Mascot Monday: Cubby T. Bear

Cubby T. Bear 

Daytona Cubs 1993-2014

This installment of Mascot Monday is one of the many cards I have yet to feature that are on the MM Logo. I have a feeling that the next zillion episodes will be these cards and everyone will get bored and tired of them. *Heavy Sigh!*

Last year (2014) when the Chicago Cubs announced they were getting a mascot (Clark) for the first time in over 100 years. I couldn't help but think of this card that I have had for a few years.

2008 Choice Sports Cards NNO Cubby T. Bear Mascot - Team Checklist

(Front and Back)

As of the 2015 Season the Daytona Cubs changed their MLB affiliation to the Reds and were renamed the Daytona Tartugas (Turtles/Tortoises). In October of last year Cubby was physically auctioned off. Bidding started at $200 and the final bid was $2,105.

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Mascot Monday: Bubba Grape

BUBBA GRAPE

Jamestown Jammers 2006 - Present

This month for Mascot Monday since I've been in a bit of a funk and need a little bit of a rally monkey, we will get our Grapes on with Bubba Grape "The Baseball Ape" of the Class A Minor League Pittsburgh Pirates affiliate The Jamestown Jammers. Reminds be a little of Grape Ape the Hanna-Barbera cartoon Ape, but not exactly and that is a different purple banana. Bubba was born on 19 June 2006. He was named as part of a fan naming contest and the winner charmed the judges with a poem. Visit the team's official page jamestownjammers.com for info on them and go to the page about Bubba to read the poem.

On to the Card:

 2007 Falcon Printing and Design Jamestown Jammers - 06 Bubba Grape Mascot

(Front and Back)

Not sure if this is Bubba's Rookie Card or not, might be, who really knows with Minor League Teams?

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Mascot Monday: Scrappy

SCRAPPY 
(Mahoning Valley Scrappers: Minor Leauge)
 

For this week I decided to post my first Minor League Baseball mascot card. I got this one some months back (January?) from Ebay, I think I paid $5.00 for it. It was my first MILB Mascot card (I have a ton on order so soon it will not be my only one). Anyway before I show the mascot card here is the most brief info of the Team the mascot comes from:

Mahoning Valley Scrappers Niles, Ohio - New York-Penn League - Pinckney Division. The Scrappers were founded in 1999 and have been affiliated with the Cleveland Indians the entire time. All I know about the team is what I have found on wikipedia and on the Team Website. They have done OK in their history. They have won their division and gone to the Post-Season four times in 1999, 2000, 2004 and 2009, winning the League Championship in 2004. Their mascot is a bulldog named Scrappy. Here is his 2009 card.

 2009 Choice Sportscards 32 Scrappy Mascot

Mahoning Valley Scrappers

(Front and Back)

I like the design of this card, I am almost tempted to try to find the rest of the Scrappers or at least all the mascots from this set. I also like the background photo on the backside of the card.

I am always on the lookout for Mascot cards. I also accept Mascot Postcards and team issued promo cards/photos of mascots.

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