The Diamondbacks have a 2nd official mascot

[Dback Jon]

Who cares. I almost said NASCAR/whitey. This mascot thing is so AAA. Hmm, our team needs to draw more, we need another mascot!

Most teams have Mascots. You have a problem with all of them?

 

[Mulli]

Will Speedy Gonzalez will be next?

 

[Mulli]

Most teams have Mascots. You have a problem with all of them?

No. My problem is having willy the wildcat and the gimp as a mascot for a team instead of a snake. And having two mascots. I won't go into the problem of "appealing to Hispanics" with a luchador mascot.

 

[Dback Jon]

No. My problem is having willy the wildcat and the gimp as a mascot for a team instead of a snake. And having two mascots. I won't go into the problem of "appealing to Hispanics" with a luchador mascot.

Do you rail on the Suns always for the Gorilla?

Phillies for the Phanatic?


Cubs for the Bleacher Bum?

 

[Chris_Sanders]

:dcr: how so? Much less creepy ways to do that. Like winning.

He looks like a luchador, not a gimp. Whatever you are seeing beyond a luchador is either:

a) you aren't familiar with luchadors
b) you are wanting to see a gimp
c) you are wanting to find a reason to bitch

 

[Mulli]

Do you rail on the Suns always for the Gorilla?

Phillies for the Phanatic?


Cubs for the Bleacher Bum?

This is your response? I have complained about the Gorilla in the past. No prob with the phanatic. Not sure what the Bleacher Bum is.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

I guess I don't see the connection.. I have yet to find one person today who thinks this new mascot is a good idea.. Its been meet with laughter or faces of WTF..

Luchadors are an icon in Mexico. That is purely the connection.

My guess is that you haven't been talking to many Hispanic kids.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

All Hispanics not alike. Will there be a NASCAR mascot to appeal to rednecks?

Looks like it is C

 

[Mulli]

He looks like a luchador, not a gimp. Whatever you are seeing beyond a luchador is either:

a) you aren't familiar with luchadors
b) you are wanting to see a gimp
c) you are wanting to find a reason to bitch

Yes, I am bitching because the luchador looks the gimp.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Yes, I am wishing the luchador looks the gimp.

Fixed it for you.

 

[Dback Jon]

This is your response? I have complained about the Gorilla in the past. No prob with the phanatic. Not sure what the Bleacher Bum is.

You know - the characters that get drunk in the bleachers - the reason people go to Wrigley.


Sure as hell isn't for the baseball.

 

[Dback Jon]

Looks like it is C

:safe:

 

[Mulli]

I suppose you guys don't think a grown man dressed as a cat taking kids to his hideout in the outfield is creepy either.

 

[Gee!]

Luchadors are an icon in Mexico. That is purely the connection.

My guess is that you haven't been talking to many Hispanic kids.

I have plenty of Mexican friends and grew up with Mexicans as friends too. Never heard of a lunchador. Unless its something new..

 

[Mulli]

I have plenty of Mexican friends and grew up with Mexicans as friends too. Never heard of a lunchador. Unless its something new..

Same. Lived in Glendale for 35 years. I first learned of them 5-10 years ago after I left AZ.

And most Mexicans and/or Hispanics I know would be happy with a team winning on a consistent basis.

 

[Mulli]

:safe:

Incomplete.

 

[Dback Jon]

I suppose you guys don't think a grown man dressed as a cat taking kids to his hideout in the outfield is creepy either.

No, I don't.

 

[Mulli]

No, I don't.

I don't believe you. I also don't believe anyone who says the luchador doesn't remind them of the gimp, now that I pointed it out.




And since I was in attendance at the Diamonbacks first win and 2001 Game 7, I ALWAYS get to bitch about what they do.

 

[Dback Jon]

I don't believe you. I also don't believe anyone who says the luchador doesn't remind them of the gimp, now that I pointed it out.




And since I am Mulli, I ALWAYS get to bitch about what they do.

It never crossed my mind.



And FTFY

 

[Mulli]

That too.

 

[Gaddabout]

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[Dback Jon]

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too funny - that is EXACTLY how I picture Mulli.

 

[Mulli]

False! I have more head hair than all 3 of you!

 

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[Gee!]

Looking on twitter I didn't see one positive response about this.. Even Mexican fans questioning this..

I have a feeling this lunchador guy won't be around for long.. Overwhelming response has been negative..