The circumstances have now become nauseating for many fans of the Philadelphia Phillies to continually be reminded. But one more time for context, please.
The fans woke up on the morning of Monday, August 5 with their team having won five consecutive games. They were riding the high of a four-game sweep of the division-rival Miami Marlins at Citizens Bank Park.
At least on the surface, the fans seemed to be responding to the team. There were just over 26,000 of them in the stands for the opener of that series with Miami. By the time the Marlins left town there were more than 42,000 in those same stands.