The “What Is a Phillie?” Answer

During the 1930s, organizations made their nicknames official, which for the Phils was 1933 with the moniker appearing for the first time across their uniform. In other words, this was the beginning of marketing merchandise.

In the late fall of 1943, Robert Carpenter became the new proprietor of the Philadelphia Phillies, which had a losing history and a gambling scandal by the ousted previous owner. Therefore, Carpenter held a renaming contest and the fans selected the Blue Jays, but management only added a patch of a blue jay to the left shoulder on the uniform. And the reason for a name change was the same as the Senators’ idea, which was to establish a fresh start, but it never caught on.

"IN OTHER WORDS:     “Baseball has always been slow to accept change. Only through dire pressure can any radical change be accomplished.” – Ford Frick"

One big difference was the Phillies nickname remained on the jersey perhaps because of the 1905 effort in Washington. And whether the 1944 team lost 92 games, finished last, and suffered their 12th consecutive losing season, what were they to their fans? My Phillies!