They wanted to see Rhubarb cheer a game-winning home run, and he waved his arms as he bounded across the room.Well, its always fun when you win. What is that like?
They wanted to see Rhubarb upset with a tough loss, and he collapsed and pounded his fists against the door.
They wanted to see Rhubarb react to a cute girl in the stands, and he flashed his best come-hither look.
They wanted to see Rhubarb interact with a muscle-bound jock, and he flexed and pointed to his noticeably flat biceps.
The judges selecting the Tacoma Rainiers’ next mascot threw almost every kind of scenario at Rhubarb – how to act shy, flirt with a girl several sections away, dance to funk and calm a scared child – and when the audition was almost over, Payton Foutz removed the oversized reindeer head, wiped the sweat off his brow and flashed a bright smile.
“Man,” he said, “that was fun.”
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1/14/2008
The unbearable lightness of being Rhubarb
The Tacoma Rainiers held tryouts for their mascot this past weekend. The Tacoma News-Tribune was there.
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