Philadelphia restaurant owners turn down catering Astros before World Series game
Rumors swirled that they refused to serve the team, but they claim that was not the case
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The City of Brotherly Love isn't playing nice to the Houston Astros.
Two restaurants in Philadelphia turned down catering the Astros ahead of Game 3 of the World Series.
A man's voice can be heard on an Instagram story on Angelo's Pizzeria in south Philadelphia, saying they "said no" to the American League champions.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A detail shot of the Postseason logo on the hat of a Houston Astros player during batting practice the game between the Seattle Mariners and the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 in Houston, Texas. (Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
"If you think I’d cook for the Astros, you’re out of your mind," a man said in a video posted to the eatery’s Instagram account. "We said no to them."
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However, Danny DiGiampietro, the owner of Angelo's, said he did not turn down the request with malicious intent, but rather the logistics did not work out.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"I had a very nice conversation with [a representative of] the Astros," he said. "I told her that there was no way I could deliver 10 pizzas at 10:30, 11 o’clock at night," he told the Inquirer.
But if it were his hometown Phillies, he would have accommodated.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A detail shot of the World Series logo in the back of the dugout before Game 1 of the 2022 World Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on Friday, October 28, 2022 in Houston, Texas. (Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
"I’m not apologizing, because the Phillies are my team and if they wanted food at 11 o’clock at night, there is a 100% guarantee I would’ve done it. That’s my team, they are my people," he said to the Post. "But to go completely out of our way, I haven’t slept… there was just no way we could do it."
Astros fans have apparently taken it the wrong way, though - a person claiming to be a cousin of DiGiampietro said Astros fans have threatened to "bomb his store."
Mike's BBQ also had to turn down the Astros, but they, too, did not "refuse" them.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"We don’t refuse serving anyone. We fed the Braves twice , we serve the Mets, the list goes on," Mike's BBQ said in a statement on an Instagram post.
A general view during the national anthem before Game 3 of the 2022 World Series between the Houston Astros and the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday, November 1, 2022, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
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The Phillies and Astros are now tied 2-2 in the best-of-seven series.