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The Denver Citizens for the Replacement of Dinger (DCRD)
Posted by
elizabeth
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3/14/2008 12:10:43 PM
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Finally! The people have mobilized and are getting together to speak out against the worst sports mascot ever - Dinger, who should be eliminated.
From the DCRD website:
The Denver Citizens for the Replacement of Dinger (DCRD) is a not for profit action group dedicated to replacing the Colorado Rockies’ current mascot with one more
befitting our terrific city.
From Jay Mohr’s article, “Sucks to be them”
“The Rockies Mascot is named Dinger. He is a big, fat, purple dinosaur who sports a baby t-shirt that barely covers his nipples. According to the Web site, Dinger travels the land promoting physical fitness and literacy. Ahhh. There is nothing a dinosaur likes more than a good book. Maybe that's why they are extinct. They were too busy reading the classics to notice the meteors falling on their heads. And -- excuse me -- physical fitness? Dinger looks like Barney after a bender. What is he going to teach me about fitness? How to stretch my neck before watching balls fly out of Coors Field?”
Visit NoDinger.org to sign up for their mailing lists to get updates on the cause.
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Comments (4)
Given the challenges of political correctness, relevance and "noticeability" (I might have made that word up just now), I'm thinkin' Dinger's here to stay, like him or not. There are no dinosaurs to be offended, after all. How many character groups can you say that about? And, facing facts, the Colorado Rockies don't bring to mind much in the way of animation. Avalanches and rockslides and runoff. Frankly, I think he sucks, too - btw. But alternatives are very hard to come by within the "mascot" species.
I totally get what they are saying, but isn’t it pretty much fact that all mascots suck?? Almost all of them seem designed to be hated. For example, Wally the Green Monster from Boston. He is the cartoon version of a wall. So lame. At least Dinger represents the archaeological domination that Colorado brings to the table.
Okay, I see where you guys are coming from. But I think he should have on an actual baseball uniform. Socks, cleats, PANTS. Not just an extra small shirt. And I think its weird how it hat points straight down. And probably ditch the multi-colored stars on his head shield.
If you look into it some (and believe me, I have), I agree that the vast majority of baseball mascots Flat. Out. Suck. That's because they're created for kids! Take the Phillie Phanatic: ummm, what? A fat, pear-shaped muppet? Or how about "Screech" from The Nationals. Not exactly what I have in mind when I think of an Eagle.
It's like JarJar Binks. Remember him? That whiny, annoying and gangly character from Star Wars, The Phantom Menace? There isn't a reasonable person over the age of 25 on the planet that found JarJar Binks even the least bit comical. Nobody. He was made for kids. And it worked. And it works for mascots, too.
(Oh, and if you were over 25 at the time and found JarJar Binks funny, I hope this doesn't offend you. Even though you're still lame.)
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