It was on this day in 1978 that the Phillie Phanatic made his first ever appearance as the official mascot of the Philadelphia Phillies. The idea for the Phillie Phanatic was created by Dennis Lehman in 1977, as he felt that team needed to abandon “Philadelphia Phil” and “Philadelphia Phillis”, and replace them with a [...]
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When you’re a professional mascot known for a gigantic beer belly, it’s probably not a good idea to go around climbing on the thighs of old people. The Phillie Phanatic did just that at a Double-A Reading Phillies game and now he ha... Read Post
If you take nothing else from this insane week in sports, let it be the fact that the Phillie Phanatic was born in the Galapagos Islands. MLB has photos of the Philadelphia mascot furbirdthing "returning to his homeland" to terrify ... Read Post
Everybody loves the Philly Phanatic. He’s one of the greatest mascots in the history of sports, and he’s always doing something interesting. However, it’s no secret that the Philly Phanatic is kind of a perv who tends to do question... Read Post