<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/phillies-news-nick-castellanos-ruthlessly-roasted-blunt-take-nlds-elimination');   ga('set', 'title', 'Phillies’ Nick Castellanos ruthlessly roasted over blunt take after NLDS elimination');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Phillies-news-Nick-Castellanos-ruthlessly-roasted-over-blunt-take-after-NLDS-elimination.jpg"></figure><h1>Phillies’ Nick Castellanos ruthlessly roasted over blunt take after NLDS elimination</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-09T22:42:55-07:00">October 9th, 10:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-10T07:57:20-07:00">October 10th, 7:57am</time><address><a>Michael Aaron Gomez</a>Michael Aaron Gomez is a creative writer and longtime NBA fan. He has been a fan of the Lakers since the three-peat but believes LeBron James is the greatest player of all time.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-cameras-francisco-lindor-dramatic-reaction-nlds-win">New York Mets have eliminated the Philadelphia Phillies</a> in Game 4 of their NLDS series, advancing to the National League Championship Series against the winner of the series between the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers. As of Wednesday, the Dodgers have forced a deciding Game 5 against the Padres in a dominating 8-0 performance in Game 4. Meanwhile, the media caught up to Phillies right fielder Nick Castellanos after their elimination, and he dropped a blunt take about the team that bounced them out of the postseason.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"Do I think that [the Mets] are a better team than us? No. But this series, they were." <a href="https://t.co/3CLDM7FcGn">pic.twitter.com/3CLDM7FcGn</a></p><p>— NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCSPhilly/status/1844192671989940277?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“Do I think that [the Mets] are a better team than us? No,” he said, via a post from NBC Sports Philadelphia on X, formerly Twitter. “But this series, they were.”</p><h2><b>NLDS Game 4: Mets def. Phillies, Mets win series 3-1</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Nick-Castellanos-during-a-game.jpg"><figcaption>© Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After this take, though, fans came out to express their sentiments about the Phillies, Nick Castellanos, and the Mets after losing Game 4 and their NLDS series.</p><p>First, an X user named David Ansellem <a href="https://x.com/david11374/status/1844197566998782157" rel="noopener">disagreed heavily</a> with Castellanos and his take on the Mets.</p><p>“Um, the Mets are the better team. You were fortunate you didn’t get swept,” they said.</p><p>Meanwhile, user @PhillyTeslaDad blamed Bryce Harper for the team’s <a href="https://x.com/PhillyTeslaDad/status/1844205326163378455" rel="noopener">mediocre roster construction</a>.</p><p>“[Bryce] Harper built a team of his buddies and they all suck,” the post said.</p><p>As an odd coping mechanism, perhaps, another user @crazytomshow <a href="https://x.com/crazytomshow/status/1844198905178882443" rel="noopener">cooked up a strange conspiracy theory</a> involving the Phillies and MLB commissioner Rob Manfred.</p><p>“You still are,” they posted. “But you were told to lose on purpose and you did under commissioners order.”</p><p>After that, @mlbtheshowb uploaded a video containing end credits of the Phillies’ season.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="qme"> <a href="https://t.co/QvBaahIKTl">pic.twitter.com/QvBaahIKTl</a></p><p>— MlBtheShowBurner (@mlbtheshowb) <a href="https://twitter.com/mlbtheshowb/status/1844203687071318123?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Finally, a level-headed fan entered the comments and <a href="https://x.com/dchidyllo/status/1844214940066086920" rel="noopener">offered an analysis</a> of how or why the Phillies lost the series.</p><p>“Phillies didn’t string enough at bats together but they should be most upset that what was suppose to be a stud bullpen of high leverage throwers were more or less useless,” @dchidyllo said. “Great series and I think the Mets and Phillies will have more great series as time goes on.”</p><p>The Phillies face a long offseason, as they might <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/phillies-news-alec-bohm-take-future-question">send Alec Bohm elsewhere</a>, while fans want the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/phillies-news-fans-philly-target-superstar-loss-mets">Phillies to try grabbing Juan Soto</a> from the Yankees.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Phillies’ Nick Castellanos ruthlessly roasted over blunt take after NLDS elimination

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/phillies-news-nick-castellanos-death-reference-rally-philly-game-3-loss');   ga('set', 'title', 'Phillies’ Nick Castellanos uses ‘death’ reference to rally Philly after Game 3 loss');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Phillies-news-Nick-Castellanos-uses-death-reference-to-rally-Philly-after-Game-3-loss.jpg"></figure><h1>Phillies’ Nick Castellanos uses ‘death’ reference to rally Philly after Game 3 loss</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-08T20:03:03-07:00">October 8th, 8:03pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-08T20:03:03-07:00">October 8th, 8:03pm</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia Phillies<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-sean-manaea-reveals-attack-strategy-game-3-win"> lost Game 3 of the NLDS on Tuesday</a>. The Mets jumped on starter Aaron Nola early and never surrendered the lead, beating Philadelphia 7-2. That sets up a Game 4 on Wednesday that could spell the end of the Fightins season. Outfielder Nick Castellanos knows that his Phillies have their backs against the wall <a href="https://x.com/destiny_lugardo/status/1843818894122987741" rel="noopener">and said so</a> in his post-game press conference.</p><p>“As a group,” Destiny Lugardo of Phillies Nation posted, “this is the closest to death as we’re ever gonna get. So in a way, we should feel the most alive. We’re only promised tomorrow.”</p><p>While Castellanos’ comments may seem extreme, his team needs to hear them. The Phillies lost in the World Series in 2022, the NLCS in 2023, and are dangerously close to falling short again this year. Despite the dose of reality, he knows the team still has a chance.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"If we're able to come in and scrape out a win here, I know that they do not want to go back to Philly for a Game 5."</p><p>Nick Castellanos talks about the Phillies' mindset entering a do-or-die Game 4 for them tomorrow: <a href="https://t.co/vep3LZ3FAh">pic.twitter.com/vep3LZ3FAh</a></p><p>— SNY (@SNYtv) <a href="https://twitter.com/SNYtv/status/1843808834797670720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 9, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“I think it’s, instead of just flushing it and forgetting it, I think right now it’s really important to embrace what the situation is. If we lose, we’re going home. Baseball’s over for us,’ the Phillies slugger said. “It’s a great opportunity because if we’re able to come in and scrape out a win here, I know that they do not want to go back to Philly for a Game 5.”</p><h2><b>History does not favor the Phillies or the Mets in Game 4</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Nick-Castellanos-with-Philadelphia-Phillies.jpg"><figcaption>Kyle Ross-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Both teams need to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-new-york-phillies-concerning-playoff-stat-surfaces-game-3">overcome some demons to win Wednesday’s game</a>. The Mets have lost four straight clinching games at home, a drought that dates back to 2006. Meanwhile, the Phillies have lost four straight elimination games regardless of venue. That includes the collapses in 2023 and 2022.</p><p>The Phillies have also never lost Game 1 of a series and come back to win it. They lost the first game of this set because of their bullpen, which could not follow up Zach Wheeler’s excellent performance. The Fightins won Game 2 on a walk-off hit from Castellanos. They were able to mount a comeback on the Mets’ bullpen in that one.</p><p>Their opponent has the momentum needed to win a playoff series. The Mets started this season with minimal expectations and an 0-5 record. All of a sudden, they had a McDonald’s mascot, Latin pop song, and viral sensation on their side. Add a postseason pumpkin and you have a quadfecta of good luck charms. Whether Grimace or Candelita will be on their side the rest of the way is yet to be seen.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Phillies’ Nick Castellanos uses ‘death’ reference to rally Philly after Game 3 loss

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/phillies-news-how-booing-got-nick-castellanos-locked-in-game-2-hero');   ga('set', 'title', 'How booing got Nick Castellanos ‘locked in’ to become Phillies’ Game 2 hero');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Phillies-news-How-booing-got-Nick-Castellanos-locked-in-to-become-Game-2-hero.jpg"></figure><h1>How booing got Nick Castellanos ‘locked in’ to become Phillies’ Game 2 hero</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-07T09:43:48-07:00">October 7th, 9:43am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-07T09:44:09-07:00">October 7th, 9:44am</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Nick Castellanos perfectly fits the culture of the Philadelphia Phillies and their city, even if the fans are not always happy with him. The home crowd at Citizens Bank Park, true to form, bluntly expressed how it felt about the veteran outfielder swinging at a Luis Severino sweeper that ended up in the dirt in Game 2 of the National League Division Series.</p><p>Boos rained down on Castellanos, who has a tendency for chasing pitches out of the strike zone. When he laid off a ball, fans brutally and sarcastically cheered the man. The two-time All-Star seemingly responded with an NSFW response that many social media lip readers deduced to be, “these f*****g people.” Enduring such ridicule is often a plight of the Philly sports experience, but few environments show as much love for an athlete when he wills the team and city to victory.</p><p>A game-tying home run in the sixth inning and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/phillies-news-nick-castellanos-brother-perfect-reaction-game-2-heroics">game-winning single</a> in the ninth helped turn the fandom’s biggest target to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/phillies-news-nick-castellanos-celebration-son-liam-game-2-walk-off">their biggest hero</a> in just a couple of hours. Castellanos basked in the amnesiac atmosphere after securing the 7-6 victory over the relentless New York Mets, but he was admittedly bothered by the cold reception he received earlier in this <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/phillies-news-kyle-schwarber-epic-proclamation-game-2-win">epic MLB playoffs battle</a>.</p><h2><b>How the fiery slugger felt after being booed by Phillies fans</b></h2><p>Instead of dwelling on the boos, though, the 32-year-old <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/41650913/philadelphia-phillies-edge-new-york-mets-game-2-nlds" rel="noopener">used them as motivation</a> in clutch time. “I was just kind of frustrated,” Nick Castellanos said following the instant classic, per ESPN’s Jeff Passan. “So I guess I locked in more.”</p><p>Not everyone is equipped to ride the dizzying emotional roller coaster that one must inevitably board upon joining a Philadelphia franchise. Athletes will either wilt under the pressure, or embrace it and earn the respect of a supremely fervid group of followers. Although he was irked, Castellanos proved yet again that he is indeed a Philly guy.</p><p>With the series tied, the Phillies head to the Mets’ Citi Field for Game 3 on Tuesday. Based on how effectively Castellanos was able to use jeers as fuel on Sunday, he should be more than prepared for what awaits him and his teammates in Queens.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

How booing got Nick Castellanos ‘locked in’ to become Phillies’ Game 2 hero

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/phillies-news-nick-castellanos-celebration-son-liam-game-2-walk-off');   ga('set', 'title', 'Phillies’ Nick Castellanos shares epic celebration with son Liam after Game 2 walk-off');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Nick-Castellanos-reveals-epic-celebration-with-son-Liam-after-Game-2-walk-off.jpg"></figure><h1>Phillies’ Nick Castellanos shares epic celebration with son Liam after Game 2 walk-off</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-07T09:03:48-07:00">October 7th, 9:03am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-07T09:03:48-07:00">October 7th, 9:03am</time><address><a>Andrew Meyers</a>Andrew Meyers is an avid sports fan with a fondness for Philadelphia teams that rarely love him back. He has two degrees from Quinnipiac University, including a master's in sports journalism. Outside of ClutchPoints, Meyers does play-by-play broadcasting for various colleges in the northeast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There’s something special about spotting one person in a sea of 45,000. When Nick Castellanos’ son Liam is at the ballpark, that’s usually the first place the eldest Castellanos looks when he pulls off a dazzling move on the diamond. Their latest father-son encounter came after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/phillies-news-kyle-schwarber-epic-proclamation-game-2-win">Castellanos stroked a walk-off single</a> to lift the Philadelphia Phillies over the New York Mets in Game 2 of their NL Division Series.</p><p>Teammates on the field mobbed the Phillies right fielder after their 7-6 win, then he raced to the backstop to <a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/41650913/philadelphia-phillies-edge-new-york-mets-game-2-nlds" rel="noopener">share a moment</a> with his oldest son. Castellanos let out more than a few expletives. Liam kept it PG.</p><p>“Let’s (bleeping) go,” Nick yelled to Liam.</p><p>When asked how Liam responded, Castellanos said: “The same thing, but without the curse word,” per ESPN’s Jeff Passan.</p><p>The pair have shared plenty of similar moments during Castellanos’s time in Philadelphia. He’s proven to be among the Phillies’ most clutch performers, with the Game 2 walk-off marking his fifth game-winning hit in the final at-bat this season. This latest one is <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5824085/2024/10/06/phillies-nick-castellanos-nlds-game-2/" rel="noopener">a little sweeter</a> for Castellanos.</p><p>“When I’m old and no one cares about me as a baseball player anymore,” Castellanos said, per Matt Gelb, “we’re going to be at home and be able to remember and look back at that.”</p><h2><b>Philly crowd erupts after frustration mounts</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Nick-Castellanos-Phillies.jpg"><figcaption>Kyle Ross-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/phillies-news-bryce-harper-playoff-take-philadelphia-fans-dreaming-world-series">Phillies talked all year</a> about getting to the postseason and winning a World Series. They navigated through their best regular season in 13 years, won a division title and secured a bye in the NL playoffs. All to lay an egg in their first playoff game since a heartbreaking Game 7 loss to the Diamondbacks in the 2023 NL Championship Series.</p><p>So forgive the Philadelphia faithful for letting their frustrations show for a team that did not correct its mistakes from last October. A couple of bombs from <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/phillies-news-bryce-harper-perfect-rocky-game-2-win-mets">Bryce Harper and Nick Castellanos</a> helped light a spark at Citizens Bank Park. The whirlwind moments of innings six through nine – where 11 of the game’s 13 runs were scored – put Phillies fans through all the emotions.</p><p>In the end, everyone on the Philly side went home happy 24 hours after it felt like the beginning of the end. The Phillies are in the same spot they were in the previous two postseasons, even through two games in the best-of-five NLDS. The difference this year is Philly is on the road for Games 3 and 4.</p><p>Phillies fans hope their next home game is in the NLCS, but they’ll be ready and fired up for a potential Game 5 against the Mets if the series goes the distance. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/phillies-news-why-bryce-harper-respects-fans-despite-booing">Philly was put through the wringer</a> for 14 1/2 innings before the Phils finally gave the crowd something to cheer about. It was roared back to life by clutch performances from a pair of Phillies stars and showed why Philadelphia is an unbelievable environment in the MLB playoffs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Phillies’ Nick Castellanos shares epic celebration with son Liam after Game 2 walk-off

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/phillies-news-nick-castellanos-reality-check-zack-wheeler-gem');   ga('set', 'title', 'Nick Castellanos hits Phillies with reality check after Zack Wheeler gem');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Nick-Castellanos-hits-Philly-with-reality-check-after-Zack-Wheelers-gem-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Nick Castellanos hits Phillies with reality check after Zack Wheeler gem</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-06T12:43:07-07:00">October 6th, 12:43pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-07T06:24:48-07:00">October 7th, 6:24am</time><address><a>Derek Hryn</a>Derek Hryn is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints specializing in NFL and NCAA Football coverage. Derek was previously a fantasy football expert at DK and SB Nation, and he has been featured at FanSided, USA Today, NBC Sports, The New York Post, and others.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia Phillies entered Game 1 of the NLDS with high hopes at Citizens Bank Park, and everything looked great after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/phillies-news-kyle-schwarbers-intriguing-reaction-mets-starting-kodai-senga-nlds">Kyle Schwarber sent a solo dinger</a> into the right field stands in the bottom of the first inning. Despite a brilliant performance from starting pitcher Zack Wheeler, the Phillies were bested by the New York Mets 6-2.</p><p>Wheeler struck out nine batters and allowed just one hit through seven innings. The Phillies offense quickly fell into a slump after the Schwarber homerun, and chased pitches in the dirt for the next eight innings. Phillies slugger Nick Castellanos <a href="https://x.com/SNYtv/status/1842722732137431066" rel="noopener">voiced his emotions</a> following the loss, per SNY’s post on X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>“The way that he threw the ball, he deserves to have a win, for sure,” Castellanos said.</p><p>The Mets carried their hitting success from the Wild Card series into the NLDS, and they <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/phillies-news-rob-thomson-gets-real-about-relievers-struggled-mets">made it clear to the Phillies bullpen</a>. In the eighth inning, the Mets offense erupted for five runs, which ultimately left the Phillies in the dust. Brandon Nimmo singled to knock in a run, then Pete Alonso sac flied to center field. Francisco Martinez and Starling Marte accounted for the final two runs of the inning to put the Mets up 5-1 going into the ninth.</p><h2><b>Phillies offense fail dazzling Zack Wheeler performance</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Zack-Wheeler.jpg"><figcaption>Eric Hartline-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Phillies proved on Saturday that it’s not always about how you start a game, it’s how you finish it. And it rang true in their Game 1 NLDS loss. The pressure is on.</p><p>The MLB postseason offers very little time to adjust and contemplate what went wrong in the previous game. The quick one-day turnaround will require the Phillies offense to be better prepared, and more aggressive at the plate. They will be up against Luis Severino, who the Mets deliberately saved for Game 2. Smart move against the NL East champions.</p><p>It’s a wake up call for the Phillies, and they are desperate to respond in a huge Sunday matchup.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.254	23	86	0.742	6

2024 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.254	23	86	0.742	6

Nick Castellanos

Latest Nick Castellanos News

Phillies’ Nick Castellanos ruthlessly roasted over blunt take after NLDS elimination

Phillies’ Nick Castellanos uses ‘death’ reference to rally Philly after Game 3 loss

How booing got Nick Castellanos ‘locked in’ to become Phillies’ Game 2 hero

Phillies’ Nick Castellanos shares epic celebration with son Liam after Game 2 walk-off

Nick Castellanos hits Phillies with reality check after Zack Wheeler gem

Nick
Castellanos