Fans throwing things at officials

BillyMac

I really shouldn't make fun of Iowa. Connecticut only has five cities with over 100,000 residents, none more than 150,000.

It's often cited as one reason why millennials don't want to live here.

However, we do have this going for us.

Connecticut has more horses per square mile than any other state.

Maybe that's why after coaches say something to me they always add, "and the horse you rode in on".

rbruno

Had a fan come on the floor during a hotly contested VG game a few years ago. About 2 min left in the game.... (I am the villian as I called two charges against the home team as they blew a lead and eventually lost)... Im standing in the center circle waiting for the horn to end a time out and feel someone is behind me. I turn and find this older woman there telling what a great job I am doing. Scared the crap out of me. I look to the table and the AD is there smirking. Hey it looks a bit funny but it is not in the least funny. Could have been a dad with a stick or something. I tell the AD to get her the hell off the floor and out of the gym and that my partner and I are not staying for the final handshake (as required by our state governing board in Mass). You guys know the type of game... like a collesium in the Roman days. Had police officer escort us out and walked my partner to her car.

JRutledge

#olderthanilook wrote
Probably one of the Quad Cities - Davenport or Bettendorf.

I grew up about an hour from the Quad Cities. These are nowhere near "inner-city" in nature. Not even close. Calumet City is more of an inner city than those places in the Quad Cities mentioned. 😛

Peace

BillyMac

JRutledge wrote
... "inner-city" in nature.

Inner City: An older part of a city, densely populated and usually deteriorating, inhabited mainly by poor, often minority, groups.

Inner City: The usually older, poorer, and more densely populated central section of a city.

Inner City: The usually older, central part of a city, especially when characterized by crowded neighborhoods in which low-income groups predominate.

UNIgiantslayers

Des Moines East. Des Moines has had 9 homicides this year. 39 instances of gun violence have been within one mile of East High School (edit: since June 1). 76% of DMPS students receive free/reduced lunch. I didn't dig too deep into that, but I can assure you that East's numbers are higher than that. It's not Chicago, but it's certainly a tough area.

Edit: 70% receive free/reduced at EHS. That's by far the highest in the state (next closest is 59%). State average is 41%.

Pantherdreams

In order:

1) If you are going to throw food to me its going to have to be more substantial than a skittle. Throw me a hot dog or something . . .

2) My preference would be throwing of money. Neatly folded for aerodynamics.

3) At the point anything is thrown at me or anyone else on the floor. Things are stopping. Perp is identified and removed or everyone is going.

voiceoflg

Not basketball, but...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2018/12/15/serbian-soccer-fans-pelt-ref-with-snowballs-causing-stoppage-play/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.4464e50baeba

so cal lurker

snow balls aren't the worst that soccer folks see. batteries, fireworks, smoke bombs . . . . soccer fans in many countries make BB fans here seem quaint and gentile.

jmwking

BillyMac wrote
Inner City: An older part of a city, densely populated and usually deteriorating, inhabited mainly by poor, often minority, groups.

Inner City: The usually older, poorer, and more densely populated central section of a city.

Inner City: The usually older, central part of a city, especially when characterized by crowded neighborhoods in which low-income groups predominate.

Well, until gentrification settles in...

jmwking

so cal lurker wrote
snow balls aren't the worst that soccer folks see. batteries, fireworks, smoke bombs . . . . soccer fans in many countries make BB fans here seem quaint and gentile.

Basketball players were called "Cagers" for a reason...