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He had a mustache that gave him an appearance similar to that of former Yankee catcher Thurman Munson.[2]  His name was a play on the classic American folk song “Yankee Doodle Dandy”.Table of ContentsCreation[edit]Release and reception[edit]Aftermath[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Creation[edit]Eager to add a mascot, Yankees management contracted Wayde Harrison and Bonnie Erickson of Acme Mascots, who created the Phillie Phanatic in 1978, to develop a mascot for their franchise.[2] After a meeting with Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, in which Steinbrenner and Erickson argued over the shade of blue to use, the Yankees leased Dandy for three years and $30,000.[2]Release and reception[edit]On July 10, 1979, The San Diego Chicken, then working for the Seattle Mariners, put a hex on Yankees pitcher Ron Guidry during a game at the Seattle Kingdome. Yankees outfielder Lou Piniella responded by chasing the mascot and throwing his glove at him.[2][3] In response, Steinbrenner said that mascots had no place in baseball, despite the imminent release of Dandy.[2]Dandy debuted in late-July 1979, weeks after the incident in Seattle.[2] When Thurman Munson died in a plane crash on August 2, 1979, Dandy was put on hiatus, as Dandy resembled Munson.[2] Though Yankees organist Eddie Layton composed a song for Dandy, it was never played.[2] Dandy was confined to the upper deck area of Yankee Stadium by Yankees management.[2] After the lease expired, Harrison and Erickson declined the Yankees’ request to sign another lease, as they felt the mascot did not receive the necessary support from management.[2]Aftermath[edit]After Dandy was returned to Harrison and Erickson, they destroyed Dandy using an industrial shredder, an act that the creators described as “a terrible thing to have to do”.[4]Along with this experiment, the Yankees briefly had mascots resembling ballpark food (plus Yankees hats on top) during the mid-1990s.[citation needed] Outside these two occasions, the Yankees have not had an official mascot or cheerleading squad roam the stands or perform on the field. Unofficial mascots have included a squirrel that Teddy Kider of The New York Times nicknamed “Right Field Ratatosk” after it was seen on the right field foul pole in late 2007.[5] The squirrel was referred to as “Scooter” by the fans, for Yankees legendary shortstop, Phil Rizzuto, who died in August 2007.  Another unofficial mascot was Bronxie the Turtle, a team pet adopted at the behest of Nestor Cort\u00e9s Jr. in Fall 2021.[6]Though George Steinbrenner gave final approval to Dandy,[2] he claimed had “no recollection” of Dandy in 1998.[1] Joseph M. Perello, vice president for business development for the Yankees, and Lonn Trost, Yankees’ general counsel, were unaware that the Yankees once had a mascot.[1]References[edit]^ a b c St. John Kelly, Erin (February 15, 1998). “NEW YORKERS & CO.; Mascots R Them”. The New York Times. Retrieved November 10, 2011.^ a b c d e f g h i j k Cacciola, Scott (June 15, 2010). “Yankees’ Long-Forgotten Mascot”. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 10, 2011.^ “If Lou likes chicken, he’ll fry one”. St. Petersburg Times. United Press International. July 12, 1979. Retrieved November 10, 2011.^ Video: How The Doomed 1980s Yankees Mascot “Dandy” Met His End^ For Yankees, Squirrel\u2019s Visit May Be Omen (a Bad One)^ Yankees undefeated through six games since adopting team pet named ‘Bronxie the Turtle’External links[edit]"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki43\/dandy-mascot-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Dandy (mascot) – Wikipedia"}}]}]