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  Urban Dictionary: Youppi
Youppi is hated by baseball commisioner Bud Selig because of Selig's jealousy of the Expos success in 1994 as compared to his own Brewers' mighty struggles.
Youppi encouraged all 12 of the Expos fans in attendance to root root root for the home team!
There is a "Youppi!," who was at one time a mascot for the hapless Montreal Expos, but he has since faded into the ether, where he will remain.
www.urbandictionary.com /define.php?term=Youppi   (255 words)

  
  Youppi - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
From 1979 to 2004, Youppi was the mascot of the Montreal Expos
Youppi, a creation of Acme Mascot Company (formerly Harrison-Erickson) and Expos vice-president Roger D. Landry, was the mascot for the Montreal Expos baseball team from 1979 until the team moved to Washington, DC after the 2004 season.
Youppi is often referred to as one of only three mascots inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Youppi   (458 words)

  
 Montreal Expos: Youppi
Youppi’s popularity has soared over the years because of his steady work with the community, amusing antics, and general boredom and confusion experienced by Expos fans at Olympic Stadium.
Youppi became the first mascot to be thrown out of a Major League Baseball game on August 23, 1989.
Youppi is one of three mascots inducted to the US Baseball Hall of Fame.
www.mlbmascots.com /montrealExpos.htm   (305 words)

  
 Hour.ca - News - The Expos sell Youppi
Youppi, in other words, was a kids trap for daddy's sake watching heroes playing the game, a beer in his hands...
Youppi will always be remembered as the mascot who loved everyone and was a cheerful mascot and one of the best in baseball.
Youppi as part of the sports history of Montreal belongs in a museum together with home plate, base pads, jerseys of important stars, and finally the baseballs and basebats that signified important milestones.
www.hour.ca /redirect.aspx?iIDReaction=14162   (4075 words)

  
 FishStripes :: Series Fifty-Two: Nationals at Marlins
Youppi was much more than just a mascot for a baseball team.
Youppi represented the proud history of baseball in Montreal.
Sadly, the relationship between Youppi and baseball has come to an even more definitive end than what we all realized when the Expos moved to Washington and left their furry friend behind.
www.fishstripes.com /story/2005/9/22/11233/0420   (493 words)

  
 Off the Kuff: Youppi! gets a new gig
After almost a year on vacation, Youppi!, the furry, orange mascot of the Montreal Expos, has gone back to work.
Terms of the deal between the Expos and the Canadiens were not disclosed, but one report said negotiations involved six figures.
Youppi!'s last official event was on Sept. 29, 2004, when the team played its final home game at Olympic Stadium.
www.offthekuff.com /mt/archives/006126.html   (208 words)

  
 The Puddle
Maybe he was jealous of the variety of foods he sees us eat from his perch in the kitchen, or maybe the fire is gone from Youppi's eyes.
It would be great to get Youppi some companionship, but I was told as a child concerning a betta I had then, "You can't put two 'fighting fish' in the same bowl, or they will kill each other." Perhaps sexual arousal for the betta is violent and horrific.
Youppi cries the tears of all unhappy fish.
www.my-journal.com /jrn/md__1/jrn__5260/dt__1075017600   (291 words)

  
 Ottawa XPress - News - The Expos sell Youppi
Youppi will always be remembered as the mascot who loved everyone and was a cheerful mascot and one of the best in baseball.
Youppi as part of the sports history of Montreal belongs in a museum together with home plate, base pads, jerseys of important stars, and finally the baseballs and basebats that signified important milestones.
Youppi is the best mascot in all of sports and putting a price tag on him is impossible because he is priceless.
www.ottawaxpress.ca /redirect.aspx?iIDReaction=14071   (4017 words)

  
 SI.com - MLB - Canadians, former players react to Expos' move to D.C. - Wednesday September 29, 2004 6:34PM
"Youppi will not die with the death of the Expos," he said.
Delorme said the new ownership group in Washington could decide to bring Youppi along with the rest of the Expos.
It is not uncommon to see the furry fellow followed by a throng of kids and adults wanting to pose for a photo or get an autograph.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2004/baseball/mlb/09/29/expos.players.ap/index.html   (883 words)

  
 Canadiens de Montreal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Youppi!, age unknown, will make history in becoming the first mascot in professional sports history to move from one league to another when he makes his in-game debut with the Canadiens in October 2005.
Joining Gainey and Lalonde for the official signing of Youppi!'s "adoption certificate" were Canadiens GM Bob Gainey, former Expos Vice-President of Business Affairs, Claude Delorme, and the mascot's original "godfather" who helped bring him into existence while working for the Expos in the late '70s, Roger D. Landry.
Youppi!, who took part in excess of 4000 public outings during his 26-year tenure with the Expos, will make his first public appearance in a Canadiens uniform at the team’s Jamboree on Sunday, Sept. 18.
www.canadiens.com /eng/news/redirect.cfm?sectionID=habsNewsDetails.cfm&newsItemID=4347   (540 words)

  
 The Perfect Mascot: Youppi Hooks Up With Montreal Canadiens - The Post Chronicle
Y and his work, Youppi is the large, hairy, orange Muppet creature that served as the longtime mascot for the Montreal Expos.
He was the first mascot ever thrown out of a major league game, after driving Tommy Lasorda at least two years closer to his first heart attack with his relentless antics atop the Dodger dugout.
Unfortunately, when the Expos skipped town to become the Washington Nationals, management quickly decided that a hideous, vaguely Gallic sasquatch was not in keeping with the new image it wished to project, and Youppi was ignominiously replaced by Screech, an alleged American eagle bearing a suspicious resemblance to a grossly obese young chicken.
www.postchronicle.com /news/sports/article_212671.shtml   (918 words)

  
 Canadiens de Montreal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Youppi!, l'ancienne mascotte des Expos, prépare un bâtons de hockey; son nouvel outil de travail.
Youppi!, d’âge inconnu, créera un précédent en devenant la première mascotte dans l’histoire du sport professionnel à changer de ligue, lors de ses débuts avec les Canadiens en octobre 2005.
Youppi!, qui a participé à plus de 4000 sorties en 26 ans d’association avec les Expos, effectuera sa première présence publique lors du Jamboree des Canadiens le dimanche 18 septembre.
www.canadiens.com /fre/news/redirect.cfm?sectionID=habsNewsDetails.cfm&newsItemID=4348   (416 words)

  
 Youppi kommt nach Hause! at kreuzblog   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Maskottchen Youppi (Alter unbekannt) kommt aus der Baseball-Liga MLB zu den Canadiens.
Youppi war von 1979 bis September 2004 Maskottchen des Baseballteams der Montréal Expos.
Mit dem Wechsel zu den Montréal Canadiens kehrt nun Youppi in seine Heimatstadt zurück.
kreuzblog.de /?p=77   (210 words)

  
 All Star Hockey Fans Weblog Youppi is saved!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Youppi was the official mascot of the Montreal Expos for 26 years.
Spending the summer on the unemployment line, you'll be happy to know that Youppi has landed a new job.
I'm not making his up: Youppi has been adopted by the Montreal Canadiens hockey franchise, in the first incident in sports where a mascot has left one league and gone to another.
www.allstarhockeyfans.com /postings/d6cdd7f86d67f417830befd254061452   (251 words)

  
 The Ultimate Youppi - American History Information Guide and Reference
The Expos' move to Washington puts Youppi's countinued term as mascot in doubt.
A few newspaper articles point to Youppi staying in Montreal with a local company.
It is rumoured that once NHL hockey resumes Youppi may become the mascot of the Montreal Canadiens.
www.historymania.com /american_history/Youppi   (229 words)

  
 TSN.ca - Print Story - Canada's Sports Leader
Youppi!'s last official event was an Expos' game on Sept. 29, 2004 when the team played its final home game at the Olympic Stadium.
Roger D. Landry, who described himself as Youppi!'s ''spiritual father or godfather,'' said the mascot is the product of Muppets creator Jim Henson.
Glen Street, who launched Harvey in 1984 and is president of mascot makers Street Characters, which supplies about half of the NHL's mascots, has some advice for Youppi!.
www.tsn.ca /tools/print_story.asp?id=136521   (621 words)

  
 Youppi
After the Expos moved to the District of Columbia and became the Washington Nationals, Youppi's term as mascot came to an end, as the Nationals adopted their new mascot, the Eagle "Screech".
Youppi is still orange but now sports the Canadiens' bleu, blanc et rouge jersey when working.
It is licensed under the GNU free documentation license.
www.ufaqs.com /wiki/en/yo/Youppi.htm   (458 words)

  
 Hockey Trade Rumors - Free Agent Signing out of Montreal!
youppi is also one of only three mascots in the baseball hall of fame (sort of =p) and was the first mascot to be tossed from a game.
I noticed that the Habs refered to this YOUPPI as he and that you refered this YOUPPI as "IT".
Youppi goes from a team that doesn't exist anymore to a locked-out NHL team.
www.hockeytraderumors.com /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=5084   (844 words)

  
 Youppi! to Habs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Claude Delorme, a consultant on the Florida Marlins' proposed new stadium project as he ties up loose ends concerning the relocation of the Expos to Washington, D.C., would not confirm the identity of the friendly furball's new team.
But he said the transaction had everything to do with securing Youppi!'s future with an established, well-regarded entity and little to do with the dollars and cents, which will probably be in the six-figure range.
We can't sell the (trade)mark; it's an asset to the sale of the club." The Canadiens signing of the hulking free agent excited their star goaltender, Jose Theodore, who will return to Montreal today after playing in the Swedish Elite League during the NHL lockout.
www.talkaboutbaseball.com /group/alt.sports.baseball.montreal-expos/messages/31054.html   (412 words)

  
 BallWonk: Sad Mascotism   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Youppi will not be joining the Nationals in Washington.
This is a profound existential question, and the answer is no. A red Youppi would cease to be Youppi, just as surely as the blue Big Bird on Dutch Sesame Street is not Big Bird at all.
Forcing Youppi to change colors would be like hiring Bizzaro and calling him Superman.
www.ball-wonk.com /archives/000196.html   (936 words)

  
 sport.iafrica.com | today's news Canadiens adopt Youppi
Youppi, the orange-furred mascot for the Montreal Expos baseball team before it moved to Washington, will become the first mascot to switch sports after being adopted by ice hockey's Montreal Canadiens.
Youppi was make his debut as the first official Canadiens mascot next month when the league season opens.
Youppi clowned around at Major League Baseball games in Olympic Stadium from 1979 to 2004 and made more than 4 000 public appearances before the Expos relocated to the American capital this year, becoming the Washington Nationals.
sport.iafrica.com /news/487911.htm   (371 words)

  
 08/01: Youppi with the Expos
As Youppi, I lived memorable events in and outside of the stadium.
There were many funny moments with Youppi, which I’ll cover eventually, such as losing a shoe, spilling food, getting a woman to cry, playing with a vibrator, breaking a table, etc, etc.
In conclusion, being Youppi was unforgettable and fulfilling for me. It’s the ultimate dream for anyone being a mascot in Québec.
www.hockeyzoneplus.com /msct03_e.htm   (756 words)

  
 SportingNews.com - NHL - Youppi! finds a home with Habs
MONTREAL -- The Montreal Canadiens have hired former Expos mascot Youppi!
Youppi!, the Expos' furry, orange mascot before the team relocated and became the Washington Nationals, is coming out of retirement to join one of the NHL's most storied clubs.
Youppi!'s last official event was Sept. 29, 2004, when the Expos played their final home game at the Olympic Stadium.
www.sportingnews.com /yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=17404   (215 words)

  
 CHFANS la référence pour les gérants d'estrades
Youppi avait été créé en 1983 par AcmeMascots.
Youppi a porté pendant plus de 20 ans les couleurs des Expos de Montréal.
Et lorsque qu'il y aura des tournées dans les hôpitaux, je suis pratiquement sûr que Youppi risque d'être aussi populaire que les joueurs.
chfans.com /in_comments.php?t=7973   (1667 words)

  
 Where will Youppi Land? [Archive] - OOTP Developments Forums
Youppi is for sale, but he's gotta stay in Quebec.
01-19-2005, 06:16 PM Youppi is for sale, but he's gotta stay in Quebec.
She was extremely upset because the moment after she left to go to the concession stand, Youppi was hanging out right by our seats for awhile.
www.ootpdevelopments.com /board/archive/index.php/t-89735.html   (332 words)

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