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Rarely any fan bases are as explosive as the Philadelphia Phillies. Citizens Bank Park always knows how to bring the cheer and the NLCS has been no different. Confident about their favorite team making a repeat trip to the World Series, the City of Brotherly Love was loud on Tuesday evening. This time, it wasn’t the Phillies but their fans that set a new record.

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But unfortunately, as their underdog opponent retired a strong lineup, the tables turned rapidly.?The Arizona Diamondbacks pushed for a 4-2 win, making it yet another home game loss. However, one probably couldn’t guess who lost from the level of decibels at the stadium.

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Philadelphia Phillies Fans Create a Decibel Record at Citizens Bank Park

The Phillies were among the favorites that fans expected to reach the World Series. On Tuesday, the Phillies, for the first time in franchise history, appeared for a Game 7. Understandably, everyone was excited to witness something extraordinary. Though the Diamondbacks complicated things, Phillies fans still so cheered loudly that most risked their ears by being present at the ballpark.

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Their enthusiasm redefined the meaning of ‘next level’ as the roars reached 107.5 dB. The Philly crowd has given a hard time to teams before, with the Atlanta Braves the most recent victims. But Arizona was apparently unfazed, beating the strong front-runner team. Despite their early lead, the Phillies lost to a stunned home crowd. Brilliant performances in the early part of the postseason, only for them to choke when it mattered most.

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Incidentally, it wasn’t the first time the Citizens Bank Park’s cries went through the roof. The NLCS has witnessed this scenery before.

Philly Almost Resembled a Jet Plane Runway in NLCS Game 1

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Whenever their sports teams need it, Phillies fans will always answer the call. As the NLCS began, MLB decided to measure the sound at Game 1. Using a Decibel Meter, the baffling outcome they arrived at was this -?Nick Castellanos’ home run peaked at 103db, and Kyle Schwarber’s home run got 108 dB. However, Bryce Harper’s homer broke all records and created a milestone of 111 dB. Per FOX 29, it’s just 10 dB away from what a jet plane takeoff sounds like!

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Even so, fan applause in NLCS Game 7 ended in disappointment. The Phillies are out of the playoffs, with World Series dreams shattered just a few steps away from it. 2024 will bring new opportunities for new records, both for the team and the city.

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Antara Bhattacharyya

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Growing up in a family where sports was a topic of daily discussion, baseball drew my interest the most. I admired the post-retirement journey of Alex Rodriguez and the rise of Shohei Ohtani and Elly De La Cruz to stardom in the current baseball generation. Forever enamored by Bryce Harper and the way his career is progressing, I love covering most East Coast teams. When not writing, you can always find me at the library, buried between the pages of a book. “There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so,” from Shakespeare’s Hamlet is a favorite for me. When not surrounded by words, I’m usually in the battlefields of COD and Fortnite!

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