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It's not enough that the Dodgers seem to win at will in our house, but Dodger fans are starting to get a little cocky too. Memo to Dodger fans: this is our house-- if you want to beat the stuffing out of us in baseball go ahead, we don't care anymore. But just don't go messing with Lou Seal.
PS- what's up with Orange Lou Seal? It looks like he either fell in a vat of orange paint or got one of those super fake tans.
Thanks to the super excellent sports blog, Say Hey for the tip off on the video
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I believe orange lou seal is for orange fridays.
Yep, Lou is orange on Fridays.
I always enjoy my crude jokes at Dodgers fans and players.
Here's some examples:
Dodger fans: Lets go Dodgers
My response: Lets go Giants!
Dodger fans: Lets go Dodgers
My response: LA sucks!
Dodger fans: Lets go Dodgers
My response: I hate gridlock!
Dodger fans: Lets go Dodgers
My response: I hate Disneyland!
Here's my list of crude "choice of words" towards Jeff Kent (ex-Giant, now Dodger)
Taunt #1: Kent's a traitor!
Taunt #2: Hey Kent! Barbie called, she wants a divorce!
Taunt #3: Hey Kent! Barbie dumped you and is sleeping with me!
Taunt #4: Kent's too old, take some Viagra!
Keeping in my mind that I'm neither a Dodgers nor a Giants fan...
(1) Mascots have no place at a ballpark.
(2) Yes, the Dodgers fan used some excessive force with Lou, but...
(3) Fans at a ballpark have a right to enjoy the game without unreasonable interference, especially by some moronic, fluffy, orange seal. I don't care that silly string doesn't hurt anyone - just leave people alone.
Guest #3, I don't understand why you believe that mascots have no place at a ballpark.
Being a fan of baseball, having a mascot makes going to the park more entertaining. When the Giants are losing, at least Lou makes the fans laugh with his fun hip thrust, plus having Lou brings in the $$ in sponsorship for the park, such as Lou's "Build a Bear workshop" and passing out free pizzas.
You should also ask yourself, why have a mascot at a ballpark? It sells more tickets to fill-in the seats, and if you have a mascot that attracts the kids, the team rakes in a bigger profit. If the wage for a mascot is $500 a day, and a sports team can get an additional 100 people to fill-in the seats at $20 a pop for upper deck, they still stand to make a $1,500 profit.
If you are willing to pay a premium for field or dugout club seats, you are nearly guaranteed to get a personal photo session with Lou.
Anyone remember the last World Series with the Giants and Angels? The Angel's "mascot" was the rally monkey, and I think that filled-in some extra seats and sold some monkey related goods too. It's all in the $$!
Thanks for the tip on Lou being orange. NOT a good look.
Oh, and please refrain from using the words "rally" and "monkey" in comments as just mere mention of that damn thing still gives most Giants fans (me included) bad flashbacks. Very, very bad flashbacks.