Then one day in , just as a game was ending, his mask slipped off his nose and tumbled out of his seat to the left field grass below. But before he could find his mask, some workers drew near! Looking to hide, Wally made a beeline for the familiar left field wall. Coming across the concealed door in its scoreboard, he scampered inside.
Secure inside, Wally discovered a peep-hole in the big scoreboard through which he could hear and see what the workers were doing. He listened as one worker said that Mr. Yawkey had asked them to take all the signs down off the wall. Wally had always known that some Red Sox batters had trouble seeing a pitched ball with all the colorful signs in the background.
Another worker found the mask and took it to lost-and-found. Wally watched night and day as all the signs were removed. Soon, more workers came and painted the wall top-to-bottom, side-to-side.
Red Sox batters also loved the new green-colored background which provided that perfect contrast for spotting an incoming fastball. But Wally also knew, from the very first Opening Day in , that players' feelings about the size of the big wall had been a little mixed.
Red Sox hitters celebrated when their pop-ups floated just high and just long enough to sneak over the wall - turning the would-be routine outs in to home runs. And Red Sox pitchers rejoiced when the line drives from other team's batter would rebound high and deep off the wall back onto the field - turning some seemingly sure homers into mere singles.
But, of course, the wall's fickle nature could help of hurt either team. Apparently he is so popular that in , his costume was stolen. Luckily, it was recovered shortly after.
Turns out, the culprit was a Red Sox employee who wanted to parade around throughout Boston. I know you have a rivalry with Raymond the Tampa Bays mascot. Can you tell me a bit about that? Uh, yeah, especially when our teams are playing each other. It becomes a really fun thing. I seem to be able to one up him a bit though. Just check out the number of social media followers. I help out with the Jimmy Fund, go to lots of fundraisers, weddings, and birthday parties.
Oh yeah! When we tweeted Wally after this interview, T. Which social media account is the strongest channel? Twitter, definitely.
Twitter to me is more immediate. What are you most looking forward to this season? Jerry Remy , the Red Sox color announcer, likes to bring Wally into the booth and makeup stories about what the mascot is up to during the game. Initially, there was no color green on the wall before The original wall had many colorful ads on it but later was painted over in green in This may surprise many people because they assume the wall was always green, but that was not the case.
Wally spends most of his time at Fenway Park rooting on the Red Sox with fans. Before a ball game, Wally likes to interact with fans of Red Sox Nation by taking pictures, signing autographs, and maybe getting a kiss.
However, Wally also likes to taunt opposing team fans when they visit Fenway Park. In addition to his duties at Fenway Park, Wally travels with the team to many different cities. In addition to interacting with fans, Wally sometimes likes to stretch with Boston Red Sox players before a game. Wally helps at many local events and charities in the Boston area year-round.
In addition to those events, Wally likes to visit patients in hospitals with a World Series trophy. Along with helping at foundations, you can find Wally at many other events. Some events include birthdays, weddings, grand openings for businesses, and trade shows. When a Boston team wins a championship, you can expect to see Wally there as well.
When Wally saw Ortiz wearing the Yankees hat, he dropped everything he was holding. The premise of that half-hour program was the mascot getting the stadium ready for opening day. Another surprising influence the Red Sox Mascot has is with drinks. Dunkin Donuts, which is as Boston as it gets with coffee, has a flavor named Wally.
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