TC Bear Named Twins Most Fearsome Man/Bear Hybrid

[RandBalls Stu]

The local chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America called Minnesota’s mascot “an abomination” and “good with kids.”

Image courtesy of Flickr/Joe Bielawa

On a day when Sonny Gray took home MVP honors and Royce Lewis was named Rookie of the Year, the Minneapolis chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America set aside a special honorific for another Minnesota Twins employee.

“We’d like to congratulate, if that’s even the right word for it, T.C. Bear on being the team’s Most Fearsome Man/Bear Hybrid,” said the Star-Tribune’s Phil Miller. “His existence is an affront to creation, to life itself. Kids at Target Field seem to like him, though.”

The BBWAA usually hands out standard postseason honors for on-field performance, plus special awards for Leadership and Media Good Guy (Carlos Correa and Pablo Lopez, respectively). It’s unclear what drove them to include a special award for the veteran Twins mascot, but they didn’t hold back on their opinions.

“I straight up do not like him,” said The Athletic’s Dan Hayes. “His dead, lidless eyes are beyond reason. They know neither love nor hate, only hunger. He is from hell, and to hell he should return. Still, it’s hard to deny that he makes families and church groups feel welcome.”

“Fear is a strong word,” said the Pioneer Press’ Betsy Helfand. “But one of the clubbies (clubhouse attendants) accidentally touched TC’s T-shirt cannon once. TC came up to him, whispered in his ear, and the clubbie stormed out of the locker room. He never came back.

“But that’s not the weird part,” she added. “One of the Target Field security guards saw him leave in his car. She swears she saw TC in the back seat. Which is impossible. TC was launching souvenirs into the third deck at that exact moment. They checked security footage of the lot. It was just static. The entire day. Static.

“Fear is a strong word. But it’s apt.”

“Edgar Allen Poe wrote, ‘Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their reality,’” said MLB.com’s Do-Hyoung Park. “I was on Jeopardy.”

Ryan Jeffers, who took home the Most Improved title, was asked his thoughts on TC Bear.

“One thing you need to know is that you’re never the first one at Target Field,” said the Minnesota catcher. “TC is there. Sitting cross-legged on the mound. Looking straight ahead. But not looking at you. Almost like he’s looking through you.

“But that’s not the weird part,” he added. “You look away, then look back to the mound, and he’s gone. Then you feel his hot, rancid breath on your neck. He tells you that he, and he alone, knows the day and hour of your death. Then he takes pictures with a local marching band.”

TC Bear is the first recipient of a special honor from the local BBWAA chapter since former Twin Roy Smalley was given the Lifetime Achievement, Hair award in 2017.

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[Dave Borton]

The only mascot I like less than TC is Bernie the Brewer in MKE. They could both go missing after sliding into Bernie's mug, going on a bender, and I wouldn't be disappointed.

Chicago has the bears. I suggest that the mascot be the walleye, our state fish. A fish is so much more endearing than TC. 

And what is more Minnesota than having a mascot called "Wally."  No more TShirt gun, Wally could pass out tickets to St Matthew's Lutheran Church's hotdish potluck.

https://www.sos.state.mn.us/about-minnesota/state-symbols/state-fish-walleye/

[Fire Dan Gladden]

I will never have anything bad to say about TC Bear.  TC was on my slow-pitch softball team circa 2006-9.  Incredibly nice individual, fantastic athlete.

Beware the Bear!

[RocRedWing]

[NeverSeenATwinsPlayoffWin]

Given that man-bear-pig is half man, half bear, and half pig, I feel he was robbed of this honor. Much like Jeter's gold gloves, I feel this honor will be looked upon in a different light when man-bear-pig ends the world as Al Gore predicted.

[TCSquad]

Too bad no photos exist of TC Bear since the Metrodome days. Maybe he no longer shows up on film (he doesn't have a reflection in mirrors, which is really creepy when he sneaks up behind you in the restrooms in the 1st Base Dugout Concession seats.)

[Dave Borton]

...or bring back Twinkie the Loon.

 

https://www.mlb.com/news/twins-mascot-used-to-be-a-juggling-loon

 

[Dave The Dastardly]

I've often wondered where TC takes a dump. It's not like there's a whole lot of woods around the stadium...

Edited October 20, 2023 by Dave The Dastardly
missing word

[EGFTShaw]

16 minutes ago, Dave The Dastardly said:

I've often wondered where TC takes a dump. It's not like there's a whole of woods around the stadium...

Maybe the Pope is NOT Catholic after all??? 😶

[Boswell]

Bears - godless killing machines.  (The Colbert Report)

Seriously, how did such a ferocious, bad-ass wild animal ever get so domesticated?   I suppose the “teddy bear” fits in with the house cat and the puppy dog. 

[Dave The Dastardly]

3 minutes ago, EGFTShaw said:

Maybe the Pope is NOT Catholic after all??? 😶

Earth-shattering!

And maybe cats don't have a hind end?

And frog heinies aren't water-tight?

Could be the end of civilization as we know it...

However I have it on good authority that chickens do have lips so maybe there still is some hope for mankind.

[EGFTShaw]

And the chicken NEVER crossed the road... 

[Bodie]

6 hours ago, Dave The Dastardly said:

I've often wondered where TC takes a dump. It's not like there's a whole lot of woods around the stadium...

CAREFULLY check the local sandboxes.  Often found bear leavings there when living in Montana. 

[Johnny Ringo]

since former Twin Roy Smalley was given the Lifetime Achievement, Hair award in 2017.

 

To quote the great Kenny Bania, " That's gold, Jerry. Gold."  

[sampleSizeOfOne]

How long until Mascots reach free agency?

Edited October 23, 2023 by sampleSizeOfOne
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[TCSquad]

On 10/23/2023 at 5:04 AM, sampleSizeOfOne said:

How long until Mascots reach free agency?

TC signed a lifetime contract... he just never said whose lifetime...