March 22, 2004
RIP The Vet
Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium was imploded yesterday morning, marking the end of an era in Philadelphia sports, an era of screaming drunken fans, an arraignment court under the stadium, the booing of Santa Claus (and the broken-necked Michael Irvin), players spying on naked cheerleaders, and the 1980 World Series.
The city of Philadelphia carried out the implosion early on a Sunday morning, the way they might put a condemned man to death. Who'd have thunk it, that the Vet would be outlasted by Mumia?
That's the Phillie Phanatic on the left symbolically pressing the button that triggered the implosion; I'm sure no one would object if he pulled the lever for Mumia's execution as well.
Posted by Stephen Silver at March 22, 2004 07:49 AMWell, except all the "Free Mumia" people...
Posted by: Jeremy Wahlman at March 22, 2004 01:45 PMWho would win in a fight between the Phillie Phanatic and Ollie the Owl?
Posted by: jaws at March 23, 2004 12:52 AM