veterans stadium is gone. if you want to read a fuzzy, warm-hearted rambling in remembrance of the vet, please check out marcello's blog. not being from philadelphia, i don't have too many nice things to say about the vet. everybody knows what a hole it was. but, i guess i can see why marcello feels the need to wax poetic about it. after all, my favorite team in all of sports moved out of my home state.

the whalers were one of the most hapless teams in pro sports. they lost the first seven games i went to in person. they didn't make the playoffs their last six years in hartford. but i was heartbroken when they left town. heck, i still am, and i'm not the only one.

so, i get it.

hey, i had some fun at the vet myself. i went to dozens of games there. those $8 seats were just fine with me, and they went even better with the $1 hot dogs on "dollar dog" days. damn it if those games weren't fun. of course, i did have one miserable vet experience. i will just say that if you ever think that it's a good idea to go see a baseball game in humid 90 degree weather after you've been up all night shrooming, well, it's not. don't do it. trust me on this one.

my memories from the vet are not extensive, but they are positive. however, that being said, it was time for that ugly thing to come down. i can't wait to go see a game at the new park, although i'm sure i will have to stay in the seat i pay for. what kind of crap is that, huh? that's ok, this is the phillies, after all. their success can't last very long. then it'll be just like old times...