After Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes heaved a ball high into the Arrowhead stands to celebrate scoring a touchdown in yesterday’s win, former Royals pitcher Louis Coleman tweeted about a parallel memory from across the parking lot:
Hey @TheRealJGuts how come Mahomes can throw a ball in the upper deck and it’s ok but when you do it everyone gets upset and you get a fine?
— Louis Coleman (@LouisColeman31) January 17, 2021
Coleman was referring to a game on May 1, 2014, in which Jeremy Guthrie got frustrated and chucked a ball into the stands at Kauffman:
You don’t see this everyday: Royals right-hander Jeremy Guthrie, after catching a line drive for the third out in the sixth inning, took a few steps toward the dugout and hurled the ball about five rows up into the upper deck behind the first-base dugout.