John Kruk had fun in his final Phillies broadcast this season, while Merrill Reese was miserable

Sunday wasn’t only the final regular season game for the Phillies, it was the last chance for John Kruk to call a game until March.

The Phillies’ entire playoff run, which kicks off Saturday, will be broadcast by Fox. But that didn’t stop Kruk from having some fun in the booth at Nationals Park Sunday — despite promising to be on his best behavior.

In the bottom of the fourth inning, a bored Kruk decided to strike up a conversation with a young man who was leaning out of the booth of Nationals organist Matthew Van Hoose. But Phillies play-by-play announcer Tom McCarthy had another suggestion.

“See if you can scare him,” McCarthy said.

Moments later, Kruk let out a loud “Hey!” The young man nearly jumped out of his shirt, causing McCarthy to break down in a fit of laughter.

“Can’t beat fun at the old ball yard,” Kruk said.

Kruk had quite a season. His story about playing baseball on a prison team in Mexico was mocked by HBO’s John Oliver. He also told a terrific story in July about the time he was asked to pinch hit despite being benched by the team for “language that wasn’t conducive to a baseball environment” the night before. There’s also the St. Louis Arch, which Kruk has yet to visit, despite promises made during the broadcast.

Following the game, his colleague Taryn Hatcher thanked Kruk for an eventful season, and Rubén Amaro Jr. passed along thanks from Michael Barkann, who was stuck on Eagles hosting duties Sunday.

“I’ll make sure I call Michael, just to make him feel good about how much I dislike him,” Kruk joked.

The Phillies have off until Saturday, when they’ll take the field for the National League divisional series. They’ll face the winner of a wild-card matchup between the Milwaukee Brewers and whichever team ends up with the No. 6 seed, which could end up being the Atlanta Braves, New York Mets, or Arizona Diamondbacks.

While Kruk can go on vacation, McCarthy will join radio announcers Scott Franzke, Larry Anderson, and Kevin Stocker on 94.1 WIP, who will continue to broadcast Phillies games throughout the playoffs.

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Eagles fans suffered through a terrible loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday, but no one was as miserable as Merrill Reese.

The longtime Eagles radio announcer didn’t even attempt to hide his disgust during the Birds’ lopsided loss to the Bucs, admitting the game was “discouraging” and “hard to watch.”

“I’ve never seen a worst start than this,” Reese said in the first half, when the Bucs took a 21-0 lead. At one point, the Bucs has 216 total yards while the Eagles had zero.

“If you are just tuning in, you’ve missed nothing. The score is 21-0 Buccaneers and yes, it’s as bad as it sounds,” Reese said.

“The Eagles defense looks absolutely overmatched,” Merrill added.

The Eagles were so thoroughly dominated that Reese suggested it was unfair for the officials to throw a flag at one point in the first half.

“I didn’t think the officials will be that heartless,” Reese said.

After the loss, the Eagles head into their bye week, their earliest since the Birds had a Week 4 bye in 2016. Their next game is on Sunday, Oct. 13, against the Cleveland Browns at 1 p.m.