NickNickNick Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 Here's an article:http://www.tsn.ca/mlb/news_story.asp?ID=83081Rangers rename Ballpark at ArlingtonSports Ticker5/7/2004ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) - The Texas Rangers on Friday reached a 30-year agreement with mortgage company Ameriquest and renamed its stadium Ameriquest Field in Arlington.Ameriquest is the official mortgage company of Major League Baseball and the title sponsor of in-stadium and on-line MLB All-Star balloting. The company is headquartered in Orange, California but has 17 offices in Texas.While financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed, Rangers owner Tom Hicks called the deal an "another important step toward our goal of building a team that is competitive every year."The extra money could help Hicks get out of the hole created by the 10-year, $252 million contract that attracted Alex Rodriguez to Texas after the 2000 season. Hicks still is paying a chunk of the deal, even after trading Rodriguez to the New York Yankees.Without Rodriguez, the Rangers are off to the best start in baseball at 19-10.The stadium was known as The Ballpark in Arlington. Spoiler New York Rangers. Stanley Cup Champions - 1928, 1933, 1940, 1994. Saskatchewan. Cold. 1905-2022. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC97 Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 Damn, I loved the name The Ballpark in Arlington --- Chris Creamer Founder/Editor, SportsLogos.Net "The Mothership" • News • Facebook • X/Twitter • Instagram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 that's too bad the ballpark in arlington was a great name, the good thing is that the new sponsor name doesn't sound better than great american ballpark, still the greatest sponsor name in all of sports go reds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-kj Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 Ok, if they were going to sell the naming rights, couldn't it have become the Ameriquest BALLPARK in Arlington?People... Buy some t-shirts and stuff at KJ Shop! KJ Branded | Behance portfolio POTD 2013-08-22 On 7/14/2012 at 2:20 AM, tajmccall said: When it comes to style, ya'll really should listen to Kev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean84106 Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 that's too bad the ballpark in arlington was a great name, the good thing is that the new sponsor name doesn't sound better than great american ballpark, still the greatest sponsor name in all of sports go reds. Too bad the ballpark isn't that great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pflava Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 Ok, if they were going to sell the naming rights, couldn't it have become the Ameriquest BALLPARK in Arlington?People... Everyone is bitching about just that on the sports talk stations here in Dallas. The only thing I can figure is that if they called it Ameriquest Ballpark at Arlington, everyone would just continue calling it The Ballpark, so they wanted to change that part of the name in order for the "Ameriquest" part to be dominant. It sucks, though, because I like the name "The Ballpark in Arlington". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 If only most of America only knew where Arlington is... (It's near Dallas right?) I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesCraven Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 Yet another corporate sellout. "I better go take a long walk off a short pier or something."Some people on this bolard have told me to do just that.My "Ron Mexico" alias is "Jon Tobago". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCScout76 Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 Damn, I loved the name The Ballpark in Arlington Ditto Chris. I was there 5 years ago for a game, Rangers lost to the A's. Not a bad seat in the house. Great Ballpark!!!. . . 30 frickin' year is a long time . . . Kansas City Scouts (CHL) Orr Cup Champions 2010, 2019, 2021 St. Joseph Pony Express (ULL) 2023 Champions Kansas City Cattle (CL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pflava Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 If only most of America only knew where Arlington is... (It's near Dallas right?) It's between Dallas and Ft. Worth (closer to Ft. Worth). It's a big suburb, basically. Six Flags is there as well. Anyone correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Arlington the only suburban locale for mlb? By that I mean the only team to play in a suburb of a major city. Not that there ever were many (I can only think of the Twins in Bloomington, Rangers in Arlington, ....and I guess that's it). And before anyone says it, the Angels don't count now that they are actually known as "Anaheim". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC97 Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 If only most of America only knew where Arlington is... (It's near Dallas right?) It's between Dallas and Ft. Worth (closer to Ft. Worth). It's a big suburb, basically. Six Flags is there as well. Anyone correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Arlington the only suburban locale for mlb? By that I mean the only team to play in a suburb of a major city. Not that there ever were many (I can only think of the Twins in Bloomington, Rangers in Arlington, ....and I guess that's it). And before anyone says it, the Angels don't count now that they are actually known as "Anaheim". Then the Rangers wouldn't count because they're called Texas, they play in Texas, not a suburb of Texas (which I guess would be like Santa Fe, heh ) --- Chris Creamer Founder/Editor, SportsLogos.Net "The Mothership" • News • Facebook • X/Twitter • Instagram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pflava Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 Ha, I figured someone would say that. No, if you look at what I said again, I was asking if the Rangers are "the only team to play in a suburb of a major city". The name is irrelevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass Posted May 8, 2004 Share Posted May 8, 2004 As in the words of the man in my avatar, "YEAH!!!! MORE ADVERTISING!!!! YEAH!!!!" On 4/10/2017 at 3:05 PM, Rollins Man said: what the hell is ccslc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesCraven Posted May 8, 2004 Share Posted May 8, 2004 "No, if you look at what I said again, I was asking if the Rangers are 'the only team to play in a suburb of a major city'. The name is irrelevant." What about the Detroit Pistons who play in Auburn Hills, Michigan, or another Dallas team, the Cowboys, who play in Irving, Texas, or the New York Football Giants and New York Jets, who play in East Rutherford, New Jersey, or the Phoenix Coyotes, who now reside in Glendale, Arizona or the Ottawa Senators, who play in a suburb of Ottawa, Ontario? "I better go take a long walk off a short pier or something."Some people on this bolard have told me to do just that.My "Ron Mexico" alias is "Jon Tobago". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZzyzx41 Posted May 8, 2004 Share Posted May 8, 2004 It's just a matter of time before our country name itself is named after a corporate sponsor. The United Microsoft States of America brought to you by Nextel and sponsored by Coca Cola. -DanielCheck Out My Podcast! Latest Episode 273: The Color BlinkyLatest Photo Upload: January 7, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted May 8, 2004 Share Posted May 8, 2004 It's just a matter of time before our country name itself is named after a corporate sponsor. The United Microsoft States of America brought to you by Nextel and sponsored by Coca Cola. I don't know UMSA does not sound right. I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-kj Posted May 8, 2004 Share Posted May 8, 2004 What about the Detroit Pistons who play in Auburn Hills, Michigan, or another Dallas team, the Cowboys, who play in Irving, Texas, or the New York Football Giants and New York Jets, who play in East Rutherford, New Jersey, or the Phoenix Coyotes, who now reside in Glendale, Arizona or the Ottawa Senators, who play in a suburb of Ottawa, Ontario? And obviously, all of those are in MLB. Nice reading. Buy some t-shirts and stuff at KJ Shop! KJ Branded | Behance portfolio POTD 2013-08-22 On 7/14/2012 at 2:20 AM, tajmccall said: When it comes to style, ya'll really should listen to Kev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted May 8, 2004 Share Posted May 8, 2004 Im actually stunned this didnt happen sooner they held out 10 years www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeyWrench32 Posted May 8, 2004 Share Posted May 8, 2004 Down with all corporate naming of stadiums, and such.I still have a very hard time remembering where the hell M & T Bank Stadium is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braden Posted May 8, 2004 Share Posted May 8, 2004 My favourite is TD Waterhouse Centre in Orlando, Florida, home of the Magic.You know what TD stands for? TORONTO DOMINION, which is a Canadian bank that bought out Waterhouse... who operate in the US. Funny eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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