Petersburg, but there is nothing disappointing about DJ Kitty. Tropicana Field often receives a bad wrap for its catwalks, domed ceiling, and location in St. However, DJ Kitty’s remix of “Jump!” by The Movement still plays on the jumbotron regularly. Over the past two years, Rays fans have received promotional giveaways featuring a DJ Kitty puppet, bobble head, and t-shirts. His appearance differs slightly from the DJ Kitty in the video by sporting a cowbell on the end of his chain. In February of 2012, fans could take pictures with both mascots at the Rays Fan Fest, where the life size DJ Kitty mascot was revealed. Petersburg Times that DJ Kitty is his cat.ĭJ Kitty has remained a staple at Rays’ games, becoming co-mascot with Raymond the seadog. Eventually, Darcy Raymond, the Rays’ Vice President for branding and fan experience, revealed to Lane DeGregory of the St. Even ABC Action News and The Wall Street Journal gave the cat some publicity. Shortly after DJ Kitty premiered, he became a viral sensation on YouTube. Their intent was to keep fans enthused during the Rays’ rally for a playoff appearance, after Tampa Bay’s futile attempts to get fans energized with a video featuring a cat playing the keyboard. That was exactly what a group of Rays’ players, whose names have never been revealed, envisioned when they created the video in mid September 2010.
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While wearing a white Rays’ jersey, Rays’ cap worn backwards, and a 2008 American League Championship Series ring dangling on the end of his chain, DJ Kitty is a turntable spinning fan favorite. Despite these popular franchise icons, the Tampa Bay Rays have someone no other team does: DJ Kitty. Met of the New York Mets was even named the #1 mascot in all of sports by Forbes Magazine this year. Louis Cardinals adopted the rally squirrel as their unofficial mascot. Not all mascots must race to gain attention though.ĭuring the 2011 National League Division Series, the St. The Milwaukee Brewers have sausages that run around the warning track, while presidents can be seen competing for the title of fastest runner at Washington Nationals games. Racing mascots have always been a fan favorite in baseball. What on earth makes the fans so excited about a cat? As you look at the jumbotron, a cat is raising his paws and dancing around. Imagine yourself enjoying a game at Tropicana Field when all of a sudden you hear “Are You Ready?” blare out of the loud speakers. In the meantime, here's DJ Kitty's latest mix: Gucci Mane's "Wasted.DJ Kitty excites Rays fans at Tropicana Field. Since the Marlins are out, and we don't have a team to root for, I guess that means we'll be rooting for DJ Kitty. They'll play the Texas Rangers in the AL Divisional Series.
Shared attendance problems aside, unlike our Marlins that Rays managed to not be a total mediocre suckfest this year and actually won their division. That's 30 times the number of fans who show up for games - on good days," writes Lane DeGregory. "Since mid September, when the new video debuted at Tropicana Field, more than 921,000 people have viewed it online. Though The Times suggests that the cat probably belongs to Raymond himself. "That would be like admitting who's inside Mickey Mouse." "We're not publishing who plays our mascot," he tells the paper. The identity of the cat and the actual makers of the video remain secret.
They wanted a cat that DJed.īesides that Raymond wouldn't divulge much information. They wanted something newer, fresher, hipper. The idea was apparently hatched by players, though Raymond won't say which, after the team started playing a video of the infamous "Keyboard Cat" at games. They sparked it," Darcy Raymond, the Rays' vice president for fan experience, told The St. "The genesis really came from the players. Besides that thought little is known about the mysterious origin of the DJ Kitty. Turns out that the in-stadium video of a DJing cat that went viral was actually the idea of the team's players. When we first heard of the mystical being that is the Tampa Bay Ray's DJ Kitty we gave maybe a little too much praise to the team's marketing department.
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