The Giants’ only mascot for the team’s first 40 years in San Francisco was Crazy Crab — an “anti-mascot” designed to be showered in boos. (And, in cases when fans got close enough to ...

mascot Lou Seal. They will be meeting fans, signing autographs, answering questions and more, the Giants said on their website. Giants merchandise will also be available. The tour also includes a ...

You get the hint. Why then is the University of Akron known as the Zips, and why would the school have the kangaroo Zippy as a mascot? The story hops around more than a pouched marsupial in Australia.