| SOME MLB MASCOTS |
| THE PITTSBURGH PIRATE PARROT |
| "MR. MET" NEW YORK METS |
| "WALLY THE GREEN MONSTER" BOSTON RED SOX |
| "PAWS" DETROIT TIGERS |
| "PHILLIE PHANATIC" PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES |
| "SLIDER" CLEVELAND INDIANS |
| PHOENIX MAYOR PHIL GORDON |
| "BAXTER THE BOBCAT" ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS |
| "THE ORIOLE BIRD" BALTIMORE ORIOLES |
| "DINGER" COLORADO ROCKIES |
| "STOMPER" OAKLAND ATHLETICS |
| "MARINER MOOSE" SEATTLE MARINERS |
| THE STORY OF THE PIRATE PARROT The Pirate Parrot is the mascot of the Pittsburgh Pirates, debuting in 1979. He is a large green parrot who wears a Pirates jersey and cap. The character of a parrot was derived from the classic story Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, most notably the one owned by Long John Silver named "Captain Flint". He is often seen dancing on the dugouts and sitting on some fans; not to mention shaking his large green belly. The original Pirate Parrot, Kevin Koch, was a key contributor to the Pittsburgh drug trials, buying cocaine and introducing it to several players, and even going as far as introducing the players to the drug dealers he bought the cocaine from. The Pirates kept the Pirate Parrot mascot after Koch's role as the Pirate Parrot ended due to the drug trials. |
