Yankees' Long-Forgotten Mascot

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The biggest bust in Yankees history was 7 feet tall, made $40 every home game and spent most of his brief career in the upper deck.

From 1979 to 1981, the Yankees employed a mascot named Dandy. He was big and blue and a spectacular failure—a historical oddity for a proud franchise that has collected 27 world championships but would just as soon forget he even existed. Which, to be fair, isn't terribly difficult to do.

Wow, I did not know that. I hope Gapper joins him in mascot heaven.

Very possibly the last thing in the world you'd expect a Yankee mascot to look like. I have no memory of him, thank goodness.

Dandy has the hair and facial hair of Goose Gossage.

http://dailyskew.com/bestofskew/42_goose.jpg

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Dandy has the hair and facial hair of Goose Gossage.

http://dailyskew.com/bestofskew/42_goose.jpg

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I was thinking more along the lines of Thurman Munson, but that seemed wrong somehow.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...1/Munson_2.jpg

I was thinking of one of the members of Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem.

http://www.amoeba.com/dynamic-images...lectric-mayhem

Lower right. The same guy i picture when I hear "Sultans of Swing".

That story really is more like a Seinfeld episode than real life.

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I hope Gapper joins him in mascot heaven.

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What do you have against Gapper? I mean I know he's a copy of the Philly Phanatic, but so what. He's a good addition to the mascot group, IMO.

Gapper rocks. ;)

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I had no idea they even had something like this. Probably Steinbrenner's idea after he saw some other team's mascot get fans interested.

I thought their mascot was Bob Costas.

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I thought their mascot was Bob Costas.

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Now THAT'S funny!

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I thought their mascot was Bob Costas.

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LOL. Nice one. :thumbup:

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Looks like Youppi's DNA was spread far and wide.

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I thought their mascot was Bob Costas.

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Not Billy Crystal?

All Reds Mascots are lame. The only one I ever thought was cool was Seattle's Moose. Especially after he broke his ankle...so nasty but cool at the same time.