This used to be our playground....

[PhillyGirl]

Yes, for the Linc and Citizen's Bank Park. They are also supposed to be (in the future) building some restaurants and such down there to make it a whole complex type thing....

Citizen's Bank Park is the new baseball stadium or they have yet to built the new ballpark? Sorry for the 20 questions. I'm not familiar with the sports complex part of Philly.

Yup, the new Phillies stadium opens up in a few months.

Read all about it

[ja81]

Very nice! I'm taking a look at all of the C.G. pictures and sky photos as we speak. Ok so the complex layout is Ballpark, down from that is the Vet, next to that is the arena, and then the Linc. Is this description correct? link That's the picture I'm talking about. How do you Phillies fans feel about playing in a ball park now instead of a football stadium?

[PhillyGirl]

Can't wait.

Now we have the Spectrum, Wachovia Center, The Linc and Citizens Bank Park over there. And the Vet, which is going down.

[ja81]

It should be nice to play baseball on grass instead of turf and have a stadium layout that is more baseball friendly. I hope they build some sort of complex on the site of the Vet instead of just laying down a parking lot.

[Susquehanna Birder]

The plan (or what they've talked about publicly) is to have parking, but to also build some kind of fan-friendly area. Something along the lines of what you see in Baltimore along Eutaw Street.

[Rome]

The plan (or what they've talked about publicly) is to have parking, but to also build some kind of fan-friendly area. Something along the lines of what you see in Baltimore along Eutaw Street.

Eutaw Street with crack-ho's.  Interesting visual, bro.  

[Sgt PSN]

Huh, and all this time I thought it was Utah Street.  

[Gene]

      There Used To Be A Ballpark
     (Written by Joe Raposo & recorded by Frank Sinatra)

     "Oh, there used to be a ball park
     where the field was warm and green,
     and the people played a crazy game
     with a joy I've never seen.

     How the people watched with wonder,
     how they laughed and how they cheered
     Yes, there used to be a ball park....
     right here....

     And the people ate rock candy
     on a great big 4th of July
     and the fireworks exploded
     all across the summer sky.

     And the air was filled with wonder
     from the hot dogs and the beer
     Yes, there used to be a ball park...
     right here....

     Now the children try to find it,
     and they can't believe their eyes
     For the old team isn't playing,
     and the new team hardly tries

     And the sky has gotten cloudy
     when it used to be so clear
     and the summer....went so quickly...
     this year....

     Yes, there used to be a ball park...
     right here....

[BrewCrewLeader]

Would those establishments include:

Lurielappers Luncheonette
Banner's Bagel Bites
Reid's Rotisserre Haven
Spadaro's Spud Specialites
JJ's Junkarama
Childress's Candy Shoppe
Harbaugh's Hashery

       

[Fan_Since_64]

     There Used To Be A Ballpark
     (Written by Joe Raposo & recorded by Frank Sinatra)

     "Oh, there used to be a ball park
     where the field was warm and green,
     and the people played a crazy game
     with a joy I've never seen.

     How the people watched with wonder,
     how they laughed and how they cheered
     Yes, there used to be a ball park....
     right here....

     And the people ate rock candy
     on a great big 4th of July
     and the fireworks exploded
     all across the summer sky.

     And the air was filled with wonder
     from the hot dogs and the beer
     Yes, there used to be a ball park...
     right here....

     Now the children try to find it,
     and they can't believe their eyes
     For the old team isn't playing,
     and the new team hardly tries

     And the sky has gotten cloudy
     when it used to be so clear
     and the summer....went so quickly...
     this year....

     Yes, there used to be a ball park...
     right here....

Good one, Gene. Haven't heard that song in years, but very appropriate.  

[Reidme]

Good one, Gene. Haven't heard that song in years, but very appropriate.  

Yes, but I'll always remember the Vet as Gray and Cold. Fun times indeed, but it should read ....

"Oh, there used to be a big round bowl
     where the field was hard but green,
     and the people played a crazy game
     with a their eyes upon the seams.

     How the people watched and wondered,
     how they laughed and how they jeered
     Yes, there used to be a concretefield...
     right here....

     And the people drank warm Shaefer
     on a great big 4th of July
     and the fireworks exploded
     all across the summer sky.

     And the air was filled with smells and obsenities
     from the hot dogs and the beer
     Yes, there used to be a concretefield...
     right here....

     Now the children try to find it,
     and they can't believe their eyes
     For the old team isn't playing,
     and the new team hardly tries

     And the sky has gotten cloudy
     when it used to be so clear
     and the summer....went so quickly...
     this year....

     Yes, there used to be a concretefield...
     right here....


I tried to work in the watered down hot chocolate that scalds your mouth no matter how long you wait to sip it, and the sink thing, and the spontaneous E-A-G-L-E-S cheers in a packed bathroom ... ahhh, if you wanna hear the real game commentary, thats where you get it.  

[General_Failure]

I tried to work in the watered down hot chocolate that scalds your mouth no matter how long you wait to sip it

And all the mix is in a big clump at the bottom, and if you try and shake it loose you wind up spilling the hot water all over yourself.

[GoinLong]

I tried to work in the watered down hot chocolate that scalds your mouth no matter how long you wait to sip it, and the sink thing, and the spontaneous E-A-G-L-E-S cheers in a packed bathroom ... ahhh, if you wanna hear the real game commentary, thats where you get it.  

 So true.

[Fan_Since_64]

Well done, Reidme, you've done a fine job of making that song Vet-specific!  

Of course, Sinatra won't be able to record your version....  

[Gene]

Speaking strictly for myself I find it most strange and somewhat sad that ballparks built in my lifetime (The Vet, Three Rivers Stadium, Riverfront Stadium, The Kingdome, et al) were not only deemed obsolete but razed to the ground.

Are any of these new stadia (or is it stadii???) ever going to have the legendary charm of a Yankee Stadium, Wrigley Field, or Fenway Park?

My God, I simply can't believe tha Shea Stadium is on of the oldest ballparks around!