Name That Park
Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
It looks like the Chicago Tribune is trying to raise some cash to pump into the fledgling Cubs. As such, it is looking for a corporate sponsor to name Wrigley Field. Forget that Wrigley Field is already named after a business, and forget that the Trib owns the team. The more corporate names the better, I suppose.
Back when the Phillies were building their new stadium there was a lot of talk of naming it Ashburn Field. Fans liked that. The thing is, it would bring no cash. Remember all the cash Enron brought the Astros?
I like the way Baltimore has handled this: Oriole Park at Camden Yards. It is elegant. And their stadium is still the finest I have seen a game in.
Anyhow, I ran through some ideas I thought might look good above “Home of the Chicago Cubs”.
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