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WASHINGTON — You get the feeling that if the mascots of our sporting franchises could gather at a local saloon, the conversation might go something like this: MR. MET: “Boy, is my team ever dysfunctional.” FATHER KNICKERBOCKER: “Hold my beer!” FIREMAN ED: “Hold my keg!” The Giants, famously, do not have a mascot, and it’s...