Rays fans feel the heat on a chilly Philly night
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The fans in Philadelphia went all Philadelphia on some Rays family members and employees during Saturday night’s rain-delayed Game 3 of the World Series, the St. Petersburg Times reports:
Children were cursed at, and one 9-year-old boy had beer poured on him. A Rays family member stayed locked in a bathroom stall because, he said, Phillies fans were banging on the walls and threatening him. Team officials were reluctant to talk about the situation for fear of stirring up more hostility, but they acknowledged they had extensive discussions with Major League Baseball and Phillies officials before Game 4 on Sunday.
Wow, for a minute there, it seemed like some Dodgers fans had quickly changed their allegiance. But these couldn’t have been Dodgers fans. There were too many of them still in the stadium past 10 p.m. local time.
-- Steve Clow