Forbes.com reports that a market researcher, The Marketing Arm, has come up with a list of America’s top sports mascots, based on its’ Davie-Brown Index — used by marketers to determine a celebrity’s ability to influence brand identity with the public. It comes as no surprise to those of us who have watched him since his 1978 debut that the Phillie Phanatic is on top of the list. Perhaps one day the team he represents will go all-out to try and emulate his success…but I doubt it.
I have a few quibbles about the rest of the top ten:
2. San Diego Chicken (San Diego Padres)
3. Mr. Met (New York Mets)
4. Racing Sausages (Milwaukee Brewers)
5. Benny the Bull (Chicago Bulls)
6. Rally Monkey (Los Angeles Angels)
7. Sourdough Sam (San Francisco 49ers)
8. Rowdy (Dallas Cowboys)
9. Rally (Atlanta Braves)
10. Miles (Denver Broncos)
Mr. Met is just a head. Snooooooooooze. The sausage race is fun, but they aren’t really mascots for the team. And isn’t the Rally Monkey just a videotape? They don’t have a monkey running around the ballpark, do they? And who knew the Braves even had a mascot? – Joe Guckin
on Jan 16th, 2008 at 3:53 PM
Jeez, I live in SF and have been to Niners games… and I couldn’t pick “Sourdough Sam” out of a police line-up. That is one questionable list.
on Jan 16th, 2008 at 5:29 PM
Mr. Met is awesome and deserves to be #1. Kid-friendly yet cool, not based on some stupid stuffed animal. There’s also a hysterical spoof on YouTube when Conan featured him on his show working the strip for extra cash (after the Mets paid Beltran a ton of money)….
So you can’t beat a gay-friendly cool looking mascot like Mr. Met !!!!
on Jan 17th, 2008 at 12:11 AM
I repeat: Mr. Met is just a head. Besides, Conan also showed Mr. Met despondent and suicidal last year. In part it was because he caught his wife in bed with the Phanatic. Obviously she knows true talent when she sees it.
on Jan 17th, 2008 at 9:43 AM
The Phillies’ Phanatic is not the Original mascot… He had problems when he wanted to do work outside the ballpark. I’m against any mascot that interfers with a game in Progress. Max Patkin, the CLOWN PRINCE of BASEBALL was the exception. I’ve seen some clever mascots in the Minor Leagues… but here again, I’m against any mascot that entertains, except during half innings. I did have fun with the Famous Chicken, whenever he came to Wrigley… but he did not like my sign “PLUCK the CHICKEN!” When it comes to SPORTS, I’m a purest at heart, and even hate when the organist plays while the game is in progress.