PHOTO: Leafs fans selling 'Babsocks'
Winless through the first three games of another rebuilding season, a pair of Toronto residents had the perfect solution to excite the disillusioned Maple Leafs fanbase.
Babsocks.
Integrity, character, leadership; Why not wear them on your foot? Roll up your Babsocks and support the #leafs pic.twitter.com/KHcEXy7gv8
— Babsocks (@Babsocks) October 14, 2015
Adorned with a scowl from Leafs head coach Mike Babcock, the first order of 200 Babsocks disappeared instantly when the website launched Saturday.
"The reaction we got from fans was amazing," co-creator Jake Mednick told Sportsnet after debuting the socks outside the Air Canada Centre on Saturday. "Everyone wanted their picture taken with us. Everyone wanted a pair of socks. Unfortunately we had just sold out inventory."
Babsocks are selling for $20 a pair.
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