Do all Stadiums have to have a corporate name??
By rick615
@rick615 (413)
United States
February 19, 2007 8:54am CST
I guess in the end it doesn't matter all that much. But I get annoyed with the name of some fields; like Minute Maid park or 3 Com park? Stupid names that have nothing to do with the sport. Enron field was a good one - until it was linked with scandal. Gone are the names linked with tradition; Now it will just change depending on what corporation has a bunch of money to throw at the team at that decade. The names will change from year to year. Maybe in the end, the stadium becomes less important to the game itself - unless you are playing at Coors Field.
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@Methodless (882)
• Canada
19 Feb 07
The problem is that it's worth close to $10 million a year depending on the city and the stadium.
I wonder what will happen with "Yankee Stadium". Maple Leaf Gardens was replaced by an airline that can't afford to feed me in the plane, but can pay a crapload for an arena name when they honestly don't need it being the only REAL airline in Canada.
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