In a complaint filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, the team alleged Harrison/Erickson threatened to terminate the Phillies’ rights to the Phanatic next year and “make the Phanatic a free agent” unless the team renegotiated its 1984 agreement to acquire the mascot’s rights.
Source: Phanatic lawsuit: Phillies sue to keep mascot from ‘free agency’ | SI.com
How would that even work? Would he become like the Dodgers Fanatic? Things didn’t work out so well (I think) for the Formerly San Diego Famous Chicken. Hey, the Yankees could use a mascot…