Well, particularly the Rockies, and particularly the delusional part.
Sorry guys, the dinosaur is just annoying, but it’ll never be as hated as the mascot-less Blue.
Which, honestly, is something I can respect about them…but just a little.
Okay, okay, I know, he was doing it for a good cause. But still, there’s got to be better ways to benefit kids. At least when Nick Swisher did it, he grew a full head of long hair, and not just the back (party?) side.
Don’t think this is an issue?
Go to Google, and type in Dinger. Guess what the first suggestion Google gives you is?
Google Suggestions for 'Dinger'. Please only do this with Safe Search On. Trust me.
Seriously…When your stupid antics are a higher suggestion than your own name, you’re an idiot. Or you’re Charlie Sheen. Not that the two are mutually exclusive.
The Rockies fans don’t like his antics of Dinger behind home plate. Even the beat writer for the Denver Post thinks it’s ‘Bush League.’
Mascots may be one of those parts of the game that hardcore adult fans dislike, and they seem to be around more to be the butt of jokes than to cause actual, intentional laughs. That’s why the Krazy Krab lived. Say what you will about the Giants in the 1980′s, but they were ahead of their time in Snarkiness.
But Dinger goes beyond bad taste and cheesiness. Get his purple butt and jelly-bean colored head out of the game, and keep him in the commercial breaks where he belongs.
Admit it, you were worried after that Dodgers series.
The Dodgers are way too close, and there’s a dash of fear…or more…that the offense was just the result of being in Coors and facing the Rockies’ pitchers. But damn, that sort of offense does feel a bit good.
Not that I’m turning my back on AT&T Park…or thinking about bringing in the fences…or doing anything to boost the offense. I like the tight games when I attend. Usually the blowouts, even the rare ones by the Giants, have a tendency to bore me. I think the only time I wasn’t was Game 2 of the World Series. And that really wasn’t a blowout until the Rangers bullpen imploded like an original Vegas casino.
But, geeze, the Giants needed the offense. Hopefully, this continues in a crucial meeting in St. Louis with the Dodgers nipping at the Giants’ heels.
In a separate note, this is the first comic done by Rog that is completely digital with a new tablet and stylus whose manufacturer won’t be named until they pay us sponsorship money… Can you tell the difference? I can’t.