The area around the stadium is such a disgrace, it’s not clean garbage everywhere , not safe and

[TopofthePerch]

I went to a Cardinals game once, vs. the Mets. Someone spit on me. Then my wife got pregnant while we walked home at 3am to our car parked 45 minutes from the stadium because I am not paying to park my own car. A bum threw a burrito at my face and knocked off my glasses, they broke and I couldn't see anything for 3 weeks. There was trash everywhere around me and someone yelled "fat slob" at me but I work out 2-3 days a week and only weigh 275 so I think that was rude, but he had a Memphis Redbirds hat on. Someone took the shoe off of my left foot and sold it on Etsy for $10 dollars. They said it was Nolen Arenado's shoe which it wasn't but I could only bid up to $9. A person threw a chess piece at me and told me to never come back again and cheer on America's Team, the St. Louis Cardinals. Everything has fallen apart. Thank you.

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[sikeston bulldog2]

I heard it from a friend, who; heard it from a friend, who; heard it from another….

You're just messing around.

Clever. Very good.

Take it on the run, dog.

If that's the way you want it, Brummer.

Then I don’t want you around, Jackie.

Ha. Great work.

[rockondlouie]

I went to a Cardinals game once, vs. the Mets. Someone spit on me. Then my wife got pregnant while we walked home at 3am to our car parked 45 minutes from the stadium because I am not paying to park my own car. A bum threw a burrito at my face and knocked off my glasses, they broke and I couldn't see anything for 3 weeks. There was trash everywhere around me and someone yelled "fat slob" at me but I work out 2-3 days a week and only weigh 275 so I think that was rude, but he had a Memphis Redbirds hat on. Someone took the shoe off of my left foot and sold it on Etsy for $10 dollars. They said it was Nolen Arenado's shoe which it wasn't but I could only bid up to $9. A person threw a chess piece at me and told me to never come back again and cheer on America's Team, the St. Louis Cardinals. Everything has fallen apart. Thank you.

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[Ronnie Dobbs]

I still have yet to hear reports of the vast numbers of fans being assaulted, raped and murdered before and after games. It's a massive coverup, I tell you.

I look at all these old ladies walking around downtown after I get off work and I have to think that they are packing some serious heat. Otherwise, how are they avoiding getting beaten and robbed constantly like all these manly men here are afraid of?

[desertrat23]

I still have yet to hear reports of the vast numbers of fans being assaulted, raped and murdered before and after games. It's a massive coverup, I tell you.

I look at all these old ladies walking around downtown after I get off work and I have to think that they are packing some serious heat. Otherwise, how are they avoiding getting beaten and robbed constantly like all these manly men here are afraid of?

Downtown? Between the 100% probability that you WILL get murdered if you go downtown and the fact that the temperature is just below that of the surface of the planet Mercury, you may be the bravest human being I've ever encountered.

[George Zipp]

I am sad to report I got murdered at the cubs game last week. I had a small bottle of water I left in my car. I was going to send my 6 yr old back to the car by herself to fetch it but I decided to go.

Made it to the car and almost back when I was held up at gunpoint near a large pike of trash. I got shot 9 times.

Good news is the funeral was a rager.

[Cardinals4Life]

That sounds good but your telling me the area is safe enough around the stadium that you would send your spouse or kid to go get something in the car yall forgot by their self. There is not enough police or security around the stadium period. That’s the cities fault and ownership for not putting pressure on the city to make it happen.Same thing with all the garbage.

Never felt unsafe going to a Cardinal game. If you want me to escort you sometime I’m happy to talk you through it.

Also, I’m not sending my wife or kid to get something forgotten in the car alone at any stadium. That’s a weird statement.

Seriously. Someone needs a lesson in gentlemanly behavior if you're sending your wife to grab something out of the car.

I'll say this again: the parking garage is across the street from the stadium. You park there with tens of thousands of other people, walk across a street with tens of thousands of other people and go inside. What people are really saying is:
1. I don't like to see a homeless/poor person. They don't look like me.
2. I can't save $10 by parking at Laclede's Landing and walk across the Arch grounds at 10 p.m.
3. They won't let me bring muh gun inside.

That part might be the stupidest post I've read in a long time.

[Cardinals4Life]

That sounds good but your telling me the area is safe enough around the stadium that you would send your spouse or kid to go get something in the car yall forgot by their self. There is not enough police or security around the stadium period. That’s the cities fault and ownership for not putting pressure on the city to make it happen.Same thing with all the garbage.

Never felt unsafe going to a Cardinal game. If you want me to escort you sometime I’m happy to talk you through it.

Also, I’m not sending my wife or kid to get something forgotten in the car alone at any stadium. That’s a weird statement.

Seriously. Someone needs a lesson in gentlemanly behavior if you're sending your wife to grab something out of the car.

I'll say this again: the parking garage is across the street from the stadium. You park there with tens of thousands of other people, walk across a street with tens of thousands of other people and go inside. What people are really saying is:
1. I don't like to see a homeless/poor person. They don't look like me.
2. I can't save $10 by parking at Laclede's Landing and walk across the Arch grounds at 10 p.m.
3. They won't let me bring muh gun inside.

4. And all those sketchy BLACK people!

Wow, that's not appropriate.

[calexander16]

Send in the National Guard!!

They can hang out at the tourist attractions like they're doing in D.C. Actually the murder rate in St. Louis is higher than in D.C. so maybe...

Send in the Marines!

[45s]

Send in the National Guard!!

They can hang out at the tourist attractions like they're doing in D.C. Actually the murder rate in St. Louis is higher than in D.C. so maybe...

Send in the Marines!

That murder stat has mentioned by the T V talking heads a few times this week…

That should really help tourism….or what’s left of it…

[desertrat23]

That sounds good but your telling me the area is safe enough around the stadium that you would send your spouse or kid to go get something in the car yall forgot by their self. There is not enough police or security around the stadium period. That’s the cities fault and ownership for not putting pressure on the city to make it happen.Same thing with all the garbage.

Never felt unsafe going to a Cardinal game. If you want me to escort you sometime I’m happy to talk you through it.

Also, I’m not sending my wife or kid to get something forgotten in the car alone at any stadium. That’s a weird statement.

Seriously. Someone needs a lesson in gentlemanly behavior if you're sending your wife to grab something out of the car.

I'll say this again: the parking garage is across the street from the stadium. You park there with tens of thousands of other people, walk across a street with tens of thousands of other people and go inside. What people are really saying is:
1. I don't like to see a homeless/poor person. They don't look like me.
2. I can't save $10 by parking at Laclede's Landing and walk across the Arch grounds at 10 p.m.
3. They won't let me bring muh gun inside.

That part might be the stupidest post I've read in a long time.

Why do you say that? Be honest, that's really what people are saying. They're uncomfortable in cities, and that's what they're really getting at. There is zero reason for people to feel unsafe if they use their heads and some common sense.

[Cardinals4Life]

That sounds good but your telling me the area is safe enough around the stadium that you would send your spouse or kid to go get something in the car yall forgot by their self. There is not enough police or security around the stadium period. That’s the cities fault and ownership for not putting pressure on the city to make it happen.Same thing with all the garbage.

Never felt unsafe going to a Cardinal game. If you want me to escort you sometime I’m happy to talk you through it.

Also, I’m not sending my wife or kid to get something forgotten in the car alone at any stadium. That’s a weird statement.

Seriously. Someone needs a lesson in gentlemanly behavior if you're sending your wife to grab something out of the car.

I'll say this again: the parking garage is across the street from the stadium. You park there with tens of thousands of other people, walk across a street with tens of thousands of other people and go inside. What people are really saying is:
1. I don't like to see a homeless/poor person. They don't look like me.
2. I can't save $10 by parking at Laclede's Landing and walk across the Arch grounds at 10 p.m.
3. They won't let me bring muh gun inside.

That part might be the stupidest post I've read in a long time.

Why do you say that? Be honest, that's really what people are saying. They're uncomfortable in cities, and that's what they're really getting at. There is zero reason for people to feel unsafe if they use their heads and some common sense.

You make it sound like someone with a fear of crime in the big cities is some sort of loon or has some sort of prejudice. That isn't true. Listen, I am not particularly afraid in downtown STL, especially around the stadium, but I am very aware that it is potentially unsafe and could become unsafe real quick, depending on the situation. This is normal behavior and practicing caution is smart, particularly if you are looking out for a family. Most big cities in the downtown parts are like this.

Most homeless people aren't bad, but it is naive to say that a homeless person couldn't be dangerous. I don't know many people who want to walk their families through streets of homeless people. That isn't being prejudice.

Downtown St. Louis is mostly run down and nasty. There are some nice parts, but it is not a place I "feel safe" in. Overall, though, it is a hole.

[desertrat23]

That sounds good but your telling me the area is safe enough around the stadium that you would send your spouse or kid to go get something in the car yall forgot by their self. There is not enough police or security around the stadium period. That’s the cities fault and ownership for not putting pressure on the city to make it happen.Same thing with all the garbage.

Never felt unsafe going to a Cardinal game. If you want me to escort you sometime I’m happy to talk you through it.

Also, I’m not sending my wife or kid to get something forgotten in the car alone at any stadium. That’s a weird statement.

Seriously. Someone needs a lesson in gentlemanly behavior if you're sending your wife to grab something out of the car.

I'll say this again: the parking garage is across the street from the stadium. You park there with tens of thousands of other people, walk across a street with tens of thousands of other people and go inside. What people are really saying is:
1. I don't like to see a homeless/poor person. They don't look like me.
2. I can't save $10 by parking at Laclede's Landing and walk across the Arch grounds at 10 p.m.
3. They won't let me bring muh gun inside.

That part might be the stupidest post I've read in a long time.

Why do you say that? Be honest, that's really what people are saying. They're uncomfortable in cities, and that's what they're really getting at. There is zero reason for people to feel unsafe if they use their heads and some common sense.

You make it sound like someone with a fear of crime in the big cities is some sort of loon or has some sort of prejudice. That isn't true. Listen, I am not particularly afraid in downtown STL, especially around the stadium, but I am very aware that it is potentially unsafe and could become unsafe real quick, depending on the situation. This is normal behavior and practicing caution is smart, particularly if you are looking out for a family. Most big cities in the downtown parts are like this.

Most homeless people aren't bad, but it is naive to say that a homeless person couldn't be dangerous. I don't know many people who want to walk their families through streets of homeless people. That isn't being prejudice.

Downtown St. Louis is mostly run down and nasty. There are some nice parts, but it is not a place I "feel safe" in. Overall, though, it is a hole.

I don't disagree and I don't think your assessment is wrong about STL either. But to read some of the posts on this board, FB, etc., you'd think downtown was Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.

[Kentucky kid]

Everyone has an opinion in Kentucky we may say , somebody’s trash is another man’s treasure.When I look around the stadium is it not clean it’s trashy looking.As far as an law enforcement presence it is not there.There should be so many more there walking around and making their presence known.There are clean nice areas around St.Louis that are safe , but downtown is not one of them .

[FrankTheTank]

How was the burrito?

It was gross. It was anchovies, goat cheese, hot pickles, and rum ham sauce.

Did the Cardinals win?

The Cardinals won on a walk-off walk in the bottom of the 17th inning, 1-0. They sent "The Big Sweat" Esteban Yan in to pinch hit with the bases loaded and he drew the game winning, 22-pitch walk after fouling off 17 straight pitches.

I am sad to report I got murdered at the cubs game last week. I had a small bottle of water I left in my car. I was going to send my 6 yr old back to the car by herself to fetch it but I decided to go.
Made it to the car and almost back when I was held up at gunpoint near a large pike of trash. I got shot 9 times.
Good news is the funeral was a rager.

George, it was a RAGER! I drank 27 O'Doul's, punched your grandma in the face, took off all my clothes and had #SaveOli spraypainted on my chest and showed everyone how big of a Cardinals "Greatest Fans in Baseball" follower I was. I also got a ZJ in the kitchen from your aunt Martha. RIP George!

[Absolut]

Took an out of town friend last week. She’s currently blogging about surviving the war zone. SHES a WAR HERO.