Now, Mr. and Mrs. Met appear to have some competition for the role of the team's primary mascot. On a night like ... with the fan wearing the Grimace costume chugging his beer.

You'd be hard-pressed to find anyone in the sphere of the New York Mets that would cross Grimace, the McDonald's mascot who has seemingly brought much good fortune to the streaking baseball team.

DRELLICH: The big cuddly purple Grimace costume, all of a sudden, became an emblem and a talisman to Mets fans. SIMON: The Mets already had a mascot, Mr. Met. Kind of like their BJ Leiderman ...

Some have worn costumes of Grimace while chugging beer and others ... to feel the special connection to the McDonald's mascot.

I decided to test the waters and head to the Boogie Down in the Mets’ unofficial good-luck mascot Grimace costume. But there were a few notable caveats. I draped some Yankees bling around my ...

Grimace, the McDonald’s mascot, walks on the field during the ... A Mets fan wears a Grimace costume during a game against the Nationals on Sept. 16. Charles Wenzelberg Grimace was on hand ...

The fast food mascot first linked up with the team from ... here's the Grimace version of Cinderella losing a slipper—a Grimace costume hung upside down in a bathroom stall.

Grimace, the purple McDonald’s mascot, lumbered onto the warning track ... During an 87-minute rain delay Wednesday, a person in a Grimace costume was hoisted up onto someone’s shoulders ...

The furry mascot did his best to throw the ball ... has taken to dressing up in her own Grimace costume at Mets games this season, to the delight of her fellow fans. After that first appearance ...

The furry mascot did his best to throw the ball ... Amanda, 35, has taken to dressing up in her own Grimace costume at Mets games this season, to the delight of her fellow fans. After that first ...