The Phanatic has been sued in Philadelphia Civil Court by a 75-year-old woman who claims that he injured her knees when he climbed through the stands at a 2008 Reading Phillies minor league game.
Even the woman's attorney, John Speicher, of Wyomissing, said that people around him have said that "this is like suing Santa Claus."
"I'm expecting him to come to a deposition, stick his stomach and his tongue out at me and not say anything," Speicher said.
The guy's pretty funny for a lawyer, but that's about the only nice thing I can say about him.
Records are sketchy, but it's clear that the Phanatic is a target for lawyers. That's pretty crappy that a being whose purpose in life is to attract children to baseball is prone to lawsuits.
We'd like to sue Joey Votto, who for the second straight game did the Phillies in with a late-game home run. Unlike last night, however, the Phightins couldn't fight back. Reds 4, Phillies 3. Do you think the Mariners would trade Cliff Lee for Roy Halladay?
The Red Sox, meanwhile, trail the Rays 6-1 in the 8th. If they can come back, they'll be tied for first and the season starts anew.
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