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Phillies Fans Buying NLCS Game 3 Tickets Just to Keep Diamondbacks Fans out of Chase Field

Could be the pinnacle of Philadelphia sports fandom right here:
Phillies fans are now buying tickets to tonight’s Game 3 in Arizona just to keep the seats empty and not go.
This city is undefeated. pic.twitter.com/qgynhIkc8P
— Luke Arcaini (@ArcainiLuke) October 19, 2023
It’s petty, but solid work, and some Phillies fans are wrapping charity angles into their purchases as well.
This brings a competitive advantage. The fewer D Backs fans that are there, the better the environment for the visiting Phillies. Seems pretty simple. You gotta tip the scales in any way possible, so buying tickets just to deny the home fans is a good idea. Of course, if they actually had a fan base, there wouldn’t be $20 tickets available in the first place, but that’s neither here nor there.
Intern Grace is going to Game 3 and checks in:
9:45 am Downtown Phoenix update:
The ratio of #Phillies to Dbacks jerseys is about 3:1#RedOctober
— Grace Del Pizzo (@GraceDelPizzo) October 19, 2023
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com