mascot mania
July 2011 $2.99
Interview with Dinger!
Check out our Mascot Moments!
Do the Crossword to find out how much you REALLY know about Mascots!
Under Cover
1 Interview with Dinger 2 Mascot Moments 4 Mascot Madness Crossword
5 Team Goods and Tickets 6 Most Popular Mascots 7 Favorite Mascots 8 Matching Mascots
Sitting Down With Dinger Q: Why is a dinosaur the Rockies mascot? A: “When they were building Coors Field they found a triceritops skull”. Q: When did you become the Rockie’s mascot? A: “In April, 1994”. Q: Why is your name Dinger? A: “Dinger is a slang word for home run”.
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Mascot M Pittsburg Pirates
Texas Rangers Detroit Tigers
Houston Astros
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Colorado Rockies
Moments Florida Marlins San Fransisco Giants
Cleveland Indians
Kansas City Roylas
Toronto Blue Jays
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1. BaldEagle 2. Houston 3. May 4. Billy 5. JesseJunction 6. Colorado
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Team Jerseys
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Mascot Mania’s:
Mascot Rankings Our favorite mascot is: Bernie Brewer (Milwakee)
2. The Phillie Phanatic (Philadelphia) 26. Ace (Toronto) 3. Mr. Met (New York Mets) 27. Sluggerrr (Kansas City) 4. Swinging Friar (San Diego) 28. Paws (Detroit) 5. Wally the Green Monster (Boston) 6. The Goat (Chicago Cubs) 7. Stomper (Oakland) 8. Screech (Washington) 9. The Bird (Baltimore) 10. Homer (Atlanta) 11. Mariner Moose (Seattle) 12. Raymond (Tampa Bay) 13. Lou Seal (San Diego) 14. Fredbird (St. Louis) 15. Southpaw (Chicago White Sox) 16. T.C. Bear (Minnesota) 17. Gapper (Cincinatti) 18. Rally Monkey (Los Angeles Angels) 19. Slider (Cleveland) 20. Billy th Marlin (Florida) 21. Rangers Captain (Texas) 22. Pirate Parrot (Pittsburg) 23. Junction Jack (Houston) 24. Dinger (Colorado) 25. Baxter the Bobcat (Arizona)
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Favorite Mascots Paige’s favorite mascot is: Dinger from Colorado. She says he is her favorite because he is a colorful dinosaur that is the mascot for her state’s baseball team. Takara’s Favorite Mascot is: Slider From Cleveland. He is her favorite because he is different than the other mascots. The other mascots are mostly animals but he is a fluffy pink thing with a big yellow nose. Kristina’s favorite mascot is: Screech from Washington He is her favorite because he is an eagle which is her favorite bird. She also likes him because he is big and fluffy and awesome.
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Matching Mascots Dinger
Chicago
Billy the Marlin
Boston
Southpaw
Detroit
Lefty
Colorado
Paws
St. Louis
Fredbird
Florida
Match the correct mascot with the correct team.
Dinger, Colorado; Billy the Marlin, Florida; Southpaw, Chicago; Lefty, Boston; Paws, Detroit, Fredbird, St.Louis
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The Mascots
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Southpaw (Chicago)