Phillie Phanatic Named Best Mascot in Sports
But you already knew that... I was just thinking the other day how horrible most mascots are, and how great the Phanatic is. Via Philly.com, we learn that Forbes has named the Phanatic the #1 mascot in all sports.
The top 10 after the jump.
1. Phillie Phanatic
2. San Diego Chicken (San Diego Padres)
3. Mr. Met (New York Mets)
4. Racing Sausages (Milwaukee Brewers)
5. Benny the Bull (Chicago Bulls)
6. Rally Monkey (Los Angeles Angels)
7. Sourdough Sam (San Francisco 49ers)
8. Rowdy (Dallas Cowboys)
9. Rally (Atlanta Braves)
10. Miles (Denver Broncos)
Thoughts...
The Phanatic rules your face.
The Phoenix Gorilla got snubbed.
Mr. Met is gay, Piazza converted him.
Sourdough Sam is a dumb name.
Never heard of Rowdy or Rally.
Posted by: gootman | Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 03:00 PM
Phlex of the Phantoms is also pretty awesome- seems like he's always at a lot of charity events. Or birthday parties.
Posted by: Ashe | Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 03:53 PM
Have to agree with the Phoenix Sun Gorilla snub. Kept looking down the list and he was nowhere to be seen.
Also, remember the Sixers' mascot in the mid-90s? Looked like a balding fat guy with rainbow hair. What was his name?
Posted by: TheCoz | Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 04:36 PM
I think the old sixers mascot was "big shot". And he sucked.
Mr. Met is such a ridiculous mascot, I have no idea why he's on this list.
Posted by: johndewar | Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 04:40 PM
Speaking of "Big Shot", check out this picture:
http://www.acmemascots.com/roster/basketball/
Posted by: johndewar | Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 04:42 PM
Rally??????
Posted by: Carl P | Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 08:30 PM
It should be noted that Carl P. is a lifelong Braves fan, and even he is apparently unaware of their mascot. Some list.
Posted by: Matt P | Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 08:55 PM
that picture looks like a nice warm night down at the ballpark
baseball needs to start asap
Posted by: ricky | Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 09:32 PM
funny line from Todd Zolecki:
I've been covering the Phillies for five years. That means I've been to Atlanta about 15 times and covered about 45 games at Turner Field. I swear to God I have never seen Rally until today, and he was darn near impossible to find on Google.
Posted by: Matt P | Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 09:56 PM
How about the Hawk? I know St. Joe's sports isn't well represented around here, but any mascot that can not stop flapping his wings or he loses his scholarship deserves mention.
Posted by: Joe | Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at 10:20 PM