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The Latest Breaking News from Veterans Stadium

Al Michaels called the Eagles’ home field ‘Veterans Stadium’ even though it doesn’t exist anymore

Veterans Stadium hasn't existed for nearly 20 years!

USA Today Sports Media Group

From Phillies icon to ‘time traveler’: Darren Daulton’s family believes his struggles and cancer were linked to the Vet’s turf

PHILADELPHIA — Something was terribly wrong with Darren Daulton.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

After 40 years, PhanaVision is part of the Phillies ‘show.’ It just got even bigger.

PHILADELPHIA — It poured on the night the Phillies unveiled PhanaVision, delaying the game 40 years ago and perhaps delivering a message from the baseball gods after yet another pillar of the sanctum was destroyed. The Phillies were already playing on fake grass while wearing maroon instead of red and…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Veterans Stadium’s turf was known to be dangerous before it was thought to be cancerous

PHILADELPHIA — It had been two weeks since Byron Evans turned down a multi-million dollar contract when he planted his white cleat into the turf. Evans was a few months from turning 31 but the Eagles linebacker was still playing at a high level, seeming to get better with age…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Nearly 50 years later, playing with Pelé is still a ‘dream come true’ for Bob Rigby

PHILADELPHIA — Bob Rigby boarded two flights and a hydrofoil boat, traveling 30 hours to meet the New York Cosmos in Sweden as their last-minute goalkeeper for a 1975 world tour. He grew up in Delaware County, was a substitute teacher while playing at Veterans Stadium for the Atoms, and…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

The making of an icon: How Chase Utley became 'The Man' for the Phillies

Chase Utley had been a major-league ballplayer for just six days when he sat in the manager's office at Veterans Stadium.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Chase Utley says Jimmy Rollins ‘no doubt’ belongs in the Baseball Hall of Fame

It was probably on the first day of his first spring training, Chase Utley said, that he first met Jimmy Rollins. Or maybe it was the summer before when Utley stopped by Veterans Stadium after being drafted in 2000 by the Phillies.

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