“At Your Own Risk” – Phillies’ Audacious Yankees Tradition Imitation Slowly Brewing Into Same Texas Rangers Curse

For true baseball fans, certain traditions unique to their teams are sacred. Fans consider it unholy if any of the teams even remotely attempt to mirror traditions. Ardent fans don’t take it easy even in the ever-so-rare instances of such apparent blasphemy.

The New York Yankees stand as proud pioneers of the tradition of the revered roll call. However, with the Texas Rangers mimicking this at Globe Life Park did not go well with Yankees fans to begin with. The Rangers partaking in the Yankees’ flagship tradition sent out a signal to other teams too.

Copying The New York Yankees Tradition? Ready To Face The Consequences

When the Philadelphia Phillies took to roll calling as well, it agitated the already irked fans of the Yankees. The Phillies, known contenders to the New York Yankees, instigated passionate comments from fans that were quite possessive of roll calling as a Yankees’ tradition. The turn of events threw light on a strange pattern. Though the Yanks fans were not on board with the tradition being mirrored by other teams, they did let out a warning sign.

@DanCanobbio said on Twitter, “You want to copy one of the best traditions of sports that the Yankees have been doing for years? Do it at your own risk”.

As clear as they could be, this was a nod to the Rangers’ unfortunate byproduct of emulating the roll call practice. Well, it is not concealed that the Rangers who adopted roll calling experienced a sad aftermath. They experienced an nine-game losing streak. What if this is a kind of karmic intervention posing as ramifications for copying a tradition?

“This time it’s the Phillies”, so it is responsible to pay attention, given that they top the Wild Card standings. Despite their recent 12-7 victory against the Angels, their defense evidently needs some polishing. Nevertheless, the Phillies seemed to be eyeing a Yankee to come to their rescue.

The Phillies Seeking Outfield Assistance Turned Out Differently

The Yankees have outshone, but for the wrong reasons. 2023’s season has not been kind to them. Amidst this, talks of Harrison Bader catching the Phillies’ eyes erupted. Bader’s contribution to the Yankees has been great. But not greater than the time he took to recover. He barely played, hence placing him on the waivers by New York-based team as a result.

The Phillies went back and forth contemplating if it would be a good decision to have Bader on board. Eventually deciding on not to give up their assets to gain outfield help, they moved on.

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The Cincinnati Reds have claimed the 29-Year-Old now and he is set to carry on his MLB journey as one of the Reds.

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