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MLB Fans Did Not Like TBS Announcer’s Corny Line About Diamondbacks After Final Out of NLCS

The Diamondbacks stunned the Phillies in Game 7 and fans didn’t like Brian Anderson’s call of the final play.

Andy Nesbitt

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The Diamondbacks are going back to the World Series for the first time in 22 years after stunning the Phillies in Game 7 on Tuesday night, 4–2. Arizona will take on the Rangers in the Fall Classic, which starts Friday night. 

Arizona won Games 6 and 7 in Philadelphia to punch its ticket to the World Series. This came after the Diamondbacks swept the 100-win Dodgers in the NLDS.

Arizona Diamondbacks right fielder Corbin Carroll celebrates with teammates after defeating the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 7 of the NLCS at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.
Arizona Diamondbacks right fielder Corbin Carroll celebrates with teammates after defeating the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 7 of the NLCS at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia :: Joe Rondone/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK

The final out against the Phillies was a fitting one for the Diamondbacks, with star rookie right fielder Corbin Carroll making a catch down the right field line that set off quite a party both on the field, and in Arizona's locker room. 

Here’s Brian Anderson's call of the last play from the TBS broadcast: 

Fans were not a fan of that line: 

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Andy Nesbitt
ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.

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