I might be a little too young to have any memories of former Montreal Expos mascot, Youppi, but former big leaguer — and current Diamondbacks broadcaster — Bob Brenly sure does. And let me tell you guys, they aren’t fond memories.
During Wednesday night’s Diamondbacks-Rockies game, Brenly went off on Youppi, disparaging him because of his “French attitude.” In fact, Youppi left such a bad impression that Brenly just wanted to “jerk him off” on top of the dugout!
His words, not mine:
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However, Bob wasn’t done there. He also brought down the truth hammer to kiddos who love mascots:
@Dbacks
Bob Brenly is awesome: "I hate to give away secrets to the youngsters out there, but there are actual humans inside those costumes"— Geoff Goodwin (@geoff_goodwin) June 25, 2015