[soriano33]

SO the naming of SHea is going to be bought out for "City Field" or some junk like that!!! Is anyone else outraged at these commercial names? I mean first Comiskey...NOW SHEA? Whats next Wrigley? Oh baseball gods where are you?

[firefrozen]

It is terrible isnt it. But it is nothing new that money is corrupting the game.

[MVB]

And Fenway is being renamed "Yellow Page Stadium."

(Don't get alarmed folks, that was a joke.)

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by soriano33

SO the naming of SHea is going to be bought out for "City Field" or some junk like that!!! Is anyone else outraged at these commercial names? I mean first Comiskey...NOW SHEA? Whats next Wrigley? Oh baseball gods where are you?

I am with you Soriano...that sucks...saw a few games there when I was living in the city in '88...the Mets had just brought up Greg Jefferies and he was tearing the cover off the ball...they are messing with my memories man...

[Trashed]

I think they should name it after me personally but no one would take such a proposal seriously.

[MJHMarc]

Trashed Stadium?

That seriously sounds like a garbage depot.

[Trashed]

No my real name.... Apolloneus Nevelschiktium. Sounds great huh?

[soriano33]

Originally Posted by MJHMarc

Trashed Stadium?

That seriously sounds like a garbage depot.

Nice one Marc, lol, but at least it wouldnt be some sort of commercialized name. The same thing makes me mad in football, it makes the homes of these teams less recognizeable. Its too bad its all about the money...I mean in Buffalo the naming rights to the Buffalo Bills "Rich Stadium" were bought by the private donations and some collaboration from the players to name it after our owner Ralph Wilson JR. Which "Ralph WIlson Stadium" is now affectionately known as "The Ralph". Stuff like this, and the history behind some of sports great venues shouldnt be tarnished. When people say "Shea" or "Fenway" it really means something....not "US Cellular Field" or "Lincoln Financial Field"....its a fact of the economy but one I refuse to agree with

[Lefty Noob]

Yeah, but naming rights bring in money, money that ideally is spent hiring players that can help teams win championships, keeping the fans happy, buying tickets and bringing in more money. Vicious cycle, that, but corporate named stadiums aren't all horrible. Consider "The B.O.B." - that was a fun name born out of naming rights. Personally, "CitiField" isn't horrible. It could be a lot worse. I give you "Monster Park" as an example.

[OswaldTheOsprey]

The new stadium is modeled after Ebbets Field and The New York Post
campaigned vigorously in editorials to name it after Jackie Robinson.

OswaldTheOsprey