Comments on: Why aren’t the 2008 Phillies on a Wheaties Box?

By: Did you see the WFC Phillies at the WHite House? : Phinally Philly

Did you see the WFC Phillies at the WHite House? : Phinally Philly — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:17:16 +0000

[...] Home Run Derby also noticed something else. The Phillies haven’t appeared on a Wheaties box. [...]

By: Queen Bee

Queen Bee — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:53:44 +0000

You should be asking MLB why the WPC Phillies are not on the Wheaties box since it was their decison, not General Mills. If it makes you feel any better there will not be a Steelers box either.

By: Phxflyer

Phxflyer — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:41:25 +0000

If you think you got in trouble with your wife for posting about the painted Phillies jersey, you should have seen the trouble I got into with mine for…ahhhh…reading it.

I vote for the Chase Utley box.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:28:24 +0000

I’ve been collecting sports related Wheaties boxes for over 15 years and have almost 500 boxes in my collection. The Phillies aren’t the first team to be slighted in the past few years.

The Bulls from the ’90’s have boxes, but the Lakers of the early 2000’s were not on a box yet every other NBA champ since is.

The Steelers of 2003 were not on a box yet teams before and after were (except the Giants last year who were slighted as well).

By the way, in 2004 the Kansas University mascot was featured on a box issued only at the University. Your box is much cooler though!

Hope this helps.

Check out my website to see for yourself. It’s broken up by sport.

If the Phillies were going to get a box it would have been done immediately after the series and issued as a regional box.

By: James Craven

James Craven — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:37:49 +0000

I just e-mailed General Mills with that question. I hope to have an answer soon.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:15:02 +0000

I never even thought about the Wheaties box. I bet the Steelers make it before the Phillies.

By: Spike Rogan

Spike Rogan — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:31:36 +0000

and sorry it is “Cocky” the Y didn’t get hit hard enough.

By: Spike Rogan

Spike Rogan — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:26:06 +0000

They were going to have the Phanatic but I hear pics of Him ripping a bong at University Of South Carolina have surfaced.

I bet if the Cubs won they would have had a box in 30 seconds. No offense Richie, but seriously the National media loves this lame sob for the Cubs story. Phillies have had just as bad of a frnchise history as the Cubs and Red Sox. (Hell I know the Red Sox have more WS titles before 2004 than the Phillies, and I think the Cubs are now tied all time with the Phillies.)

But I think Chase Utley puts it best to the folks at Wheaties.

“No Phillies box? Fuck you!”

By: BettorFan

BettorFan — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 02:12:53 +0000

I sent an e-mail and asked when the Phillies will be on the cover.

By: Erik

Erik — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 23:35:59 +0000

Yes, RR, you are right, I am sorry that I failed to clarify. They CAN print them. But they can NOT throw away the thousands of boxes that are currently on the shelves. Those all have to be sold before any new boxes with new pictures are put out. Hence the reason that the Kevin Garnett box was in the stores until December!! And why the Bryan Clay box is just now coming out.
2007 was NOT an Olympic year so there was nothing to delay the release of the Red Sox box that you are referring to.