Have you been the victim of baseball mascot hijinks? Have you been injured by a t-shirt cannon? Are you baseball legend Tommy Lasorda? If you answered yes to any of these questions, this is the episode for you. Also it's Andrew's BIRTHDAY! (and we answer more emails!)

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Works Cited this time

"Fun" Baseball Facts
https://www.mlb.com/news/best-baseball-slang-terms

https://www.factmonster.com/sports/baseball/baseball-fun-facts

Phanatic's legal cases
https://loweringthebar.net/2010/07/mostsued-mascot-in-the-majors-is-back-in-court.html
https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2012/06/12/phillie-phanatic-sued/
https://newsfeed.time.com/2012/06/14/most-sued-mascot-heads-back-to-court/
https://nypost.com/2018/06/21/phillies-fan-injured-after-phanatic-shoots-hot-dog-into-stands/

Video of Lasorda v Phanatic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vX4L2LHGs98

Youppi being ejected
https://www.mlb.com/cut4/on-this-day-in-1989-the-expos-and-dodgers-played-a-22-inning-1-0-game-c249102114
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEY8n4cDekA

Information about and Interview with chicken
https://www.theattic.space/home-page-blogs/2018/9/14/the-chicken-who-saved-baseball

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtU4vRCqLlQ

Interview with Lasorda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-2PpquOkqM


Various Mascot-induced injuries

https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2001/01/24/making-news/
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-aug-19-sp-thebriefing19-story.html
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2020880-15-instances-of-mascots-misbehaving

https://badgerherald.com/news/2004/09/30/police-arrest-bucky/#.U0NbnK1dXcp
https://ottawacitizen.com/sports/hockey/nhl/senatorsextra/the-bizarre-and-sad-story-of-the-pittsburgh-penguins-first-mascot-penguin-pete
https://apnews.com/fff766914b153fdd99e8ce2cae3ece94