Have you been the victim of baseball mascot hijinks? Have you been injured by a t-shirt cannon? Are you baseball legend Tommy Lasorda? If you answered yes to any of these questions, this is the episode for you. Also it's Andrew's BIRTHDAY! (and we answer more emails!)
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Works Cited this time
"Fun" Baseball Facts
https://www.mlb.com/news/best-baseball-slang-terms
https://www.factmonster.com/sports/baseball/baseball-fun-facts
Phanatic's legal cases
https://loweringthebar.net/2010/07/mostsued-mascot-in-the-majors-is-back-in-court.html
https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2012/06/12/phillie-phanatic-sued/
https://newsfeed.time.com/2012/06/14/most-sued-mascot-heads-back-to-court/
https://nypost.com/2018/06/21/phillies-fan-injured-after-phanatic-shoots-hot-dog-into-stands/
Video of Lasorda v Phanatic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vX4L2LHGs98
Youppi being ejected
https://www.mlb.com/cut4/on-this-day-in-1989-the-expos-and-dodgers-played-a-22-inning-1-0-game-c249102114
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEY8n4cDekA
Information about and Interview with chicken
https://www.theattic.space/home-page-blogs/2018/9/14/the-chicken-who-saved-baseball
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtU4vRCqLlQ
Interview with Lasorda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-2PpquOkqM
Various Mascot-induced injuries
https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2001/01/24/making-news/
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-aug-19-sp-thebriefing19-story.html
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2020880-15-instances-of-mascots-misbehaving
https://badgerherald.com/news/2004/09/30/police-arrest-bucky/#.U0NbnK1dXcp
https://ottawacitizen.com/sports/hockey/nhl/senatorsextra/the-bizarre-and-sad-story-of-the-pittsburgh-penguins-first-mascot-penguin-pete
https://apnews.com/fff766914b153fdd99e8ce2cae3ece94
