THINKS THE EAGLES STOLE ONE
The Sixers say they sold around 2,000 tickets today for the swan song at the Wachovia Spectrum, set for Friday, March 13, vs. the Bulls.
Those who arrived at the Spectrum box office this morning were given a tour of what used to be the team's dressing room by former Sixers Moses Malone and World B. Free, who also shared their memories with fans.
Tickets are available at ComcastTIX.com, in person at the Spectrum box office or by calling 1-800-298-4200. Tickets will cost $19.67 (the building opened in 1967), $75, $90, and $150.
The Spectrum will be removed from the landscape next year to make way for Philly Live, a new retail, restaurant, and entertainment district.
Paul Vigna still has the seat he wrestled out of the concrete at Connie Mack Stadium parked in the finished basement, a 1980 Phillies championship mirror hanging above it. Now, why he’s kept an autograph of former Flyer Bruce Gamble on a sheet of Hockey Hall of Fame paper is another story. A native of Philly who grew up in Lansdale, he’s an assistant sports editor at the Daily News in charge of special projects who has written two columns related to sports and consumers: View From the Seats and Savvy Consumer.
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Athletic contests were, for a long time, simply fun and games. Nowadays they’re just a small part of a sports entertainment industry that puts billions of dollars into play and a number of issues into motion. Moneyball indeed. You might be closer to the action than ever before, but that privilege comes at a price - and often it’s beyond what you can afford.
With that as the backdrop we’ll use this blog to dig out stories and swap advice about how the fan experience is changing and what it’s costing you now and in the future. Some of it will educate, some will let you vent. And in a sports panel format, it should allow for a consensus of opinion that can carry some weight.
