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Reports of humanity’s imminent demise may have been greatly exaggerated. While the Internet has been swarming with humans playfully speculating that Skynet, the malevolent computer that steamrolled humanity in the Terminator mythology, was about to go online, an actual robot was poised to take over the American pastime. In Philadelphia this afternoon, the University of Pennsylvania’s PhillieBot was slated to toss out the ceremonial first pitch before the Phillies game against the Brewers. I was expecting a 120 miles per hour fastball that would rip a hole through the catcher’s mitt, hand, and face, but instead, the clattering collection of caliginous junk bounced a 40 miles per hour meatball into the dirt. WALL*E would’ve more intimidating! The fans actually booed.
I think we’re safe for today, mankind.
Of course they booed. Philadelphia fans only cheer when someone gets injured.
Phillies fans are (usually – certainly not always) pretty good. I’ve seen many games at Citizens Bank Park as an opposing fan, and have never had a problem. Eagles fans are worse, but I think have improved over the past few years. All of the usual horror stories about them are from so long ago by this point that they’re meaningless. Flyers fans, on the other hand, are still pretty terrible.
Philly is the most miserable city in America. No wonder those people hate everything. They hate life.
Nah, they just hate internet trolls.
So you’re on their hit list?
It’s just to throw us off so we underestimate them, Jeff. That’s what pure evil robots do.
As a Philadelphia fan I know that Eagles fans are terrible but Phillies fans are pretty chill.