Crying phillies fans

A foul ball is hit down the third Baseline, where year-old Aaron Pressley is sitting with his father.

Philadelphia sports fans sometimes get a bad reputation, but Eyewitness News set out Thursday to find two fans from Wednesday night's Phillies game whose heartwarming story is working to change that. A foul ball was hit down the third-base line where year-old Aaron Pressley was sitting with his dad. Aaron, a huge Philly sports fan, was celebrating his souvenir when he noticed the young girl sitting next to him. He saw her for a moment and without even thinking, he just turned and handed her the ball. It was the sweetest thing," Patrick Brady, Emma's father said. Aaron may not have gone home with the game ball but says the experience taught him two lessons he hopes every Phillies fan will remember.

Crying phillies fans

Then August, a Collingswood fourth grader, woke up Wednesday morning late, sleepy, but determined. He remembered the thing his mom, Amy Marzolino, told him in the last futile innings: They were in it until the last pitch. Or Philadelphia Union fans. Or 76ers fans. Validate the big emotions. Kellan had been a casual Phillies fan until this season, when the team of big personalities, guys who love the game and love each other, sparked his interest. He got Phillies shirts, attended Phillies games, got super into a baseball video game, and even collected baseball cards. But this is the team that you loved watching this year, that gave you so many happy memories. When Micah Honig, 4, woke up to the news of the Phillies loss, he cried. Micah is still learning the baseball ropes, and wanted to know if the Phillies had to stop playing now. His dad, Ben, told him that they would play again next year. Micah reluctantly agreed. He wanted to know about the Sixers.

As the Arizona players kept celebrating, they remained in the stands.

She couldn't stop looking. Phillies fans are legendary for turning Citizens Bank Park into a roaring, intimidating Red Sea, venue of the biggest home-field advantage in baseball, something to be feared especially by these visitors from the desert. Yet something clearly was different, from even before the beginning, Tuesday night. A certain unmistakable tension was palpable, as though the fans were on their way to a first date. It ended with all the drama of a sunset during a heavy overcast, with a weak fly to right field for the final out of the game that made the Arizona Diamondbacks, those upstarts from the desert, the unlikely National League champions with a win.

Monday evening certainly did not go the way Phillies fans wanted. The Diamondbacks defeated the Fightins, the first potential close-out game loss of the Rob Thomson era, forcing a winner-take-all Game 7 on Tuesday night. Anxiety will be high throughout the Delaware Valley and some Phils fans caught on the news after that Game 6 defeat were getting their emotions out. One such fans who looks destined to go down in wild Phillies fan lore seems unbothered by that Game 6 loss and could not be more amped for Game Nothing better than a Game 7!

Crying phillies fans

The Phillies bats just couldn't come alive against a hungry, Arizona team. The end result was a crushing Game 7 loss. The Phillies, whose electric offense energized the city into the postseason, lost the only Game 7 in the team's history, and a chance to return to the World Series. The Phillies were forced to watch the Diamondbacks celebrate a trip to the World Series on their home turf in South Philadelphia.

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Share Icon. Like Us. Emma's family also bought him a gift certificate to pick up some Phillies gear for his next night out at the park. Graham Published Oct. Today 56 Please enter email address to continue. My own kids took the loss in different ways: superfan Kieran, 10, was angry, even though he expected to lose. He was incredulous: We were the better team. A foul ball is hit down the third Baseline, where year-old Aaron Pressley is sitting with his father. Stay Connected. We saw a glimmer of synchronicity in that, and how the team felt about one another, too.

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Chrome Safari Continue. Sun, 03 Mar GMT Disappointment did not adequately capture how he felt. He remained in his seat while the Diamondbacks celebrated, and Phillies fans exited wiping away tears. Baltimore Rain Shower. He was incredulous: We were the better team. The season started for Rex and Mark in Clearwater, Fla. The walk from the stadium to their car was interminable, Mark Adams said. I had to wake Julian, 7, up to the news. It was the sweetest thing," said Emma's dad. Facebook Logo. Hurricane Center. Phillies fans are legendary for turning Citizens Bank Park into a roaring, intimidating Red Sea, venue of the biggest home-field advantage in baseball, something to be feared especially by these visitors from the desert. Follow Us. Eventually, Micah cheered up and wanted to wear a Phillies shirt to preschool, choosing a throwback World Championship shirt that his nowyear-old cousin wore the last time the Phillies won it all.