Watching Team USA’s 4-2 comeback victory against Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic on Wednesday night, I witnessed an enthusiastic fan dressed in full Revolutionary War garb rooting on the Stars and Stripes. Though the gentleman looked more like Captain Crunch than he did George Washington, it got me thinking what a Yankees mascot might look like.
I’ve been a Yankees fan since 1994, so you’ll have to excuse my ignorance — upon unleashing a Google search on mascots, I had no idea the Yanks once employed a giant pinstriped wearing muppet.
I say muppet — because the folks responsible for bringing Dandy to life, Bonnie Erickson and Wayde Harrison of Acme Mascots, had previously created Miss Piggy, Rowlf, Statler and Waldorf.