Things that are currently fun about being a Philly sports fan: The Philadelphia Phillies are two wins away from a World Series title and the Philadelphia Eagles boast a 7-0 record heading into Thursday's matchup with the Houston Texans.
Likely less fun? Your quarterback is rooting for the opposing city's baseball team. Yes, in case you missed it, Jalen Hurts is a Houston Astros guy.
Hurts was born in Houston and grew up about 25 miles from the Texans' NRG Stadium.
Unfortunately for Philly fans, the Astros are well aware of Hurts' fandom. After evening the series in Game 4 -- by completing the first combined no-hitter in postseason history -- Houston's Twitter account utilized the conflict of rooting interests to chirp at their rival.
No hits? That Hurts. https://t.co/FTTJWDfaje
— Houston Astros (@astros) November 3, 2022
Too easy.
Since the Eagles remain the NFL's only undefeated team while stringing together the longest active regular-season win streak (10 games), it's likely Philadelphia fans will look past this grievance.
The Texans also might have inadvertently softened the sting on Thursday when they instructed their fanbase to wear a color they share with the Phillies to their showdown with the Eagles.
Gm. This is your reminder to wear red tonight.
— Houston Texans (@HoustonTexans) November 3, 2022
The road to a eliminating a home-field advantage is paved with good intentions.
Earlier in the week, the Eagles' Twitter account displayed support for the Phillies with a well-timed Oprah GIF (you know the one) amid a flurry of home runs in Game 3.
You get a HR... and you get a HR... and you get a HR#RedOctober pic.twitter.com/3GmexbUizr
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) November 2, 2022
After the Phillies tied the record for most taters hit in a World Series game, blasting five in the 7-0 win, the Eagles got involved again with some 7-0 solidarity.
7-0 🤝 7-0
— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) November 2, 2022
Nothing brings a city together quite like winning.