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The Phillie Phanatic is the official mascot for the Philadelphia Phillies Major League Baseball team. He is a large, furry, green bird with an extendable tongue. He performs various routines to entertain fans during baseball games at Citizens Bank Park and makes public relation and goodwill appearances for the Phillies.
The Pennsylvania Lottery's mascot is a groundhog named Gus, referred to in commercials as "the second most famous groundhog in Pennsylvania", in deference to Phil. [24] Because the Groundhog Club Inner Circle has trademarked the use of the name "Punxsutawney Phil", no commercial entity may use the name without the permission from the Inner ...
Philadelphia Phil and Philadelphia Phillis served as mascots for the Phillies during the 1970s (1971–1979). Their costumes invoked the city's revolutionary spirit from 1776. Their costumes invoked the city's revolutionary spirit from 1776.
It was announced that Phil and a female groundhog named Phyllis had two babies on Wednesday, March 27. Shared on the Punxsutawney Phil Facebook page, the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club excitedly ...
Punxsutawney Phil isn't the only animal used to signal the end of winter weather. States all over the country have their own Groundhog Day mascots used to prophesy the end of winter.
Phil and Phyllis live in climate-controlled quarters at the Punxsutawney Memorial Library. But like most growing families, they now need larger digs. The club plans to move them to a larger home ...
Phil's human handlers chose Mother's Day to announce that the two kits born this spring to Phil and his partner, Phyllis, are named Sunny and Shadow. Sunny is a female, Shadow a male. Each spring, Phil makes a prediction about the length of the remaining winter. According to tradition, if he sees his shadow there will be six more weeks of cold.
The team also introduced a pair of mascots attired in colonial garb, named Philadelphia Phil and Phyllis. In addition to costumed characters, animated Phil and Phyllis figures mounted on the center-field facade would "hit" the Liberty Bell after a Phillies home run.