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    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.


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    Re: Yankees' Long-Forgotten Mascot

    Wow, I did not know that. I hope Gapper joins him in mascot heaven.
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    Re: Yankees' Long-Forgotten Mascot

    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.
    It is on the whole probable that we continually dream, but that consciousness makes such a noise that we do not hear it. Carl Jung.

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    Re: Yankees' Long-Forgotten Mascot

    Dandy has the hair and facial hair of Goose Gossage.

    /r/reds

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    Re: Yankees' Long-Forgotten Mascot

    Quote Originally Posted by Unassisted View Post
    Dandy has the hair and facial hair of Goose Gossage.

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

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    Re: Yankees' Long-Forgotten Mascot

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



    Lower right. The same guy i picture when I hear "Sultans of Swing".
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    Re: Yankees' Long-Forgotten Mascot

    That story really is more like a Seinfeld episode than real life.
    "Reality tells us there are no guarantees. Except that some day Jon Lester will be on that list of 100-game winners." - Peter Gammons

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    Re: Yankees' Long-Forgotten Mascot

    I hope Gapper joins him in mascot heaven.
    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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    Re: Yankees' Long-Forgotten Mascot

    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.
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    Re: Yankees' Long-Forgotten Mascot

    I thought their mascot was Bob Costas.

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    Re: Yankees' Long-Forgotten Mascot

    Quote Originally Posted by RBA View Post
    I thought their mascot was Bob Costas.
    Now THAT'S funny!

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    Re: Yankees' Long-Forgotten Mascot

    I thought their mascot was Bob Costas.
    LOL. Nice one.

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    Re: Yankees' Long-Forgotten Mascot

    Looks like Youppi's DNA was spread far and wide.
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    Re: Yankees' Long-Forgotten Mascot

    Quote Originally Posted by RBA View Post
    I thought their mascot was Bob Costas.
    Not Billy Crystal?
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    Re: Yankees' Long-Forgotten Mascot

    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.


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