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'Nothing MiLB has seen before.' Moon Mammoths mania sweeps country after inaugural game
John Oliver said that the Moon Mammoths now belong to Erie, and what the city does with the mascot and team name is up to the ...
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John Oliver's Moon Mammoths play tonight. Here’s how to watch free, get merch, more
The Moon Mammoths are here. In a matchup of two of the most widely discussed alternate identities of the year, the Erie Moon ...
John Oliver says cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s“ Late Show” is ‘terrible news for the world of comedy’
That said, Oliver is "looking forward to seeing what [Colbert’s] going to do next because that man will not stop." ...
Mammoth Debut: Detroit Tigers' Affiliate Introduces Made-On-TV Alternate Identity
Saturday night, the Erie SeaWolves will transform into the Erie Moon Mammoths – the name bestowed on them via the late-night show “Last Week Tonight with John O ...
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Meet the Moon Mammoth, the mascot masterminded by John Oliver’s show
In the summer of 1991, a scuba diver named George Moon was combing the depths of Lake Pleasant in Erie County, Pa. When he broke the surface, he was carrying with him an almost three-foot long bone. M ...
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UPMC Park, local businesses gear up as Moon Mammoths prepare for liftoff
UPMC Park in Erie is preparing to host the Erie Moon Mammoths baseball game, a special rebranding event involving the Erie ...
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The Last Word: The Man For Whom a Mammoth Was Named
George Moon discovered the bone of a woolly mammoth while diving in Lake Pleasant in 1991. That discovery is being celebrated again, 34 years later, by TV host John Oliver and the Erie Seawolves.