Nov 2, 2022; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Members of the media assemble on the filed during Philadelphia Phillies team batting practice before game four of the 2022 World Series against the Houston Astros at Citizens Bank Park. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports
Phillies fans are relentless but their latest measure to troll the Astros in the World Series are next-level and sure to make Houston fans flush with anger.
It’s better to be pissed off than pissed on, right? Well, the Houston Astros might be able to answer that question after Wednesday night at Citizens Bank Park.
Philadelphia Phillies fans have an uncanny ability to make their home ballpark an exceedingly uncomfortable environment for visiting teams. The Houston Astros learned that in a major way on Tuesday night for Game 3 of the World Series with a raucous crowd seemingly help the forgettable night for the visitors snowball as the Phils cranked one home run after another.
And the psychological warfare won’t stop for Game 4. Because anytime someone goes to use the restroom during the game and chooses a urinal, there will be an Astros baseball card inside for fans to relieve themselves on top of.
There is no word on if this practice was extended to the other toilets in the ballpark outside of the urinals.
Citizens Bank Park toilets have Astros baseball cards inside ahead of World Series Game 4
This is just next-level trolling.
Fans can chant all game long and the players can get chippy one another. But it’s something entirely different for players’ baseball cards featuring their likeness to be at the wrong end of the ol’ No. 1 — and we’re not talking about fastballs.
But if there was ever a fan base that would go to these lengths to let an opposing team know how they feel about them, the Phillies would have to be at the top of those power rankings. Love them or hate them, that group comes to support their teams with all of their hearts every time.
And the World Series has only brought that out more poignantly.