MLB Mascot Brackets – The Racing Sausages vs Rangers Captain
Posted by: Richie Rich in Brewers, Mascot Brackets, Mascots, RangersThe first round is drawing to a close …
Let’s finish up the Critter Bracket with some mascots who were made to run.
#1 The Racing Sausages (Brewers) vs. #8 Rangers Captain (Rangers)
Bratwurst, Polish, Italian, Hot Dog, and Chorizo … ladies and gentlemen, the Racing Sausages!
In the early 1990’s Milwaukee had a cute little scoreboard race sponsored by Klements, a Milwaukee-based meat packing company. The team introduced real-life sausages which raced only on Sundays in 1995 … but by 2000, they were a full-time attraction at County Stadium.
The Sausages are one of the most original ideas in sports – dot races existed on scoreboards for years … but no one ever made them real. And the rich German heritage of a beer town like Milwaukee made them a perfect fit. They’ve spawned many an imitator.
In 2003, then-Pittsburgh Pirate Randall Simon catapulted the Sausages into the national media spotlight when he playfully hit the Italian Sausage with his bat as the race went by the dugout.
Simon was arrested and fined by Milwaukee police and suspended three games by Major League Baseball. The lesson – don’t whack a wiener at Miller Park.
By the way, if you’re eating at Miller Park … the Polish is the best sausage on the menu. By far.
Back in the late 70’s and early 80’s, the Texas Rangers used to have Clayton Moore (the original Lone Ranger from the TV show) race out on a white horse before a few games a year. That had to be cool.
Continuing with that theme, the Rangers recently introduced a anthropomorphized palomino horse named Rangers Captain as the team’s mascot.
The Rangers avoided a team mascot for years because of the sweltering Texas heat in summertime. You gotta give that horse credit. There’s hot, and there’s Texas hot.
Rangers Captain helps a guy propose to his girlfriend … isn’t that sweet?
Who is the better mascot - Stomper or TC Bear?
- Stomper (Oakland A's) (71%)
- TC Bear (Minnesota Twins) (29%)
Total Votes: 139
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September 25th, 2007 at 10:34 pm
Hey that’s mean!
No votes for Rangers Captain for me if he’s gonna hurt Raymond!
(sorry, I’m a Raymond fan.)
September 27th, 2007 at 3:42 pm
Point of order! Isn’t Bernie the Brewers’ mascot? Rangers Captain is weak, but I think he can take Bernie, who didn’t often get to sit on his butt and slide until Prince revved it up this year. Rangers Captain, by the way, just happened to come along right after the Rangers traded A-Rod, whom they had just named their captain in hopes of showing the fans that they were committed to keeping him (A-Rod) and becoming a winner.
But again, I say we disqualify the sausages. They’re poseurs!
April 30th, 2008 at 3:43 am
cool suasages
yeah man
put more on site
but im a vegetarian
dickhead
March 22nd, 2009 at 1:38 pm
Rangers Mate: 5 sausages have 5 babies.
Rangers Captain: Will you be quiet? *sprays water at his mate*