As many people know the City of Philadelphia is not known for having the nicest people or fans in the country. They have a reputation for a reason.
With that being said, the King and I are very fortunate to know some good people that live there.
On the other hand, they do have the best sports complex. That won't change anytime soon either.
In the past, they had Veterans Stadium which has been replaced by Citizens Bank Park as the home of the Phillies.
Years ago, they had the Spectrum which has now been demolished but it was replaced by the Well's Fargo Center as it's called these days. It's the home of the Flyers and 76ers.
Furthermore, back in the day they had JFK Stadium which hosted Live Aid back in 1985.
That has been replaced by Lincoln Financial Field aka "The Linc", home of the Eagles.
Most importantly, the complex is very easy to get to either by car or train.
On this past Sunday the King and I as well as our friends Rich Wolber & Mike Carroll had the privilege of seeing a nice easy same building doubleheader.
However, Rich decided he didn't want to stay for the Flyer game so he wound up taking a bus back to NYC instead. That was his prerogative.
We saw the 76ers play the Sacramento Kings at Noon and the Flyers hosted the Boston Bruins at 7PM.
In between games we got to go to the Oregon Diner for a nice full course meal too.
What a way to spend a day in Philadelphia if you're a sports fan.
The King and I have done many doubleheaders here over the years.
As for the games we saw, the home teams lost both of them.
First, the 76ers got crowned by the Kings as royal treatment was delivered in more ways than one in the matinee.
The Sixers tied the game at the buzzer in regulation as Lou Williams hit a three pointer from just inside half court.
In the overtime, the Kings managed to overcome the Sixers as they went on to win, 114-111.
As for the nightcap, the Flyers were tied at one late in the third period but the they got called for an untiming penalty.
As a result, the visiting Bruins took advantage and capitalized on the power play as Brad Marchand found the net with just 3:43 left in regulation to win it for the Bruins, 2-1.
In the future, if you want to experience a live sporting event or two in the City of Brotherly Love you should make sure you talk to me.
I've seen hundreds of games down there over the years.
Thank you for reading and following along.
Yours truly,
Gary Herman
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