The October nights in South Philadelphia these days are more like an endless Mardi Gras as the Phillies continue to win and advance.
The Phanatic cheers with fans in the stands during Game 2 of the NLCS between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday, October 17, 2023.PHILADELPHIA — The wolfman mask is retired. Even without a costume, one of the founding fathers of the Wolf Pack — a band offans that once commandeered a section of cheap seats at the Vet — still roots for his favorite team from a considerable distance.
“Look, we could be playing on the moon. Everybody is talking about coming into this environment,” Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said, “and I don’t care.” Oh, Phillies games weren’t always this euphoric. Certainly not Philly sports fans. But the days of the same stale jokes about Santa Claus and snowballs have become as extinct as the Vet.
Only strangers erupted at the Vet, Wood joked: “He’d knock your knees out from behind you and grab your beer on the way down.” The Diamondbacks were so concerned about the atmosphere they blasted artificial noise — much like what an NFL team would do ahead of a hostile road game — inside an otherwise empty Chase Field during a scrimmage to prepare them for Philly fans.
Now a club ambassador, Thomson said Phillies fans were “never this rowdy, this crazy” even during the halcyon days of the 1993 team.at a playoff game against the Atlanta Braves and recorded one measurement at 112 decibels, the equivalent of standing next to a jackhammer. They hit that mark again when Nick Castellanos hit his second homer of the game.
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