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player ready...The most shocking news to come out of the Mr. Met finger-flip fiasco was that — shield your eyes, kids — the baseball-headed mascot is just a human being wearing a costume!
Almost as shocking was the revelation that multiple human beings take turns posing as Mr. Met.
This raised several questions, not the least of which is: How are we going to explain this to Mrs. Met?
And another question: Did the Mets overreact? When compared to other mascot misadventures, Mr. Met’s digit of disdain seems pretty tame.
Here are eight other incidents — one for each finger on Mr. Met’s two hands — that top it:
Lean on me
A courtside server sues the Bulls in May for allowing Benny the Bull to run “out of control on the court.” Benny appears to injure his ankle during his “performance,” and leans on the server for support, which allegedly leaves her with a torn rotator cuff. She is reportedly seeking $50,000 in damages and a spot in the Mets’ starting rotation.
Out of hand
In 2008, a Naperville man sues the Bulls after he is allegedly injured by a failed high-five from Benny the Bull. Instead of merely slapping palms, Benny grabs the fan’s arm and falls forward, hyper-extending the fan’s arm and rupturing his biceps’ muscle, according to the lawsuit filed in Cook County Circuit Court.
High times
A man who for years suited up as “Da Bull” – a slam-dunking sidekick to the venerable Benny – was arrested in 2004 after undercover police saw him selling marijuana from his vehicle.
Doin’ the bump
A jury awards a 72-year-old man $100,000 for being belly-bumped to the ground at a church carnival by the Phillie Phanatic in 1995.
He never learns
Then, in 1996, the Phanatic is sued successfully for $25,000 for kicking a pregnant woman.
Me so horny
The career of New Jersey Devils mascot Slapshot the Puck comes to an end in 1993 after he is sued for improperly touching three women.
Duck flambé
Anaheim Mighty Ducks mascot Wild Wing stumbles while trying to jump through a wall of fire before a 1995 game at the Pond. Wild Wing falls face-first into the flame and catches fire but is extinguished just before becoming extra crispy.
Over-hydrated
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The Stanford Tree is ejected from a basketball game in 2006 for public intoxication. The woman wearing the costume reportedly registers a blood-alcohol content of .157, an unofficial mascot record.