Tag: NLCS

Foul-mouthed Phillies fans have so many NSFW things to say in a cathartic post-Game 7 video

Leave it to Phillies fans to find creative new ways to curse out their favorite baseball team.

Philadelphia Phillies fans becoming completely unhinged after losing is hysterically on brand.

Fans of Philadelphia sports teams are going through it right now. In the last year, nearly every major professional team in the city has brutally lost in the post-season.

The Philadelphia Eagles lost in the Super Bowl. Philadelphia Union, the city’s soccer team, lost in the MLS Cup. The Philadelphia 76ers did Philadelphia 76ers things. The Phillies lost a World Series and just face-planted in the NLCS. Woof.

Philly is the city of “brotherly love” and the “brotherly shove,” but hell hath no fury like sports fans scorned.

Warning: NSFW language.

In a video posted by Brandon Satterfield of Q102 Philly, fans were asked what they think of the Phillies after their latest post-season blunder.

“[Expletive] the Phillies, honestly,” one fan said. “Let’s trade the whole [expletive] team. This team [expletive] blew it today,” another chimed in.

Oh my.

But they weren’t entirely done letting out their emotions. Toward the end of the cathartic video, one poor soul had had enough of talking about the team. “Move [expletive] on! I’m crying instead of dancing!” Yikes.

If you know a Phillies fan, please hug them.

The Diamondbacks used Meek Mill to hilariously troll the Phillies after huge NLCS win

How long do you think they’ve been sitting on this?

Hold up. Wait a minute. Y’all thought I was finished?

The Arizona Diamondbacks don’t care about the narratives. They are re-writing the story. After being down two games in the NLCS, the Snakes are very much alive and rallied to beat the Philadelphia Phillies. After such a huge win, the levels of trolling have escalated to top-tier levels.

On Tuesday, Arizona went full Baker Mayfield and planted a Diamondbacks flag on the field of Citizens Bank Park. Whew.

But, when the team went back to the locker room to celebrate, they turned the proverbial and literal bass up a notch.

With the good vibes flowing and plenty of celebratory drinks, Arizona blasted Meek Mill’s Dreams and Nightmares, a known hype song for the city of Philadelphia.

The opening lyrics to the track are I used to pray for times like this, to rhyme like this. So, I had to grind like that to shine like this.

The irony of the lyrics and moment is practically oozing. Holy troll job, Batman. This is a coordinated effort. Whoever decided this needs a raise.

Turn up, Diamondbacks.

MLB fans roasted Bryce Harper for wearing 76ers jersey to NLCS Game 7

The city of Philadelphia is down bad.

Bryce Harper might not want to check social media for a while.

In case you missed it, the Philadelphia Phillies are having a rough week. After winning the first two games in the NLCS, they were stunned by the Arizona Diamondbacks, who are on one of the most improbable runs that baseball has likely ever seen. In a perplexing turn of events, the Phillies’ roster, which contains otherworldly amounts of talent, ran out of gas down the stretch. Wild times.

MLB fans were so disappointed with the team’s production that they were looking for anything to blame, including clothing choice. Harper rolled up to Game 7 in the freshest Philadelphia 76ers city edition gear that money can buy, but fans were not impressed.

They immediately roasted him for specifically choosing Patrick Beverley’s jersey.

D-backs pitcher Merrill Kelly was visibly frustrated to be taken out after shutting down Phillies lineup

He was NOT thrilled.

There aren’t many more difficult tasks for a pitcher than going into Citizens Bank Park to pitch an elimination game. And Diamondbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly handled that challenge masterfully on Monday.

But if it were up to him, he would have stayed in the game longer.

With the Diamondbacks up three runs in Game 6 of the NLCS, Kelly had to navigate a fifth inning against the top of the Phillies lineup: Kyle Schwarber, Trea Turner and Bryce Harper. In a three-run game, so much could go wrong against that lineup.

So, what did Kelly do? Oh, he just shut them all down with two Ks and a fly out. At that point, Kelly had to assume he had one more inning to go. Yet, D-backs manager Torey Lovullo met him on the top step and congratulated him on a job well done.

Kelly was not thrilled.

We could see as Kelly explained to his manager that he had just shut down their best players and was feeling fine for another inning. Lovullo wasn’t swaying in that decision — his starter’s night was done.

And while we have seen those decisions come back to bite managers in postseason games, Ryan Thompson pitched a scoreless sixth inning in relief.

Still, MLB fans had plenty of thoughts on that whole exchange in the dugout. Sometimes, you just have to trust your pitcher.

Diamondbacks fill Chase Field seats with ‘Snakes Alive’ signs ahead of pivotal Game 4 vs. Phillies

All reports indicate the snakes are, indeed, alive.

The Arizona Diamondbacks likely kept their World Series hopes alive on Thursday night with a walk-off 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 3 of the NLCS.

The win marked Arizona’s first in the NLCS since 2001. That team went on to win the World Series, and this year’s squad will hope the same fate awaits it as it avoided falling into a 3-0 hole and cut the Phillies’ series lead to just 2-1.

During the Diamondbacks’ Game 3 home win at Chase Field in Phoenix, a fan was spotted on the broadcast holding a sign that simply read “Snakes Alive.”

That has apparently become the rallying cry for the team ahead of a potentially pivotal Game 4 on Saturday night. Before the game, stadium operations staff delivered “Snakes Alive” signs to seemingly every seat behind home plate.

The snakes are indeed still alive, but if they want to avoid having to become just the 15th team in MLB history to overcome a 3-1 deficit, they need to win on Friday night in the second of three home games before the series flips back to Philadelphia.

A sweet baseline angle of Alek Thomas scoring a run is the best new MLB camera placement

Put it in the Louvre!

MLB fans are going to want to watch this one. The league released glorious new footage of Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Alek Thomas zooming around the bases as he scored the tying run in NLCS Game 3.

Admittedly, I thought the Philadelphia Phillies would steamroll the Diamondbacks in their stadium. It’s been raining homers and showing no signs of stopping. But Arizona brought giant umbrellas and lots of guts, too.

In the bottom of the seventh inning, Tommy Pham got his first hit of the series. Thomas then replaced Pham to serve as a pinch-runner. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. steps up to the plate and promptly bangs a baseball down the third baseline and deep into left field.

That’s when Thomas began running lightning fast.

Holy Alek Thomas, Batman! Thomas didn’t bother to slow down as he zipped from first base to home plate, scoring a tying run.

Yet, the best part wasn’t even his speed. It’s the sweet baseline angle that caught Thomas running to paydirt. Yowza.

Post-game, Thomas was asked what made him feel that Arizona was never out of a game. “I just think it’s our demeanor. It’s the way we go about the game and everything. We’re never too high on everything,” explained Thomas.

During his moment of reflection, Thomas quickly added: “We never give up, and that’s our mentality.”

Perfection.

The D-backs got roasted for ill-advised tweet about Phillies fans buying NLCS seats to leave empty

This is a tweet the Diamondbacks should have left in their drafts.

It hasn’t been a good showing for the Arizona Diamondbacks in the National League Championship Series.

On Thursday, the Diamondbacks arrived back home at Chase Field down in the NLCS 2-0 to the Philadelphia Phillies. And it hasn’t been a particularly close series either, as the Diamondbacks looked rattled in front of the wild crowds at Citizens Bank Park.

MORE: The best 2023 MLB postseason atmospheres, ranked.

One of the big stories headed into Game 3 of the NLCS is that Phillies fans had been doing a bit of trolling, as they often do. Before Thursday’s game, Phillies fans were buying cheap seats — as low as $15! — in the upper decks at Chase Field so Diamondbacks fans couldn’t use them, hoping to fill a bunch of the stadium with empty seats.

So, when 2 p.m. in Arizona rolled around, Chase Field was looking a bit … sparse. Of course, a lot of that has to do with Game 3 being an early afternoon game during the work week — and the stadium did fill out later — but people noticed the stark difference between Chase Field and Citizens Bank Park.

However, the Diamondbacks Twitter account decided to speak up in an attempt to clap back at Phillies fans and, well, it didn’t go so well.

That is definitely not the come back the Diamonds think it is. Again, a lot of the Diamondbacks attendance issues come down to the game being an early afternoon start, but it’s clear there is not nearly as much interest in playoff baseball in Arizona as there is in Philadelphia.

MLB fans took the opportunity to roast the Diamondbacks for their ill-advised attempt at a clap back at Phillies fans.

MLB fans had jokes after an Arizona reporter searched for hours and couldn’t find a D-backs fan in Philadelphia

Iconic live TV moment here.

The postseason atmosphere at Philadelphia’s Citizens Bank Park has been unmatched by the rest of baseball. And honestly, an underrated reason for that is the Phillies fans’ ability to keep opposing fans from getting tickets. Even large away fanbases like the Braves were generally unrepresented during the NLDS.

So, nobody should have expected much of an Arizona Diamondbacks contingent at all for Games 1 and 2 of the NLCS in Philadelphia. One Phoenix sports reporter learned that the hard way on Tuesday night.

As Fox 10’s Troy Hayden was reporting from Citizens Bank Park ahead of Game 2, the anchors back in Phoenix were expecting the reporter to catch up with some D-backs fans in enemy territory. The problem: He couldn’t find a single D-backs fan after looking for hours.

That’s just incredible.

And when you think about it, that all makes sense. The get-in price for the games in Philly were pushing $300, and when you take into account flights, hotels and a potentially hostile home crowd, not many Arizona fans were looking to make that trip. As a relatively new team with no national fanbase, D-backs fans were always going to be tough to find at Game 2.

On the flip side, it might end up being cheaper for Phillies fans to travel to Phoenix (flights, hotel and game tickets at Chase Field) than it would be to purchase secondary market tickets in Philly.

Still, MLB fans thought it was hilarious that a reporter simply could not find one D-backs fan to speak to. Not even one.

Liam Castellanos wholesomely celebrated his dad’s HR with an on-deck Brandon Marsh

Be right back. It’s dusty in here.

The Philadelphia Phillies are crushing baseballs and souls as they cruise through the 2023 MLB playoffs.

If it’s not Bryce Harper, it’s Trea Turner. If it’s not Turner, it’s Nick Castellanos. Castellanos has a blistering five home runs through three post-season games. Wild. The guy is just built differently, OK?

Phillies fans can’t help but celebrate the right fielder whose terrific production was critical to beating the Atlanta Braves in the NLCS and is already helping the Phillies against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Even Castellanos’s son, Liam, has joined the fun, stealing the hearts of MLB fans with his wholesome reactions to his dad blasting homer after homer. On Monday, Liam had a chance to celebrate again, this time with a fired-up Brandon Marsh.

Right on cue, Castellanos pushed a ball deep into right field, sending Phillies fans into a frenzy. Marsh, who was next in the batting order, went straight to Liam for an immediate high-hive celebration through the net.

I mean, this is top-tier, wholesome activity — next-level stuff.

Towards the end of the moment, Castellanos can also be seen celebrating and hyping up Liam on his way to the dugout.

The Phillies are the gift that keeps on giving.

The video from the Phillies radio booth during Bryce Harper’s go-ahead HR was so cool to watch

Legendary call. Even better video.

When the Philadelphia Phillies acquired Bryce Harper for $330 million back in 2019, they probably envisioned Harper being the one to send the Phillies to the World Series with a dramatic home run in the NLCS.

On Sunday, that exact scenario unfolded, and in the words of Phillies radio play-by-play announcer Scott Franzke, it was “Bedlam in the Bank” on Sunday. And while Citizens Bank Park did indeed go nuts over the go-ahead home run that locked up the National League pennant, the moment from Franzke’s perspective was among the best looks at Harper’s home run.

On Monday, footage from the Phillies radio booth hit social media, and it was awesome to see Franzke and Larry Andersen celebrate the moment while unleashing an elite call at the same time.

It really doesn’t get better than postseason baseball.

MLB fans also loved this new look at Franzke’s call.