Cinnamon Toast Crunch is delicious. But the breakfast cereal’s giant mascot was hard for fans to stomach as it sat behind home plate Tuesday at the Mets-Marlins game in Miami.
Imagine being the pitcher and having to focus on the strike zone as this nightmare brought to you by General Mills gazes at you:
A giant Cinnamon Toast Crunch made an appearance at the Marlins vs. Mets game last night. 😳
— The Sporting News (@sportingnews) September 8, 2021
(🎥 via @MLBONFOX)
pic.twitter.com/vuU6YRIkjD
Some images from the game also showed the big square blocking the view of spectators. Hey, sweet thing, down in front!
Cereal samples were reportedly given away at the stadium but probably didn’t have the same impact as the mascot, who delivered publicity in crunch time.
Twitter poured it on the distracting square:
How do you even pitch with that there?
— Duane Mieliwocki (@DuaneMieliwocki) September 8, 2021
Therapist: The Giant Cinnamon Toast Crunch isn’t real. It can’t hurt you.
— Cut4 (@Cut4) September 7, 2021
The Giant Cinnamon Toast Crunch: pic.twitter.com/EMy35ILep9
Did I miss something or something? What in the hell is going on? I’m horrified.
— Trevor Pryce (@Trevor_Pryce) September 8, 2021
I can't bring a plastic grocery bag into the Brewers game, but the Marlins let in a piece of cinnamon toast crunch big enough for three seats.
— World Champion Bucks, Brewers NLCDC(15-7) (@tenordominguez) September 8, 2021
Seats behind home plate at the Mets Marlins game and finding out you are behind Cinnamon Toast Crunch: a couple hundred bucks…and a terrible view
— Sgt. Ted Bohner (@ISPBremen) September 8, 2021
Wearing your seatbelt: Priceless#BuckleUp and maybe next time you will sit behind Toucan Sam pic.twitter.com/jRiVDv0fmZ
The Cinnamon Toast Crunch thing should be behind home plate when the *Mets* are pitching, not the Marlins. Distracting af.
— Fish Stripes (@fishstripes) September 7, 2021
Lol 😂 RT @JomboyMedia: There’s a piece of Cinnamon Toast Crunch calling balls and strikes behind home plate during the Mets-Marlins game tonight pic.twitter.com/mpl0YkyMWr
— Sarah ✧ (@MissSarah_2) September 8, 2021
the mets players turning around while they’re at the plate and seeing a gigantic cinnamon toast crunch pic.twitter.com/Yrasw8ClsK
— kathleen (@kathleen_hanley) September 7, 2021
Did anyone check the giant Cinnamon Toast Crunch’s ticket. He’s suspect for sure.
— gifdsports (@gifdsports) September 8, 2021
Who had “Cinnamon Toast Crunch Guy sitting behind home plate at the Marlins game” on their bingo card? https://t.co/eQFBuHmpkM
— Carrie, the Raven of Porto (@newt_ripley) September 7, 2021
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