Phillies Fans Spotted on Roof of Stadium During World Series Sparks Debate

Watching your team play in the World Series is the ultimate dream for some baseball fans and it would seem that a group of Philadelphia Phillies fans went to new heights to achieve this against the Houston Astros on Thursday night.

The Phillies were playing their third game in a row at Citizens Park Stadium in Philadelphia against the Astros, in a last chance for fans to see their heroes at home this season.

While the Phillies saw their chances of winning the World Series slipping away with a second successive defeat to the Astros, leaving them trailing 3-2 with the remainder of the games being played in Houston, there was speculation that some fans had got onto the roof of the stadium.

Videos were posted on various social media platforms as concern was shared for those who were seemingly watching the game from a precarious position.

Not only were there worries about the safety of the five people seen looking down from a great height, there were also fears due to the strength of the wind and the dropping temperatures.

Naturally, the clips caused much debate across social media as commentators discussed the pros and cons of having such a vantage point.

There were some who wondered how they got up there and, more pertinently, how did they get back down again. There were some who thought it was a good view to see a disappointing result for the Phillies.

While others thought they knew the exact reason why they were on the roof, and it was nothing to get too excited about.

The debate continued in the comments, with one TikTok user asking: "Best view in baseball?"

This was answered by some who thought it wasn't worth the view, with one commenting: "Great seats to watch the Phillies LOSE."

While another added: "Just to see them lose again."

This was the Phillies second straight loss, which has seen their chances of winning the World Series diminish quite considerably as they will now have to win two games on the road to make the dream come true.

One user simply asked: "How they get up there and how they get down?"

While many debated the rights and wrongs of being on the roof of Citizens Park Stadium, there were some who felt sure as to why they were up there.

One user commented: "That's literally just the firework staff crew. They have been up there every playoff game to shoot off the fireworks."

Another followed this by writing: "One response is saying that it's fireworks guys, and while I'm not going to say that's a definitive source, it probably is a few employees who have an actual reason to be up there.

"And they're wearing Phillies gear because they work for the team, they're probably fans, and its gotta be F****** COLD up there."

Another explanation was offered up, with many agreeing with the comment: "Not fans it's security."

While a rather indignant social media user wanted to bring the debate to an end by trying pouring cold water on speculation by offering: "THEY AREN'T FANS!!! Pyrotechs and security!"

There hasn't been any official reason given as to why the people were on the roof of the stadium and Newsweek has reached out to the Philadelphia Phillies about the contents of the video clip.