3/3/03
New Haven - New Haven Traffic Cones owner Jeff Stanley introduced a 
new member of the team at this afternoon's press conference.

"Coney" the mascot was introduced as the Cones 28th member.
"Designed in conjunction with Commissioner Freidman, and in the 
spirit of the Springfield Isotopes' "Dancing Homer," Coney will not 
only entertain fans at Traffic Cones home games, but also travel with 
the team in order to pester opposing players, coaches and fans," 
Stanley said.
"...And by pester, I mean kick ass...look at the guy, he's jacked!" 
Stanley added.

Cones management hopes that Coney, coupled with game day promotions 
will send attendance figures soaring.  A schedule of all of this 
season's promotional days will be released later this month.

Stanley later commented, "We all know our team isn't going to be 
good enough to bring in the fans by itself, so we had to add 
something to encourage attendance.  By the way, by encourage 
attendance, I mean Coney will physically force people to attend 
games, if the need should arise, so if you know what's good for you, 
you'll come voluntarily.  I'm serious, don't mess with him."