After work on Monday I came home to rest up from the exhausting weekend I wound up taking to the Buckeye State.
Tuesday
night after work I met up with my Cousin Andy at Newark Penn Station.
We walked through the Gateway Center & we stopped off at Subway to
have dinner together. After we ate, we continued walking over to the Prudential Center where we saw the Devils play the Tampa Bay Lightning.
We were joined by the King when we got up to our seats in section 226
row 6. My Cousin was so happy to see us. Unlike us, he doesn't get to
go out that often so it's a real treat for him when he meets up with us.
We always have a great time together.
As for
the game we saw, the Devils beat the Lightning, 2-1. As a result, my
Cousin was thrilled. He couldn't thank me enough for getting him the
ticket for the game.
Wednesday night after work
I went to the completely Transformed Madison Square Garden to see the
Knicks open their new season against the Milwaukee Bucks.
First
& foremost, I want to mention all the additions in the final phase
of the three year transformation process. Upon entry to the building,
you'll notic the newly designed lobby & box office area which is
more spacious than it was in the past. They've also added a team store
so you can pick up souvenirs before and/or after the game. When you go
inside I strongly suggest that you take a ride up to the tenth floor.
That way you can check out the new Chase bridges that they've added
which are connected to the West Balcony on the 8th avenue end of the
building. The seating on the bridges is like the West Balcony. In other
words, they have a few rows of seats that are protected by very thick glass
as well as a row of bar stool seats behind them that have a ledge for
you to put food and/or paperwork like I do when I sit at one of them. As
long as you're not afraid of heights, you'll love the aerial view these
seats have to offer. The Bridges are made so you feel like you're right
on top of the action. They overlook the court for basketball & the
ice for hockey. These seats are pricey & they're not sold on a
season ticket basis. I recommend that if you have some money to burn
that you try to get a seat up there. By doing so, you'll appreciate what
they did to transform the building. The other change they made that
stands out was they added a new massive HD scoreboard which hangs over
the court and/or the ice. If you happen to be sitting on the side on the
200 level in the higher rows, the scoreboard is partially blocked. But
they wisely added big screens on the side of the Bridges so you can see
whatever you miss. Overall, I think they did a nice job in transforming
the building. This may be a short lived process though since I've heard
that in ten years they may be forced out of Penn Station which is built
below the Garden. If you want to see the building as it is now, you
should get there sooner than later.
As for
the game I saw that night, the Knicks got off to a fast start. They lead
by 25 points at halftime, 56-31. The Bucks fought back in the second
half but the Knicks were able to hold them off as they went on to win
their first game of the season, 90-83. Carmelo Anthony lead the way as
he scored a game high 19 points & he grabbed 10 rebounds. Raymond
Felton added 18 points.
Thursday night after work I spent my Halloween night doing my laundry after I made myself dinner.
Friday
night after work I met up with the King at the Barclays Center where we
saw the new look Brooklyn Nets open their home slate with a nationally
televised game against the defending two time World Champion Miami Heat.
As
for the game we saw, the Nets wound up beating the Heat in a drawn out
game that took nearly three hours to play. The Nets won, 101-100. The
Nets got 19 points from former Celtic Paul Pierce while Kevin Garnett
aka KG who was also acquired in the same deal had just 6 points. Joe
Johnson helped the Nets' cause by scoring 19 points as well. As for the
Heat, LeBron James lead the way with 26 points but he didn't do anything
exciting on this night as his team came up short.
Saturday
afternoon the King & I took a ride via subway, Ferry & bus to
see a college football game on Staten Island as the Wagner Seahawks were
hosting the Blue Devils of Central Connecticut at Hameline Field. We
were joined by our pal Eddie Pelle who met us there.
As
for the game we saw, the Blue Devils beat the Seahawks, 52-17. The game
actually was 24-17 with 13:09 to go but the Seahawks fell apart as they
gave up four unanswered touchdowns as running back Rob Hollomon lead
the charge for the Blue Devils. He finished the game with 147 yards
rushing & he scored four touchdowns.
After
the game, the King & I went out to the Prudential Center to see the
Devils take on the Flyers. Eddie couldn't join us since he needed to
take care of things at home. It was nice to see him again.
As for the game we saw, the Flyers scored the only goal of the game in the first period. They held on to beat the Devils, 1-0.
Sunday the King & I went into Midtown Manhattan where we met up
with our pal Larry Peim who drove us out to MetLife Stadium where we
saw the Jets host the New Orleans Saints.
As
for the game we saw, the Jets surprised the Saints as they beat them,
26-20. They were lead by former Saint Chris Ivory who ran for a game
high 139 yards on the ground.
After the game,
Larry drove us back to into Midtown. I went to see the Knicks play the
Timberwolves at the Transformed Garden while the King decided to go
home.
As for the game I saw, the Timberwolves
played well & they beat the Knicks, 109-100. They got a monster
performance out of Kevin Love who scored 34 points & he pulled down
15 rebounds. Kevin Martin added 30 points to help lead the charge for
the Wolves. As for the Knicks, Carmelo Anthony poured in 22 points &
he grabbed 17 boards while Metta World Peace finished with 17 points in
the losing effort.
Stay tuned as I continue to attempt to play catch up.
Thank you for reading & following along.
Yours truly,
Gary Herman
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