kimball 5,242 Posted April 5, 2019 Let's have a little fun. With the majority of sports stadiums, arenas and ballparks named with a corporate sponsor ... what would you want YOUR team's venue to be called if corporate names weren't allowed? Here are mine ... Utah Jazz - Salt Palace or Miller Sports Arena San Francisco Giants - McCovey Park or South Beach Park Pittsburgh Steelers - Rooney Field Chicago Blackhawks/Bulls - Chicago Stadium II or Madison Street Arena 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magic Dynasty 2,533 Posted April 5, 2019 Fun idea! Orlando Magic: New Orlando Arena or Church Street Center (both a homage to Church Street Station, the historic main street of the city, and it fits geographically). Orlando City: (even though they don’t have a corporate sponsor, I’m doing this as a joke) We Didn’t Take Your Tax Money Stadium, short name WDTYTMS. Orlando RIP-no-one-plays-heres: Citrus Bowl Tampa Bay Rays: St. Petersburg Dome, Florida Suncoast Dome, or (joke) The Warehouse. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dilbert 966 Posted April 5, 2019 Cincinnati Reds: Crosley Riverfront Park Cincinnati Bengals: Okay so Paul Brown Stadium isnt a corporate name but Id still change it to The Jungle, or The Factory of Sameness FC Cincinnati: Currently they are using Nippert Stadium at the University of Cincinnati but their new stadium doesnt have a corporate sponsor yet. So if we did the opposite for the new stadium and gave it a corporate sponsor I would go with the Skyline Chili Bowl. Cincinnati Cyclones: Riverfront Coliseum, or The Crown (Previous names for US Bank Arena) Cincinnati Bearcats basketball: Shoemaker Center Xavier Musketeers basketball: Xavier Convocation Center NKU Norse basketball: Northern Kentucky Events Center 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neo_prankster 3,430 Posted April 5, 2019 SDSU Aztecs football: Jack Murphy Stadium SDSU Aztecs men's basketball: Gwynn Fieldhouse San Diego Padres: Gaslamp Field San Diego Gulls: San Diego Sports Arena 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quillz 1,377 Posted April 5, 2019 LA Dodgers - Dodger Stadium LA Angels - Angel Stadium 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crabcake 1,722 Posted April 5, 2019 Baltimore Ravens - Memorial Stadium II: Electric Boogaloo 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RyanMcD29 861 Posted April 5, 2019 Islanders- Nassau Coliseum. Not that anyone's called it NYCB Live outside of being required on telecasts anyway Mets- Shea Stadium (Correct) II Jets- Meadowlands Syracuse- The Dome, though they can transfer Ernie Davis from the field name to naming the whole Dome to him 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
4_tattoos 1,505 Posted April 6, 2019 Redskins/FedEx Field- Redskins Stadium (believe it was briefly called that at one point between Jack Kent Cooke's death and the naming right deal with FedEx). Capitals & Wizards/Capital One Arena- either Gallery Place Arena or 7th Street Arena DC United/Audi Field- Buzzard Point Stadium 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darknes 375 Posted April 6, 2019 Bruins/Celtics - Boston Garden Patriots - Foxboro Stadium Red Sox - No Change needed 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JH42XCC 224 Posted April 6, 2019 (edited) New York Giants & New York Jets: Meadowlands Stadium New York Mets: Joan Whitney Payson Memorial Stadium (named for the original owner of the Mets) Brooklyn Nets: Pacific Park Arena New Jersey Devils: Newark Arena New York Red Bulls: Riverbend Stadium Brooklyn Cyclones (NYM Short Season Affiliate): Coney Island Ballpark Staten Island Yankees (NYY Short Season Affiliate): The Ballpark at St. George or "Staten Island Yankees Stadium" Rutgers Scarlet Knights football: Rutgers Stadium Syracuse Orange football & basketball: Ernie Davis Dome UConn Huskies football: Rentschler Field UConn Huskies basketball & Hartford Wolf Pack (NYR AHL Affiliate): Hartford Civic Center Bridgeport Sound Tigers (NYI AHL Affiliate): Bridgeport Arena at Harbor Yard Edited April 21, 2019 by JH42XCC 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the admiral 29,103 Posted April 6, 2019 Not my teams, but some baseball suggestions: Astros - Union Station Grounds Mets - Jackie Robinson Stadium Giants - China Basin Park or Willie Mays Park Brewers - Bud Selig Stadium Phillies - Citizens' Park Twins - Killebrew Field Tigers - Tiger Stadium (II) Blue Jays - SkyDome Nationals - Capital Diamond Angels - Anaheim Stadium Reds - National League Park? 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Comet 1,755 Posted April 6, 2019 ITT we dox ourselves. Children's Mercy Park: Sporting Park Sprint Center: Truman Arena 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DNAsports 6,172 Posted April 7, 2019 Redskins- Jack Kent Cooke Field or RFK 2.0 Orioles- keep the same. Orioles Park at Camden Yards Capitals/Wizards- Gallery Place Arena (as @4_tattoos stated above) 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buzzcut 281 Posted April 7, 2019 Twins-Warehouse Field Vikings-Grant Field at Riverfront Dome Timberwolves-(New) Minneapolis Auditorium Gopher Football-Nagurski Memorial Stadium Minnesota United FC-University Avenue Ground Wild-(New) St. Paul Civic Center or Rivercentre Arena Saints-Lowertown Ballpark 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SFGiants58 14,558 Posted April 7, 2019 Giants: Willie Mays Park or Lefty O'Doul Park Brewers: Yount Park, Milwaukee County Stadium II, and/or Spahn Stadium Sharks: San Jose Arena, The Shark Tank, or (once he's retired) The Marleau Arena Warriors: Mission Bay Arena or the Attles Center Trail Blazers: Rose Garden (go back to it) 23 hours ago, the admiral said: Brewers - Bud Selig Stadium I'm sure you can think of more deserving people that that. Yount, Fred Miller, any member of the '57 Braves, etc. all deserve mentions. Heck, even Miller Valley Park sounds nice. Of course, I have a few names for teams that I don't follow. Astros: Union Station Grounds Mariners: SoDo Field White Sox: Sox Park (don't honor the asshat whose cheapness caused the Black Sox scandal) Cleveland: Doby Field or Sockalexis Stadium (with the family's blessing) Tigers: Tiger Stadium II or Kaline Park Twins: Killebrew Field Blue Jays: Skydome Rays: Florida Suncoast Dome Braves: Hank Aaron Park Mets: Robinson Field or McGraw Field (after John McGraw) Phillies: McGraw Park (after Tug McGraw) or Ashburn Park Nationals: Josh Gibson Memorial Stadium Pirates: Clemente Park, Three Rivers' Field, or Forbes Field II Reds: Lombardi Field or Crosley Field II Padres: Tony Gwynn Park or Williams Field Rockies: Mile High Field or Blake Street Grounds Diamondbacks: Snake Stadium or Phoenix Field 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neo_prankster 3,430 Posted April 7, 2019 NBA Boston Celtics - Boston Garden II Chicago Bulls - Jordan Center Charlotte Hornets - The Hive Cleveland Cavaliers - Gund Arena Minnesota Timberwolves - Flip Saunders Field house New Orleans Pelicans - The Nest Golden State Warriors - Mission District Arena Sacramento Kings - The Castle Philadelphia 76ers - Spectrum Jr Denver Nuggets - Mile High Arena or McNichols II NHL Anaheim Ducks - The Pond Philadelphia Flyers - see 76ers Winnipeg Jets - The Hangar Tampa Bay Lightning - Ice Palace Ottawa Senators - Palladium Nashville Predators - Music City Palace 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the admiral 29,103 Posted April 7, 2019 1 minute ago, neo_prankster said: Chicago Bulls - Jordan Center It would almost certainly be called the Chicago Stadium if United decided they didn't want to sponsor it anymore. I was surprised the Ilitches didn't go with "Detroit Olympia" for the new joint. They're not making any money on the naming rights anyway. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sec19Row53 4,068 Posted April 7, 2019 Green Bay Packers- Lambeau Field University of Wisconsin - Camp Randall 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DNAsports 6,172 Posted April 7, 2019 A few years ago, a local company called Nymeo bought the Frederick Keys (local high-a affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles). This was in a effort to keep the team from moving. They subsequently changed the name of the Keys stadium from Harry Grove Stadium to Nymeo Field at Harry Grove Stadium. I would revert it back to HGS or rename it to Francis Scott Key Field at Mt. Olivet Stadium. Francis Scott Key is burried at Mt. Olivet Cemetery right behind the Keys stadium. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seadragon76 889 Posted April 7, 2019 I do appreciate what @SFGiants58 said about the Mariners and SoDo Field... I thought that should of been an option in the renaming process... Seahawks/Sounders: Seahawks Stadium (Before the corporate names, that's what it was known as) Seattle NHL Team/Sonics: Seattle Center or Seattle Arena Washington Football: No name change needed Washington Basketball: Hec Edmudson Pavillion 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites