Here’s an excerpt from a washingtonpost.com chat with Saved by the Bell‘s Dustin Diamond, a.k.a. Screech:

washingtonpost.com: Based on your experience playing the character “Screech” on “Saved by the Bell,” what might lie in store for the Washington Nationals’ recently unveiled mascot — having been named “Screech”?

Dustin Diamond: Concerning the new “Screech” mascot…
The mascot was named after the Eagle and the sreeching sound it makes. I’m sure it would ‘ve been funny though to see a giant foam Screech from SBTB out there though. Morale could go either way. Hey if the team lost a game then the mascot could beat up the new mascot for Hawaii, the Hawaii Horshack.