{"id":70766,"date":"2025-06-17T03:41:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T07:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/babakaps.net\/?p=70766"},"modified":"2025-06-20T03:25:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T07:25:00","slug":"jun-17-25-1-2-mascots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/babakaps.net\/?p=70766","title":{"rendered":"JUN 17, 25 ( 1 \/ 2 ).. MASCOTS.."},"content":{"rendered":"

I asked Google? “What is a Mascot?”<\/p>\n

Google replied: A person or thing that is supposed to bring good luck or that is used to symbolize a particular event or organization. “The team’s mascot was a young lion cub”.<\/p>\n

Pretty simple, basic and to the point.<\/p>\n

It does NOT say anything about Sports. So Mascots go beyond Sports.<\/p>\n

BUT.. Mascots have been around sports for over 140 years. In the United States, the first mention of a sports mascot<\/em><\/span> shows up in baseball in 1883. According to The Dickson Baseball Dictionary, a boy working for the team named “Chic” earned a reputation of bringing good luck to the players.<\/p>\n

Why did I bring up Mascot?<\/p>\n

The answer rests with NATIONAL DAY CALENDAR ..<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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NATIONAL MASCOT DAY..\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

National Mascot Day on June 17<\/em> <\/span>celebrates the iconic mascot figures and the luck they bring to teams, fans, organizations and franchises.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

A November 11, 1882, sports article in the London, England news paper, The Era, reported a football match between Middleborough Association and a newly formed team called La Mascotte.<\/em><\/span> One player, Mr. W.E. Gregory, dressed up in costume. The article doesn’t describe his costume but does mention he earned the nickname Mascotte<\/em><\/span>. The article also praises Gregory for his play on the field. Was he the first sports mascot?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Mascotte is a French word and a Mascotte is considered to be a woman or girl with mystic powers and the ability to bring good luck.<\/p>\n

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If you would like to see more about Mascots, please click on the below NATIONAL DAY CALENDAR link.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.nationaldaycalendar.com\/national-day\/national-mascot-day-june-17-2<\/a><\/p>\n

– – – – – – – –<\/span><\/p>\n

Cap and Patti<\/p>\n

By The Way. Not that it matters one iota! I graduated a few years ago from High School on June the 17th, 1954. Seventy one (71) years ago! How can that be?<\/p>\n

Yesterday afternoon \/ evening Patti and I watched Game 5 of the NBA Championship Series between the Indiana Pacers playing in Oklahoma City against the OKC Thunder. It was a “nail biter”. At one point, after leading by 18 points in the 3rd Quarter, suddenly and fairly early in the 4th and final Quarter, OKC led the Pacers by only 2 points. The game was actually much closer than the final score of OKC 120 – 109 Indiana Pacers indicates.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Thursday the series moves back to Indianapolis where Game 6 will be played. If OKC wins they are The Champions. If he Pacers win, then game 7 will be next Sunday June the 22nd in Oklahoma City at 8PM Eastern Time.<\/p>\n

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