Gritty Upstaged The Unveiling Of Yet Another New Philadelphia Mascot
A group of mascots pose for a photo on the Friends Select school’s roof.Image: Dan McQuade (Deadspin) How do you unveil a mascot just a little more than a month after the biggest mascot launch in world history? How do you do it when you’re a smaller team in the same city? Well, you invite all of the city’s mascots and throw a mascot party, of course. In late September, the Philadelphia Flyers introduced us to Gritty. He became an instant success. (Just so you know, Deadspin was in on the ground floor of Gritty-mania.) Gritty is now by far the most famous Flyer in the franchise’s 50-plus-year...
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