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Mr. Adelis was once affectionately known as the “Iron Lung of Shibe Park” being withouth question the dominant heckler in Philadelphia, a city still known for rowdy fans. Unfortunately, his heckling often had a nasty side. In 1942 Pete was put on the Phillies payroll and given instructions to hound Jackie Robinson, and any other [...]

The Creatures are the crazy, wild, loud, rude, and foul mannered Yankee fans who regularly sit in section 203 of the new Yankee Stadium. The group traces its roots back to Ali Ramirez who made the right field bleachers famous by ringing a cowbell as the crowd clapped along. Today, this group is made up [...]

Everybody who is a somebody in Chicago goes to Wrigley Field. A large part of this is due to the mystique of the Wrigley Field bleachers. Termed by one columnist as the worlds largest singles club, a study once found that 60 percent of the fans in the bleachers didn’t even know who the Cubs [...]

David Raymond spent sixteen years as the Phanatic, and performed for over 2.5 million fans annually. During that time, he appeared in three World Series, toured Japan with a Major League All-Star team, and was called “the best mascot in baseball” by broadcaster Tim McCarver. In 1993, he left the Phillies to form Acme Mascots [...]

The Animals are a boisterous group of Florida State baseball fans dating back to 1977. This well-organized group of 30-40 fans stake-out seats in Howser’s Section B, above the visiting team’s dugout. Membership entitles one to a handbook with chants, and a listing of song lyrics. The name ‘Animals’ originated in 1978, when Sol Carroll [...]