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06-15-2010, 11:06 PM
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Yankees' Long-Forgotten Mascot
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...535825960.html
 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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06-15-2010, 11:57 PM
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Stat Wanker Hodiernus
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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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06-16-2010, 12:07 AM
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Ex-tixe
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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.
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06-16-2010, 01:26 AM
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Re: Yankees' Long-Forgotten Mascot
Dandy has the hair and facial hair of Goose Gossage.
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06-16-2010, 02:05 AM
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Re: Yankees' Long-Forgotten Mascot
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06-16-2010, 02:59 AM
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Ex-tixe
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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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06-16-2010, 06:59 AM
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Re: Yankees' Long-Forgotten Mascot
That story really is more like a Seinfeld episode than real life.
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06-16-2010, 09:35 AM
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Re: Yankees' Long-Forgotten Mascot
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Gapper rocks.  320
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06-16-2010, 09:39 AM
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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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06-16-2010, 10:31 AM
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Re: Yankees' Long-Forgotten Mascot
I thought their mascot was Bob Costas.
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06-16-2010, 10:36 AM
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06-16-2010, 11:26 AM
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Re: Yankees' Long-Forgotten Mascot
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06-16-2010, 10:55 AM
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Re: Yankees' Long-Forgotten Mascot
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06-16-2010, 11:22 AM
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Be the ball
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Re: Yankees' Long-Forgotten Mascot
Looks like Youppi's DNA was spread far and wide.
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06-16-2010, 11:27 AM
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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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