Phillies File Lawsuit To Prevent Phanatic From Hitting Free Agency
by Gabe Fernandez from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#4MKJH)
The Philadelphia Phillies filed a lawsuit on Friday against the New York company that created the team's beloved mascot, the Phillie Phanatic, after the company threatened to make the Phanatic a "free agent" if a contract signed in 1984 was not restructured.