![]() The Flyers are steering into the swerve in an effort to make Gritty as weird as humanly possible and telling people “This mascot is dumb, all mascots are dumb - let’s have fun anyway.” His mascot backstory paints him as a subterranean entity that emerged from the bowels of the Wells Fargo Center (the Flyers’ arena) during construction like the Phantom of the Opera, where he feasts on hot dogs. The name “Gritty” itself is an inside joke used as a descriptor by fans for any player who isn’t the most athletically talented, but still inspires overwrought metaphors. If offsets the seriousness and tension that often accompanies sports. Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Imagesįans like weird. ![]() These recent characters fail to hold a candle to past mascots, like the Philly Phanatic, who just made no sense - and that’s why he’s regarded as one of the best (and weirdest) mascots of all time. In recent years new mascots have been far too serious, carrying their own biography pages on team websites with contrived backstories - and feeling like something created by a focus group to tick every box of family-friendly fun. ![]() It’s wholly bizarre that professional sporting teams use them, but it’s a part of tradition. ![]() Join us in welcoming the newest member of the #Flyers Family, more about Gritty: /njHQO1824b- Philadelphia Flyers SeptemWhy has Gritty become so popular? ![]()
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