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Philly, quaint college town

Farmer Ted Apr 06 2007 03:02 PM

From the Philly Inquirer.... The Phillies said yesterday they would look at ways to improve college nights at Citizens Bank Park after Wednesday's first college night got out of hand. Rowdy fans threw objects from the upper deck onto the field and fans below. There were 31 ejections Wednesday, which is higher than normal. There also were reports of fights. If they were playing the Mets, you know who would have been blamed.

metirish Apr 06 2007 03:04 PM

I'm always amazed but never surprised at what teams will do to get fans to come to the game,you think anyone said during a meeting that college nights might be inviting trouble.

Kid Carsey Apr 06 2007 03:07 PM

HIgher than normal? 31? I'd say a normal game at Shea sees one or two on normal games and I'm sure there are games when there are none. During the Mets / Yankees series I'm sure it spikes a bit, but 31 is a lot and that park is smaller than Shea. Maybe I'm wrong.

Frayed Knot Apr 06 2007 03:10 PM

Wow, fans acting up in Philly! Whoda thunk it ... particularly from the same city where the old stadium had an in-house court & judge in order to handle the caseload?

Gwreck Apr 06 2007 03:11 PM

My guess is a big fluctuation at Shea depending on the day of the week. Having a Tuesday/Friday plan this past year, I'd say Friday nights probably were in the 8-10 ejections per game range. Still, 31? How much more than normal is the question I'd ask.