May 9, 2009 (Sun Sentinel delivered by Newstex ) --
His name is Dinger and he looks like Barney's dino-cousin and what he really needs, it seems, is a good spanking. See, you can't have the mascot being home plate making goofy gestures at the opposing pitcher. You just can't. Not in the major leagues, OK?
Somebody please tell this to the Rockies, who apparently let this happen quite often.
At various times in the ninth inning tonight, as Marlins closer Matt?Lindstrom got the final?three outs of this 3-1 Marlins victory,?our pal Dinger ...?
1. Wiggled his?paws (?) at Lindstrom just as he went into his delivery.?
2. Rocked back and forth like Stevie Wonder on Red Bull
3.?Stood up at the last possible second and (this really happened) lifted his?little purple shirt and?did what appeared to be a?pelvic dino-thrust.?Yuck.
Somebody fire this clown before he gets somebody hurt, all right?
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