Phillies get the Best of Phanatic Creators – for Now

Score one for the Philadelphia Phillies in its long-simmering battle with the creators of the Phillie Phanatic mascot after a federal magistrate judge ruled in August that the changes the Phillies made to the mascot were sufficient to allow the continued use of the mascot by the club. Unfortunately for the club, the 91-page opinion may not be the final out as the original creators of the Phanatic, Harrison/Erickson (H/E), have all but promised an appeal. At the center of the court’s deci