Cub Mascots That Could Have Been

As my colleague Mr. Reynolds observed earlier today, the Chicago Cubs have just unveiled a new club mascot for the first time in over a hundredyear, which is a term for “century” that I believed to be real until I Googled it ten seconds ago. I’m sure I am not alone in finding the Cubs’ choice to be a controversial one. Was anyone consulted on this? Were any alternatives considered? Now that “Clark” (or, as Mr. Reynolds more aptly christened him, “Coked-Out Bear Child”) has been unilaterally instated as the face of the franchise, it’s clearly too late to offer our own suggestions. How sad it is, then, that I had so many good ideas — visions of Cubs for which costumes already existed: ideas now fated to shrivel like desiccated fruit, as do all dreams deferred. You are welcome to vote on the following, if you enjoy exercises in futility.

Lion Cub

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Toddler and Kids Polar Bear Cub

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Best Jaguar Cub Mascot

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Maskottchen Eisbär “Ringo”

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Sexy Snow Cub

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BigGalsLingerie.com

Sexy Cub Scout

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Piper Cub

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Lion Cub Dog

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birthdayexpress.com

“This Is My Bear Cub Costume” Pin

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Jaack
11 years ago

You are the hero Notgraphs needs, but not the one it deserves.