Sometimes when a manager is asked a question, he gives an answer that he really, probably shouldn't give. In the case of Brian Snitker, when asked about the crowd in Philadelphia and how they were going to act in the series, well, he probably riled up a beast.Braves manager Brian Snitker on playing in Philly this weekend: Alex Coffey October 13 https://www.shopthephillies.com/Juan_Samuel_Jersey-20, 2022Philadelphia is long known as the city with the chip on its shoulder. Much of that is by reputation that isn't really deserved, sometimes it is very much deserved. Coming to Philadelphia, you will always hear the same stories repeated by a national announcer, over and over and over.Booing Santa Claus.Batteries.Middle fingers.Tasers.Cursing.Booing.Booing.BOOING!!!!This weekend, there really isn't much of a doubt that the crowd played a part in the Phillies' victory over the Braves. We've seen the team have to celebrate the clinching of a wild card in Houston, winning the wild card series in St. Louis and wanted to have some of the fun. They took one of the games in Atlanta prior to this weekend's slate of games, meaning the chance to clinch a trip to the National League Championship Series in Philadelphia was a very real possibility. If you live around here, chances are that you either went to one of the games or you know someone who went. By now, you have heard from them what it was like at the stadium, the atmosphere and the surrounding groups of people joined in helping push their team over the finish line to the end. If you're active on social media, chances are you have seen the reactions to what it was like inside of the stadium Johnny Callison Jersey.The mics weren't working for the Penn acapella group during the national anthem so the crowd at Citizens Bank Park sang it for them. Syndergaard gonna come out throwing 100 again David Murphy October 15, 2022Bryce Harper on Citizens Bank Park tonight: "The crowd tonight was incredible. Insane. Electric. Nothing I could have ever dreamed about. It was -- whoa. I mean, chills again. That was unbelievably cool. I hope its like that for the next two weeks." Pat Gallen October 15, 2022I feel bad for any team that has to come to Citizens Bank Park during the postseason. After 11 years, this crowd, these fans, our city are coming in hot. Patrick Clerkin October 14, 2022I'm pretty sure Citizens Bank Park might just collapse with how crazy the crowd is Lego Jar Jar Binks October 14, 2022There was no moment in the two games in Atlanta that could rival what the crowd did to poor Burt Hooten back in 1977, but if you watched, there was a definite difference in the crowd in Philadelphia as compared to the crowd in Atlanta. Most of the time, the people watching Philadelphia were standing on their feet, cheering during each pitch, hoping the team would rally to take the game. When something happened that went the Phillies way, well, "explosion" can't really do it justice to what happened inside of Citizens Bank Park.CBP was shakingChills I showed Jean Segura after the win how high he jumped in the air Erich Uelmen Jersey. He said he was so excited for Rhys Hoskins, "he is my guy" John Clark October 15, 2022That's not to say that the crowds in Atlanta were poor. They were raucous just as much as the Phillies fans were, especially after having to sit through a rain delay in game two that lasted almost as long as the actual game. The difference, though, is mostly anecdotal. Did it feel to you like the crowds in Philadelphia were standing the whole time while the crowds in Atlanta were sitting?I've always been skeptical about how much a crowd can help push a team towards victory, but there seemed to be a little something extra in the ballpark this weekend https://www.shopthephillies.com/Bryson_Stott_Jersey-164. A little spark that did indeed help the team get those needed wins to avoid a return to Atlanta. Now those same crowds get to be on the national stage in the next round. It's going to electric.
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