[vincesanity82]

The Cleveland Indians are selling the naming rights to their ballpark and hired sports management company IMG to conduct the search. The Indians play at Jacobs Field, which was named after owner Richard E. Jacobs when it opened in 1994. Jacobs, who sold the team in 2000, owned the rights through the 2006 season. The club was talking to potential rights-buyers and decided to look for outside help four or five months ago, said Vic Gregovits, the Indians' senior vice president for sales and marketing. The value of a company putting its name on the Indians' ballpark is hurt because the team has played there for 14 seasons, said Wally Hayward of Relay Worldwide, a sports sponsorship company in Chicago. ``Just to take the name off and put another name on without it being a new stadium is purely switching out the name. Who cares?'' Hayward said. ``It will be known in that market, in that region as Jacobs Field.'' -- Bloomberg

Bloomberg.com: North American

[EmpireWF]

Bound to happen to each park except the big three...Yankee, Fenway and Wrigley. At least they better not change.

Hopefully Cleveland doesn't pick a terrible name.

[Lefty Noob]

What a shame. Cleveland's ballpark is "The Jake" and it should stay "The Jake." I hate naming rights.

[azrael492]

They will probably keep the Jacob's Field part, but add something to it. I can see the Blockbuster Jacobs Field.

[ThePundit]

The Indians would call it "Dog Doody" field if a company named "Dog Doody" gave them the most cash.

That's what the sports world has come down to.

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by ThePundit

The Indians would call it "Dog Doody" field if a company named "Dog Doody" gave them the most cash.

That's what the sports world has come down to.

Yep, sickening, ain't it?