Greetings.
Today we have a question from the world's greatest editor in the world, Mr. Steven Ferrari.
"don't know if you've seen this:
http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/07/18/the-diamondbacks-have-introduced-a-luchador-as-an-official-mascot/
The story also includes a link to another story that talks about the Marlins having a "Legends of Wrestling" night featuring Goldberg, Bret Hart and others.
So, my question - what other sports teams should have a wrestling-based mascot?"
I'm not sure about mascots, because what else could you do besides a lucha? I mean, unless some team owners were extremely awesome and did something like change LA Dodgers to the LA Repo-Men and the Repo-Man was their mascot.
But I always felt like star players should have enterance music. Hell, that was proven just how awesome it would be when Kenny Powers came out to Real American. You could even use it as insentive. You become a kick-ass player, you get music. You don't, and you have to watch The Big Bang Theory before every game.
How say you?
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Today we have a question from the world's greatest editor in the world, Mr. Steven Ferrari.
"don't know if you've seen this:
http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/07/18/the-diamondbacks-have-introduced-a-luchador-as-an-official-mascot/
The story also includes a link to another story that talks about the Marlins having a "Legends of Wrestling" night featuring Goldberg, Bret Hart and others.
So, my question - what other sports teams should have a wrestling-based mascot?"
I'm not sure about mascots, because what else could you do besides a lucha? I mean, unless some team owners were extremely awesome and did something like change LA Dodgers to the LA Repo-Men and the Repo-Man was their mascot.
But I always felt like star players should have enterance music. Hell, that was proven just how awesome it would be when Kenny Powers came out to Real American. You could even use it as insentive. You become a kick-ass player, you get music. You don't, and you have to watch The Big Bang Theory before every game.
How say you?
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Josh Reddick gets it. He'll come up to the plate to a variety of wrestlers' entrance themes. I became a fan of his when he walked up to bat with Bret Hart's (old) entrance music.
ReplyDeleteI don't think this QOTD is going to get over like the last few... no offense
ReplyDeleteForget pro sports, I've been trying to get the wife to run ahead of me with a boombox to play entrance music for me now for years.
ReplyDeleteNo luck.
Every player already has entrance music. /thread
ReplyDeleteI don't know anything about sports, but the WORST idea I can think of is Tatanka representing the Chicago Blackhawks. Because something that would certainly would ruffle many feathers.
ReplyDeleteAnd just to threadjack, since I can't really say much for this QOTD: I've been seeing a new counsellor recently. She made a link recently between how upset I still get over the bullying I endured as a kid and the passion I have for social injustice. It seems so silly that I never realized the link before.
Anyway, I wrote about it more at length on my blog recently. Feel free to read if you're interested:
http://nickpiers.wordpress.com/2013/07/19/bullying-social-injustice/
"I got bruises and hickeys, stitches and scars, got my own theme music plays where ever I are" - Smooth Sailing by Queens of the Stone Age
ReplyDeleteI always felt that every major sports team should have their own entrance music/theme song. Some of them are very memorable like "Hail to the Redskins" and "Hail to the Victors" (Univ of Michigan). The red sox crowd sings "Sweet Caroline" at every home game. The ring tone on my phone is the UCLA fight song.
ReplyDeleteFor example the New York Yankees should use the Darth Vader theme whenever the game starts and whenever they win at the end.. Their nickname has been the "Evil Empire" so play it up. Have Darth Vader come out during the middle of the game.
'When the going gets tough
ReplyDeleteAnd the stomach acids flow
The cold wind of conformity
Is nipping at your nose
When some trendy new atrocity
Has brought you to your knees
Come with us we'll sail the
Seas of Cheese'
'seas of cheese' by primus
'Because that would certainly would ruffle many feathers.'
ReplyDeletei see what you did there
The U. of Illinois "War Chant" has always been one of my ringtones.
ReplyDelete'I've been trying to get the wife'
ReplyDeleteyour wife, or just like, anybody's
Any jobber would work as a White Sox mascot right about now.
ReplyDeletewhile people these days do like spectacles, i have a feeling a lot of purists would be against making things too showy.
ReplyDeleteto relate it to wrestling, these's a certain charm in bruno coming to the ring with no music, or the incredible boos that reign down on roddy piper that are clear as a bell without bagpipes
'Any jobber would work as a White Sox mascot right about now.'
ReplyDeletedale torborg works for the sox...
shoot comments, not meant to be, etc.
even in the 80's?!
ReplyDeleteCouldn't every team have a guy dress up in a luchador mask for a mascot?
ReplyDeleteI think a Detroit-based team would be much more appropriate for a "Repo Man" mascot.
ReplyDeleteJust mine.
ReplyDeleteBut it's funny that you ask since I HAVE tried to sell her on the idea that if she refuses to do something for me, then I should be allowed to approach other girls, but that's actually proven quite unpopular.
Chicks, Man.
Ohhhh, kick 'em when they're down!
ReplyDeleteMan, I knew that was gonna happen...
ReplyDeleteDon't feel bad, the last few topics were *pure* pandering!
ReplyDelete"Talk about TV shows you like, guys!"
Man Mountain Rock was probably videotaping for the Patriots during Spygate.
ReplyDeleteJohn Tenta could have been the Colorado Avalanche mascot, but sadly that's obviously not happening now.
ReplyDeleteIf I get married I'm thinking of coming down the aisle to entrance music. I think that's where the money is.
ReplyDeleteqotd is pure pandering.
ReplyDeleteHey now...
ReplyDeleteThis guy gets it.
ReplyDeleteHEY NOWW!
ReplyDeleteWe Yankees fans don't need Star Wars music.
ReplyDeleteWe have Enter Sandman (for one more half-season.)
We just need kendo sticks.
Or San Jose Sharks, for that matter.
ReplyDeleteThe Redskins would almost definitely use Tatanka though, and send cunty responses to the media if they complained. And then they'd probably bring out Saba Simba to serve hotdogs.
ReplyDeleteVikings fans should chant Huss Huss!
ReplyDeleteBig Bang Theory is a stupid show according to a kid who thought Monday Nitro was a legitimate martial arts competition until he was 17.
ReplyDelete#thread
ReplyDeleteCaliber, I assume by your comments that you know nothing, or are completely a non-fan of baseball, considering every major leaguer has their own music when they walk up to the plate.
ReplyDeleteHell, most (if not all) closers have a theme for when they make their entrance from the bullpen, which was the inspriation behind the Kenny Powers entrance. For a perfect example, look no further than Mariano Rivera, who is all over the sports pages this week. His entrance is "Enter Sandman" by Metallica. Maybe the best ever was Trevor Hoffman, who entered to "Hell's Bells". Talk about badass.
With all do respect, I really hate it when you sound like an idiot, so please do a little research before you post.
Btw back when we were talking about Cena and Tebow I was talking about apt quarterback/wrestler comparisons and said the perfect one was Orton and Colin Kaepernick. I now realize I'm an idiot, because clearly the answer, both based on general attitude and representing the same city, is Punk and Jay Cutler. I can only imagine if those two ever got together, they'd be hating on every fan that walked by.
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