Mascot Madness and Sideline Shenanigans
Okay, I wrote a couple of days ago about how much I liked these "feel good" stories about how hard it is too be a mascot. That was before I watched this abomination of mascot-ness. In this bit, Wall Street Journal reporter Sophia Hollander gets the privilege of dressing up as the mascot for the New York Sportimes, a World TeamTennis club. The … [Read more...]
Over the weekend, the Bank of the West sponsored a tennis (yawn) tournament which featured three-time Tennis Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova. Well, Sharapova had an easy time with the rest of the field, but got dealt a crushing blow when facing the Bank Of The West bear in a best of 1 point. The headline may give away the ending, but the … [Read more...]
I don't know if this is an official mascot or a crazed fan, but either way I think it has gotten out of hand. This Rafael Nadal mascot was seen wandering the streets in Spain while the real Nadal was probably somewhere beating Roger Federer. Let's not get too crazy guys. Tennis players already have big heads, they don't need to be big AND … [Read more...]
