After a bomb scare at the Philadelphia Phillies’ ballpark, authorities pointed the finger at a fuzzy green suspect — the Phillie Phanatic. Hours before the Phillies-Atlanta Braves game Wednesday night, a film crew shot a commercial of the mascot shooting heavily wrapped hot dogs from a launcher. But someone inadvertently left three of the duct-taped hot dogs outside the ballpark, sparking security fears. Stadium employees were evacuated and the bomb squad was called in. Only after the packages were blown up did authorities realize they’d just exploded some hot dogs. “We could have gone over and picked it up and thrown it in the trash and been done with it,” team official Michael Stiles said, “but if we had been wrong, somebody might have lost an arm.” Or a bun. The Associated Press
