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Anyone who's familiar with the team out in San Jose will remember Sammy the SaberCat. While it was reported initially that Sammy wasn't one for fan interaction despite the bond he'd formed with the players, throughout the season he's grown accustomed to the roar of the crowd and has come to relish the opportunity to get everybody stirred up.

When Sammy feels like the guys on the field need a lift, he'll take off in a full-pace sprint around the grounds and the fans will join in with a Mexican wave that attempts to catch the team mascot. The wave spreads through every row and seat of the stadium until the whole crowd -- even the opposition fans -- is in an uproar, and the players can't help but get pumped up.

With the season coming to an end for San Jose, who finished last in their conference despite an emphatic 31 – 3 victory in the final week, Sammy is scheduled for a trip home to Africa to take some time off while the players he’s come to adore – and who have come to adore him – do the same. He’ll be hoping that next season his interactions with the fans help get the SaberCats into the playoffs.

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