Marcus Hayes:
Gritty was a fad. I think Philadelphians, especially hardcore Flyers fans, are kind of embarrassed by Gritty now.
I still love Gritty. Who is off the mark?
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by persianmelodrama
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This sort of feels like Marcus Hayes saying “I find Gritty embarrassing, I assume most hardcore fans feel the same as me so I should write a column about how we all feel this way.”
I actually think it’s impressive how much Gritty has proven *not* to be a fad. Everything about the rollout screamed “This will flame out in six months.” And my impression today is that Gritty is still generally liked in Philly, except by the people who hated him from Day 1, and he’s still a damn popular mascot league-wide and even beyond the sport. Calling him a fad has proven to be very inaccurate.
Gritty is an icon. Marcus Hayes can buzz off.
Ya just gotta accept that mascots are goofy and allow yourself to enjoy some fun silliness. Gritty remains the best mascot across all sports and everyone but anti-shenanigan curmudgeons love him
I literally have a standing appt with my artist to get a Gritty tattoo when the Flyers win the Cup. This dude can get fucked.
I still love Gritty, and I like that Gritty has life beyond just Flyers and hockey fans. I was in Japan a couple months ago wearing Gritty stuff and going through a busy station I heard someone go “It’s Gritty!” and it made my day.
Anecdotally, most of the hardcore fans I know personally are still big Gritty fans – these are also people I consider smart fans, not like Facebook commenters.
Though I do know there are some fans that hate him. I was at a season ticket holder even back in like 2018 or 2019 when there were a few season ticket holders who voiced how much they hated Gritty and how the Flyers should get rid of him. Realistically they would probably be that way with anything new, that’s just the way some people are.
I will not tolerate anti-gritty talk. We can meet in the parking lot later.
Marcus Hayes is the Clarence Thomas of Philadelphia sports.
Marcus is a twat and a has-been of a journalist.
Waiting for gritty’s reply, “sleep with one eye open, Marcus”
I am kind of embarrassed by Marcus Hayes now, and have been for some time.
I wonder how Marcus feels about the phanatic. Dude is a jabroni
If anyone so much as looks at Gritty the wrong way it’s on sight
No no no Gritty is the best mascot in sports next to Benny the Bull and Ellie the Elephant gtfoh. He can just say he hates fun and save a bunch of words!
This guy has been nothing but a hack his entire career. He knows shit about the things he writes about. From his early days it’s nothing but ass hat hot takes.
I think Gritty will be as long lasting as the Phanatic.
But then again, when I say that about players, they get traded the following year.
Why would anyone be embarrassed? Gritty is a recognizable piece of Philadelphia Flyer lore. One of my good friends, who is in *no* way a sports person, and certainly not a hockey guy is currently playing a Gritty themed D&D character. He 3D printed it and painted it…whole 9 yards. Not many sports teams can ascend past just “sports team” and the Flyers have managed to do that by creating a character like Gritty. That’s pretty cool.
“I’m not sure Gritty hasn’t jumped the shark to some degree.” Marcus Hayes is a killjoy, and boring. At first I was confused about Gritty, then the first time on the ice he fell and made fun of himself. Ever since then count me as a fan. He brings a fun element to the games.
Marcus Hayes’ Twitter is @inkstainedwretch for a reason
Isn’t this the same guy who said AJ Brown a Locker Room cancer or poison and then not show up when Brown talked to the media?
Because if it is, this guy just hates Philly sports and everything about it
The next time I see a good Marcus Hayes opinion on anything will be the first time lol.
I swear he just writes shit like this for clickbait hate engagement
Gritty is amazing and my kids love him. No way is he a dying fad. The is a next level mascot compared to the rest. He is the GOAT
Gritty looks like he eats sewer rats I love him
This dude can go pound sand. I have a meme for this kind of thing but I can’t post them here! His opinion is trash
Lol Marcus Hayes.
Gritty is awesome.
Gritty has been a bigger pop culture success than anyone ever imagined and I would think he’s here for the long run. I mean he was going on Jimmy Fallon and major shows. The Flyers are going to monetize him as long as they can.
With that said, I do think the Gritty shock factor has kinda worn off a bit. I don’t think people get quite as excited as they once did.
Na I don’t mind Gritty.
Gritty + a decade of shit teams gets old though.
…who?
I had the biggest wet blanket behind me at a game groaning about Gritty’s antics, because he was doing a bit on the big screen during ice cleaning.
The guy seemed like a miserable, and insufferable person.
Those are the kinds of people who I think dislike Gritty.