CHICAGO _ Kris Bryant nodded in approval _ and relief _ Saturday morning when he saw "Final Out," the World Series bobblehead that features him and Anthony Rizzo.
"Oh, way better," Bryant said while briefly inspecting the souvenir, which was to be handed out to the first 10,000 fans at Saturday's rained-out game against the Brewers.
Bryant's first experience as a bobbleheader resulted in a doll that looked like Ichiro Suzuki with a mullet. He keeps one in his locker _ and in a closet at home.
"Let's not talk about that," he said with a smile earlier this season.
Bryant joked Saturday that maybe he would bring one to Suzuki when the Cubs play the Marlins.
The other, which commemorates Bryant's throw to Rizzo to seal the franchise's first World Series championship since 1908, now will be given to fans July 6, when Saturday's game is scheduled to be made up. People lined up early Saturday morning outside Wrigley Field in anticipation of the giveaway.
"I guess when you've achieved bobblehead-dom, it's kind of a big moment in anyone's life," Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. "To stand in lines, I don't quite understand that. Just go to eBay or Amazon."
