CoachX Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Per FOX NEWS story, Philadelphia Flyers mascot Gritty accused of punching teen at season ticket holders' event weird story. dont know what to make of it, but regardless of outcome, Santa Claus is off the hook 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podein25 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 30 minutes ago, CoachX said: Santa Claus is off the hook Lol, you beat me to it! Looks scammy to me. In a real Philly kinda way, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoachX Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share Posted January 22, 2020 Just now, Podein25 said: Lol, you beat me to it! Looks scammy to me. In a real Philly kinda way, lol It does for sure. I don't trust media, but based on reported facts, it sounds like BS. And seeing how the guy is from Delaware, I'm really smelling cow flatulence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podein25 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 56 minutes ago, CoachX said: It does for sure. I don't trust media, but based on reported facts, it sounds like BS. And seeing how the guy is from Delaware, I'm really smelling cow flatulence Lol. You will have to explain the Delaware thing to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoachX Posted January 23, 2020 Author Share Posted January 23, 2020 47 minutes ago, Podein25 said: Lol. You will have to explain the Delaware thing to me. little tiny state just south of Philly..... home and birthplace of a certain smarmy Po-po that has an affinity for escalators, dogs and blue hairs inn wheelchairs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puck_Pun Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 (edited) It's odd that if it did happen, it wasn't caught on video. At these sorts of events at least one person has their phone out videoing things at any one time Edit : his twitter has gone quiet so people are just replying to his most recent tweet which is a video of him using a bin as a drum Edited January 23, 2020 by Puck_Pun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puck_Pun Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Flyers have released a statement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxpin Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 20 hours ago, Puck_Pun said: It's odd that if it did happen, it wasn't caught on video. At these sorts of events at least one person has their phone out videoing things at any one time Edit : his twitter has gone quiet so people are just replying to his most recent tweet which is a video of him using a bin as a drum Was he using the bin as a drum, or was he stealing signs for the Astros? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radoran Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, ruxpin said: Was he using the bin as a drum, or was he stealing signs for the Astros? actually there's a guy next to him with a sign saying "Gritty learned this from the Astros" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 21 hours ago, CoachX said: little tiny state just south of Philly..... home and birthplace of a certain smarmy Po-po that has an affinity for escalators, dogs and blue hairs inn wheelchairs I thought you were from Albuquerque. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 As for Gritty...haven't we all seen enough of this guy to know if you're going to a meet and greet with him you should expect a punch in the face? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilldoc Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 1 hour ago, ruxpin said: Was he using the bin as a drum, or was he stealing signs for the Astros? LOL ... post of the day! OMG that is too funny BUT true! Well played my friend! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxpin Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 1 hour ago, radoran said: actually there's a guy next to him with a sign saying "Gritty learned this from the Astros" That's hysterical. I had no idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoachX Posted January 23, 2020 Author Share Posted January 23, 2020 1 hour ago, flyercanuck said: I thought you were from Albuquerque. grew up in wilmington. ended up in albuquerque. failed to make a left turn 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoachX Posted January 23, 2020 Author Share Posted January 23, 2020 1 hour ago, flyercanuck said: As for Gritty...haven't we all seen enough of this guy to know if you're going to a meet and greet with him you should expect a punch in the face? Is Gritty really Dave Schultz? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intheslot Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Here is the team's statement released to NBC Sports Philadelphia: In Greenwell’s telling, Brandon playfully patted the mascot on the head after the photo was taken. As Brandon walked away, Gritty got out of his chair, 'took a running start,' and 'punched my son as hard as he could,' Greenwell said Wednesday. We took Mr. Greenwell’s allegations seriously and conducted a thorough investigation that found nothing to support this claim. Greenwell said he took his son to see a chiropractor about a week after the incident. The chiropractor noted that Brandon suffered from mild pain, and diagnosed him with a back bruise, or a 'contusion to lower thoracic spine with subluxation,' according to documents from the chiropractor, provided by Greenwell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoachX Posted January 23, 2020 Author Share Posted January 23, 2020 Just now, intheslot said: Here is the team's statement released to NBC Sports Philadelphia: In Greenwell’s telling, Brandon playfully patted the mascot on the head after the photo was taken. As Brandon walked away, Gritty got out of his chair, 'took a running start,' and 'punched my son as hard as he could,' Greenwell said Wednesday. We took Mr. Greenwell’s allegations seriously and conducted a thorough investigation that found nothing to support this claim. Greenwell said he took his son to see a chiropractor about a week after the incident. The chiropractor noted that Brandon suffered from mild pain, and diagnosed him with a back bruise, or a 'contusion to lower thoracic spine with subluxation,' according to documents from the chiropractor, provided by Greenwell. i just dont see a scenario where a high profile mascot, at a public event, could do something like what is alleged, without a video or witness who saw it. It sounds to me like the kid may have gotten a bit out of control hitting gritty in the head, and the dad is blowing it out of proportion for an attempt to "cash in" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radoran Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 14 hours ago, CoachX said: It sounds to me like the kid may have gotten a bit out of control hitting gritty in the head, and the dad is blowing it out of proportion for an attempt to "cash in" The/A weird thing about it is that apparently the team offered to have the kid come to the locker room and/or be on the bench during ice warmups and the dad was fixated on getting him on the jumbotron. I agree that there's little chance that this happened as described, given the nature of the event. Could be that someone comes forward to corroborate, but it seems unlikely at this point. I'm also skeptical of the idea that the team had no video/security oversight of the area where this photo shoot was going on. That just seems ridiculously unlikely that there is a significant portion of the Big Bank Building that has no security camera coverage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkscrewy Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 in addition to the "i have a real problem with the picture we took with gritty. he wasn't even looking at the camera. and secondly, after the picture gritty ran up and punched my son in the head as hard as he could" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxpin Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Gritty on SNL Weekend Update again last night. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Knut Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 On 1/22/2020 at 4:41 PM, CoachX said: Per FOX NEWS story, Philadelphia Flyers mascot Gritty accused of punching teen at season ticket holders' event weird story. dont know what to make of it, but regardless of outcome, Santa Claus is off the hook Really plays like someone trying to make a buck from a quick settlement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJgoal Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 On 1/23/2020 at 4:56 PM, flyercanuck said: As for Gritty...haven't we all seen enough of this guy to know if you're going to a meet and greet with him you should expect a punch in the face? Which is why the fact that it was in the back this time is so perplexing. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radoran Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 GRITTY CLEARED https://billypenn.com/2020/02/03/gritty-vindicated-philly-police-find-flyers-mascot-did-not-assault-kid/ Our short, local nightmare has ended. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoachX Posted February 3, 2020 Author Share Posted February 3, 2020 4 hours ago, radoran said: GRITTY CLEARED https://billypenn.com/2020/02/03/gritty-vindicated-philly-police-find-flyers-mascot-did-not-assault-kid/ Our short, local nightmare has ended. This is proof the officials are not out to get the Flyers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OccamsRazor Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 21 minutes ago, CoachX said: This is proof the officials are not out to get the Flyers Then sent him back in wearing a wire....he's playing the other team now... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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