NBC Sports Philadelphia unveiled a new scorebug for Philadelphia Phillies broadcasts Sunday, and yes, there were complaints.
There always are complaints anytime a network tweaks its scorebug. Just look at the grief Fox Sports earned for introducing a new scorebug during Super Bowl LIX.
But NBCS Philadelphia’s new scorebug bothered some fans because it brings an end to one of the oddest series in sports: The “POOP Series.”
We’re talking, of course, about the Phillies games each year against the cross-state rival Pittsburgh Pirates. With the old NBCS Philadelphia bug, when those games were scoreless, it looked like this:
At Station House Sports Bar in Lancaster watching my @Phillies and Pirates in the Pa “PooP” game. Having a Rusty Rail Brewery All Good Hazy IPA pic.twitter.com/I4kMfYkX98
— 💯Lee Vivian💯 (@LeeVivi1958) July 20, 2024
The new scorebug brings an end to the strange-but-true POOP Series. (Or PooP Series, if you prefer.)
A look at the new @NBCSPhilly baseball scorebug for the @Phillies 2025 season. pic.twitter.com/2PAmMUDu6i
— JoshMRadio 🎙️🎧 (@JoshMRadio) February 23, 2025
As noted, many fans get absurdly serious in complaining about scorebug changes. The odd thing about the new NBCS Philadelphia bug is, fans don’t seem that upset about the design, but many hate to see the end of POOP games. Philadelphia-area media published several stories, and there were complaints on social media.
NBC Sports Philadelphia’s new scorebug is killing Phillies-Pirates Poop series 🙁 pic.twitter.com/xb7qUDIkwQ
— Kevin Eusebio • ᜃᜒᜊᜒᜈ᜔ ᜌᜓᜐᜒᜊ᜔ᜌᜓ (@kevineusebio) February 23, 2025
NBC Sports Philly changed their score bug and we’ll never have another ‘POOP’ game again
End of an erapic.twitter.com/EQIb14qhh3
— Barstool Philly (@BarstoolPhilly) February 24, 2025
THIS IMPLIES THE DESTRUCTION OF THE POOP GAME
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
SO LONG SWEET PRINCE 💔 https://t.co/TLw44wrriW pic.twitter.com/P7FEis4tBB
— Philly Sports Sufferer (@mccrystal_alex) February 23, 2025
File these complaints away under “first world problems.” Phillies fans will quickly adjust.
