Stadium Naming Rights

[Sluggo]

But do any of you guys really think of chewing gum anymore when speaking of Wrigley Field?

 

[edro]

Originally posted by: Orsorum
Seahawks suck anyway.

Hahahaha, someone had to say it!

 

[TitanDiddly]

Stadiums should be named after the most difficult to pronounce/longest words available. Like "Phthisiophobia field"

 

[Sid59]

Originally posted by: edro13

Originally posted by: Orsorum
Seahawks suck anyway.

Hahahaha, someone had to say it!

maybe Qwest will charge the Seahawks and be good?

 

[mallik]

The best arena name by far is the Nashville Predators'.... The Gaylord Entertainment Center

 

[Blastomyces]

My personal favorite, The National Car Rental Center, home of the Florida Panthers!

 

[BeauJangles]

In Boston Foxborough Stadium was originally renamed CMGI Field, but CMGI went bankrupt so it became Gillette Stadium. I think CMGI FIeld might be the worst name ever.

Everyone still calls it Foxborough though.

 

[imported_Mike]

We have Petco Park & Qualcom Stadium down here in SD

 

[Chu]

Originally posted by: Strangone
The Seahawks sold the naming rights for Seahawk Stadium to Qwest. Now it's going to be named Qwest Field. That sounds awful, ugh, ntm that Qwest isn't even based in Seattle.

Everyone knows it should've been called the Starbucks Grounds.

People get used to it eventuially. In Chicago, it always cracked me up when people bashed the name change from Comisky Park to U.S. Cellular Park, saying that they would never go to a arena that so blatently sold out. Funny things, most were cubs fans. Wonder where Wrigley field got its name . . .

-Chu

 

[acemcmac]

Originally posted by: mwtgg
Qwest Field? eww.. guess it could be worse --- "Citizen's Bank Park" or "Lincoln Financial Field" both of which are just way too clunky

hey, you're from philly... before Wachoiva bought 'em out, we had the FU Spectrum and the FU Center!!!

"first union" my butt...

 

[Lithium381]

everyone still calls it candlestick park, even the official radio announcers and such, i'm sure theyre *supposed* to call it by it's commercial name

 

[Sid59]

Originally posted by: Lithium381
everyone still calls it candlestick park, even the official radio announcers and such, i'm sure theyre *supposed* to call it by it's commercial name

3COM?? pfft .. Candlestick FOREVER!

 

[mwtgg]

Originally posted by: acemcmac

Originally posted by: mwtgg
Qwest Field? eww.. guess it could be worse --- "Citizen's Bank Park" or "Lincoln Financial Field" both of which are just way too clunky

hey, you're from philly... before Wachoiva bought 'em out, we had the FU Spectrum and the FU Center!!!

"first union" my butt...

Yep, that's exactly what happens. Most places turn into a location with their names constantly changing. Like the FU Center First it was the Corestates Center and Spectrum, no wait.. next it's the First Union Center and Spectrum.. No no no, now it's the Wachovia Center and Spectrum. I don't know why, but Corestates will always stick for me, even over the "FU" abbreviation