Harlingen White Wings Baseball

Harlingen White Wings Baseball June 10, 2008


A really fun thing to do in the summer in Harlingen is go to the White Wings Baseball games.. The Team is the Harlingen White Wings. The Mascot is called Wild Wing and he lives up to his name.

At the end of the first half inning the Wild Wing makes his entrance , then the entertainment begins.


In between innings they have previously picked 2 kids from the stands and have them "dress like a White Wing". This consists of having deposited 2 Jerseys on first base, 2 pairs of pants on 2ND base and 2 pairs of shoes on Third.

When told to GO they get dressed at first base and run to the next base , get dressed and so on. The first one to the Bird wins. . the two in this picture did a good job. Sometimes they have a hard time keeping the too large clothing on while running the bases, especially the shoes.


Fans from Paradise Park ,, Jim and Kaye and Glen and Jane . We all have a good time.
Glen and Jane go to all the games..
Sometimes it is talk , talk, talk ,humm ,,seems way too serious..
You try to keep a low profile and do not want to see this.. Being spotted by Wild Wing!! You could be in for some trouble. Earlier while taking the group photo I got a shot from the Birds giant squirt gun. Later he comes by and sees me again.. The man looking at me and grinning knows I am in trouble . Bob is gone and the seat next to me is empty, another bad thing.... The smiling man grabs my camera and takes the next photo for me.


While "falling in love" we "talk", Wild Wing has to communicate without words and he is very good at it. I ask him if he had to go to College for this gig. He indicated yes , he did . I related to him Debbie's story of being proud of her son because he wears a UNIFORM [security] to work and not a Costume with feathers doing magic tricks. Bird actually laughed at this.. He hung around posing for me until I cried "Uncle" saying to him that I was out of film.. everyone laughed at this because it was a digital camera.


More posing ..
Then Kids come along and try tickling him, He attracts kids like a bear to honey. He loves the babies and will "steal" yours and carry them around.


Twin girls sitting in front of us are adorable and Wild Wing liked them also..

However they would not go with him..


Then you have fans like Glen who seek out Wild Wing for a hug and photo.


In between all of the activities there is a Ball game going on..Just to distract us .. ha ha..

The ball is on the way to plate,, Is it a strike??
You're Out!







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