Here's the thing. When I first heard that the new expansion team was going with "fire salamanders" as its mascot, I was skeptical. Not because they aren't cool but because it's sooooooooo long! But the longer I'm around the team and its mascot, the more I love it. First of all, fire is the coolest (pun very much intended) element and you cannot tell me otherwise. It's fire. We all love it. We've all sat next to it, poking it with sticks and pretending we know how to build and sustain it (you might - I don't). Then, salamanders. They're slimy, they're fast, they're so gosh darn cute (you've seen Frozen 2, right? So gosh darn cute). You combine the coolness, the hotness, the speed, and the cuteness and you've got an unbeatable force in Berlin. Last thing about our mascot - the logo. It's so sleek. It's intimidating. It's fun to look at. It looks just a little like a turtle when it's all small and on the side of the screen next to the others...But I love it. I'm so glad that the mascot I was unsure about ended up trading for me and winning me over to its slimy, cute, hot, badassery - I wouldn't trade it for any other in the league. Also, my mascot is 4-0 this year, so...case closed. Go fire salamanders!!! (I love it, but the name is still too long...)
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