And You Thought Chris Mason Looked Funny Before

by Brad Lee on Feb 2, 2010 8:00 AM CST Comment 13 comments

Ladies and gentlemen, the guy rolling the ball tonight is Afro Mason.

When it comes to the pecking order for professional sports teams in St. Louis, the Blues are often cited as the third banana to the Cardinals and the dreadful Rams. But when it comes to connecting with fans and charity events that players really get behind, the Blues are unmatched in the Gateway City. Look no further than the afroed Chris Mason.

On Sunday night the floor of the Drinkscotch Center (a never more appropriate name for the place) was again turned into a casino floor for charity. Attendees were able to mix and mingle with players who acted as card dealers and roulette ball spinners (or whatever that job is called). The theme, in case you couldn't figure it out, was Sunday Night Fever. In other words, disco. Blues players were given matching silk shirts. And apparently many of them decided to wear giant afro wigs as accessories.

If players weren't really into the event, they'd never go along with the costume and go to lengths to make them more elaborate. If you look around the Blues' site, you'll see photos of beaming players on hospital visits and at animal shelters and signing autographs for the Dream Night event. I'm not saying that players on the other teams in the city don't do similar things (they do) but the volume of appearances, silent auctions, charity events and the like are just more numerous. It's one big reason why fans connect so strongly with the team. It's good to see the team and the players helping out good causes like the 14 Fund and Ranken Jordan Pediatric Specialty Hospital.

Could you picture Albert Pujols looking like this in public:

Ty Conklin, making that mustache look goooood.

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speaking of getting "into it"

you should have put up the pic of Cam’s disco ball earing or Perron’s “goldfish healed” platforms . . . best player provided accessories of the night

by breibird on Feb 2, 2010 8:07 AM CST reply actions

see this right here

and this blog are why I am increasingly thinking the Blues are my all time favorite team over the Cardinals. these events for charity really step it up, and the vivaelbirdos blog is no fun compared to this one…baseball was and has been my favorite sport, but hockey is slowly but picking up speed taking baseball over. I really dont think i have followed hockey as much in the past as I have the past two seasons…I think playing it has alot to do with it as well

Pujols takes out "I" in BIG and "A" in MAC, previously considered to be an unyielding, consonant threat

by DESTROYER on Feb 2, 2010 8:24 AM CST reply actions

Brewer

I think the photo of Brewerbot jumping into the couple photo is the best one in the series. It says it all about the Brewerbot.

by NaJaKwa on Feb 2, 2010 8:37 AM CST reply actions

"Conks" looked a little bit...

…like this guy!

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by The Ol Goaler on Feb 2, 2010 9:44 AM CST reply actions

A "roulette ball spinner" is a croupier

I only know because I used to be one. BTW, you guys do great work here. I really enjoy reading the site even if I rarely comment.

"I learned a long time ago if you keep checking your stats all year, you're going to end up in the toilet." - Chris Carpenter, 2009.

by indakind on Feb 2, 2010 10:03 AM CST reply actions

That makes it sound so much classier.

by Busch Ice on Feb 2, 2010 12:07 PM CST up reply actions

Oh, my God, what cheezeballs.

I love Cam’s earring. Random thought – do you think Conkblock was so dedicated to the cause that he spent this season growing the ’stache?

Can Walt not put the falsies in yet? I hope he doesn’t have to worry about having any more surgeries.

Reporter: There`s a "stamp out the Beatles movement" underway in Detroit. What are you going to do about it?

Paul McCartney: We`re going to start a campaign to stamp out Detroit.

by hildymac on Feb 2, 2010 10:03 AM CST reply actions

I can’t imagine any reason why he wouldn’t be able to put in a flipper (the retainer-like thing with teeth on it that you get before you can get posts put in), I like to think he’s just embracing his hockey face/wanting to fit in in Franklin County.

by Perrowned on Feb 2, 2010 11:05 AM CST up reply actions