Wish I could paste the photo here, but here's his celebration (from the back) after the third goal, which is what I always remember from the game (along with the nifty chip that led to the goal).
Love the WTF look on the defender's face. He's thinking "What the fudge did you just do old man." To me this encapsulates the Blanco era. That and a pic of him rolling around on the ground would suffice.
(Solely as an aside...remember when MLS was just going to become this big farm league for Mexican clubs? Yeah, good times.)
For the record, Lenhart models his hair after the mascot, and not the other way around. Mascot came first.
I will never get tired of watching the Becks and the Earthquake Smurf mascot .gif. That is just priceless.
I hope ESPN gives the guy under the mascot costume a cash reward for having the presence of mind to get the Sportscenter sign up just at the right time.
If that was the case then they'd also have to pay every fan who throws up a "This is ESPN" sign just so that the cameraman will show them on tv.
[/quote] C'mon... this is better than one of those ESPN commercials. Because it's the real-deal, colorful, passionate and goofy world of sports inspiration for those commercials. The fact that our mascot looks like a high school bargain-bin number, and his sign cost $2 in Office Depot supplies makes it all the more perfect. Beckham freaking out in what could be a clip straight from Spartan Stadium in the 70's = ESPN gold.
The fact that our mascot looks like a high school bargain-bin number, and his sign cost $2 in Office Depot supplies makes it all the more perfect. [/quote] P.S. you know Lew Wolff wanted the receipt, too.