How do you feel about mascots in sports?

[SabresRule]

As a PTI watcher, one of the things that has annoyed is Wilbon's disdain for mascots (It's weird- Kornheiser gets blasted for his work on Monday Night Football, but on PTI, Wilbon's the one that annoys me, but that's for another story).

I have always enjoyed mascots in sports.

How do you feel about them?

 

[skysurfer]

i like mascots in that they make the half inning break or halftime/tv timeout breaks better.

I hate them in that they distract from the game while the action is going on when you have all the kids screaming/attracting to the mascot who is walking around in the stands while you are trying to watch the action on the field/court.

 

[SamCdbs]

College football - An important part of the tradition of most schools.

College basketball - Nice extension of that tradition, providing the arena is set up in such a way as to allow them to get out of sightlines during play.

Pro football - Stupid.

Pro basketball - Reason #3478 why the NBA is all smoke and mirrors.

Pro baseball - sacreligious.

 

[salsadancer7]

They are absolutely useless for anyone over the age of 10....

 

[HD MM]

In College, it's a tradition.

On the Pro level, it's entertainment for the kids.

 

[Ramy]

I like when they fight each other.

 

[mccoyrj]

I like when they fight each other.

LOL!

 

[cosmo_kramer]

I have no problem with their antics during timeouts, between innings, etc., except when they affect the health of the players

BTW, the caption of the video should probably read "Mariner Moose on ATV collides with Coco Crisp"

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[cybok0]

For schools they are fine. For baseball, hockey and the NBA they are OK because they entertaine the kids and between innings, periods or a half.
Football on the other hand doesn't need them, but maybe because I hate the Steelers mascot.

 

[Paul Wozniak]

For schools they are fine. For baseball, hockey and the NBA they are OK because they entertaine the kids and between innings, periods or a half.
Football on the other hand doesn't need them, but maybe because I hate the Steelers mascot.

Didn't they model him after Bill Cohwer?

 

[HD MM]

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Didn't they model him after Bill Cohwer?

I always thought they modeled him after a stereotypical Yinzer.

Meet Steeley McDui.......

 

[boomer69]

Speaking of mascots, a friend of mine sent this to me just this morning!!!...

 

[Drone35]

Should take them all out and shoot em!...lol

 

[Paul Wozniak]

Should take them all out and shoot em!...lol

Sure, as soon as we're done with the lawyers.