It’s bad enough the Phillies got swept in three straight by the Colorado Rockies.

Yep, Phillies Phever had a short shelf life.

But it was great while it lasted. And it proves again that Philadelphia sports fans get a bum rap.

The opener of the National League Championship Series between the Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks was played last night in Phoenix.

There are a couple of things you should know about the game. First, it was not sold out. Not even close. They’re saying the D-Backs actually were giving away tickets to fill the house.

Can you imagine such a thing ever happening in Philly? Didn’t think so?
The fans here can be called many things. Not supportive of their team, not packing the place for crucial games, is not among them.

Now comes the good part. The rest of the nation continues to heap abuse on the Philadelphia fan. Yes, we booed Santa Claus. Hey, he deserved it. He was a lousy Santa.

But we’ve never caused a halt in a playoff game, in which both teams retreated to the safety of their dugouts.

That’s what happened last night in Phoenix.

After a close call on a play at second base in which runner interference was called on the Diamondbacks, resulting in a double play, the fans went bananas.

They showered the field with water bottles and debris.

Rockies Manager Clint Hurdle waved his players into the dugout. Eventually, umpire crew chief Tim McClelland cleared the field. The nationally televised game was delayed eight minutes.

Of course, such things only happen in Philadelphia. Can you imagine the reaction if such an event took place here?

The fans would be tarred and feathered. Again. We’d hear the same old litany of stale events that is always thrown in our face.

Will the same be said of fans in Phoenix? Not likely.

They didn’t think enough of their team to sell the place out in the first place, then act horrifically once they got inside.

In the meantime, we’re again waiting for next year.

And waiting for someone in the national media to say the fans here get a bum rap.