Talk:Veterans Stadium

Jail in VS?
According to Jimmy Kimmel (reliable source, I know) the Vet had a jail and a court within its confines. Any truth to this?
 * This is true (I can't link to a source as my source is local radio stations). I think it was only open for the football games. anthony (see warning) 14:41, 9 Oct 2004 (UTC)
 * I wouldn't call it a jail or court per say. There was a counter where uniformed Philly cops would take you to appear in front of Judge Seamus McCaffrey. The officers would then tell the judge what happened and the judge would make his deterimination on how to proceed, ie kick the guy out, arrest him, ect. They would also try to determine if the person was a season ticket holder or not. Please don't ask how I know all this. Thanks! --Tom 13:38, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

Actually There WAS TWO holding cells in The Vet, and There is now 4 in The Linc. I know this because one of my past teachers son was the judge who delt withe the situation, and he was asigned there by philly govt and only placed there during game days and then was office or other work —Preceding unsigned comment added by Novanut35 (talk • contribs) 00:19, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

Homefield Advantage (?)
The writeup mentions the homefield advantage that the hostile environment of Veterans Stadium gave the Phillies and Eagles, but I think it should be pointed out that during the lifespan of The Vet (especially after the early 1980s), neither team was particularly good, and in particular, the Eagles lost the 2003 NFC Championship game at The Vet.


 * Yes, and although the Phillies won their only World's Championship (1980) at that site, in their 123 years of existence, they also lost the Series there 3 years later when Eddie Murray hit a rocket that bounced off his own name on the scoreboard. I'm thinking the only Eagles championship(s) came at Franklin Field.  Wahkeenah 23:18, 30 August 2005 (UTC)  The Eaglets also won at Shibe Park in 1948, in the woebegone Cardinals' last appearance in a championship game to date, a match that was played in a blizzard and was obviously for the birds. Wahkeenah 23:22, 30 August 2005 (UTC)

• That's a pretty broad generalization. Actually, the Phillies ended with a wnning percentage overall at Veterans Stadium. It's a remarkable statistic, considering how poor the team's overall records were during much of the Vet's history. The Vet did prove to be a homefield advantage for a struggling franchise. You also mentioned that the Eagles lost the 2002 NFC title game at the Vet (I removed it). The game was played in St. Louis. (69.139.128.50 02:54, 21 June 2006 (UTC))

HELP!
I need someone to help me put the distances on the infobox! NoseNuggets 6:59 PM US EDT Sept 20 2005.

Comments
Great page. Trying to find a link to a history of rock concerts at the Vet. Specifically looking for concerts during 1982-1983-1984. Any thoughts?

Playing surface
The article reads that the original astroturf was repalced with Nexturf in 2001, but in the 30 years before that, the Vet used several different generations of astroturf. I've discovered that it was replaced in 1977 and in 1995. There was also a lot of demand to install a grass field and rumors that the stadium's drainage system wouldn't support grass. The selection of Nexturf brought controversy as it was an unknown surface and Fieldturf looked like the obvious choice.Mustang6172 (talk) 08:17, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

Propose merge from 700 Level (Veterans Stadium) to Veterans Stadium
I can see no reason for a section of the stadium to have an separate article. There is no indication that the 700 Level is independently notable. Cnilep (talk) 16:36, 22 February 2010 (UTC)


 * It may be good for a separate chapter, but I agree. DanTD (talk) 22:02, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

Vicious fans?
The 700 level home to some of the most vicious fans on the East Coast? Please, what a tired, played out stereotype. Without any citations it's most definitely NPOV so I'm removing it. Yeah, nasty things happened there, but they happen everywhere, and unless there's specific proof that it happened there and ONLY there it's baseless to call them the most vicious fans on the entire East Coast. 70.91.35.27 (talk) 19:52, 14 December 2010 (UTC)T

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Cavernous stadium and fair/foul seating
"Approximately 70% of the seats were in foul territory, adding to the stadium's cavernous feel." This is a misleading statement. It makes it sound like the seats in foul territory added to the Vet's cavernous feel. Nothing could be further from the truth. Almost every MLB stadium built starting with Camden Yards deliberately put far fewer seats in the outfield as part of creating a more intimate feel.

Assuming the 70/30 foul/fair seating breakdown of seats in the Vet is correct, I have some ideas on how to reword the first part of the sentence:


 * 1) "Approximately 30% of the seats were in fair territory,"
 * 2) "Approximately 30% of the seats were in the outfield,"
 * 3) "Nearly a third of the seats were in fair territory,"
 * 4) "Nearly a third of the seats were in the outfield,"
 * 5) "Only 70% of the seats were in foul territory,"

I would prefer #4. Forklift17 (talk) 23:12, 19 January 2021 (UTC)