The_Admiral Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 CitY Field. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 It's always kicked around these parts that wherever the Penguins play should be named for Mario, but I really liked The Igloo. Maybe CEC could be re-named Le Magnifique, although that might seem a little out of place for a building in uptown Pittsburgh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosrs1 Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 If you could rename every arena in sports, and get rid of the corporate branding, what names would you choose?A few I'd chooseHonda Center - The Pond of AnaheimHP Pavilion - San Jose ArenaAT&T Park - Willie Mays ParkPetco Park - Gaslamp ParkStaples Center - Great Western ArenaMade a few changes to yours. I'd not name Staples Center after a child molester. And HP Pavilion had a non-corporate name once that I'd rather see it back to since taxpayers did build the thing. Also Petco Park should still retain "Park" rather than "Stadium".Great Western was a corporate name.True, but it was the best corporate name ever put on an arena. And one that lasted years after the company ceased to exist because it's a good name in its own right.Wrigley Field...kind of?And this would all be moot if MetLife was actually JetBlue Stadium.Nah. Wrigley was named after the man, not the company. Like many of its contemporaries (Shibe Park, Navin Field, etc...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 I like China Basin Park for San Francisco Phone Park. Or maybe Pier [#] Park, if it was built on or near one of the numbered piers. I bristle at naming it for Willie Mays. Willie Mays was great, but was he name-a-major-league-ballpark-for-him great? especially considering there aren't any other major league parks named for greats?IMO, there would be no better name for AT&T Park than China Basin (Ball)Park. I've heard Embarcadero Field/Park, but that seems like a bit of a stretch and I don't think it's technically on the Embarcadero.Really though, it's never had a better corporate name than Pacific Bell Park because of the strong association of the company with the city. On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raysfan12 Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Tropicana Field - ThunderdomePapa Johns Cardinal Stadium - Howard Schnellenberger StadiumKFC Yum! Center - New Freedom HallLouisville Slugger Field - Riverfront ParkLucas Oil Stadium - Victory StadiumGreat American Ballpark - New Riverfront Stadium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewPF Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 I like China Basin Park for San Francisco Phone Park. Or maybe Pier [#] Park, if it was built on or near one of the numbered piers. I bristle at naming it for Willie Mays. Willie Mays was great, but was he name-a-major-league-ballpark-for-him great? especially considering there aren't any other major league parks named for greats?There aren't baseball stadiums named for greats because they're all named for Enron, Halliburton, Blackwater (now apparently "Academi"), et al. http://i.imgur.com/4ahMZxD.png koizim said: And...and ya know what we gotta do? We gotta go kick him in da penis. He'll be injured. Injured bad. COYS and Go Sox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illwauk Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Miller Park (or Turner Field)--Hank Aaron FieldNot that I think it'd matter one way or the other, but there is a Henry Aaron Field in Milwaukee County. UWM's baseball team and a few high schools play there.Robin Yount Stadium or Meominee Valley Grounds would work too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashcarson15 Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Lucas Oil Stadium - Victory StadiumWhy? This makes absolutely no sense. Sure, there's Victory Field, but there was historical precedence for that name.As far as Cleveland goes, I'd use the "Gateway" moniker on both Progressive Field and The Q, being the Gateway District after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaytonBlue Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Lucas Oil Stadium was originally Indiana Stadium so I'd go back to that. "I did absolutely nothing and it was everything I thought it could be." -Peter Gibbons RIP Demitra #38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DustDevil61 Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 On the very top of my list, don't care if it's corporate:EnergySolutions Arena--Delta Center (Salt Lake City is a major Delta Airlines hub)Otherwise, EnergySolutions Arena--either Larry H. Miller Arena, Miller Arena, or The New Salt Palace*Others off the top of my head:NBAToyota Center--The SummitStaples Center--The Downtown ForumFedEx Forum--The Memphis ForumChesapeake Energy Arena--Bricktown ArenaAT&T Center--Alamo ArenaNHLHonda Center--The Pond at AnaheimHP Pavillion--The Shark TankScotiabank Saddledome--The Saddledome*Named after the owner's family. In "The New Salt Palace"'s case, I'd still call it that, even though it's one of the NBA's older arenas (~20 years in age). AKA @LanRovr0 on Twitter LED Sig Credits to packerfan21396 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eye Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Lucas Oil Stadium - Victory StadiumWhy? This makes absolutely no sense. Sure, there's Victory Field, but there was historical precedence for that name.As far as Cleveland goes, I'd use the "Gateway" moniker on both Progressive Field and The Q, being the Gateway District after all.It doesn't have to make sense and this thread will probably devolve into The Pointless Realignment Outpost Concerning Stadiums eventually anyway.Capital Diamond, as suggested by the admiral, isn't bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CS85 Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 AT&T Park: Steroid BayPalace at Auburn Hills: Detroit Basketball Barn: Home of the Fightin' FansCleveland Browns Stadium: Depression Sinkhole StadiumRogers Arena: Riot RoomLucas Oil Field: Austin Collie Concussion Memorial FieldBusch Stadium: Darryl Kile Josh Hancock Albert Pujols Rally Squirrel Memorial Stadium Quote "You are nothing more than a small cancer on this message board. You are not entertaining, you are a complete joke." twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Busch Stadium: Darryl Kile Josh Hancock Albert Pujols Rally Squirrel Memorial StadiumStay classy, Cubs fans! On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CS85 Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Busch Stadium: Darryl Kile Josh Hancock Albert Pujols Rally Squirrel Humorless Dopes Memorial StadiumStay classy, Cubs fans!Fixed my OP for accuracy. Also a bonus:Wrigley Field: Viney Pit of Baseball Sluts Quote "You are nothing more than a small cancer on this message board. You are not entertaining, you are a complete joke." twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DnBronc Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Invesco Field at Mile High: John Elway StadiumPaul Brown Stadium: Cheapskate Stadium Gillette Stadium: Sony video stadium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 Miller Park (or Turner Field)--Hank Aaron FieldNot that I think it'd matter one way or the other, but there is a Henry Aaron Field in Milwaukee County. UWM's baseball team and a few high schools play there.Robin Yount Stadium or Meominee Valley Grounds would work too.I like Menomonee Valley Grounds/Park/Stadium (that edifice is certainly big enough for stadium designation), but Miller Park is locally/historically relevant enough not to chap my ass in any meaningful way.Target Field is an interesting one, as I don't think they went with their best option there. I liked the proposed "Land O' Lakes Field" better. Hard to name it for Carl Pohlad, what with him being a miserly bastard who volunteered to end his own team. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HedleyLamarr Posted November 3, 2012 Share Posted November 3, 2012 "Wrigley Stadium!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC in Da House w/o a Doubt Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 O.co Coliseum - Oakland ColiseumUniversity of Phoenix Stadium - University of Phoenix Stadium in GlendaleLambeau Field - Lambo Field (Lamborghini sponsorship)Metrodome - (keep as is but add a hair gelled faux hawk to the roof)FedEx Field - The Palace of Mediocrity Edward Jones Dome - Gateway Dome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 "Wrigley Stadium!"I'm probably then only one who gets this. Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illwauk Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 FedEx Forum = Mid-South ForumReason: I always liked the sound of Mid-South Coliseum back when Memphis State basketball and wrestling took place there. I like Menomonee Valley Grounds/Park/Stadium (that edifice is certainly big enough for stadium designation), but Miller Park is locally/historically relevant enough not to chap my ass in any meaningful way.Well it definitely chaps my ass that when people hear "Milwaukee" and "beer," their minds automatically go to what is probably the worst beer that's brewed here (unless they think Beast... then it definitely IS the worst!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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