By Anthony Strait -- When the head honchos at Madison Square Garden announced plans for renovating the 42 year old building, I thought was about time. As historic as the Garden has been its apparent that it’s age is showing. No, I don’t mean the building is coming apart although there was that asbestos scare that cancelled a Knicks game last month. For all the newly build arenas in sports the Garden just seemed like it was fading away much like the championship memories that made it the historical icon it is. Crammed concourse areas, boxed in seating, and the hundreds of events have worn down the venue. The renovations plans are much welcome with all the new arenas being built from scratch. This week however, one innovation has this writer wondering what are they thinking?
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