Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search

September 5, 2008 8:50:58 PM CDT

Learn about Newser Points »

« Back to the grid | Next story »

America's Top 10 Mascots

Posted Jan 17, 08 6:52 PM CST in Sports 

(Newser) – Mascots have danced, tumbled, and roused American sports fans for decades. Some have even gained a little prestige over the years. Forbes lists its Top 10:

  1. Phillie Phanatic. Around since '78, this green creature once scuffled with Tommy Lasorda and inspired an announcer to say that "baseball is being invaded by the Muppets."
  2. San Diego Chicken. The first modern mascot, he was fired by the Padres after (some say) he got too big for his feathers. He later sparked fans in other sports and became a mini-celeb in his own right.
  3. Mr. Met. This baseball-faced mascot has been soothing the pains of New York's "other" team for more than 40 years.

  1. Racing Sausages. These mascots race before every Brewers game; sometimes players get decked out as bratwurst too.
  2. Benny the Bull. A fiery red bull in a Chicago unie, he's been dancing and clowning for fans since the '60s.
  3. Rally Monkey. Angels fans shake stuffed monkeys to help players come from behind—once to stellar success in the 2002 World Series.

Source Forbes

0 comments | Print E-mail | Digg Seed this on Newsvine Add this link to Del.icio.us StumbleUpon
Roger Waters, left, co-founder of Pink Floyd, is greeted by the Phillie Phanatic after throwing out the first ceremonial pitch before the start of the San Francisco Giants-Philadelphia Phillies baseball...   (Associated Press)
The Phillie Phanatic whoops it up in this undated file photo.   (Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The San Diego Chicken carries Austin Donahue, a player for The Rockies from the Capitol City Little League, after Austin had gotten a hit during a game in this undated photo.   (KRT Photos)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
Our editors also recommend:

Related Stories

Threads (1 of 3)

Tags

baseball  • basketball  • list  • football  • sports  • New York Mets  • Chicago Bulls  • Philadelphia Phillies  • Milwaukee Brewers  • Los Angeles Angels  • mascot


Loading...

Premium Articles from HighBeam

Find more articles like this

Today's Most Popular


Other Sports Stories

What is Newser?

2008 Codie Finalist

Newser gives you more news in less time. We search for the best and most important stories all over the web, read them for you, and deliver concise and sharp summaries—along with links to the full text. Newser provides a way to stay on top of an ever-expanding horizon of news and opinion—politics, sports, business, trends, technology, personalities, crimes, and controversies. Newser keeps you not just better informed, but, with our signature graphic interface and smart condensed format, more enjoyably informed.

Learn more »