If you want to know when a new rivalry was born, I suspect this is it.
After the Arizona Diamondbacks upset the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2023 NLCS, the Snakes didn’t have their pool to jump into like in their Chase Field home. So what did they do instead to celebrate at Citizens Bank Park?
They pulled a Baker Mayfield and decided to plant their flag right on the field on which they claimed their Game 7 victory, even snapping photos with it.
I’m pretty sure Phillies players will take note of that for future matchups. Here’s the moment that everyone else noted, too:
DBACKS PLANT THEIR FLAG AT THE BANK 😤 @MLB pic.twitter.com/cloXvgOiDt
— B/R Walk-Off (@BRWalkoff) October 25, 2023
The @DBacks have captured the flag. @MLBNetwork pic.twitter.com/4sOhA5iHZp
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) October 25, 2023
Whew.
