Mascot Madness and Sideline Shenanigans
It was the dawn of time. Players like Emmitt Smit, Dan Marino, and Jerry Rice were breaking records on the field (rather than on Dancing With The Stars). Back before instant replay, the internet, that crazy sky-cam thing. When Brett Favre was known more for his on-field play than his text messages. Heck, Jenn Sterger was 12 years … [Read more...]
Before mascots wore stinky suits, dealt with unruly kids, and got sued, they used to get respect. The fact that Kerry Day, mascot for the 1944-1945 Stanley Cup champions Toronto Maple Leafs has his name engraved in the Cup gives us all something to strive for. He must have been one heck of a mascot… I wonder if he got his day with the … [Read more...]
Yep, that's right... back in the day, the New York Yankees had a mascot. And it's nothing like the overpayed pretty boy mascots they have now. THe "Yankee Dandy" as he was called served his tenure in the early 80's. (when the Yankees had salary cap room.) But then they realized the real money should be spent on the players and not a … [Read more...]
We got this somewhat interesting story from Nicholas, a loyal reader of YMS, and it answered a question in all of our minds... What happens to the Olympic Mascots after the Olympics are over? Well, let's just say the truck in the picture above is not taking them to Disneyland. According to this article, the mascots (at least the costumes) … [Read more...]
There's an unwriteen rule that you can't have a mascot blog without writing about the Famous Chicken. But he's not around much anymore, so my only chance would be to catch him on a flashback friday. So here we go... in this video, the Famous Chicken uses some scantily clad females to distract Larry Bird from some very important free … [Read more...]
Originally posted in 2007, this is one of those videos that makes you respect mascots... Some b-boy challenges Oakland A's mascot Stomper to a dance off... little does he know, Stomper has been studying his dance as well. Check out the video and prepare to be impressed. America's Best Dance Crew Mascot Edition After The Jump: … [Read more...]
This one was an instant classic from the first day it hit YouTube. 2009 World Athletics Championships (Track & Field) mascot Berlino celebrates with Melaine Walker of Jamaica after her win in the 400m Hurdles. Nobody could see what was coming next... not even Berlino. Berlino Backpacks Sprinter video after the jump: … [Read more...]
It seems like as soon as baseball season ends, it is upon us again. And, like WalMart putting out the Christmas decor, the season ticket commercials start earlier every year. Here's a classic from the Colorado Rockies a couple years ago and it features their mascot Dinger. Colorado Rockies Go Dinger Tipping after the jump: … [Read more...]
Way befre The Raptors mascot ate a cheerleader, or even existed, there were plenty of mascots doing silly skits. This flashback Friday comes from one of the old-school mascots in the league, the Indiana Pacers Mascot Boomer. Now I know it may not be the best NBA mascot skit you've ever seen, but it was 1997... a simpler time. Mascot wishes … [Read more...]
This flashback friday video comes all the way from Florida, and boy is it funny. We've seen various mascots do this before, but none have done it on the beach. Before the Toronto Raptors Mascot was eating cheerleaders, Thunderbug was scaring the daylights out of sprint breakers. Mascot on the beach video after the jump: … [Read more...]
