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“Disadvantages Of Being The Oriole Bird”


  1. Fans see lovable mascot. Calvin Pickering sees drumsticks
  2. Expos’ Youppi much more successful despite small-market paycheck
  3. Ignorant Philly fans that really think you can fly
  4. Know-it-all Audobon Society members keep razzing you
  5. Getting crabcake grease out of the plumage
  6. Asbestos-laden suit gets kinda sticky in the hot weather
  7. Front-office likely to bring in the Phillie Phanatic, San Diego Chicken or other washed-up has-beens
  8. You get shoved off a nine-foot wall and all anyone cares about is Cal’s stinkin’ back
  9. Albert Belle acquisition means you’re no longer the biggest pecker in the organization
  10. Incessant teasing from the ornithologically correct bird


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