Stade Olympique in Montreal, Quebec

Was Youppi put down?

I will be at the Expos' "away" finale / Art Howe finale / John Franco finale (fingers crossed) this Sunday at Shea, followed by a dash home to watch A's-Angels I guess.

What happens to Youppi if the move is declared official?
Who knows? Maybe he'll come with the territory. Maybe not. One of the most distinctive mascots in Major League Baseball probably would have to change its name, though. "Youppi" is "Yippee!" or "Hooray!" in French. For the record, Youppi was the first mascot to be thrown out of a Major league game. On Aug. 23, 1989 -- 10 years after the mascot arrived in Montreal -- the orange, hairy giant was ejected in the 11th inning after Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda complained to the umpires about Youppi danced atop of the visitors' dugout.

from http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/news/mlb_news.jsp?ymd=20040929&content_id=875193&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp

the o's-yankees game i attended a few weeks ago was delayed for a few minutes because the oriole bird mascot was dancing around/hanging on to the left-field foul pole. umpires and fans were unable to get its attention and the pa announcer had to yell at it.