Vote: Mr. Met over Homer the Braves
By Matthew Cerrone - Jun 5, 2008 9:44 am

No. 1 Mr. Met is currently taking on No. 8 Homer the Brave, at Homer Derby, in the first round of the MLB Mascot Bracket.

as of now, Mr. Met is losing to Homer…of course, only 21 people have voted

…i try not push these sorts of tournaments, etc., but i can’t stomach the thought of Mr. Met losing to a Braves mascot who is clearly ripping him off, you know, with the big head and allway to be original, Atlanta…

so, head over to Homer Derby and vote for Mr. Met, if for no other reason than for this, this, this, and this, and the countless other things he does to make him the greatest mascot ever

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Comment by m00kie
2008-06-05 09:52:17

that didn’t take long…85-15% with 85 votes in

 
Comment by HOFMets57
2008-06-05 09:55:20

Mr. Met has a bigger head than Homer the Brave. “Nuff said.

 
Comment by ToastyJoe
2008-06-05 09:55:55

“Homer the Brave” is a name that could apply to any of their broadcasters.

Comment by theperfectgame
2008-06-05 10:03:43

Hahaha

 
 
Comment by hotcorner5
2008-06-05 09:59:06

i didn’t even know that stupid rip-off Braves mascot had a name. if i were him, i’d prefer nothing over “homer the brave.” how lame. suck on that, ATL.

 
Comment by jedimynd
2008-06-05 10:01:37

Mr Met getting flashed for beads - PRICELESS!

 
Comment by stickguy
2008-06-05 10:02:29

I’m surprised one of th epolitical parties hasn’t tried to hijack Metsblog. Istant votes for anything, as soon as Matt tells people where to go to vote!

 
Comment by theperfectgame
2008-06-05 10:06:19

Shouldn’t their mascot be a Native American holding the scalp of the Englishman who infected him with smallpox and stole his land? Isn’t that what the mindless Tomahawk Chop is all about?

Comment by iamatwork
2008-06-05 10:24:18

Yes, but they stole that from Florida State who has always done it at football games (Thank Deion Sanders for that).

 
 
Comment by MetLifer
2008-06-05 10:10:53

333 votes… 95% to 5% now.. haha!

Comment by toomanyuniforms
2008-06-05 11:12:01

Over a thousand — Mr. Met with a precarious 96 percentage point edge. SHOW SOME LIFE, PEOPLE!!!!

 
 
Comment by SudAtlanta
2008-06-05 10:14:38

We aren’t the only one, you all should check out Mr. Red of Cincinnati. I think they’re all generic mascots.

Comment by effectivelywild
2008-06-05 10:30:12

Yes but Mr. Redlegs dates back to the 1960s, they brought him back to their uniform and as a live action mascot a few years ago. Homer the Brave is a blatant ripoff of Mr. Met.

Comment by GravediggerHebner
2008-06-05 10:46:57

Mr. Redlegs was decapitated a few weeks ago in a terrible 3 wheeler accident on the warning track. Hopefully the reattachment surgery went well. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Redlegs family.

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Comment by Steve in DC
2008-06-05 10:15:01

96% Mr Met.

 
Comment by drtmuir
2008-06-05 10:16:27

Wow. Matt, you really have pull! Watch out, Colbert Nation!

 
Comment by swirlywand
2008-06-05 10:18:33

AND BECAUSE HE IS SIMPLY THE BEST….AHHH MR. MET- OH HOW WE HEART YOU!

 
Comment by jcervone7
2008-06-05 10:31:21

Mr. Met is running away with it now, 97%!!!

 
Comment by murdertron3000
2008-06-05 10:31:58

To be fair, the Mets copied the design of Mister Met from the Reds. But the Mets were the first team to have a live, costumed mascot. You make the call.

Comment by jcervone7
2008-06-05 10:33:32

The Reds? Ha! Bunch of commies. Mr. Met is a true blue American!

 
Comment by bennyagbayani
2008-06-05 10:40:28

True, I mean, if it came down to voting between Mr. Met and Mr. Red. I might have to vote for Mr. Red… I mean come on…. he has a handle bar mustache!

 
 
Comment by bennyagbayani
2008-06-05 10:38:10

Haha this is a massacre… i’m willing to bet once most readers saw that Matt said, “as of now, Mr. Met is losing to Homer…” they reacted much like I did. “Hell no, where’s that link… (click)”

Comment by Gasface77
2008-06-05 10:59:33

Haha! Exactly! For some reason, when I saw that, I got so mad I didn’t even know the Braves had that stupid poser mascot.

 
 
Comment by Castillo643
2008-06-05 10:38:17

Do we expect anything less from a team that has a fan base that can’t even sell out a playoff game?

The most recognizable attribute to the Brave fan base is the tomahawk chop, and they stole that from Florida State.

Passionless and front running, Brave fans are worthless.

Comment by SudAtlanta
2008-06-05 11:06:26

Come on man don’t be like that, you’re finally beating us at something. Be Happy.

Comment by GravediggerHebner
2008-06-05 11:18:23

It’s amazing how quickly you beat us at traffic, but since you don’t go to your sports teams’ games, it begs the question just where are all of you going? Klan meeting? Dukes of Hazzard at the drive-in? Dog fight?

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Comment by Castillo643
2008-06-05 11:36:48

I am happy, especially when I speak the truth.

Agruabley, one of the worst fan bases in sports.

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Comment by SudAtlanta
2008-06-05 12:24:15

GravediggerHebner & Castillo643 I’m glad both of you brought this up. First of all I do go to games to support Atlanta’s pro teams. Regarding Gravedigger’s klan jab, Atlanta’s mostly black and as a black male I would not let those clowns intimidate me. So let me get this straight, Vick killing dogs means that all of Atlanta take part in that. Using your logic I would say that all of New York take part in cockfights, am I right? Spare me on his DR culture they’re (MV and PM) both wrong and we all know better. Castillo643, say you moved down to Atlanta, would you all of a sudden become a Bravo fan? I didn’t think so. ATL has large numbers of people moving in and out of the city daily, so why would they start liking the Braves? Have you ever wondered why whenever we play the NY teams, Boston, the Chi teams , and the Cali teams that Turner Field is mostly the opposing team. There’s hope though, my parents are tranplants and I am the only Bravo fan in my home (mom likes the Yanks and my father loves the Reds);I think when the other transplans have their children they’ll grow up to be Braves fans or at least half of them. Don’t forget that the majority of the people here grew up with college football but I like pro sports more than college. Lastly, I didn’t grow up South Atlanta where and I didn’t grow up with any hicks. Y’all should know that redneck/hicks love being isolated and they hate change/growth, so they hate Atlanta too.Was this too long.

 
Comment by SudAtlanta
2008-06-05 12:44:54

Lastly, I didn’t grow up South Atlanta where and I didn’t grow up with any hicks.

Typo, I meant to say I did grow up in South ATL and didn’t grow up with the hick and rednecks. You just saw the darkside of multitasking.

 
 
Comment by CharlieH
2008-06-05 12:06:22

Did 2006 and 2007 not happen?

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Comment by SudAtlanta
2008-06-05 13:00:57

I don’t want to sound crass CharlieH, but upsets do happen. The Braves have been good for as long as I can remember (born in1986), so 2007 will happen sometimes congratulations on 2006, though.

 
Comment by cyclone
2008-06-05 13:03:18

You sound like a typical Yankee fan….only with them, at least they have the championship banners to back it up….

Atlanta still sucks.

 
Comment by SudAtlanta
2008-06-05 13:59:52

Cyclone, you’re right we should have more championships than one. I know we choked, but if we “still” suck were does that leave your team. This isn’t a jab at all, so don’t take it as one. Yankee fans are cool with me, I live with one so they’re no problem with me. Listen man I only knew a handful of M