Earlier this week I began to think about mascots. More specifically mascots and soccer. The majority of professional sports teams have these creepy oversized emblems, who's sole purpose is to annoy fans with stupid cheers and weird antics. 
The West Virginia Power Pack (above), from Minor League Baseball is exactly why I cringe every time a mascot comes around (http://xrl.us/oucf6).
I think they're strange and unnecessary elements of the games. My roommate Sam agrees.
"They freak me out! They can see through their mouths!" Besides the fact that they apparently "eat people", they're seemingly synonymous with sports.
The NBA, MLB and even the NHL have them. So why doesn't soccer?
The massive amounts of fans make their own fun without the need of any unnatural looking creatures. These soccer fans entertain themselves with flags, drums and non-stop chants. There's never a dull moment, so there's no need for a mascot to pump up the crowd.
Can you imagine a red speckled dinosaur dancing around on the sidelines of an AC Milan game? I daresay they would get no attention from both the fans and the camera.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
October 18th, 2008 - Mascot Anyone?
Posted by Ally Weber at 5:23 PM
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Attention Sports Fans:
Hey guys, just wanted to extend everyone an invite to my house (923 e. Jefferson) this Saturday for an awesome day of tailgating, lawn games, and football watching. There’ll be games on multiple large-screen TVs starting at 11am and leading up to the big primetime match-up (No, not PSU/OSU, Notre Dame v. Washington!). I have a pretty big yard so all day we’ll have games going on (Bags, Australian Frisbee, Pong/Flip Cup, etc), and we’ll also grill plenty of meat. Feel free to bring friends/girlfriend/boyfriends/dogs (the yard is fenced in and my dog could use company). I’ll probably get a keg from John’s of something decent, let me know if anyone has any particular requests. Hope you guys can all make it!
P.S. Dave you don't have a blog I can post this on, but you're expected to make an appearance as well.
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