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Mackie5Million t1_j02ojef wrote
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Also the Islanders. There are literally dozens of us!
MrA860 t1_j02jtu7 wrote
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We root for the Miami Dolphins heavily in this area lol.. Patriots, Giants, Jets, Bills, Steelers, Cowboys.
Brooklyn Nets, Celtics, some die hard Knicks fans
Yankees / Redsox is by far the most polarizing and evenly split rivalry in the area.
Welcome, and enjoy. One thing is for sure.. WE LOVE OUR HUSKIES! GO UCONN!
CityBird555 t1_j026upq wrote
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Between Yard Goats, UConn Hockey, and Hartford Athletic you can take your family to a lot of fun, close-by sports events for a lower ticket price and a higher fun quotient. And Welcome to Hartford! (Also check out Hartford.com and sign up for their newsletter for other, non-sports related fun.)
CaptainDickRip t1_j01z3p1 wrote
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If you’re picking a home team and plan on going to games, Boston is slightly closer by car ( Foxborough is even closer) and imo a much easier and less stressful drive. However, if you dont want to drive I find it easier to get to NY by train from here (either Amtrak, or CT Rail to New Haven Metro north) Yankees and Rangers games actually have trains directly to their stadium/arena. As far as who more people support here, I’d lean boston but its very close
keepitupxxx t1_j01jzdd wrote
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You would enjoy Hartford Athletic if you like soccer
TheDemon333 t1_j01fjgn wrote
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Hartford Athletic play in the USL, which is basically AAA for soccer. It's the top level before the big leagues, so to speak. The Wolf Pack are in a similar league, but for hockey.
The Yard Goats are AA baseball, so they're two teams removed from the Rockies.
JRamone0819 t1_j0126lh wrote
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I root for New York Yankees and New York Giants - always have, even when I lived in Indiana. The Yankees are the premier sports franchise in the world. The Giants are the Giants and fun for me. Yes, there are spots teams in Boston, but I'll leave it to others more qualified to speak about them.
kaw027 t1_j00lg33 wrote
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You’ll both have time to go to Sun games over the summer! The games are fun and the last few years they’ve been really good— made it to the finals this past season
DrabMoonflower t1_j00g049 wrote
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UConn is the great equalizer around here. They’re fun to get excited about especially with the Law connection and you can see basketball and hockey downtown and football not too far away.
But to answer your question it’s like 50/50 NY/BOS in most sports I’d say.
FSAaCTUARY t1_j00fpd6 wrote
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UConn womens basketball is all I follow
Lilcoqui17 t1_izzxmy1 wrote
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Boston, New York… but football gets odd. Plenty of Cowboys and 49ers fans.
DarkStarJimmy t1_izzju1h wrote
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If moving north or east of Hartford you are all Boston teams. If south you are New York. If in Hartford it’s predominantly Boston teams. As for minor leaguers go all in on the Yard Goats. Get season tickets with YG Club access and it will be your summer time past time (and you’ll get to know the staff and players and have a blast). I love hockey but skip the Wolf Pack - they’re awful. BUT since you’re wife will be at UConn law get all the UConn events at the XL Center. The men’s and women’s basketball and men’s hockey are highly rated in the nation and you’ll see a high level of competition.
Cutlasss t1_izzj5fq wrote
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I'd say it's something like 40-40 or 45-45 NY and Boston teams with the rest random teams through the nation. Further west and south, more NY teams, further north and east, more Boston teams.
Moose-Attack15 t1_izzg0p0 wrote
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Most people I have met are Boston sports fans but there is a sizable New York sports presence as well. I am a New York sports fan myself. Hartford is home to a few minor league sports teams. The Hartford Yardgoats are a minor league baseball team affiliated with the Colorado Rockies and the Hartford Wolfpack are a minor league hockey team affiliated with the New York Rangers. There is also a soccer team called the Hartford Athletic which I believe plays in a league similar to the MLS
noced t1_izzfy2e wrote
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Some other good options if you enjoy local cheap sports entertainment: Connecticut Sun (WNBA), Wolf Pack (hockey minors), Yard Goats (baseball minors), Hartford Athletic (soccer).
OMG_he t1_izzba64 wrote
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Red Sox/ Yankees Patriots/ New York Giants/ New York Jets Bruins/ Rangers New York Nicks/ Boston Celtics Just a few. You can root for whoever you like. I’ve seen Dallas fans, Bronco fans , Browns Fans , you name the team and people in CT are rooting for them. Enjoy!
dsm4ck t1_izz99u0 wrote
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Yes a mix of Boston/New York
hornsandskis t1_izty0hr wrote
Reply to I just read that Hartford is top 50 rat infested places in USA. Has anyone had experience with rats here? or noticed a problem? by [deleted]
I lived in Hartford for 9 years and only saw a few rats ever, always outside bar or restaurant dumpsters
francoserrao t1_iztwaci wrote
Reply to I just read that Hartford is top 50 rat infested places in USA. Has anyone had experience with rats here? or noticed a problem? by [deleted]
They are there but def depends it doesn’t seem to be as bad as it seems they say it is
pepperjones926 t1_izts31j wrote
Reply to comment by Spy_v_Spy_Freakshow in I just read that Hartford is top 50 rat infested places in USA. Has anyone had experience with rats here? or noticed a problem? by [deleted]
Briefly. I've definitely spent a lot of time in a lot of the schools throughout the city.
lostthepasswordagain t1_izthozd wrote
Reply to I just read that Hartford is top 50 rat infested places in USA. Has anyone had experience with rats here? or noticed a problem? by [deleted]
Up until recently I drove a trash truck picking up about 500 commercial or apartment dumpsters a week, at least 300 of which were actually in Hartford. There are definitely a ton of rats in the city, many the size of my wife’s cat (13-15 lbs). It did seem that the apartment buildings were worse than the restaurants/other commercial spaces, probably because they didn’t get picked up as often and pest control was not employed as liberally.
Spy_v_Spy_Freakshow t1_izsrvpl wrote
Reply to comment by pepperjones926 in I just read that Hartford is top 50 rat infested places in USA. Has anyone had experience with rats here? or noticed a problem? by [deleted]
Have you been in the capitol?
wydellasaurus t1_izskle9 wrote
Reply to I just read that Hartford is top 50 rat infested places in USA. Has anyone had experience with rats here? or noticed a problem? by [deleted]
I see rats frequently in the west end , Parkville and downtown. Not anywhere else to tbh.
Porkchop_Express__ t1_izs01fh wrote
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I work in the south end in an industrial strip and there are some chonk ass rats outside, with just as many junkyard kitties looking for them.
Vegetable_Gaterunner t1_j03nsyw wrote
Reply to I just read that Hartford is top 50 rat infested places in USA. Has anyone had experience with rats here? or noticed a problem? by [deleted]
I always see rats in Hartford running near trash or alleys. South downtown. Saw someone report them in the 311 app too