Welcome Nutzy the Flying Squirrel

Last Thursday, the Richmond Flying Squirrels of the Eastern League (Minor League Baseball) held a public event to introduce their new mascot. After soliciting suggestions from the public in a "name the mascot" contest, the team decided to name him Nutzy. The team is a AA affiliate of the San Francisco Giants and moved to Richmond this past off season from Connecticut, where they were known as the Connecticut Defenders. The local fan that submitted the winning entry won a personal appearance from Nutzy and a 20 person picnic at a 2010 home game. If you are in Richmond and want to meet Nutzy, the team begins their home schedule on Thursday April 15th.

While we are happy for Nutzy, we must admit a little bitterness towards our suggestion not being selected. We recommended "Cooper" and argued that the team could setup the whole kid's area as "Cooper's Town." Assuming it didn't infringe upon any trademarks, it seemed like marketing genius. And we really wanted that 20 person picnic. Oh, well, maybe next time.