WHAT?!!!!! NO WAY MR MET IS #1 MASCOT?!!!!

Clearly the marketing firm who created this list of top mascots must be based in NY and are probably nerdy Mets fans. (well, actually they are based in Texas but do have a ny office).   A story that came out this week in Forbes dishes on how the Marketing Arm's Davie-Brown Index determined that Mr. Met edged the Phillie Phanatic for the top spot, like he did in 2009.  RIDICULOUS!  see the link to his article/fabricated survey results here. http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomvanriper/2012/04/30/americas-favorite-sports-mascots/

I do not agree with the results from this "Davie-Brown index", but since this is mascot news nonetheless (thanks to our contributing writer Katie W.) I felt I should share will my followers. I am outraged that Mr. Met would take a top spot in any mascot ranking, as there is NO QUESTION that the Phanatic deserves the #1 spot. Share your thoughts on the rankings below.

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The Mets Beat The Phillies…For Top Mascot in Sports

The marketing firm who made the decision says Mr. Met beat the Phillie Phanatic for the first time since 2009, and that Canadian Mascots are not part of the study. Here’s who they do have:

1. Mr. Met — New York Mets
2. Phillie Phanatic — Philadelphia Phillies
3. Benny the Bull — Chicago Bulls
4. Wally the Green Monster — Boston Red Sox
5. Racing Sausages — Milwaukee Brewers
6. The Gorilla — Phoenix Suns
7. Billy the Marlin — Florida Marlins
8. Coyote — San Antonio Spurs
10 (tie). Racing Presidents — Washington Nationals
10 (tie). Rocky — Denver Nuggets

Who do you think is the best mascot in sport? Offer your thoughts and comments below…

ps....an interesting excerpt from the Forbes mascot article....

• While Mr. Met is a favorite for his light-hearted humor, the more zany and aggressive mascots still carry plenty of influence. The Phillie Phanatic, who has won this poll in the past, places a solid second this year. And the Phanatic’s “mentor,” the San Diego Chicken, puts forth another strong showing at No. 4. Even though the Chicken now freelances, having cut formal ties with the Padres years ago, he remains one of the most recognizable and appealing mascots out there.

This raised several questions...who knew the phanatic had a mentor?  and who is the san diego chicken?!

well.....

The San Diego chicken is to pro sports mascots what Washington was to U.S. Presidents, or what Redenbacher was to popcorn. The Chicken is also one of the few mascots who wasn't birthed on a marketing director's dry-erase board: Way back in 1974, Ted Giannoulas was hired by a local rock radio station to bounce around at a zoo wearing a chicken suit; he started doing the same at Padres games shortly thereafter, and a legend was born. The initial pay? $2 an hour. The success of the Famous Chicken helped lead to mascots becoming widespread throughout professional sports, particularly Major League Baseball. The Chicken was named one of the 100 most powerful people in sports for the 20th century by The Sporting News.  Apparently, during the winter after the 1977 season, Dennis Lehman, who thought that the team needed a mascot similar to San Diego's Famous Chicken created the Phanatic. 

 

So thanks to the San Diego Chicken, the Phillies have the real #1 mascot in sports, despite what a silly poll may say :)