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Phillies Social Media Team Trolls Pirates Fans After 8-0 Shutout Win

By Luke Arcaini

Published: Jul 1st, 2026 · 10:52 AM EDT

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To understand the masterclass in trolling the Phillies social media team pulled off on Tuesday night, we first have to rewind to Monday night’s game, when Scott Franzke and Larry Andersen had Pirates fans in a frenzy with their broadcast:

The Phillies radio announcers spent a lot of time attacking Pirates players throughout last night's game.

Blowing a 5-0 lead must've been too much for their announcers to handle:

😂#LetsGoBucs pic.twitter.com/vkBGKkL6sB

— Austin Oravec (@AustinOravec) June 30, 2026

Would you believe me if I said that this tweet had 1.5M views? Ultimately, Aaron Nola blew a 5-0 Phillies lead on Monday and the Pirates won the game 11-7, so Pittsburgh fans had some room to run with the comments. Not only were Pirates fans pissed about what Franzke and LA said, but they got to gloat about winning, too:

Great clip. What a couple of douchebags.

— Andrew Vallat (@andrewbv80) June 30, 2026

Jinx gods right there

— Nick Gonzales’ Mustache (@nickygsmustache) June 30, 2026

I hope the Pirates play this shit in the clubhouse today for inspiration. The Phillies’ booth is a couple of arrogant gasbag porkstrokers.

— Exile In DC (@ExileInDC) June 30, 2026

Wtf kind of professional commentators are these

— justb99 (@justb99_) June 30, 2026

Wow. Doesn’t this seem insanely unprofessional by them? Bitter losers.

— B (@BurghB17) June 30, 2026

Who knew it’s not just Philly fans that are assholes their announcers are assholes too

— Scott Gracy Sr. (@scott4331) June 30, 2026

Philly is full of whiney bitches I’m not surprised

— PHAM CLUB 412 (@burneofficial) June 30, 2026

Sounds like exactly what it is, two old as dirt racist white dudes. Shocker.

— SLAYTON WILD (@tharealslay10) June 30, 2026

Like little children and they continue to embarrass themselves with everything they say!

— Robert Woods (@rawoods24) June 30, 2026

I don’t really think Franzke and LA said anything too extreme. If you listened to radio announcers, or even TV announcers, stuff like this happens all the time. Did everything that was said in that video need to be said? Maybe not. Is it really that deep? Not at all. Did some things come back to bite them? Yes! That’s also bound to happen when a lead is blown.

Of course, the elite Phillies social media team had to have some fun after the Phillies’ 8-0 shutout win on Tuesday night:

All 8 runs from tonight's win, brought to you by our radio broadcast crew 😁 pic.twitter.com/EaMoXJpB8l

— Philadelphia Phillies (@Phillies) July 1, 2026

Just an absolutely elite troll job. The Phillies now hold a 4-1 record against the Pirates in 2026, outscoring them 38-20 with three of those wins being shutouts with a combined score of 20-0. What a tough year to be Pittsburgh. First, you have to see Aaron Rodgers come back. Then, you watch the young Flyers send home the Penguins. Now, the Phillies are straight-up dominating.

Shoutout to Scott Franzke, Larry Andersen, Kevin Stocker, and Gregg Murphy, the best radio team in baseball.