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By Patrick Hruby
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Thursday, November 30, 2006

A good mascot knows how to take a punch. There's really no way around it. Spend any significant amount of time clowning around in a furry suit, and somebody somewhere will take a swing at you. Hard. Because even the luckiest mascots – read: the ones who have managed to avoid jock itch of the face – can't avoid pissing people off. People, for instance, like Tommy Lasorda. Dave Raymond shakes his head. Now that was a rough night. The former Phillie Phanatic chuckles at the memory, stil ...

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