With fans not having much reason to show up to Candlestick Park in 1984, the Giants and its copywriters introduced the Crazy Crab, a proto-Gritty crustacean designed to be hated. The season’s tagline was “Hang in There” was they were the worst team in baseball with a 66-96 record. In 1996, the Giants introduced their current mascot, Lou Seal, while they added a Crazy Crab sandwich station when Oracle Park opened in 2000.
