Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Top Ten Chicago Mascots

My editor for the Cubs wrote a little piece on the Mascots in the Cubs minor league system in our Cubs blog and it spurred my interest in Chicago sports teams mascots. Thus, this is my tribute to the greatest mascots in Chicago...enjoy!

10. Grabowski
( stations.espn.go.com/.../ story?id=mascots)

Kind of a random mascot, Grabowski does work for Iron Mike and should be well versed in ass kicking.

9. Blue Demon
(http://www.jamd.com/search?assettype=g&assetid=56946539&text=blue+demons+mascot)

He is a Blue Demon...it is weird looking but he does look like a bad ass blue Jamaican hard ass.

8. Southpaw

(homerderby.com/ archives/1003)

Not quite sure why the White Sox allowed this thing to roam their field but that is the south side for you.

7. Lou Wolf

(hoopedia.nba.com)

The first Wolf on the list...but this wolf ain't got skates...no balls!

6. Sparky the Firedog

(home.att.net/ ~hattrick-dals/)

Kind of a lame mascot, but it does fit the lameness of the soccer team.

5. The Sky Guy

(basketballfusion.com/)

He looks a lot like a Beer Drinking Simpson's character. Hey whatever puts seats in the empty building.

4. Tommy Hawk
( stations.espn.go.com/.../ story?id=mascots)

He has a sick look and probably could whoop your ass. Tommy's the man.

3. Skates
(www.dailyherald.com/.../ images/skates.JPG)

He can skate in a freagin' wolf suit...that is sick!

2. Staley Da Bear

(raymond.mlblogs.com)

He has "Da" as a middle name. That's cool.

1. Benny the Bull( bullsbrasil.wordpress.com)

Must be number one after DUI, drug charges and breaking a man's arm. Nobody can beat that.

4 comments:

Strummerville58 said...

Since you're expanding it to the minors with the Wolves guy, check out Rusty the RailCat and Jammer, the Joliet JackHammers' mascot. Both should be on the list, I'm thinking. But what do I know?

Zach Martin said...

Clark, you know everything!

Scott Phillips said...

Grabowski was named after Ditka's old remark about the Bears that they were a bunch of blue collar Grabowski's. The Blue Demons name is Dibs.

Step your fuckin game up Martin

Anonymous said...

What about Ozzie the Kane County Cougar??? This list is nothing without him.