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douglas9

(4,474 posts) Tue Jul 28, 2020, 12:17 PM Jul 2020

Lonely Days for Sports Mascots

As professional sports leagues continue to grapple with coronavirus restrictions on both players and fans, teams are playing to empty, or near-empty stadiums, and broadcasting the games live. Team mascots, who normally thrive on interaction with a live audience, are left to play to the cameras, interacting with empty bleachers and cardboard cutouts of fans. Below, a collection of images from recent months of various mascots, still hard at work during trying times.

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https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2020/07/lonely-days-sports-mascots/614683/

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Lonely Days for Sports Mascots (Original Post) douglas9 Jul 2020 OP

Clever nicknames underpants Jul 2020 #1

underpants

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1. Clever nicknames

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Tue Jul 28, 2020, 01:35 PM

Jul 2020

Wally - Red Sox
Lou Seal - Giants
Hooper - Pistons - that’s clever

Look at Wally. He still has hope.

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