File this one under Philly sports oddities.
This weekend will be treated to an Eagles game no one cares about, sandwiched around two hockey games that are the hottest tickets in town.
That’s correct, I said hockey. You know, that “niche” sport.
But call it the Winter Classic, play it on a rink constructed outside in Citizens Bank Park, and you have sports magic.
So how do you think the Eagles brass – those folks who brought us the gold standard – are taking to having their finale, usually a riveting NFC East affair vs. the Redskins – consigned to an afterthought?
And it must be especially galling for them to hear Phillies boss Dave Mongtomery crowing about how we can now cross another item off the bucket list for the South Philly sports complex.
It's just another feather in the cap and the magic created by their little bandbox home. This weekend the eyes of the hockey world will be on Citizens Bank Park, while across the street at Lincoln Financial Field, fans will be giving the Birds - and their brass - the cold shoulder.
For the Phillies and Citizens Bank Park, it’s the ice-ing on the cake. But for Joe Banner and Jeff Lurie, it must be the winter of their discontent.
This weekend will be treated to an Eagles game no one cares about, sandwiched around two hockey games that are the hottest tickets in town.
That’s correct, I said hockey. You know, that “niche” sport.
But call it the Winter Classic, play it on a rink constructed outside in Citizens Bank Park, and you have sports magic.
So how do you think the Eagles brass – those folks who brought us the gold standard – are taking to having their finale, usually a riveting NFC East affair vs. the Redskins – consigned to an afterthought?
And it must be especially galling for them to hear Phillies boss Dave Mongtomery crowing about how we can now cross another item off the bucket list for the South Philly sports complex.
It's just another feather in the cap and the magic created by their little bandbox home. This weekend the eyes of the hockey world will be on Citizens Bank Park, while across the street at Lincoln Financial Field, fans will be giving the Birds - and their brass - the cold shoulder.
For the Phillies and Citizens Bank Park, it’s the ice-ing on the cake. But for Joe Banner and Jeff Lurie, it must be the winter of their discontent.
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