@@ppbandit8832 glad you caught that one, for those of us who have wondered how does one know when they've "made it" in life? I think we have the answer
“She was even awarded a certificate of bravery from the national hot dog and sausage council” Is a real “How can you not be romantic about baseball” moment
Honestly the fact the fact that Mr. Met has been so clean over the years despite the ... everything is something I kind of am proud of. Aside from flipping off a heckling fan, he was completely clean. And considering what I've seen hear, I'll take it.
As a former MLB & NFL mascot ... I was shocked about the level of research and footage that went into this piece. I concur that pretty much everything described from the 1970's up was info that I was aware of (I'm even pictured in it a couple of times) - But I had NO idea about that info regarding the turn of the 20th century stuff. That's pretty disturbing.
@@adamgonzales278 honestly, you can watch this guy without having any interest in baseball. i never had any interest in baseball before i started watching his videos.
The Mariner Moose is generally so tame at games, I totally forgot about him running someone over with an atv😂😂 those 2 things might have something to do with each other now that I think about it
The Randall Simon incident actually led to the creation of the Mascot Hall of Fame, believe it or not. Dave Raymond, the original Phanatic, and a lot of Philadelphia mascots in the city drafted a 'mascot bill of rights' at the state capitol. The following year, the Mascot Hall was created online and inducted its first members. It was online only until 2014, when Raymond signed an agreement with the city of Whiting, Indiana [which is 2 and a half hours from me], to build a permanent Hall and museum. It opened in 2018 and, as of this year, is now up to 30 inductees.
Had a close friend who was our official mascot. Can confirm atleast in the big east, a majority of scuffles either were improvised brawls that were 100% genuine with the lone rule do not remove the head or planned where 1 or both double crossed each other lol used to tell me all about the stories of throwing absolute haymakers to the body 😂
Ever notice at Dodger Stadium the mascots tended to stay away from the front of the Dodger dugout? Tommy would have a conniption and order them ejected when he could. He had an interview with KTLA tv that carried a few of their games up until 2020 at least. Back in the day before cable took it over KTLA was the Dodger station with Vin Scully. He said the mascots were for the kids and not mockery and they are not out there to aggravate players.
Love the chick at the end. What the Pirates player done was shitty and she could've made a much bigger deal out of it. She didn't want no crazy attention and just accepted a free vacation.
The fact you didn't mention the fact that Lonnie Smith straight up tackled the Philly Fanatic, or that the Mariner Moose broke an ankle during their 1995 playoff run, kind of surprised me.
Mariner Moose at 17 minutes and around 30 seconds in. I read your comment before I got to there in the video...next time watch it all the way through first?
@@justinlast2lastharder749 I did watch through the entire video apparently you didn't read my comment well enough. I was talking about when the Mariner moves mascot hurt themselves, in the video he talks about the Mariner moose mascot running over a player. Edit: just realized you were talking about the moment right after that, looked it up, and that did happen during the 1995 playoffs but he didn't mention that in the video so I didn't draw the connection (or to be more accurate I didn't realize it was the same accident).
My grandfather was an LSU student in the late 50’s-early 60s. With the help of a little bit of Jack, he once got so pissed at the Ole Miss mascot, that he ran onto the field, tackled the mascot, and stole his Ole Miss flag. He ran into the stands, asked some girl to hide it in her jacket, and they met up later so he could get the flag from her.
There's something deadly intoxicating about the adrenaline rush of putting on an anonymizing costume and acting ridiculous in front of thousands of people. Plus they are probably drunk at all times
The best videos are the ones that leave more questions than answers and make me do my own research. I was pausing this every entry to read more and I'm glad I did.
The amount of twists and turns between "kidnapped child sleeps under a hotel bed" and "sausage girl gets a free vacation" was an unbelievable 20 minutes.
Tommy Lasorda attacking the Philly Fanatic will always go down in the MLB history books! My dad watched that happened LIVE and he still relives it ever so often! Such an Iconic moment
I remember the Pirate Parrot episode of Real Sports and it is fascinating. I personally love the Philly Fanatic because lets be honest if you have a lousy baseball club at least you want to be entertained even though your team is 20 games out of 1st place and not a lot to play for. Compared to Ball Hawks the mascots are a fun part of the game. I also get the fake Mascot outside hustling for money like a Las Vegas street performer. I am sure all the clubs have lawyers ready to sue anyone trying to scam the public. The San Diego Chicken looks hilarious I never knew he was so well known.
Can you imagine getting a certificate of bravery from the national hot dog and sausage council 😂😂 the heck with a college degree that’s going front and center lmaoooo
I’m a brewers fan, and the last one hit differently And I love the sausage races, that and when a brewers player hits a home run, Bernie Brewer goes down a slide where he used to go into a beer bottle and there would be froth, but that changed a while ago
You never cease to entertain me bro! Incredible work! I’d like to know some back stories on these mascots now! Lol! Appreciate your dedication. Much Respect. 🙏🫡
I've never heard of similar stats about the heat for the people who play the mascot-like characters at Disneyland, and I watch a lot of videos about the Disney Parks (also fursuits. I know they have to be aware of the possibility of heat stroke and often wear ice vests, but I don't think there's any hobby a bunch of people could love so much that they'd endure the extent of what you described without being paid). I feel like either Disney has kept it impossibly under wraps, or the tribulations of sports mascots aren't inevitable. The teams just need better material science and higher quality costumes. For the major leagues and equivalents, not doing so is unacceptable. I'm sure they could come to some kind of agreement with Disney to commission costumes from them.
In the 2000s I worked with characters like this at Universal Studios in Los Angeles, and they could only be out performing in 30 minute intervals per their union contract, and had to have a break of at least 30 minutes after each outing. Some of the costumes had a little fan inside if possible, but most didn't. These were top quality costumes, but they definitely got super hot and safety was always a concern.
after watching Steve Gelbs this past season take part in the sausage race, i'm more surprised that the girl didn't get seriously injured. that costume is extremely top heavy and they ask people to put their arms crossed so they don't fall down. wonderful video.
You’re not kidding….I once happened to walk by a service elevator at jack Murphy stadium a few hours after a friars game doing some electrical maintenance and witnessed Tommy lasorda getting serviced to completion by the San Diego chicken.
While showing things that went wrong during stunts I'm a bit disappointed that SJ Sharkie getting stuck hanging over the San Jose Sharks' arena wasn't mentioned. No injuries, just around 20 minutes of hanging about 50 feet above the ice (and of course a delay to the start of the game) before things finally got sorted out. While they were trying to sort things out they put little gym mats that couldn't be more than a few inches thick under where he was hanging as if they would've done anything. They eventually lowered an extra rope to him and he tied it around himself and several people worked together to pull him up. When they got him nearly all the way up he got caught on something so 1 woman climbed out without a harness or anything to swing him around the thing he was caught on. The Sharks beat the defending champion Red Wings 2-0 that night.
My buddy was part of the spirit squad at UCLA when I was in college and they all rotate who plays Joe and Josie Bruin. They would switch who it was at halftime, so Joe Bruin was sometimes a foot taller in the second half than the first half. After a while they told my friend he couldn't play Joe Bruin anymore because he was too short and it was causing issues. He didn't complain because he said it was too hot anyway. He did have some great stories of kids saying stupid things to him and opposing fans heckling him, but nothing too bad. My favorite part was when he had to go to an event the next day and I visited his apartment and asked him what the big bag in his bedroom was. Then he opened it up and it was just Joe Bruin's head in it. That was kinda sad and a little creepy.
Being someone who worked for a theme park as a character in a suit, It was one of the most brutal things ive ever done but one of the most fun jobs i had and something i’ll always remember. Skinniest I’ve ever been too
@@princesscrystal6410 I did it in the middle of summer in a heavy Sylvester the cat costume for one whole year, It’s crazy looking at how tiny I was then lol
When the insides of those suits aren't properly cleaned, they can develop a toxic mold. At least according to some Disney World employees who sued. Imagine being trapped in a suit in the Florida heat with weeks worth of your old dried sweat.
lol I’m gonna say this again for the reupload until the Cubs didn’t lose Game 7 of the World Series to Detroit until 1935. Far after Ty Cobb had retired
I'm sure the bulldog attacking the player and the longhorn attacking the bulldog are on separate games...BUT I just can't stop imagining it happened on the same game...and right after one another. Bulldog attacks player, longhorn sees the bulldog attacking the player and tries to defend him by attacking the bulldog.
