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Cubs have a new mascot for first time in 138 year history of the club--"Clark"

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Cubs have a new mascot for first time in 138 year history of the club--"Clark"

For those that care about these things in baseball, the Cubbies have broken a long one by now having a mascot.

The Angels, Dodgers & Yankees are the only teams left without one.

The Chicago Cubs listened to their fans and delivered something the franchise has lacked for most of its 138-year history. No, not a World Series championship, their previous being in 1908.

On Monday, the Cubs announced the first official mascot in their modern history -- Clark, a "young, friendly Cub" who wears a baseball cap backward and will greet fans as they enter Wrigley Field.

"The Cubs are thrilled to welcome Clark as the team's official mascot," Cubs senior director of marketing Alison Miller said in a statement. "Clark is a young, friendly Cub who can't wait to interact with our other young Cubs fans. He'll be a welcoming presence for families at Wrigley Field and an excellent ambassador for the team in the community."

As they prepared for a $300 million renovation of Wrigley Field, the Cubs partnered with Northwestern University to conduct a survey and found that there was a desire for the 100-year-old park to be more "family-friendly."

Clark, named after the Clark and Addison intersection where Wrigley is located, will be introduced during a charity appearance Monday night.

The Cubs say Clark's great-grandfather Joa was the franchise's original live Bears mascot in 1916.
 
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WHAT. IS. THAT.
 
that thing is all set to teach kids about the dangers of drugs and alcohol
 
You should check out PTI today and Wilbon's reaction to this. Thought the man was going to throw up all over his suit.
 
i'm really hoping it makes it to the jerseys
 
this thing has clearly been the missing link between the cubs and a world series
 
but in all seriousness it looks pretty great considering the coloring book it clearly came from
 
i'm definitely gonna start rocking the backwards snapback no pants look
 
this is probably SUPER racist but he kinda looks like sammy sosa, no?
 
Never knew that the 5-9 year old demographic was a big money-maker for the Cubs. Interesting.
 
IamThunderbolt said:
I suddenly have the theme to Tail Spin in my head....
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That's exactly what it looks like, but the millennials probably have no clue.

Friends for life through thick and thin, with another tail spin.
 
He should be wearing "Chuck Taylor" high tops.
 
DeacsPop said:
You should check out PTI today and Wilbon's reaction to this. Thought the man was going to throw up all over his suit.
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Wilbon's reaction alone was worth it. He despises mascots. Reali put this on the screen and then the camera cut to Wilbon who looked like he just watched the Bulls, Bears, Cubs, and Blackhawks all lose their championship games at the same time, while reading a foreclosure notice. Hilarious. Of course, Kornheiser is probably already having a life-size version of "Clark" made and will send it to Wilbon's son, Lil-bon.
 
Meh, fun for the kids. Baseball purists really get strangely butthurt about things.
 
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