Goodbye and good riddance…

A moment thirty-three years in the making

.The Philadelphia eye-sore known as Veterans Stadium is no more. The decrepit landmark to the idiocy of the early 1970s was imploded this morning to make room for parking. The Vet had outlived it’s usefulness many years ago, but it was only within the last few years that the city decided to stop alienating it’s sports franchises and help do something about it.

The new Eagles stadium, Lincoln Financial Field, is a monument to how stadiums should be built. The seats are comfortable, the bathrooms plenty, and the sightlines are phenomenal.

As for the new Phillies stadium, Citizens Bank Park? Well, it looks nice from the outside. The first game doesn’t take place for another two weeks, so the verdict is still out. However, from the artists depictions, it looks as if it too will be a fans paradise.

Anything is an improvement over the Vet, but I must salute both the Eagles and the Phillies, as well as the city of Philadelphia, on two new beautiful facilities. After going to the Vet for thirty three years, the long-suffering Philadelphia fans deserve them.