Finally, A Mascot With A Social Conscience
Jul 12th 2007eBaseball & Minor League Baseball
The strangest mascot in professional baseball may belong to the Camden Riversharks of the Atlantic League. Nobody remembers exactly why he was created seven years ago, but his name is Mr. Trash and he…well….he picks up trash.
“When the music fades, Mr. Trash whips out a plastic garbage bag - as if producing a dove from thin air. Then, as if that needed topping, he proceeds. To. Pick. Up. Trash. Slowly. He goes fan to fan, collecting mustard-smeared wrappers and empty cups.”
A now 22 year-old man from New Jersey has played Mr. Trash since his inception, a Lou Gehrig-like streak when considering the short tenure of most mascots. Over that time he has undoubtedly taught numerous youngsters the importance of waste disposal. Now he just has to find a way to clean up the rest of New Jersey like has cleaned the Rivershark’s stadium.
5 Comments »
on 12 Jul 2007 at 12:46 pm #
How nice! I hope he keeps it up for a long, long time.
on 12 Jul 2007 at 3:01 pm #
This story is absolute rubbish!!! >:)
on 12 Jul 2007 at 6:09 pm #
Good for him, now if he can get some people in the stands. Did you notice the sparse attendance? They get more at my grandson’s LL game.
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on 13 Jul 2007 at 1:22 am #
The Colorado Springs Sky Sox have had the same character under the same name (sometimes it was Miss Trash) since the late 80s. I don’t know if they still do it, as I haven’t been to a game in a decade or so.
on 13 Jul 2007 at 2:39 pm #
I love this. They should have a condom mascot also - to promote safe sex. I mean . . . right???