Butler's bulldog mascot Blue vomits on MSG court and then rallies
Before a Big East tournament game between No. 22 Butler and Xavier on Thursday night, Butler's bulldog mascot Blue III vomited on the Madison Square Garden court inside the paint, producing a large pile of partly digested food and lots of laughter.
Here's a look at 3-year-old Blue III assessing the damage with his owner and trainer, Michael Kaltenmark, who also manages Blue's Twitter account (i.e., translates dog into English and posts the messages).
Bulter's mascot just vomited on the court. Hahaha! pic.twitter.com/vy4WCe9poR
— Matt Norlander (@MattNorlander) March 13, 2015
Blue wasn't ill or nervous before Butler's game, nor did he intentionally create a metaphor for the play of the 2014-2015 New York Knicks that call MSG home. Rather, Blue vomited from "sheer excitement" Kaltenmark told CBS's Matt Norlander. "And he was pulling (on his leash) too hard."
Puke and rally. Give me some water. I've got a #BIGEASTtourney game to win. #GoDawgs pic.twitter.com/Lqxu0o82Un
— Butler Blue III (@ButlerBlue3) March 13, 2015
I'd like to thank @Gatorade for clean-up towels, @TheGarden for rolling w/ it, & @BIGEAST for something to get so e_cited about. #GoDawgs
— Butler Blue III (@ButlerBlue3) March 13, 2015
And I still get the girls. RT @MollyMcGrathFS1: Puke and rally @ButlerBlue3!! pic.twitter.com/jwzkvBD3lO
— Butler Blue III (@ButlerBlue3) March 13, 2015
Is that vom on my chin? Hot mess. Sorry, bro. Oh well! #GoDawgs RT @John_Fanta: Nice seeing @ButlerBlue3 again pic.twitter.com/GbcH6FKgy0
— Butler Blue III (@ButlerBlue3) March 13, 2015
The game honors toughness. RT @CBSSportsCBB: Why did @ButlerBlue3 puke? @MattNorlander has the very latest from MSG. http://t.co/A7nbbJFQg5
— Butler Blue III (@ButlerBlue3) March 13, 2015
Back at the hotel and doing just fine. I make no apologies for going to hard tonight. That's who I am. Full day in NYC tomorrow. #GoDawgs
— Butler Blue III (@ButlerBlue3) March 13, 2015
