Comments on: On the Moose and Coco http://www.ussmariner.com/2007/08/18/on-the-moose-and-coco/ Seattle Mariners blog and general baseball discussion Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:35:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: joser http://www.ussmariner.com/2007/08/18/on-the-moose-and-coco/comment-page-1/#comment-226008 joser Mon, 20 Aug 2007 04:41:36 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/08/18/on-the-moose-and-coco/#comment-226008 <i>No one’s arguing for the elimination of everything that’s not part of the game.</i> Well, actually I think I was. But I'm not sure how serious I was, and nobody listens to me anyway. No one’s arguing for the elimination of everything that’s not part of the game.

Well, actually I think I was. But I’m not sure how serious I was, and nobody listens to me anyway.

]]> By: PullmansFinest http://www.ussmariner.com/2007/08/18/on-the-moose-and-coco/comment-page-1/#comment-225993 PullmansFinest Mon, 20 Aug 2007 02:12:33 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/08/18/on-the-moose-and-coco/#comment-225993 This wasted moments of my life that I'll never get back. This wasted moments of my life that I’ll never get back.

]]> By: frankb. http://www.ussmariner.com/2007/08/18/on-the-moose-and-coco/comment-page-1/#comment-225651 frankb. Sun, 19 Aug 2007 21:34:45 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/08/18/on-the-moose-and-coco/#comment-225651 35- Well said. I can talk with my guys about baseball subtleties now, but it wasn't always so. The Moose, the hat trick, and the hydroplane races were the highlight of the day on some of our trips. It'd be terrible if the Moose ran over anybody. Well, except A-Rod. Then they probably wouldn't get anybody to believe it was an accident. I hope they can make sure that Moose actions don't hurt anyone. 35- Well said. I can talk with my guys about baseball subtleties now, but it wasn’t always so. The Moose, the hat trick, and the hydroplane races were the highlight of the day on some of our trips.
It’d be terrible if the Moose ran over anybody. Well, except A-Rod. Then they probably wouldn’t get anybody to believe it was an accident. I hope they can make sure that Moose actions don’t hurt anyone.

]]> By: WardP http://www.ussmariner.com/2007/08/18/on-the-moose-and-coco/comment-page-1/#comment-225646 WardP Sun, 19 Aug 2007 20:27:42 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/08/18/on-the-moose-and-coco/#comment-225646 To paraphrase Larry Stone.. Where's Larry the Latte when you really need him? To paraphrase Larry Stone..

Where’s Larry the Latte when you really need him?

]]> By: Gomez http://www.ussmariner.com/2007/08/18/on-the-moose-and-coco/comment-page-1/#comment-225636 Gomez Sun, 19 Aug 2007 10:06:26 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/08/18/on-the-moose-and-coco/#comment-225636 Hey, at least our mascot isn't one of the ZOOperstars. Ask Jeff Sullivan about that- oh wait, you were there. Hey, at least our mascot isn’t one of the ZOOperstars. Ask Jeff Sullivan about that- oh wait, you were there.

]]> By: flippy http://www.ussmariner.com/2007/08/18/on-the-moose-and-coco/comment-page-1/#comment-225628 flippy Sun, 19 Aug 2007 08:25:38 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/08/18/on-the-moose-and-coco/#comment-225628 This is simply part of the homefield advantage. It's along the lines of bringing out extra slippery footballs during Dallas Cowboy playoff games (which they made a rule to remedy that particular situation this year.) This is simply part of the homefield advantage. It’s along the lines of bringing out extra slippery footballs during Dallas Cowboy playoff games (which they made a rule to remedy that particular situation this year.)

]]> By: smb http://www.ussmariner.com/2007/08/18/on-the-moose-and-coco/comment-page-1/#comment-225368 smb Sun, 19 Aug 2007 05:55:45 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/08/18/on-the-moose-and-coco/#comment-225368 I'll chime in as someone who used to get minimum wage as a teenager to 'escort' "teh Moose!1!!111!!" around first the Kingdome and then Safeco during games and at paid appearances, and also as someone who has actually put the costume on before. Speaking of points, I don't really have one, but here's some thoughts anyway. Being the Moose is a tougher job than you'd think. It's approximately 1000 degress Fahrenheit in that suit, it stinks to high Hell, it's pretty heavy (like wearing one of those comical "fat suits", and you can't see anything below you for about three feet in front of you because the geometry of the head eliminates your ability to look down and severely impedes your field of vision. Kids also like to grab at the costume, punch, kick, and just generally act like the bad children their parents allow them to be. Once, while escorting the Moose during a game at the Safe, I took evasive action to move a small child who was about to get walked right over by the Moose because he was right at his feet and invisible to the costume-wearer. The kid's dad would have KICKED MY ASS if I hadn't fled. Again, no real point, just an anecdote to show that the gig isn't as easy as it may seem. And 35? For every one little kid who's delighted by the Moose's appearance in their immediate vicinity, there's another who screams and cries in abject terror. Just sayin'... As for the ATV madness, remember when the Moose used to get pulled behind it on roller blades in the Kingdome? The guy who was the Moose (three Moose-guys ago now, I believe) broke his ankle once after crashing into the wall, and sustained several other injuries in the lifespan of that particularly stupid stunt. In other words, the ATV antics have been rife with collateral damage since they began. I think it's time to retire the motorized stunts, for the safety and well-being of everyone. I’ll chime in as someone who used to get minimum wage as a teenager to ‘escort’ “teh Moose!1!!111!!” around first the Kingdome and then Safeco during games and at paid appearances, and also as someone who has actually put the costume on before. Speaking of points, I don’t really have one, but here’s some thoughts anyway.

Being the Moose is a tougher job than you’d think. It’s approximately 1000 degress Fahrenheit in that suit, it stinks to high Hell, it’s pretty heavy (like wearing one of those comical “fat suits”, and you can’t see anything below you for about three feet in front of you because the geometry of the head eliminates your ability to look down and severely impedes your field of vision. Kids also like to grab at the costume, punch, kick, and just generally act like the bad children their parents allow them to be. Once, while escorting the Moose during a game at the Safe, I took evasive action to move a small child who was about to get walked right over by the Moose because he was right at his feet and invisible to the costume-wearer. The kid’s dad would have KICKED MY ASS if I hadn’t fled. Again, no real point, just an anecdote to show that the gig isn’t as easy as it may seem.

And 35? For every one little kid who’s delighted by the Moose’s appearance in their immediate vicinity, there’s another who screams and cries in abject terror. Just sayin’…

As for the ATV madness, remember when the Moose used to get pulled behind it on roller blades in the Kingdome? The guy who was the Moose (three Moose-guys ago now, I believe) broke his ankle once after crashing into the wall, and sustained several other injuries in the lifespan of that particularly stupid stunt. In other words, the ATV antics have been rife with collateral damage since they began. I think it’s time to retire the motorized stunts, for the safety and well-being of everyone.

]]> By: Karen http://www.ussmariner.com/2007/08/18/on-the-moose-and-coco/comment-page-1/#comment-225309 Karen Sun, 19 Aug 2007 05:27:53 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/08/18/on-the-moose-and-coco/#comment-225309 #7. <i>How does the Moose and Seattle Mariners Baseball even get connected together? Let’s explore the connections. There are a lot of Moose in Seattle? No. There a lot of Moose Mariners? No. There are a lot of Moose in the Seattle Baseball organization? Mmmmm…maybe Bavasi is an antler-less moose?!</i> They thought they were getting Mike Mussina? #7. How does the Moose and Seattle Mariners Baseball even get connected together? Let’s explore the connections.
There are a lot of Moose in Seattle? No.
There a lot of Moose Mariners? No.
There are a lot of Moose in the Seattle Baseball organization? Mmmmm…maybe Bavasi is an antler-less moose?!

They thought they were getting Mike Mussina?

]]> By: scott19 http://www.ussmariner.com/2007/08/18/on-the-moose-and-coco/comment-page-1/#comment-225243 scott19 Sun, 19 Aug 2007 04:11:21 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/08/18/on-the-moose-and-coco/#comment-225243 Guess I was venting my frustration on the extra features just a bit but...damn, that was a GREAT piece of writing just now, Hub! :) Guess I was venting my frustration on the extra features just a bit but…damn, that was a GREAT piece of writing just now, Hub! :)

]]> By: DMZ http://www.ussmariner.com/2007/08/18/on-the-moose-and-coco/comment-page-1/#comment-225236 DMZ Sun, 19 Aug 2007 04:05:04 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2007/08/18/on-the-moose-and-coco/#comment-225236 No one's arguing for the elimination of everything that's not part of the game. No one’s arguing for the elimination of everything that’s not part of the game.

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