NBC Sports Philly listens to fans, will show the full Jhoan Duran entrance for every night game at The Bank down the stretch

The people have spoken. Phillies fans have been all over the Phillies and NBC Sports Philadelphia for cutting away from Jhoan Duran’s entrance at Citizens Bank Park and now, the broadcast is switching up it’s plans down the stretch.

The Inky’s Rob Tornoe on NBC Sports Philly showing Jhoan Duran’s entrance on TV:

NBC Sports Philadelphia has figured out a solution, and plans to showing Duran’s full walk-up routine for evening home games live for the rest of the season.

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“We’ve heard from passionate Phillies fans across the region,” the network acknowledged in a statement, noting fans will now “get to experience this phenomenon live and in its entirety.”

It’s unclear what NBC Sports Philadelphia’s solution is, though it likely means shifting around ad inventory and tinkering with the timing of its breaks to guarantee a short block of time where they can show Duran’s entrance. The network didn’t elaborate.

Jhoan Durán’s entrance is one of the sickest moments in all of baseball. The fire, the lights, the spider visuals, it’s a full-blown adrenaline shot straight to your veins.

If you’re at Citizens Bank Park, you know the goosebumps are real. NBC Sports Philadelphia kept cutting to commercials like it’s just another mid-inning break. Phillies fans even started a petition to change course and shoutout to NBC Sports Philly for listening and making it happen.

Here’s the entire pitch from the fans behind it:

“We, the fans, are asking NBC Sports Philadelphia to never cut to commercial when Phillies closer Jhoan Durán enters the game. His entrance, complete with fire, lights, and the spider visuals, is one of the most electric moments in baseball. It deserves to be shown in full every time, so fans at home can experience the same goosebumps as those in the ballpark.”

Petition demands that NBC Sports Philadelphia “Make Jhoan Duran’s Entrance Televised”

Jhoan Duran’s Entrance Will Now Be Televised

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Phillies fans want NBC Sports Philly to stop cutting away from Jhoan Duran’s entrance

There’s not a show in the Tri-State Area that’s better than Jhoan Duran’s entrance at Citizens Bank Park and literally no one has ever said “I’m looking forward to the next commercial break” ahead of the ninth inning of a close game where the best closer in baseball is making an entrance.

Taking away that shot of adrenaline upset Phillies fans and credit NBC Sports Philly for realizing that it shouldn’t happen down the stretch.

The Phillies are the vibe-heavy attraction here in Philly. When they are playing good baseball and Jhoan Duran is performing like he is right now, the broadcast rolling with the entrance for every night, home game down the stretch is the right call.

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