Running Shooting Thread 2021

Makes you want to have another cup of Own The Libs Coffee, no?

 

And of course on FB… aren’t you glad you have the police now?

 

this is utterly fucked

has there ever been such a thing at a ballgame?

 

A guy at the Polo Grounds was killed by a stray bullet in the 1950s at a Giants game.

 

In 1950, a fan at the Polo Grounds died after being hit by a stray bullet that was fired from outside the ballpark. (NOTE: The story link has a pic of the front page of the Daily News, which has a photo of the poor guy’s body. They really didn’t care about graphic photos back then).

Baseball, hot dogs and homicide: N.Y. Giants fan killed in Polo Grounds before July 4th doubleheader in 1950

 

Oddly, it's not that uncommon. A fan was hit by a stray bullet fired from outside the stadium at Busch Stadium in 2017. This article has a list of several other incidents as well, including at Tropicana Field in 2012 and Kaufmann Stadium in 2000.

Cards fan grazed by stray bullet during game at Busch

 

and there's a drive into deep left field by Castellano

 

That is really bad- I recall us being asked to run a photo nearly as unpleasant following the Marathon bombing.
Dude's legs were gone. We did win that fight (which was rare).

 

I remember seeing an SI two-page spread photo at the Boston Marathon bombing, showing bloody victims and included a severed foot lying on the ground.

 

It's the Daily News from 1950. Not uncommon at all.

 

This thread.