Tag: NLCS

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.

6 times Top Gun’s Miles Teller had the time of his life as the Phillies eliminated the Padres

The Top Gun: Maverick star is a HUGE Phillies fan.

Sunday night, the Philadelphia Phillies extended its improbable postseason run with a 4-3 win over the San Diego Padres. With the victory, the Phillies will head to the World Series, where the AL’s Houston Astros will be waiting. Philadelphia has continued to get big hit after big hit as they swept St. Louis in the Wild Card and went 3-1 in the ALDS against the 2021 champion Atlanta Braves.

The Padres bested the Phils in game two, sending the ALCS to the City of Brotherly Love knotted up at 1-1. In games four and five, the Phillies rallied from behind in front of a raucous home crowd.

One particularly happy fan was actor Miles Teller, a Philadelphia sports super fan. Teller, who played Rooster in this summer’s mega blockbuster, Top Gun: Maverick, took in the games from the stands and was even brought onto the field for a Danger Zone inspired moment.

Here are six times he was thrilled to be celebrating the Phillies in the NLCS this weekend, plus a bonus shot of him donning Eagles gear at Super Bowl LIV (despite Philly not playing in it).

This angle of Bryce Harper’s game-winning HR that sent the Phillies to the World Series is so darn cool

Goosebumps.

The Philadelphia Phillies’ wild ride is continuing on to the 2022 World Series as they beat the San Diego Padres, 4-3, in dramatic fashion Sunday to win the NLCS 4-1.

Oh, and they punched their ticket to their first World Series since 2009 in dramatic fashion with Bryce Harper hitting a two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning that will never be forgotten by Phillies fans.

Harper crushed his two-run shot to left field on a rainy day at Citizens Bank Park. The crowd lost its mind as the ball traveled over the wall and so did Harper and his teammates.

This view of the homer is so cool:

I love how you don’t even see the ball leave the park – just the reaction of Harper, his teammates and the fans. It’s beautiful.

Here’s another look at his homer:

Incredible.

Twitter was in awe.

Cameras caught the Phillie Phanatic’s awesome reaction to J.T. Realmuto’s home run and MLB fans loved it

The timing of this was perfect.

The Philadelphia Phillies won a wild Game 4 of the NLCS, 10-6, at home Saturday night and are now a win away from going to the World Series for the first time since 2009.

It was a wild night at Citizens Bank Park with the teams combining for seven runs in the first inning alone. The Padres jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the top of the first but are now on the verge of having their season come to an end possibly tonight in Game 5.

There was an awesome moment on the game’s final run when the Phillie Phanatic had a perfect reaction to J.T. Realmuto home run in the bottom of the seventh.

Look at this art:

I mean, what timing!

Here’s the home run:

Twitter loved the mascot’s reaction.

Nola brothers make MLB Playoff history

Austin and Aaron Nola became the first brothers to face off in a pitcher-hitter matchup in MLB Playoff history on Wednesday.

When [autotag]Austin Nola[/autotag] and [autotag]Aaron Nola[/autotag] faced off in Game 2 of the 2022 NLCS, they became the first brothers to face each other as pitcher and hitter in MLB postseason history.

The two former LSU stars have had great seasons for their respective teams. Both the Phillies (Aaron) and the Padres (Austin) were considered underdogs as they had to fight their way through the wild card series and face to top two teams in the National League, the Dodgers, and the Braves. Both teams beat the odds and now find themselves one series win away from playing for the World Series.

The brothers faced each other twice in Game 2, and Aaron won the first matchup, but Austin got the final laugh as he hit an RBI single in the bottom of the fifth inning to cut the Phillies’ lead to 4-3. After taking a 4-0 lead early, the Phillies weren’t able to maintain that momentum as the Padres took Game 2 with an 8-5 win to tie the series 1-1.

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Josh Allen and his girlfriend were taking the most adorable selfie at the NLCS before FOX’s cameras rudely interrupted them

Never put a camera on somebody while they’re taking a selfie. Never.

Ban celebrity camera shots at sporting events. Just ban them.

OK. Maybe don’t completely ban them. They’re fun sometimes, but mostly when the people the cameras are pointing to are actually expecting it. Otherwise, we tend to run up on some pretty awkward moments.

Josh Allen just found that out the hard way at the Padres-Phillies game on Wednesday night.

Allen and his girlfriend, Brittany Williams, were taking a regular ol’ selfie in their suite at the game. Williams is making the classic duckface. Allen is just cheesing because, duh, that’s what you have to do as the spouse. Allen knows that. He’s a selfie pro.  Gotta make it nice for Instagram.

Anyway, they’re taking their picture. Then, BOOM. Just like that, FOX has a camera on them mid-selfie. We got this shot from it.

It’s fine. It’s cool. They didn’t even really know this happened. But y’all know how it gets when someone walks in on you taking a selfie. It’s awkward. Nobody likes that. The picture is literally ruined even if it’s not.

This time, though, it’s literally a national broadcast just peeking in on the extremely vulnerable mid-selfie moment. RUDE.

Hopefully, the picture came out nicely.