Prior to the 1978 season, the Phillies used two colonial figures, Phil and Phyllis, as their mascot. As the Phillies retell history, club vice president Bill Giles made the executive decision in...

Show you're a Phillie Phanatic of your own! Install a Phanatic desktop wallpaper on your computer! Height: 6 feet 6 inches. Weight: 300 pounds (mostly fat) Waist: 90 inches. Eyes: White eyeballs, black pupils, purple eyelashes and blue eyebrows. Skin: Bright green fur.

The Philadelphia Phillies debuted a new look for their beloved mascot, the Phanatic, this weekend -- but in very anticlimactic fashion ... he appears to have not changed very much.

Last year, the Phillies filed a lawsuit against Erickson and Harrison in New York federal court to keep their beloved mascot. The Phillies contend that the Phanatic's four-decade rise from a costume to a Philadelphia sports and cultural icon is the result of their own creative forces and investment and therefore makes the creature property of the team.

FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2019, file photo, the Philadelphia Phillies' mascot, the Phillie Phanatic, performs before a baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Philadelphia.

In fact, he isn't a new mascot per se, but an updated version of Phillie Phanatic, the furry green creature that has been a staple of Phillies games for over four decades. Related Stories

In a federal lawsuit filed Friday in New York, a copy of which was obtained by The Philadelphia Inquirer, the Phillies alleged that the firm they hired to help create the Phanatic,...

The mascot for the Philadelphia Phillies is the Phillie Phanatic. The mascot is a large, furry and green creature with a tongue that extends out.