Sounds mascot Booster, the Hot Chicken: Yea or nay?

Booster, the Hot Chicken, debuted as the new Nashville Sounds mascot at the inaugural game at First Tennessee Park on Friday.

The crowd's reaction was mixed.

"He looks like a cardinal, not a chicken," one of the 10,459 fans said.

"I love him," another said. "Hot chicken represents Nashville better than Ozzie did."

Ozzie was the former Sounds mascot. When the Sounds left Greer Stadium and moved to First Tennessee Park. Ozzie had been the team mascot since 1997.

Booster was introduced to the crowd in the second inning of the opening game.

How did Booster come to be? Here's the story from the Sounds website: "On Opening Night at the new First Tennessee Park, an incredible phenomenon took place when a Nashville Sounds baseball was accidentally knocked into a deep fryer at the "Hot or Not Chicken" concession stand."

There have been many different mascots for Nashville's professional baseball teams through the years. See the accompanying historical slideshow to see them.

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