Philadelphia Phillies fans are a notoriously tough bunch, and they may have even gotten on Nick Castellanos’ nerves during Game 2 of the NLDS between the Phillies and New York Mets at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Sunday.
Castellanos went 3-for-5 and finished with three huge hits, including the walk-off winner. But before that happened, he began the game 0-for-2, which had Phillies fans frustrated.
Castellanos lined out in the first, and then in the fourth, he grounded out. During his at-bat in the fourth, Castellanos went fishing for two balls out of the zone. When he finally took the 0-2 pitch for a ball, the fans sarcastically cheered.
Fans watching on TV noticed that Castellanos seemed to say, “these f—ing people” in response to the sarcasm.
Nick Castellanos as Phillies fans sarcastically cheered him: “These f***ing people.
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We can’t completely credit Phillies fans for firing him up, but maybe their sarcasm didn’t hurt.
In his next at-bat, Castellanos homered to go back-to-back with Bryce Harper in the sixth to tie the game. Then Castellanos had a big hit to set up a rally in the eighth, and then he delivered a walk-off hit to win the game 7-6 in the ninth.
Whatever happened between Castellanos and the fans in that game, all is surely forgiven.
