lou seal was first introduced as the giants mascot on july 25, 1996.
when was lou seal first introduced as the giants mascot?
july 25 , 1996
lou seal is the official mascot of the san francisco giants. "born" on july 25, 1996, luigi francisco seal has been a regular part of all giants home games, as well as numerous events in san francisco and around the united states, ever since. although his name (a play on the name "lucille") is a bit ambiguous, he is indeed "officially" male and the person inside the costume is a man. lou seal is also a reference to the san francisco seals, the baseball club that was a mainstay of the pacific coast league from 1903 until 1957.
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san jose giants games are very much rooted in the older traditions of baseball. fans sit very close to the field, general admission seating is available for games, players sign autographs before every game, and the outfield walls are lined with advertisements much like the stadiums of the 1920s and 1930s were. a simple scoreboard shows basic game data like runs, strikes, balls, and outs. this was updated in 2005 to feature lights to denote the count rather than numbers much like fenway park in boston. the out-of-town scoreboard for other california league games is also hand hung. in 2006, the simple scoreboard was replaced with a 21-by-15-foot video screen costing $500,000, and the hand hung out-of-town scoreboard is no longer used. between innings, fans are treated to a variety of games and entertainment, such as kids' air guitar, a child footrace around the bases, or throwing a baseball at a truck's headlights for prizes. the san jose giants also added a mascot, gigante, for the 2006 season. before gigante's introduction, san francisco giants mascot lou seal made occasional appearances.
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