Tom Burgoyne's latest book will be given away to all fans 14 and under at Sunday's Phillies game against the Washington Nationals.
Tom Burgoyne will leave the furry green costume in the basement of Citizens Bank Park on Sunday morning when he wanders to one of the ballpark’s entrances. Burgoyne has been the Phanatic — he insists he’s just the mascot’s best friend and not the performer inside — for 30 years, helping to mold a flightless bird into an iconic character.
He spotted an anonymous ad in The Inquirer that requested resumés for mascots. Burgoyne, who performed as the Hawk at St. Joe’s Prep, figured he’d give it a shot. “I just feel so blessed,” Burgoyne said. “When I give talks, I say ‘What did you tell your mom and dad that you wanted to be?’ Try to remember what you would’ve told them and follow that passion. I say follow your Phanatic.”Phillies star Bryce Harper can relate to Union’s teen phenom Cavan Sullivan: ‘He’s in good hands’Burgoyne’s neighbor gave him a book in the early 2000s about the 1960 Eagles. Burgoyne asked him what it was, and Bob Gordon told him he wrote it.
Burgoyne will think about a story idea, brainstorm for a few weeks about how he can fit it into 32 pages, and then startle out of bed to write.
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