Mascots Aren't As innocent As You Think

[@ppbandit8832]

"Getting hit in the face with a hot dog is, in fact, an inherent risk of attending a baseball game" might be the greatest sentence ever spoken

[@ppbandit8832]

Close second: "...was awarded a certificate of bravery by the national hot dog and sausage council."

[@ppbandit8832]

What a great vid

[@IhaveaDoghouse]

@@ppbandit8832 glad you caught that one, for those of us who have wondered how does one know when they've "made it" in life? I think we have the answer

[@matthewmcdowell2043]

OMG thats the best comment ive ever seen oml

[@matthewmcdowell2043]

Youre so right tho

[@jmwburner]

“She was even awarded a certificate of bravery from the national hot dog and sausage council” Is a real “How can you not be romantic about baseball” moment

[@therealfanmaster7097]

Honestly the fact the fact that Mr. Met has been so clean over the years despite the ... everything is something I kind of am proud of. Aside from flipping off a heckling fan, he was completely clean. And considering what I've seen hear, I'll take it.

[@pogotheclown8913]

Mr. Met and Phillie Fanatic are the biggest menaces known to man

[@decker528]

Hes done much better than scooter the talking baseball

[@cobrak1ngs]

Nobody cares about Mr met

[@packers12to80]

The fact you can't put together a basic sentence .....yikes. Also pretty amazing you can see hear.

[@YOSSARIAN313]

@@pogotheclown8913 the Philly phanatic is an asshole

[@bromleylowe2720]

As a former MLB & NFL mascot ... I was shocked about the level of research and footage that went into this piece. I concur that pretty much everything described from the 1970's up was info that I was aware of (I'm even pictured in it a couple of times) - But I had NO idea about that info regarding the turn of the 20th century stuff. That's pretty disturbing.

[@LazyHomeSchoolDude]

That's so cool, For what teams?

[@caseyleirer9677]

Where are you pictured?

[@bromleylowe2720]

@@LazyHomeSchoolDude Orioles for 11 years and Ravens for 5 seasons.

[@bromleylowe2720]

@@caseyleirer9677 Two shots at 19:13 and 19:17.

[@kwakerjak]

So, you’re the guy who was pushed off the dugout by a (presumably intoxicated) fan?

[@PatrickCc]

One of my favorite channels right now, keep grinding!

[@brooklynjay17]

Y’all both keep dropping bangers

[@TSmith0048]

Yoo Patrick!!

[@raynjpg]

cool to see you here, and also right???

[@adamgonzales278]

Big fan of your channel, so cool to see you have an interest in baseball.

[@raynjpg]

@@adamgonzales278 honestly, you can watch this guy without having any interest in baseball. i never had any interest in baseball before i started watching his videos.

[@foxyfoxington2651]

I once picked an entire NCAA men's basketball tournament bracket based on which mascot I thought would win in a fight and... Actually did pretty well.

[@Fly-The-W]

Thats an amazing idea lmao

[@Dolphinsfan1920]

Remember which year you did that?

[@foxyfoxington2651]

@@Dolphinsfan1920 Sometime in the late 00s. After 2007, probably.

[@GhostWeekly]

Bro thinks he's Cleveland Jr

[@autisticgerman]

@@Fly-The-W Cubs profile pic, epic choice

[@ethanwagner]

The Mariner Moose is generally so tame at games, I totally forgot about him running someone over with an atv😂😂 those 2 things might have something to do with each other now that I think about it

[@dougiehobbs1519]

Coco was definitely Crisp’d that day in Safeco.

[@ethanwagner]

@@dougiehobbs1519 im printing out and framing this comment and you should do the same, doesn’t get better than this😂😂

[@bartsullivan4866]

Compared to the Philly Fanatic the Mariner Moose is a saint. But then again I enjoy the Fanatic a lot more.

[@lowkeyfallasleep9511]

The way this dude delivers sentences is why I come back often

[@coltsevers5349]

imagine being security when two mascots are fighting and not being sure if its a skit or an actual fight

[@jfukura]

"Abandoned him 300 miles from his home. Where he was homeless."

[@SpikyDash]

The Randall Simon incident actually led to the creation of the Mascot Hall of Fame, believe it or not. Dave Raymond, the original Phanatic, and a lot of Philadelphia mascots in the city drafted a 'mascot bill of rights' at the state capitol. The following year, the Mascot Hall was created online and inducted its first members. It was online only until 2014, when Raymond signed an agreement with the city of Whiting, Indiana [which is 2 and a half hours from me], to build a permanent Hall and museum. It opened in 2018 and, as of this year, is now up to 30 inductees.

[@vincentfiore7588]

Tommy Lasorda’s crusade against mascots is so amazing RIP Tommy

[@MountainFisher]

Ever notice at Dodger Stadium the mascots tended to stay away from the front of the Dodger dugout? Tommy would have a conniption and order them ejected when he could. He had an interview with KTLA tv that carried a few of their games up until 2020 at least. Back in the day before cable took it over KTLA was the Dodger station with Vin Scully. He said the mascots were for the kids and not mockery and they are not out there to aggravate players.

[@QuixEnd]

The mascots job description pretty much filters out anyone sober and in their right mind. But if you're NOT sober.. well now its a party

[@jordanford9320]

20:11 arrested for "battery" I literally spit my food out. That was the best unintentional pun I have ever heard

[@deathlessgamer]

The fact you didn't mention the fact that Lonnie Smith straight up tackled the Philly Fanatic, or that the Mariner Moose broke an ankle during their 1995 playoff run, kind of surprised me.

[@justinlast2lastharder749]

Mariner Moose at 17 minutes and around 30 seconds in. I read your comment before I got to there in the video...next time watch it all the way through first?

[@deathlessgamer]

@@justinlast2lastharder749 I did watch through the entire video apparently you didn't read my comment well enough. I was talking about when the Mariner moves mascot hurt themselves, in the video he talks about the Mariner moose mascot running over a player. Edit: just realized you were talking about the moment right after that, looked it up, and that did happen during the 1995 playoffs but he didn't mention that in the video so I didn't draw the connection (or to be more accurate I didn't realize it was the same accident).

[@generalbucknaked3080]

"The fact that you didnt mention the fact" 😂😂😂

[@RetroBaseball]

This is always been one of my favorite topics in sports history, wonderful video as always BDE!

[@xp8969]

Buncha fuckin furries, freaks!!

[@howdydoo9148]

“BDE” what a fitting nickname

[@thegameradic8916]

For a second I thought it was the wrestling channel😂

[@Hawkz00]

Shit I meannnnn if I was homeless and alone in 1900's Chicago I'd be more than happy to sit in the dugout of a baseball game for food

[@nichonr95]

They definetly did more than giving him food and shelter.... yeah right under the bed

[@shoddyshores877]

And then get abandoned when they lose…yeahhh sounds so fun

[@polkanietzsche5016]

@@shoddyshores877 well... It's not the team's problem tbh.

[@CYMotorsport]

Had a close friend who was our official mascot. Can confirm atleast in the big east, a majority of scuffles either were improvised brawls that were 100% genuine with the lone rule do not remove the head or planned where 1 or both double crossed each other lol used to tell me all about the stories of throwing absolute haymakers to the body 😂

[@victorbellutta2059]

referring to them by their mascot names is so funny and a huge W

[@vincejupiter4749]

Sneaking a kid in your room to Sleep under the bed is extremely wild

[@johnwray393]

Love the chick at the end. What the Pirates player done was shitty and she could've made a much bigger deal out of it. She didn't want no crazy attention and just accepted a free vacation.

[@Christhreeonesix]

Mascots fighting each other is just about the funniest thing ever

[@cadendukes6662]

Getting arrested for battery after clubbing a mascot with a baseball bat is truly poetic justice.

[@nalgene247]

I doubt I will ever receive any award as prestigious as a certificate of bravery from the national hot dog and sausage council.

[@PlaySA]

There's something deadly intoxicating about the adrenaline rush of putting on an anonymizing costume and acting ridiculous in front of thousands of people. Plus they are probably drunk at all times

[@clairethewave]

My grandfather was an LSU student in the late 50’s-early 60s. With the help of a little bit of Jack, he once got so pissed at the Ole Miss mascot, that he ran onto the field, tackled the mascot, and stole his Ole Miss flag. He ran into the stands, asked some girl to hide it in her jacket, and they met up later so he could get the flag from her.

[@ronsblahblah]

The sausages aren't mascots. They are fans in a contest

[@Toekneehouse]

Can you imagine getting a certificate of bravery from the national hot dog and sausage council 😂😂 the heck with a college degree that’s going front and center lmaoooo

[@bills2548]

Hope it stays this time! 👌

[@philbuttler3427]

The best videos are the ones that leave more questions than answers and make me do my own research. I was pausing this every entry to read more and I'm glad I did.

[@BookwormSkates]

The amount of twists and turns between "kidnapped child sleeps under a hotel bed" and "sausage girl gets a free vacation" was an unbelievable 20 minutes.

[@lucidbeats3799]

no one gonna talk about the guy who slapped the bear at 4:28😭😭

[@Karmy.]

Disappointed that the time Lonnie Smith tackled the Phanatic causing him to sprain both ankles wasn't mentioned

[@YOSSARIAN313]

Unfortunately the game wasn't televised or filmed. Which sucks that would be hilarious to see

[@jacklempke7779]

Always a good day when BDE uploads.

[@jdeighan]

"...and BEHEADED HIM!!!" I lost it @ this part

[@viliamivakautakakala3938]

Remember when Barney beat that chicken in a dance battle😂

[@BOKCSavion731]

18:14 I Damn Near Died When They Started Jumping The Mascot😭😭😭😭

[@BOKCSavion731]

A Year Later, And That Part Still Funny😭😭😭

[@richfrank1255]

The chicken puts such a big smile on my face!!

[@Dougthickadome]

Let's be honest, us hockey fans know that gritty has committed several war crimes

[@therealpoketom]

Tommy Lasorda attacking the Philly Fanatic will always go down in the MLB history books! My dad watched that happened LIVE and he still relives it ever so often! Such an Iconic moment

[@georgegalkin2078]

The biggest brain move here is hunchbacks convincing everyone that they're good luck.

[@SukunaIsHim]

I hate people who attack or mess with mascots just because the mascot is having fun

[@cepopeye]

I was a mascot for my university It was awful I used to sweat like, gallons and gallons and gallons

[@rustyshackelford4224]

Your YT Channel was literally created in 2005...

[@ManiacalAge]

Ty Cobb having a kid sleep under the bed...doesn't sit well with me

[@depwesseddoggy5161]

You know I thought being a mascot was an easy job because all you gotta do is entertain and be humorous but I was dead wrong.

[@bartsullivan4866]

I remember the Pirate Parrot episode of Real Sports and it is fascinating. I personally love the Philly Fanatic because lets be honest if you have a lousy baseball club at least you want to be entertained even though your team is 20 games out of 1st place and not a lot to play for. Compared to Ball Hawks the mascots are a fun part of the game. I also get the fake Mascot outside hustling for money like a Las Vegas street performer. I am sure all the clubs have lawyers ready to sue anyone trying to scam the public. The San Diego Chicken looks hilarious I never knew he was so well known.

[@Caglecardscollectibles21]

Your videos are truly some of the most entertaining and informative videos on the internet. Incredible stuff as always

[@FitMike713]

You never cease to entertain me bro! Incredible work! I’d like to know some back stories on these mascots now! Lol! Appreciate your dedication. Much Respect. 🙏🫡

[@tankeater]

19:55 "hit"??? LMFFFAAAOOO You could CLEARLY tell he was joking and TAPPED he, 2 feet above her REAL head 🤦‍♂️🤣

[@no6418]

The Oregon duck is the funniest college mascot

[@jordanm8915]

I don't know shit about Baseball or why this page was recommended to me, but I'm so glad it was. This is some good content

[@notquelo4217]

I'll forever love this channel 💕 revived my love for baseball all over again

[@FervidWriter]

18:43 Homie got laid out like a pancake. 😂😂💀💀

[@brendanturner2362]

Honestly I never enjoyed watching sports that much, but these videos are super interesting, and I've watched many of yours.

[@cjmsacomments4389]

I’m a brewers fan, and the last one hit differently And I love the sausage races, that and when a brewers player hits a home run, Bernie Brewer goes down a slide where he used to go into a beer bottle and there would be froth, but that changed a while ago

[@pool__boy]

You’re not kidding….I once happened to walk by a service elevator at jack Murphy stadium a few hours after a friars game doing some electrical maintenance and witnessed Tommy lasorda getting serviced to completion by the San Diego chicken.

[@PlaySA]

i saw the same thing. its true

[@elihuhefner]

Wow… now I want to know what you had to cut out of the video to get it back up 😹 that was a phenomenal episode 👏

[@justinholtman]

Lol I was in the middle of watching this when it went black. Glad got reuploaded. One of if not best baseball channel period not just KZbin

[@ChunteringBackwardsForwards]

“Randal was arrested for BATtery” (Used a bat) 😂

[@tischish8452]

I recommend the book series Outside the Lines of Gilded Age Baseball by Rob Bauer, one of the books goes into some detail about the early mascots

[@salemsrevenge]

This is seriously my favorite sport related video ever. I am a huge football fan ..... but ...I love your channel!!

[@Windyyyyyyyyy]

after watching Steve Gelbs this past season take part in the sausage race, i'm more surprised that the girl didn't get seriously injured. that costume is extremely top heavy and they ask people to put their arms crossed so they don't fall down. wonderful video.

[@fantastopotomus]

I didn't realise how much I wanted this video until I watched it. Keep killin it my dude.

[@MrVintageLaser]

i hope you know lil rastus was not under the bed for every road game in that man's hotel room. shit is straight up sinister

[@scene24man]

Ok the RuneScape health bars and hit splats were on point haha

[@zach7193]

Man, this is something. A colorful history of mascots.

[@dream_grips]

Great video essay. Love the subtle runescape reference when Billy Cub punches the man in the bar! haha

[@ktcottrell]

My buddy was part of the spirit squad at UCLA when I was in college and they all rotate who plays Joe and Josie Bruin. They would switch who it was at halftime, so Joe Bruin was sometimes a foot taller in the second half than the first half. After a while they told my friend he couldn't play Joe Bruin anymore because he was too short and it was causing issues. He didn't complain because he said it was too hot anyway. He did have some great stories of kids saying stupid things to him and opposing fans heckling him, but nothing too bad. My favorite part was when he had to go to an event the next day and I visited his apartment and asked him what the big bag in his bedroom was. Then he opened it up and it was just Joe Bruin's head in it. That was kinda sad and a little creepy.

[@HufflepuffBaseball42313]

lol I’m gonna say this again for the reupload until the Cubs didn’t lose Game 7 of the World Series to Detroit until 1935. Far after Ty Cobb had retired

[@j.mieses8139]

That was a deep dive into the world of mascots!

[@vipurledjach]

we need a part two, but with the mental hockey mascots

[@jonmendelson1104]

While showing things that went wrong during stunts I'm a bit disappointed that SJ Sharkie getting stuck hanging over the San Jose Sharks' arena wasn't mentioned. No injuries, just around 20 minutes of hanging about 50 feet above the ice (and of course a delay to the start of the game) before things finally got sorted out. While they were trying to sort things out they put little gym mats that couldn't be more than a few inches thick under where he was hanging as if they would've done anything. They eventually lowered an extra rope to him and he tied it around himself and several people worked together to pull him up. When they got him nearly all the way up he got caught on something so 1 woman climbed out without a harness or anything to swing him around the thing he was caught on. The Sharks beat the defending champion Red Wings 2-0 that night.

[@Tully13]

Former NHL player Ryan Whitney was a mascot for like 10 minutes to mess with his friend and he could barely breathe when he took it of.

[@605bernhard]

How'd not one, but two teams do Lil Rastus dirty?

[@jcpena4201]

Tell you the truth but it was the 1900’s

[@mozata6838]

"Now a lot of people ask 'What is the Philly Phanatic? Like, what animal is the Philly Phanatic?' Well, he's an Asshole, that's what." -Jon Bois

[@jacrispy8008]

Being someone who worked for a theme park as a character in a suit, It was one of the most brutal things ive ever done but one of the most fun jobs i had and something i’ll always remember. Skinniest I’ve ever been too

[@princesscrystal6410]

As someone who knew a friend who was our high school mascot, it’s the greatest diet ever really. He lost 10 pounds that grade

[@jacrispy8008]

@@princesscrystal6410 I did it in the middle of summer in a heavy Sylvester the cat costume for one whole year, It’s crazy looking at how tiny I was then lol

[@loganjain2802]

this video is fucking hilarious these mascots be up to the wildest shit

[@AbsolXGuardian]

I've never heard of similar stats about the heat for the people who play the mascot-like characters at Disneyland, and I watch a lot of videos about the Disney Parks (also fursuits. I know they have to be aware of the possibility of heat stroke and often wear ice vests, but I don't think there's any hobby a bunch of people could love so much that they'd endure the extent of what you described without being paid). I feel like either Disney has kept it impossibly under wraps, or the tribulations of sports mascots aren't inevitable. The teams just need better material science and higher quality costumes. For the major leagues and equivalents, not doing so is unacceptable. I'm sure they could come to some kind of agreement with Disney to commission costumes from them.

[@BookwormSkates]

Yeah, they could easily have a team of people who share the responsibility and allow each performer more rest time.

[@jeffwilson3818]

In the 2000s I worked with characters like this at Universal Studios in Los Angeles, and they could only be out performing in 30 minute intervals per their union contract, and had to have a break of at least 30 minutes after each outing. Some of the costumes had a little fan inside if possible, but most didn't. These were top quality costumes, but they definitely got super hot and safety was always a concern.

[@MakerInMotion]

When the insides of those suits aren't properly cleaned, they can develop a toxic mold. At least according to some Disney World employees who sued. Imagine being trapped in a suit in the Florida heat with weeks worth of your old dried sweat.

[@SMAXZO]

I'm sure the bulldog attacking the player and the longhorn attacking the bulldog are on separate games...BUT I just can't stop imagining it happened on the same game...and right after one another. Bulldog attacks player, longhorn sees the bulldog attacking the player and tries to defend him by attacking the bulldog.

[@Yusukee007]

Son. The way it was cut from dunking to stomping mudholes in candy ashes, hilarious lmao.

[@mhedbergfan]

The RuneScape reference starting around 10:50 is great!!

[@Jarwin_Wuhnol]

I just love your videos! This one was especially amazing!

[@derrickwallace4487]

I was in tears throughout the whole video 🤣🤣🤣

[@graham2977]

lmao love the runescape hit markers for billy cub

[@munchingandmoving]

You make baseball so much more interesting. MLB pay this man

[@jimmycumbest6877]

The amount of times someone has sued for getting hit in the face with a hot dog is two ... which isn't alot but it's weird that it happened twice

[@chefbrando3734]

I didnt expect to see the condor here. I am pretty lucky to have been able to go to that game. Go Condors!

[@605bernhard]

8:01 chicken's gettin sturdy

[@nick099]

This probably been the most intense video I have watch this far

[@GlutesEnjoyer]

9:05 amazing quote

[@thescottishsteak]

0:03 Glad to see my boy Cosmo the Coigar gettin some respect

[@Milkman-xp3nj]

She was hit by a bat and he got charged for Battery 😂 idk why but that cracked me up

[@cheighes1]

Goat on chicken, chicken on goat. Two chickens doing a goat, couple of pigs watching.

[@spaehling]

9:06 learning so much about your culture from your videos. Amazing. Greetings from Germany.

[@loadedhot1034]

The Chiefs mascot KC Wolf attempted to zip line from the lighting at Arrowhead, and when he jumped, there was too much slack in the line, and he crashed into the seats nearly killing him.

[@thychepe2276]

real ones know that this is an re-upload

[@Sorwdseler]

What happened that made him take the older one down from earlier today?

[@Dolphinsfan1920]

@@Sorwdseler apparently it got demonetized

[@benm6457]

Love you for featuring the Bakersfield condors

[@milton8753]

Always great when you post.

[@Landmasters]

Can you imagine Lasorda attending a Furry Convention? Forget John Wick 3, that would be the largest body count recorded by a single man

[@holdenmacfarland1783]

I was at the game where the San Diego Chicken beat up Barney. It was at an Iowa Cubs game and that’s all I can remember from that game