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Another Deepster Yard Goats Update

Deepster said:
Yup. I'm the bad guy for ripping on Hartford and this stadium and how people get shot every other day. Yep. Deepster's the jerk
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That's not Hartford. What you're talking about is happening in the gun free city (law passed January 6, 2014) of Chicago.
 
polycom said:
A dead body was found in a city in the USA...shocking /s
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I don't know. I guess I view minor league baseball as a "family" type environment. Mom, Dad and the kids head in for a game with some popcorn, peanuts and crackerjack. I would hope that stumbling over a dead body on your way to the car isn't part of it. That's just me though. We know I am not one of those folks that thinks Hartford is "just fine".
 
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Deepster said:
I don't know. I guess I view minor league baseball as a "family" type environment. Mom, Dad and the kids head in for a game with some popcorn, peanuts and crackerjack. I would hope that stumbling over a dead body on your way to the car isn't part of it. That's just me though. We know I am not one of those folks that thinks Hartford is "just fine".
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Yeah, obviously you can't have a family environment in a city where people are murdered. So we'll have to shut down the Cardinals, cause St. Louis is way worse than Hartford. Baltimore is pretty bad, too. Sorry, Orioles. Deepster says only family-friendly areas should support baseball teams. Detroit? Ugh. Yeah. Terrible. Bye, Tigers.

Obviously since those cities have such high murder rates, and baseball is a family friendly event, we should go ahead and shut those teams down, because we can't just have children dodging bodes on the way to a game. Luckily, Deepster is here to protect us from the murders which literally pave the streets in the many, many bodies that these cities contain.

I mean, have you been to an O's game? The sheer quantity of corpses you have to traverse over is... quite a lot of work for a small child.
 
Irish Loop said:
Yeah, obviously you can't have a family environment in a city where people are murdered. So we'll have to shut down the Cardinals, cause St. Louis is way worse than Hartford. Baltimore is pretty bad, too. Sorry, Orioles. Deepster says only family-friendly areas should support baseball teams. Detroit? Ugh. Yeah. Terrible. Bye, Tigers.

Obviously since those cities have such high murder rates, and baseball is a family friendly event, we should go ahead and shut those teams down, because we can't just have children dodging bodes on the way to a game. Luckily, Deepster is here to protect us from the murders which literally pave the streets in the many, many bodies that these cities contain.

I mean, have you been to an O's game? The sheer quantity of corpses you have to traverse over is... quite a lot of work for a small child.
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Maybe my Grandfather should have been brought-up on child endangerment charges for taking me to Yankee games as back in the early '80's, the Bronx was not the best place to bring families.
 
Irish Loop said:
Yeah, obviously you can't have a family environment in a city where people are murdered. So we'll have to shut down the Cardinals, cause St. Louis is way worse than Hartford. Baltimore is pretty bad, too. Sorry, Orioles. Deepster says only family-friendly areas should support baseball teams. Detroit? Ugh. Yeah. Terrible. Bye, Tigers.

Obviously since those cities have such high murder rates, and baseball is a family friendly event, we should go ahead and shut those teams down, because we can't just have children dodging bodes on the way to a game. Luckily, Deepster is here to protect us from the murders which literally pave the streets in the many, many bodies that these cities contain.

I mean, have you been to an O's game? The sheer quantity of corpses you have to traverse over is... quite a lot of work for a small child.
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I've been to Baltimore a ton. The Inner Harbor is a straight shot down from the stadium and has all your hotel/restaurant accommodations in walking distance. You're not walking through projects from The Wire from the game to the Inner Harbor Marriott.

Listen. Some folks here think Hartford is fine. So, I post articles when people are murdered or shot around the stadium, in broad daylight, weekends, weeknights. People think the stadium is a great idea. I don't think it's going to a savior for the city or even a great destination for a family Friday night. If you disagree, that's fine. You have to recognize though, that since I have posted this stuff a) there's been a lot more shootings and b) there still hasn't been a single pitch thrown in that multi-million dollar dung heap.
 
Irish Loop said:
Yeah, obviously you can't have a family environment in a city where people are murdered. So we'll have to shut down the Cardinals, cause St. Louis is way worse than Hartford. Baltimore is pretty bad, too. Sorry, Orioles. Deepster says only family-friendly areas should support baseball teams. Detroit? Ugh. Yeah. Terrible. Bye, Tigers.

Obviously since those cities have such high murder rates, and baseball is a family friendly event, we should go ahead and shut those teams down, because we can't just have children dodging bodes on the way to a game. Luckily, Deepster is here to protect us from the murders which literally pave the streets in the many, many bodies that these cities contain.

I mean, have you been to an O's game? The sheer quantity of corpses you have to traverse over is... quite a lot of work for a small child.
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Another one for you. Fresh off the presses.

Man Fatally Shot In Hartford's North End
 
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Stairmaster said:
You really enjoy people dying, don't you?
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Yeah the weird thing is the sort of quasi-joy he takes in it. I mean, if a few people have to die so you can be right on the Internet, it's gotta be worth it, right?
 
To date in 2016, there have been 216 murders in NYC, 67 of which happened in the Bronx and 7 of those took place in the 44th Precinct where Yankee Stadium is. Yet, a lot of people still go to games.

NYPD - Office of the Chief of Department

Looks like there has been at least 3 murders within a 1/2 mile of Fenway Park in Boston since 2015.

Like any city, be smart. If you are not familiar with the city, drive to the stadium, park near by (adjacent or in downtown Hartford in this case) and then walk back immediately after the game when Police will still be present. Don't go for a stroll after the game at 10 PM up Albany Ave for example. Even if you do, you'll likely just get mugged unless you resist. Rare random murders are rare. Most take place between people who know each other - rival gangs/drug dealers, domestic violence, etc.

This of course assumes that the Yard Goats will actually play a game in Hartford this century.
 
Mr. Conehead said:
To date in 2016, there have been 216 murders in NYC, 67 of which happened in the Bronx and 7 of those took place in the 44th Precinct where Yankee Stadium is. Yet, a lot of people still go to games.

NYPD - Office of the Chief of Department

Looks like there has been at least 3 murders within a 1/2 mile of Fenway Park in Boston since 2015.

Like any city, be smart. If you are not familiar with the city, drive to the stadium, park near by (adjacent or in downtown Hartford in this case) and then walk back immediately after the game when Police will still be present. Don't go for a stroll after the game at 10 PM up Albany Ave for example. Even if you do, you'll likely just get mugged unless you resist. Rare random murders are rare. Most take place between people who know each other - rival gangs/drug dealers, domestic violence, etc.

This of course assumes that the Yard Goats will actually play a game in Hartford this century.
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Are you saying the Yard Goats are going to have the draw and allure of the New York Yankees?
 
Deepster said:
People think the stadium is a great idea. I don't think it's going to a savior for the city or even a great destination for a family Friday night.
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Believe it or not, the Bridgeport Bluefish were huge in the beginning of how Bridgeport was perceived.

However, whatever is going on here is not good PR for Hartford, though I think they'll be fine in the long run.
 
Deepster said:
I don't know. I guess I view minor league baseball as a "family" type environment. Mom, Dad and the kids head in for a game with some popcorn, peanuts and crackerjack. I would hope that stumbling over a dead body on your way to the car isn't part of it. That's just me though. We know I am not one of those folks that thinks Hartford is "just fine".
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Deepster said:
I've been to Baltimore a ton. The Inner Harbor is a straight shot down from the stadium and has all your hotel/restaurant accommodations in walking distance. You're not walking through projects from The Wire from the game to the Inner Harbor Marriott.

Listen. Some folks here think Hartford is fine. So, I post articles when people are murdered or shot around the stadium, in broad daylight, weekends, weeknights. People think the stadium is a great idea. I don't think it's going to a savior for the city or even a great destination for a family Friday night. If you disagree, that's fine. You have to recognize though, that since I have posted this stuff a) there's been a lot more shootings and b) there still hasn't been a single pitch thrown in that multi-million dollar dung heap.
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Your halcyon view of Baltimore may not hold up to scrutiny.

On Saturday, a 23-year-old man was shot about 2:50 a.m. in the 400 block of Water St. downtown, just a block from the Inner Harbor. A 28-year-old man was shot in the South Clifton Park neighborhood and a 39-year-old man was shot in the Harlem Park neighborhood.

As of April 16, shootings were up compared to the same time last year by 39 percent. Homicides were up 16 percent, and nonfatal shootings were up 49 percent.

As of Monday, there had been 75 homicides in the city in 2016

10 shot, 3 fatally, amid weekend violence in Baltimore
 
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Palatine said:
Your halcyon view of Baltimore may not hold up to scrutiny.

On Saturday, a 23-year-old man was shot about 2:50 a.m. in the 400 block of Water St. downtown, just a block from the Inner Harbor. A 28-year-old man was shot in the South Clifton Park neighborhood and a 39-year-old man was shot in the Harlem Park neighborhood.

As of April 16, shootings were up compared to the same time last year by 39 percent. Homicides were up 16 percent, and nonfatal shootings were up 49 percent.

As of Monday, there had been 75 homicides in the city in 2016

10 shot, 3 fatally, amid weekend violence in Baltimore
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Avon wants his corners.
 
It is minor league ball, nobody actually cares.
The stadium is just a distraction in the state. Deep's crime reports are actually kind of interesting. It helps me keep a pulse on what is going on in the city. I will still take my wife and kids there for a good Italian meal and maybe a sub in October, but we won't be buying a condo at this point. West Hartford is the place to be in that area. Hartford will hurt until the surrounding area somehow embraces it. Big mistake letting the state capital be so small.
 
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Hoophound said:
It is minor league ball, nobody actually cares.
The stadium is just a distraction in the state. Deep's crime reports are actually kind of interesting. It helps me keep a pulse on what is going on in the city. I will still take my wife and kids there for a good Italian meal and maybe a sub in October, but we won't be buying a condo at this point. West Hartford is the place to be in that area. Hartford will hurt until the surrounding area somehow embraces it. Big mistake letting the state capital be so small.
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That's actually a very good point. In the Northeast (primarily), cities and their suburbs are separate and its a lot of me v. them in various policies. Hartford is 18 square miles, New Haven is 20, Bridgeport is 15. Nearby, Newark NJ is 25, Albany NY is 20, Providence is 20 while Boston is on the large side for a New England city at at 50 square miles. Outside of the Northeast, Pittsburgh, a city that some compare Hartford to is 55 square miles, Atlanta is 130, Denver is 155, and Houston is 630, which is 1/2 the size of the State of Rhode Island. Raleigh comes in at just 140 square miles; but, Wake County controls the schools regions, which compasses 850 square miles. That links the city and its opportunities and issues with the suburbs and they at least have to make an effort to work together for everyone's benefit. Not so in places like Hartford where is no link between the city (Hartford) an West Hartford, Glastonbury, Farmington, Avon, etc.
 
Mr. Conehead said:
That's actually a very good point. In the Northeast (primarily), cities and their suburbs are separate and its a lot of me v. them in various policies. Hartford is 18 square miles, New Haven is 20, Bridgeport is 15. Nearby, Newark NJ is 25, Albany NY is 20, Providence is 20 while Boston is on the large side for a New England city at at 50 square miles. Outside of the Northeast, Pittsburgh, a city that some compare Hartford to is 55 square miles, Atlanta is 130, Denver is 155, and Houston is 630, which is 1/2 the size of the State of Rhode Island. Raleigh comes in at just 140 square miles; but, Wake County controls the schools regions, which compasses 850 square miles. That links the city and its opportunities and issues with the suburbs and they at least have to make an effort to work together for everyone's benefit. Not so in places like Hartford where is no link between the city (Hartford) an West Hartford, Glastonbury, Farmington, Avon, etc.
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Not sure I understand this no link between the burbs and Hartford. Here in Farmington there has been an exchange program in the schools for years. Kids are bussed out to Farmington and we bus kids into The magnet schools. I don't know how many. Students are included. You might also look at the spend per student in Hartford vs the burbs. My collection is that, forever what reason, the spend is quite a bit more in Hartford than in the burbs.

I do agree that regionalization Is part of the answer. It makes no sense to have all of these small towns and school districts duplicating services. I am actually in favor of the burbs contributing to the Hartford budget. However the quid pro quo for this is to give the burbs a vote proportionate to what they contribute [I believe the term for that is no taxation without representation]. As a recent editorial in the Courant indicated, that is where it falls apart. No big city machine is going to risk giving up its stranglehold on the city apparatus. .
 
There's an answer to all of this, when the games begin be sure to speckle in a couple "Gun Night" giveaways to assure the get back safe to their transportation.

GUN NIGHT sponsored by Deepster
 
Padutch5 said:
Not sure I understand this no link between the burbs and Hartford. Here in Farmington there has been an exchange program in the schools for years. Kids are bussed out to Farmington and we bus kids into The magnet schools. I don't know how many. Students are included. You might also look at the spend per student in Hartford vs the burbs. My collection is that, forever what reason, the spend is quite a bit more in Hartford than in the burbs.
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The primary difference is that the program you mention in Farmington is voluntary. In Wake County NC, for example, it is not voluntary. The county assigns the school any given student goes to and does try to address racial and socioeconomic balance in the schools, primarily high school. Look at the boundary for Green Hope HC in Cary, one of the top HS's in the state (and country). Most students are drawn from the immediate areas around the school; but, students are also bused in from a neighborhood in urban Raleigh.

Green Hope High
 
Had a romantic day with my wife yesterday. Hiked in the morning in a nearby park, went to a new restaurant, "The Black Rose", both of us had corn beef and cabbage, corn beef tender and flavorful, she choosing a Harp Ale and me a craft beer - Sexy Chocolate Stout BP, a DQ stop for blizzards, afternoon siesta and then a night game at McCormick Field to see the Tourists. Parking is lousy but stadium, evening, cost, and way the stadium was run makes me excited to go again.
 
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