Sox May Launch New Mascot

In the wake of BrewGate, Boston Dust Mites has learned (from our usual completely unreliable sources) that the Red Sox may introduce a new mascot for the 2012 season. Since most of the starting pitching staff is likely to return, the NOG thought it might be fun to get the fans involved in the clubhouse antics by introducing "Hoppy" the Beer Mug (seen in photo).

Hoppy would travel around Fenway Park offering fans "sips" from his mug for every strikeout recorded by a starting Boston pitcher. Between the fifth and sixth innings, Hoppy and Wally would reenact a 'field sobriety test' on the infield—with Wally dressed as a Massachusetts State Trooper.

A completely un-checked source at Yawkey Way stated, "Well, we figure since we can't release or trade the entire pitching staff, why not make it a fun thing for the fans?"