Philly Finally Wins Something

By Chris Mottram
Let’s just get one thing clear: I hate mascots. Maybe this will change once I have kids and make the mistake of bringing them to a game, but for now, they’re just annoying.
But I suppose if you’re going to have a mascot, you might as well have the best. Someone at Forbes.com had the unenviable task of coming up with the top 10 mascots. The big winner? The Philly Phanatic.
You know who wasn’t on the list? Vancouver Canucks mascot Fin. Probably beacause he has V.D.s after sucking face with Pam Anderson. The Clap does not play well with the four-to-eleven-year-old demographic:
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You can check out the full list in slide show form, and read the article which claims six-year-olds like mascots more than players. Groundbreaking. They also happen to like Santa more than their fathers.
> America’s Top Sports Mascots | Forbes.com↵