Why are the called the Phillies?
Founded in 1883 as the Quakers, the franchise changed its nickname to the Philadelphia’s, which soon became Phillies. New owner Robert Carpenter held a contest to rename the team in 1943 and Blue Jays was selected as the winner (shout out Toronto).
What could have been?
While the team wore a Blue Jay patch on its uniforms for a couple of seasons, the nickname failed to catch on – so back we go to the Phillies (a better name for sure).
Why am I excited to see their city?
Philadelphia literally translates to “The City of Brotherly Love”, and is one key East Coast city that I haven’t been to but am very keen to see.
A big highlight for me will be seeing the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall and also some of the dive bars that are scattered around town.
But, the BIGGEST highlight for me will be… well just watch below 🙂
The stairs baby! The stairs! (do not care how cliché it is to shadow box at the top of those)
What is a tradition at their ballpark?
Another city where the mascot becomes the tradition, the Philly Phanatic is probably the funniest and weirdest mascot in the league. Whilst the product on the field hasn’t been amazing recently (since the 2008 World Series win), the Phanatic is worth the price of admission alone.
Check him out!
Who is a famous fan?
Surprisingly, for an East Coast team in a large market, there just ain’t a lot of famous fans of the Phillies.
But one guy who WILL stand out from the common everyday SMITH is…. Well, CUE THE MUSIC!
A fun/weird fact about the Phillies?
Once upon a time, playing night baseball was a thing of dreams. How would you power those lights in a stadium so people could see that little white dot moving at 1 million miles per hour you say?
Well, the Phillies broke new ground and started a revolution, when they (along with the Reds), played the first ever night game!
Thus a tradition of prime time baseball was born – thanks Philly!
Thirty before 30 