WATCH: Eagles D’Andre Swift and Terrell Edmunds Take in Their First Baseball Game at Phillies NLCS Game 2 Win in Philadelphia
Philly native D'Andre Swift attended Game 2 of the NLCS with Terrell Edmunds to see what all the hype was about
Philadelphia Eagles four major professional sports teams are all neighbors, occupying four corners of the 11th St. and Pattison Ave. intersection of South Philly. The city's two most successful teams at the moment, the Eagles and Phillies, and are coming off championship losses last season. As the Phillies try to finish the job in 2023, the Eagles have lent their support every step of the way.
When the Phillies clinched the NLDS last week, Eagles defensive tackles Fletcher Cox and Jordan Davis were at Citizens Bank park and partied with the team after the win. During Tuesday's Game 2 route of the Arizona Diamondbacks in the NLCS, the Phillies had two more visitors from Lincoln Financial Field: linebacker Terrell Edmunds and running back D'Andre Swift — a product of St. Joe's Prep.
It was both players' first baseball games of their lives, even though Swift was around when the Phillies won five straight NL East titles from 2007-2011 and made the World Series twice.
The two, especially Swift, couldn't have chosen a better game to attend as the Phillies scored 10 runs, including three home runs. They were especially taken aback by outfielder Kyle Schwarber, who went yard twice — and Edmunds predicted the first one.
As Schwarber approached the plate, Edmunds said "He look like he about to do damage," and Schwarber delivered.
The baseball newcomers weren't as clueless as some people are when introduced to a new sport. They knew how long an MLB season runs, what a starting pitching rotation is and how much a ball club travels over the course of 162 games. It actually earned Swift's admiration.
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"There's so many little ins and outs of baseball I ain't know about," Swift said. "If I ever played baseball, I don't want to bat, I don't want to do none of that. Put me in the outfield somewhere."
Right after those comments, Diamondbacks middle infielder Geraldo Perdomo took a fastball that made Swift double down on his point.
By the end of the point, Edmunds was singing Phillies third baseman Bryson Stott's walkup song 'A-O-K' and saying he needs to come back to Citizens Bank Park for another game.
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