More corporate stadium names

[nyc94]

Some further confirmation beyond my rumor mongering.

http://www.newsday.com/sports/ny-spmets1111,0,6216391.story?coll=ny-main-bigpix

[Josh '99]

[quote nyc94]Some further confirmation beyond my rumor mongering.

http://www.newsday.com/sports/ny-spmets1111,0,6216391.story?coll=ny-main-bigpix[/quote]I'm not terribly surprised by this, but I have to say that "CitiField" is an abysmal name.

[KeithK]

[quote Josh '99][quote nyc94]Some further confirmation beyond my rumor mongering.

http://www.newsday.com/sports/ny-spmets1111,0,6216391.story?coll=ny-main-bigpix[/quote]I'm not terribly surprised by this, but I have to say that "CitiField" is an abysmal name.[/quote]Let's show some perspective here.  We currently have US Cellular Field, PETCO Park, Network Associates Coliseum, the BOB (well that's changing, but still).  Compared to these CitiField isn't egregiously bad, IMO. (It's still horrible, of course.)

[nyc94]

[quote KeithK][quote Josh '99][quote nyc94]Some further confirmation beyond my rumor mongering.

http://www.newsday.com/sports/ny-spmets1111,0,6216391.story?coll=ny-main-bigpix[/quote]I'm not terribly surprised by this, but I have to say that "CitiField" is an abysmal name.[/quote]Let's show some perspective here.  We currently have US Cellular Field, PETCO Park, Network Associates Coliseum, the BOB (well that's changing, but still).  Compared to these CitiField isn't egregiously bad, IMO. (It's still horrible, of course.)[/quote]

When I first heard about this I thought it was City Field. I suspect a good portion of people outside the New York area will think the same thing if they are watching a game and only hear the name.  I think they should have at least used Citibank.

[KeithK]

[quote nyc94][quote KeithK][quote Josh '99][quote nyc94]Some further confirmation beyond my rumor mongering.

http://www.newsday.com/sports/ny-spmets1111,0,6216391.story?coll=ny-main-bigpix[/quote]I'm not terribly surprised by this, but I have to say that "CitiField" is an abysmal name.[/quote]Let's show some perspective here.  We currently have US Cellular Field, PETCO Park, Network Associates Coliseum, the BOB (well that's changing, but still).  Compared to these CitiField isn't egregiously bad, IMO. (It's still horrible, of course.)[/quote]

When I first heard about this I thought it was City Field. I suspect a good portion of people outside the New York area will think the same thing if they are watching a game and only hear the name.  I think they should have at least used Citibank.[/quote]It could be worse. The official moniker of Candlestick Park is now Monster Park.  When I've asked friends what that referred to, I have never once had someone correctly say "Monster Cables".  Usually they think it's Monster,.com or something.

[nyc94]

[quote KeithK][quote nyc94][quote KeithK][quote Josh '99][quote nyc94]Some further confirmation beyond my rumor mongering.

http://www.newsday.com/sports/ny-spmets1111,0,6216391.story?coll=ny-main-bigpix[/quote]I'm not terribly surprised by this, but I have to say that "CitiField" is an abysmal name.[/quote]Let's show some perspective here.  We currently have US Cellular Field, PETCO Park, Network Associates Coliseum, the BOB (well that's changing, but still).  Compared to these CitiField isn't egregiously bad, IMO. (It's still horrible, of course.)[/quote]

When I first heard about this I thought it was City Field. I suspect a good portion of people outside the New York area will think the same thing if they are watching a game and only hear the name.  I think they should have at least used Citibank.[/quote]It could be worse. The official moniker of Candlestick Park is now Monster Park.  When I've asked friends what that referred to, I have never once had someone correctly say "Monster Cables".  Usually they think it's Monster,.com or something.[/quote]

Some consulting firm probably got paid a high six figure amount to conduct "research" and completely missed this.

[nyc94]

Groundbreaking was today


From left, Mets players Jose Reyes and David Wright, Mayor Mike Bloomberg and Jeff Wilpon, the Mets' senior executive vice president.

[RichH]

[quote nyc94]Groundbreaking was today


From left, Mets players Jose Reyes and David Wright, Mayor Mike Bloomberg and Jeff Wilpon, the Mets' senior executive vice president.[/quote]

Shouldn't this be an old-school eLF "caption contest?"

[cth95]

Mayor Bloomberg, one of the last hold-outs, shows his age as he was grandfathered in when the City Development League established a mandatory helmet rule in 1999.

[Chris '03]

[quote cth95]Mayor Bloomberg, one of the last hold-outs, shows his age as he was grandfathered in when the CitiDevelopment League established a mandatory helmet rule in 1999.[/quote]

Fixed your post.

[French Rage]

[quote KeithK][quote nyc94][quote KeithK][quote Josh '99][quote nyc94]Some further confirmation beyond my rumor mongering.

http://www.newsday.com/sports/ny-spmets1111,0,6216391.story?coll=ny-main-bigpix[/quote]I'm not terribly surprised by this, but I have to say that "CitiField" is an abysmal name.[/quote]Let's show some perspective here.  We currently have US Cellular Field, PETCO Park, Network Associates Coliseum, the BOB (well that's changing, but still).  Compared to these CitiField isn't egregiously bad, IMO. (It's still horrible, of course.)[/quote]

When I first heard about this I thought it was City Field. I suspect a good portion of people outside the New York area will think the same thing if they are watching a game and only hear the name.  I think they should have at least used Citibank.[/quote]It could be worse. The official moniker of Candlestick Park is now Monster Park.  When I've asked friends what that referred to, I have never once had someone correctly say "Monster Cables".  Usually they think it's Monster,.com or something.[/quote]

I thought that was the case the whole time.  Wow, Monster.com must be happy about that.

[Jordan 04]

[quote Beeeej]There are two things I still don't quite understand about the new Met's's Stadium.

1. Why are they cutting seating down from 55,000 to 45,000?  It might not sell out consistently, but it seems odd to me to cut that drastically.
2. Why aren't they naming it after William Shea again?  Just for the cash they'll get for naming rights?  Seems pretty sad to me, though not hugely surprising I guess.[/quote]

1) "Not sell out consistently", up until this year, is a gross understatement. I think they may have been slightly hurt by doing much of the stadium planning during some dark years where 4 games per year sold out. I will miss the days of being able to walk up to prett much any game and snag a $12 upper decker.

If this year's success keeps up, it'll become a damn tough ticket for the first few years of the park.  I would have built it bigger, simply because if the success continues, we can easily get the 45-50K per night that the Yanks are getting now. The Mets drew more this year than the Yanks did in 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and just about matched their 2002 and 2003 totals.

2) IMO, if an extra $20 million/year brings an ace pitcher or an extra bat to the lineup that's the difference between a Game 7 NLCS loss and a championship, Freddie can put whatever damn name he wants on the building.  I'm sure I won't be the only one calling the place "Shea" anyway.

[ugarte]

[quote Beeeej]
1. Why are they cutting seating down from 55,000 to 45,000?  It might not sell out consistently, but it seems odd to me to cut that drastically.[/q]

The drop in seats is probably offset by an increase in luxury boxes and in ticket prices. A new stadium always leads to a pretty steep jump in the price of tickets and with a more "intimate" stadium expect the same here. Trust that the Mets were acting in their own economic interest.

[q]2. Why aren't they naming it after William Shea again?  Just for the cash they'll get for naming rights?  Seems pretty sad to me, though not hugely surprising I guess.[/quote]

Of all the corporate names, this is my second favorite (I couldn't care less about Bank One but love that the stadium is called The BOB). CitiField, spelling and the fact that it is a brand at all aside, isn't a bad name for a stadium in the greatest city in the world.

[KeithK]

[quote Jordan 04]2) IMO, if an extra $20 million/year brings an ace pitcher or an extra bat to the lineup that's the difference between a Game 7 NLCS loss and a championship, Freddie can put whatever damn name he wants on the building.  I'm sure I won't be the only one calling the place "Shea" anyway.[/quote]More likely the $20 million naming rights are factored into the costs of the stadium construction.  The team will have much more than $20 million/year in debt service.

[nyc94]

[quote ugarte]for a stadium in the greatest city in the world.[/quote]

The Mets are moving to London?