<Li> The Elephants - Short version of the previous . </Li> <Li> The Oakland Triple - A's (AAAs) - In reference to Triple - A Minor League Baseball, used by some to highlight their lack of competitive skill or poor play during rough years . </Li> <Ul> <Li> The Phils - Short version of "Phillies". </Li> <Li> The Fightin' Phils - Reference to their hard - nosed style of play . (Some Phillies fans will add "Ph" instead of an "F" for most anything associated with the Phillies, such as "The Phightin' Phils"). </Li> <Li> The Phightin's - Short version of the previous . </Li> <Li> The Phiwwies - In imitation of the Philadelphia accent . </Li> <Li> The Foitin' Phiws - Another version of above . </Li> <Li> Phillie Phanatics - Avid followers . </Li> <Li> The Red Pinstripes - Reference to the team's red pinstriped uniforms . </Li> <Li> The Quaker City Team </Li> <Li> The Whiz Kids - Name for the 1950 NL Championship team . Reference to their youth . </Li> <Li> The Wheeze Kids - Name for the 1983 NL Championship team . Reference to their lack of youth . </Li> <Li> The Broad Street Bellies - Reference to the 1993 NL Championship team for their lack of physical fitness, and the nickname of the NHL's nearby Philadelphia Flyers, the "Broad Street Bullies". </Li> <Li> Macho Row - Reference to 1993 NL Championship team . </Li> <Li> The Cardiac Kids - Originally a 1950s nickname, better known as the nickname of the 1980 World Championship team . </Li> <Li> The Pillies - Reference to an amphetamine scandal in the early 1980s . </Li> <Li> The Philthies - Used by detractors . </Li> <Li> The Sillies - Used by detractors, especially when team is underperforming . </Li> <Li> The Frillies - Used by detractors . </Li> </Ul> <Li> The Phils - Short version of "Phillies". </Li>

List of mlb team names in alphabetical order