Is the mascot, Phillies, referring to a horse?
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The Phillies' mascot is not a horse - he is a Phanatic. If you're talking about team name, Phillies, that is also not referring to a horse - it is just a shortened form of the word Philadelphia.How many of the 1950's Yankees are still alive and who are they?
The Phanatic is a play on the PH in Philaelphia Phillies.Watching the Philly Phanatic is a lot of Phun.
The original name was "Fillies" as in a female horse. They were also known as the "Quakers" and the "Blue Jays", but neither name stuck. The current spelling is a play off of the PH in Philadelphia.
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