How 'bout them Lakers and Dodgers...

[un-kola]

Originally Posted by jeffj

A Boston fan/transplant talking crap about the Big A?

That takes some nerve. You do not want to go there without mentioning Boston Madison Square Garden (it's original name) , do you?

Of course you do.....

From Wikipedia:

The Garden was also infamous for several design flaws, such as seating that was obstructed by enormous cement pillars. Some seats were situated directly behind them. The hockey rink was undersized as it was nine feet shorter and two feet narrower than standard (200 feet by 85 feet), due to the rink being built at a time when the NHL did not have a standard size for rinks for arenas to go by. The setup threw visiting players off their games.

Its visitor's dressing room was notoriously small, hot, and underserved by plumbing; the Los Angeles Lakers developed a special hatred for it. Rats made the bowels of the Garden their home.

The Garden had no air conditioning, resulting in fog forming over the ice during Bruins' playoff games. During Game 5 of the 1984 NBA Finals, the 97-degree heat was so intense that oxygen tanks were provided to exhausted players; to this day this game is known as the "Heat Game."

The electrical systems were notoriously unreliable; the Bruins' last two Stanley Cup finals appearances were both disrupted by power outages. On May 24, 1988 a power transformer blew up during Game 4 of the finals series between the Bruins and the Edmonton Oilers: the contest officially ended in a 3-3 tie. However the power-outage had nothing to do with the Garden; it was a transformer in the North End that knocked out power to all areas, including the Garden. Two years later, on May 15, 1990, the lights went out during an overtime finals game between the same two teams, only because they'd been on for so long (the game went to 3 overtimes and lasted 6 hours) Luckily, the lights got turned back on this time, and Game 1 of the series ended with a 3-2 triple overtime win for the visiting Oilers.
Native New Englander Mike Lupica referred to the Garden as a "dump", with perhaps a mixture of affection and sincerity.
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Other than that, I hear it was a pretty nice place

They outta raze the whole city.Hell,the city tried to sink itself by digging a big ditch through there! Should've let the British keep it! - Lloyd

[Evil Chocula]

Originally Posted by jeffj

A Boston fan/transplant talking crap about the Big A?

That takes some nerve. You do not want to go there without mentioning Boston Madison Square Garden (it's original name) , do you?

Of course you do.....

From Wikipedia:

The Garden was also infamous for several design flaws, such as seating that was obstructed by enormous cement pillars. Some seats were situated directly behind them. The hockey rink was undersized as it was nine feet shorter and two feet narrower than standard (200 feet by 85 feet), due to the rink being built at a time when the NHL did not have a standard size for rinks for arenas to go by. The setup threw visiting players off their games.

Its visitor's dressing room was notoriously small, hot, and underserved by plumbing; the Los Angeles Lakers developed a special hatred for it. Rats made the bowels of the Garden their home.

The Garden had no air conditioning, resulting in fog forming over the ice during Bruins' playoff games. During Game 5 of the 1984 NBA Finals, the 97-degree heat was so intense that oxygen tanks were provided to exhausted players; to this day this game is known as the "Heat Game."

The electrical systems were notoriously unreliable; the Bruins' last two Stanley Cup finals appearances were both disrupted by power outages. On May 24, 1988 a power transformer blew up during Game 4 of the finals series between the Bruins and the Edmonton Oilers: the contest officially ended in a 3-3 tie. However the power-outage had nothing to do with the Garden; it was a transformer in the North End that knocked out power to all areas, including the Garden. Two years later, on May 15, 1990, the lights went out during an overtime finals game between the same two teams, only because they'd been on for so long (the game went to 3 overtimes and lasted 6 hours) Luckily, the lights got turned back on this time, and Game 1 of the series ended with a 3-2 triple overtime win for the visiting Oilers.
Native New Englander Mike Lupica referred to the Garden as a "dump", with perhaps a mixture of affection and sincerity.
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Other than that, I hear it was a pretty nice place

I'm unclear on the point you're making here. That place was torn down around 15 years ago.

All I know is the one game I went to at Angels Stadium had a pretty weak crowd/vibe to it (compared to other stadiums in the country). Fenway is considered by many to be the funnest stadium to watch a game, but to each his own. I really don't hold any allegiance to sporting venues.

[DeeZee]

Originally Posted by Evil Chocula

I'm unclear on the point you're making here. That place was torn down around 15 years ago.

All I know is the one game I went to at Angels Stadium had a pretty weak crowd/vibe to it (compared to other stadiums in the country). Fenway is considered by many to be the funnest stadium to watch a game, but to each his own. I really don't hold any allegiance to sporting venues.

I would like to go there once to check it out. However I know a few folks that have been there several times and they would rather watch the games on TV..
Angel Stadium is a really nice ball park. Easy to get in and out of.........good food and

[Fired Yo Momma]

Ahhhh I don't know about the food doood

[jeffj]

Boston Garden was demo'd in 1997. I was 39 in 1997 so I remember it well. I was alive and remember the years of the Celtics torturing the Lakers throughout the 60's. I went to my first Laker game at the LA Sports Arena. That's where the Lakers called home prior to the Forum being built, let alone Staples Center and Boston Garden was much older than all of them.

The Fleet (snicker, snicker) Center or whatever they call it now, is too new to have any significance to me since I don't recall anything special taking place there.

Honestly, I don't really hold any allegiance to a sporting venue either, but found it very 'interesting' that a Boston sports fan would talk trash about any local venue. The Garden and Fenway are low hanging fruit in that conversation.

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Change of subject.

How times have changed. I was a Laker season ticket holder for one year for the 1982-83 season. My cost for the season ticket $400 (all preseason games and 41 regular season games and the rights for first pick at post-season play tickets which I sold some of at a profit ).

[wgb]

Originally Posted by Evil Chocula

I'm unclear on the point you're making here. That place was torn down around 15 years ago.

All I know is the one game I went to at Angels Stadium had a pretty weak crowd/vibe to it (compared to other stadiums in the country). Fenway is considered by many to be the funnest stadium to watch a game, but to each his own. I really don't hold any allegiance to sporting venues.

Dude, I have to agree with you on that one. I was there last week for a game against the Indians. My buddy and I left in the 7th because the game was boring and the crowd was WEAK. I have been there for Angels/Dodgers and it was great, but outside of that its pretty lame. Too bad, because they have a great stadium.

[un-kola]

Originally Posted by Evil Chocula

I'm unclear on the point you're making here. That place was torn down around 15 years ago.

All I know is the one game I went to at Angels Stadium had a pretty weak crowd/vibe to it (compared to other stadiums in the country). Fenway is considered by many to be the funnest stadium to watch a game, but to each his own. I really don't hold any allegiance to sporting venues.

I believe some people might say that.It may be because it's so small.I saw a game at Fenwak Paaaak back in '75.My seat was behind a stadium support pole(obstructed view seat they called it),wtf.Felt a bit claustorphobic there,but that may be because I'm from the west where things are a little more spread out.Gotta admit though it does have history,but then so does Yankee stadium which is a far better place to see a game.At least they're building a new stadium next year.Dodger stadium used to be considered a gem until that chowdahead McCourt(or as T.J.Simers of the L.A.Times calls him"the Boston Parking Lot Attendant")got ahold of the Dodgers.All he's done is added some rows of seats along the foul lines and let it deteriorate.Guess he's trying to recreate Fenwak Paaaak West! - Lloyd

[Evil Chocula]

Originally Posted by wgb

Dude, I have to agree with you on that one. I was there last week for a game against the Indians. My buddy and I left in the 7th because the game was boring and the crowd was WEAK. I have been there for Angels/Dodgers and it was great, but outside of that its pretty lame. Too bad, because they have a great stadium.

Sweet! Don't go there.

I was just saying that I was going to the game next week. Don't know where/why this Fenway/Garden/Fleet center talk came from.



EDIT: Sorry dude! You were actually agreeing with me.

[Jman]

The only stadiums I've been to are the Murph and Petco and I had a blast each time. Some of the games were a bit lack luster in fan support but others were outstanding!

The whole NL West division is kind of playing hohum right now. No spark, no life...except maybe the D-backs and they won't be able to keep it up. The rest of the division just has to hang in there and things will even out. Go Padres!

[kbteachme]

What is going on with The Dodger's Andrew Jones? Can he still hit the ball? How much are they paying him to play?

[DeeZee]

Originally Posted by Fired Yo Momma

Ahhhh I don't know about the food doood

Not great

[jeffj]

Originally Posted by Evil Chocula

I was just saying that I was going to the game next week. Don't know where/why this Fenway/Garden/Fleet center talk came from.

I'm guessing you have not read post # 45...

[Fired Yo Momma]

Originally Posted by jeffj

I'm guessing you have not read post # 45...

But its true...

[jeffj]

Originally Posted by Fired Yo Momma

But its true...

Yabut, but, but.....

Let's not have the facts interfere here, umkay?

[Fired Yo Momma]

Sooooo How bout those Doooodgers and Lakers? Hey what was this experiment about Joe Truth?

[un-kola]

Originally Posted by Fired Yo Momma

Sooooo How bout those Doooodgers and Lakers? Hey what was this experiment about Joe Truth?

Gerbils and hamsters! - Lloyd

[JoeTruth]

I'm actually going to be more riveted by San Antonio vs. Phoenix and Utah vs. Houston. The in middle match-ups always tend to be more exciting and more competitive. Shaq vs. Duncan bangin' down low () should be fun to watch although Duncan should win that match-up easily.

(8 ) Nuggets vs. (1) Lakers

1. Sun, Apr 20 – at LAL, 3:00 pm EDT (ABC)
2. Wed, Apr 23 – at LAL, 10:30 pm EDT (TNT)
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4. Mon, Apr 28 – at Den, 10:30 pm EDT (TNT)
*5. Wed, Apr 30 – at LAL
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4. Sun, Apr 27 – at Dal, 9:30 pm EDT (TNT)
*5. Tue, Apr 29 – at NO
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2. Tue, Apr 22 – at SA, 9:30 pm EDT (TNT)
3. Fri, Apr 25 – at Pho, 10:30 pm EDT (ESPN)
4. Sun, Apr 27 – at Pho, 3:30 pm EDT (ABC)
*5. Tue, Apr 29 – at SA
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