Baxter fired for DUI

[Ryanwb]

Heard it on the news, it happened in September. What the heck is going on with people?

 

[UncleChris]

Did they say if they were going to get someone else to be Baxter???? I always liked him and my grand daughter is wild about him.

 

[overseascardfan]

How did the D'Backs find out, was he wearing the costume while driving.

 

[Ryanwb]

I wonder how many mascot jobs are on Careerbuilder.com

 

[Mulli]

I always thought it was creepy for Baxter/Willie the Wildcat to lure young unaccompanied kids to his "playland" in center field.

 

[HooverDam]

I hope they get rid of Baxter, he's the worst mascot in the Valley by far. He's an awful UA ripoff, bleck.

 

[Shzm13]

Lol this is awesome.. That cornholio spilled my beer trying to get down the aisle.

 

[Ryanwb]

I hope they get rid of Baxter, he's the worst mascot in the Valley by far. He's an awful UA ripoff, bleck.

Me too! I'm not really a mascot fan as it is. They come out, shoot some $5.00 t-shirts to the crowd and show up at the mall for events.

 

[JS22]

It NEVER made sense having a bobcat as the mascot. Yes, I know it used to be "The BoB." But even then it was a ******** idea.

How about, oh, I don't know, a freaking snake? Wouldn't that make more sense?

 

[Ryanwb]

I wan't totally paying attention but it sounded like the baxter guy was coming from a team function because he had the suit in the car with him. Unless he's totally creepy and wears it other places

 

[BC867]

According to the police report, an officer spotted David Hamilton traveling approximately 95 mph on the 101.

Hamilton, who was driving a Toyota Scion bearing the Diamondbacks' logo, had a blood-alcohol level of 0.155, according to the result of a toxicology report. That's close to twice the legal limit of .08. He also admitted to officers that he had smoked marijuana earlier in the day.

He had the mascot costume in the back seat and the D'backs logo on his car.

Derrick Hall says he is going to replace him as DBaxter.

http://www.azcentral.com/sports/diamondbacks/articles/2009/01/20/20090120spt-dbbaxter.html

 

[HooverDam]

Derrick Hall says he is going to replace him as DBaxter.

http://www.azcentral.com/sports/diamondbacks/articles/2009/01/20/20090120spt-dbbaxter.html

Damn it, just get rid of that idiotic thing all together Hall!

 

[quadruple yoi]

not a fan of mascots either but i guess its good for kids.

 

[Lefty]

That would be a great job for the summer if you have the time.

 

[Ryanwb]

That would be a great job for the summer if you have the time.

It's a full time job, I hear they make pretty good money. I think I read that the Gorilla pulls in $80,000 plus appearance fees

 

[PDR]

Oh boy..... baxter under the influence, i had to do a double take on this one when i saw it...

 

[HooverDam]

It's a full time job, I hear they make pretty good money. I think I read that the Gorilla pulls in $80,000 plus appearance fees

Well the Gorilla actually has a skillset, being acrobatic and all. I imagine mascots like Baxter who don't really do anything (just wiggle their heads back and forth and toss out tshirts) probably don't make quite as much. Plus the Gorilla is known as one of the best mascots in pro sports, Id imagine he makes more appearances than most.

 

[SunsTzu]

It's a full time job, I hear they make pretty good money. I think I read that the Gorilla pulls in $80,000 plus appearance fees

I'm pretty sure the Gorilla gets over 250k just from the Suns, of course he actually does acrobatic stuff unlike baseball mascots.

 

[Black Jesus]

The Gorilla is the highest paid mascot in sports, but hes been the suns gorilla for like 20 years.

 

[Gnomad]

I wan't totally paying attention but it sounded like the baxter guy was coming from a team function because he had the suit in the car with him. Unless he's totally creepy and wears it other places

Are you insinuating that Baxter the BOBcat is a Furry?

DAMN that would be hilarious to see him busted in costume at a 'yiff party'

 

[Ryanwb]

Are you insinuating that Baxter the BOBcat is a Furry?

DAMN that would be hilarious to see him busted in costume at a 'yiff party'

That is exactly where I was going. Furvert!