Phillie Phanatic Press Conference

At a press conference today, the future of the 20 Phillie Phanatic statues that have been part of the Phanatic Around Town summer promotion have been decided.  The statues will be removed from their current locations around the city on August 30 and moved to Citizens Bank Park through the end of 2010 Philadelphia Phillies regular season.

The statues will be at the “Phanatic Walk” at the Third Base Gate through Sep. 30.  On Sep. 11, Citizen’s Bank Park will be open to the public, with FREE admission for the public to see all of the Phanatics. On Aug. 27, online at http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/phi/fan_forum/y2010/phanatic_around_town.jsp, the Phanatics will go up for auction, four Phanatics at a time, with bids starting at $1,000. All profits from the sales will go to Phillies Charities, which donates grant monies to local Philadelphia charities.

So, here’s your chance to catch all of the Phanatics all in one place in case you missed them this summer. And if you have a favorite, you can own one and make it part of your family.

For a video of David Buck, Philadelphia Phillies Vice President of Marketing and Advertising Sales making the announcement, please click here.