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NLDS Game 2: Best/worst of Philadelphia fans

POSTED: Saturday, October 9, 2010, 5:00 PM

The Best and Worst of Philadelphia fans were on display last night.

The Good:

The fans were a huge part of this game. They distracted the away team with hankies, catcalls and boos that even Tyson Gillies would hear. They take genuine pride in getting in pitchers' heads, they understand and rise to a moment, and they really do care about wins and losses.

Also, they can be hilarious. In the bottom of the 7th inning Jay Bruce missed an easy fly ball, allowing two Phillies to score and turning the game around forever. In the top of the 8th Phillies fans started chanting “Thank You, Jay Bruce,” loudly.

Bad:

That said, what a short memory they have. Utley's second errors draws a round of “this fucking guy"” from the Phillies' “faithful.” We may be the best, but I've said it before and I'd be an asshole not to say it again: We're the worst too.


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