Phillie Phanatic Painted Red

I commented in passing about the Phillies new marketing campaign of "Red Means Go" a few weeks ago.  The latest attempt to get some attention around the club before their season opener on Monday was to dump the Phanatic in a giant can of red paint while at the Philadelphia Zoo on Monday.  When he came out, the Phanatic was no longer his patented green but rather a hue usually reserved for Brett Myers after a bad call.

That's fine, whatever, we all know the Phillies marketing campaigns are historically horrific.  Where I draw the line though is when they try to convince poor young children that the Phanatic is a bird.

If the Phanatic were to reside at the zoo, where would that be?

"The Phanatic has feathers on his tail, so we've always assumed the Phanatic is a bird, which means the Phanatic would probably live in the bird cage," Hammell said.

The Phillie Phanatic is not a goddamn bird.  Misleading the young children of Philadelphia is a travesty.

-Phanatic Turns 'Red' at Philly Zoo [Phillies.com]
-Phillie Phanatic [Wikipedia]

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Comments

[SID]

i like the red he looks better. i thought red means stop, like a stop sign or a red light, the kids are going to be so confused when they go to take their drivers test. party at pensdale, beer pong tourny april first 3 o'clock all are invited, even kang.

[ubergirl]

i think that "the phillie phanatic is not a goddamned bird" has to be my favorite quote of the year.

[Mr.Sucks]

I hope the red phanatic is a new creation because the green ones are a bit funky up close.

I totally agree the phanatic is not a bird.