing arm, and that Brooks has a breathe right strip on his nose. You will also find dirt on strategic parts of each uniform, another defining element of these figures from McFarlane. The Gannon and Brooks figures are each pretty good all by themselves (I know there is an individual figure of Gannon in the Raiders' black jersey), but this is a nice set. There is at least one other similar set out there, with Brett Farve and Brian Urlacher (so you know the QB got the pass away in that set). So, the bottom line is that Bucs fans can pick this up and actaully have something to show for this year's postseason. Besides, it could be worse this morning. You could be Vikings fans... ... Read more

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Get the Diamondback Schilling before the big trade happens
As I write this right-handed pitcher Curt Shilling is half of the potent one-two punch for the Arizona Diamondbacks, along with Randy Johnson. However, by the time you read this he will probably be a member of the Boston Red Sox, so if you want to preserve your memories of the 2001 World Champions with a nice set of ace bookend figures, you will want to track this particular McFarlane Major League Baseball Series version of Shilling. That is because McFarlane not only likes to do home and away uniform versions of their baseball figures but also like to update their uniforms (does anybody have a Red Sox version of Roger Clemens? I have the Yankee one. I missed out on the Blue Jays one).

As always, we find that McFarlane has paid great attention to the details. The best details on the Schilling figure are the determined set of the jaw and the hair on his forearms. I may have to revise my earlier opinion and conclude that this action figure is the MLB figure put out by McFarlane that has the most dirt on the jersey. Do not ask me how a pitcher gets both pants legs that dirty because all I can come up with is a really bad head first slide or block a base down on both knees, neither of which would be conducive to Schilling being able to end up back on the mound pitching. Speaking of the mound, the Schilling figure has another one of those slices of the mound that has the pitcher pitching down hill. McFarlane has a Luis Gonzales figure out there as well, so even after the big trade happens you can still have a pair of current Diamondback figures counting the Big Unit. ... Read more

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One of the Best So Far
I've collected a number of McFarlane figures, and this Owen Nolan figure has got to be one of the best I've seen so far. He's captured coming over the boards, most likely during a shift change(unless he was knocked over the boards). The attention paid to the detail of this figure is outstanding. This is the first McFarlane figure that you can look at and, without reading the back of the jersey, actually tell that it is Owen Nolan. Most of the figures come close to an actual likeness, but this one is almost dead on.

I highly recommend this figure to anyone who loves collecting McFarlane figures. It is one of the best so far. If you love the Maple Leafs, or hockey in general, I recommend this figure.

McFarlane figures rock!
I love this figure...the beauty of the McFarlanes is the careful attention to details, and unique sculpture of each player. This particular player, Owen Nolan, is sculpted coming off the bench, no doubt to score another goal for my favorite NHL team, the Toronto Maple Leafs. The McFarlanes are sturdy, lifelike, and great display pieces! ... Read more