January 22, 2007

Back to the Meadowlands

I made my return to my former home in Northern New Jersey over the weekend, seeing some of Becca's relatives and attending the Flyers-Devils game at Continental Arena.

The game was quite a fun time, even though Becca's beloved Flyers lost in a shootout. I'm not much of a hockey fan these days, and really haven't been since the North Stars left Minnesota in '93. But it was fun to watch the game in person from great seats, and also to see my high school classmate Erik Rasmussen (now with the Devils) in action. So I know officially stop short of endorsing Bill Simmons' call for Real World/Road Rules Challenge to replace hockey as America's fourth major sport.

Some interesting things are going on at the Meadowlands. Both teams are moving out of Continental Arena, with the Nets going to Brooklyn, and the Devils moving to that noted hotbed of hockey enthusiasm, Newark. Meanwhile, the Giants and Jets are allegedly teaming up on a $1 billion-plus stadium, to be built next to the current Giants Stadium, aimed at setting a new naming rights record and ending the Jets' inferiority complex for good.

They're also building a new mall complex next door called "Xanadu," except they're not, because the company building it was just sold out of existence. I think the people behind the Esplanade, and the Museum of Science and Trucking, should take over the project.

Posted by Stephen Silver at January 22, 2007 12:25 AM
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You saw a hockey game and didn't invite me! Esp. after not getting tickets the last time...just kidding.
Anyways, there is typo in the post, you put Know instead of Now.

Posted by: A at January 22, 2007 04:19 PM
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