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Mascots

From a lucky bulldog to the San Diego chicken to modern characters we know. This is the story of mascots.

Episode Notes

They cover everything from lucky charms and animals that lead to winning teams, to a baseball clown running the bases and winding up umpires, to a disrespectful man in a chicken suit all the way to cute and cuddly Sesame Street-like characters making kids happy. This is the story of mascots.

Tommy and Mascots

Superstitions

Athletes don't rely solely on logic and data. Superstitions play a big role too. If the team is winning, I will keep wearing my lucky underwear. But what happens if we lose? Today we look at the quirky world of superstitions in football.