Nobody deserves it more than me.
The snakes are very much alive.
Chaos has been embraced.
The Arizona Diamondbacks are going to the World Series.
I don’t watch a lot of baseball.
Maybe I’ll cheer for them in the playoffs.
Just to have a little something to keep my interest."
Boy did they ever keep my interest.
The Diamondbacks won the next 5 games without breaking a sweat.
Swept the Brewers in Milwaukee.
Swept the 100 win Dodgers.
I never thought I’d be up watching baseball until midnight for the next 3 weeks.
I bought a big stupid hat and everything.
I was starting to think the Diamondbacks would never lose a baseball game.
But then the NLCS started.
I got kind of uncomfortable.
I saw how much the Phillies meant to my co-workers, and the city of Philadelphia as a whole.
People at Barstool take cheering for their teams extremely seriously.
That’s something I’ve never related to, but I very much respect the people who do.
They’re the only reason I have a job.
And I was just doing a bit right in their face.
I hadn’t been through any pain or heartbreak to get to this point.
I just picked a team and they made a playoff run.
It was so easy.
And to be perfectly honest, they were a little rude about it.
A lot stuff like this.
What hell, Jordie?
What did the kind fans of Phoenix, Arizona do to deserve that?
We didn’t want any problems.
We just wanted a nice respectful series between 2 teams that everyone agrees equally deserve to be here.
Just wanted to have a little fun cheering for our snakes and watching the best sport in the world.
Maybe some lighthearted guff between fans, but nothing more.
There was no need for foul language.
But Phillies fans decided to be ugly.
Then it was personal.
Luckily, the Diamondbacks didn’thear no bellsee no comically sized Spongebob Squarepants balloon floating down 34th street.
So afterwetied up the series, I felt a little less bad about cheering against them.
I still felt kind of bad.
Some people even referred to me as “a fraud” (i.e.
Smitty)
Another disrespectful (albeit 100% correct) Philly fan.
But let me be clear about something.
I never pretended to be the Arizona Diamondbacks #1 fan.
I just automatically became it when I was the first person to ever declare it on the internet.
The Phillies were a team of destiny.
Honestly, they’re the most likeable team I’ve ever seen.
When the Phillies went up 3-2 going back to Philadelphia, I’d all but threw in the towel.
But somehow, someway, the Diamondbacks won Game 6.
It was actually kind of crazy.
It’s like the Phillies didn’t even try.
It’s like they wanted to have the pressure of a Game 7 for the sake of good television.
And to be fair to Philly, it was pretty good television.
My time as a Diamondbacks fan isn’t done yet.
Another week of watching baseball.
Talk about an electric factory.
So thank you Arizona.
I’ve had a very fun few weeks.
You guys played hard.
That Kyle Schwarber is a hell of a ball player.
You’ll get another crack at the World Series someday.
Just not this year.
Because you lost to the Diamondbacks.
I had this blog written in the 7th inning.
