![]() We, as much as anyone over the age of 5, appreciate quality pratfalls and the ancient art of harassing the other team’s base coaches. Reggy, according to his Wikipedia page, evidently studied mascoting under someone who once performed as the legendary and awesome Philly Fanatic.³ We, as fans of mascotting - and particularly minor league baseball clowning, find this hard to believe. We would have been frankly better suited had they wrapped a drugged Huntington frat boy in several yards of dirty carpet and shoved him out over the firstbase line while blaring “ Hot Potato” by The Wiggles. And WSFA, home to the ever-trusted Bob Howell and Rich Thomas, inflicted Reggy on a stadium half-full of mostly unamused Biscuits fans. Reggy, as it happens, has a webpage and makes appearances at various minor league baseball stadiums across the south. ![]() It also turns out that he is a giant purple furry who attempts to entertain the public by loudly and stupidly expressing a desire to “party.”² It turns out that Reggy is, in fact, pronounced like Reggie. I mean, if the local NBC affiliate is sponsoring it, can it be bad? It’s WSFA. “What does that mean? Is it like “Reggie,” like Reggie Jackson, or does it rhyme with “Geggy,” you know, from the band Geggy Tah?¹ You know, like someone who begs too much has gotten beggy?” ![]() There was a confusing five-letter word on our minor league baseball tickets: ![]()
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