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July 29, 2008

We're Losing Doppler After This Season

...or at least, we're losing the guy who's been playing Doppler since the Storm began:

[Marc] Taylor, a 33-year-old New Mexico native, has been Squatch's motor for the past nine years. Lean and fit at 5 foot 9 and 155 pounds with a Lance Armstrong close cut and a ready smile, Taylor doesn't know what or who will replace the character he's spent a decade honing.

But he does know this: He loves his job. He's following the team to Oklahoma City.

"I'm on a contract," Taylor explained wolfing down a sandwich underneath the KeyArena bleachers an hour before a recent Storm game. Taylor also doubles as Doppler, the WNBA Seattle Storm mascot.

Well, phooey.

Doppler may be a strange mascot, but I've always liked him. Taylor's version of the character - goofy, playful - has added a lot to the games. I'm sure we'll find a new actor for the costume, but I'm sorry to see him go.

Nice work, Marc. You'll be missed.

Posted by Gavin Shearer at July 29, 2008 5:49 AM. Posted to Seattle Storm.

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