# New Ballpark! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 1, 2000, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ballpark/15452 "2000-04-01T04:00:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2000, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ballpark/15452/1 "2000-04-01T04:00:00Z")
I am so excited! The Giants are playing their first (pre-season) game ever at Pac Bell Park! I have the game on the TV, and the park is just beautiful. Annoying advertisements, but beautiful nonetheless. It’s tiny, home runs to right land in the water, the view is great, and it’s not Candlestick! Yay! ---
**Author:** ![billehunt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c37758/32.png) [@billehunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billehunt)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2000, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ballpark/15452/2 "2000-04-01T04:53:00Z")
The tickets went on sale maybe a month ago. It was at 10:00am, so my wife had the phone in hand and I was at the web site at 9:55am, dialing and typing fingers poised. All of the good seats for all of the games for the entire season were sold out before the gates opened! All of the Friday and Saturday games were **completely** sold out (for a block of 4 seats) before the gates opened! The only seats we could get were these upper level seats for a Thursday game. Harsh! Apparently, they gave season ticket holders first rights to buy not only their own seats, but additional ones as well. Everything was gone before it opened for us common folk. Anyway, we’ll be there with popcorn and beer. Hope we can see the field. ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2000, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ballpark/15452/3 "2000-04-01T04:58:00Z")
Yeah, but there’s that _name_. Am I, a non-fan, the only one who’s bugged by sports places being named for a corporation? Peace, mangeorge * * * I only know two things; I know what I need to know And I know what I want to know Mangeorge, 2000 ---
**Author:** ![SingleDad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9e8a1a/32.png) [@SingleDad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SingleDad)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2000, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ballpark/15452/4 "2000-04-01T05:31:00Z")
We have Coors Field (for the Colorado Rockies), but that somehow works. PacBell park just sounds stupid. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2000, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ballpark/15452/5 "2000-04-01T05:37:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Am I, a non-fan, the only one who’s bugged by sports places being named for a corporation? NO! I am sure millions share your feelings. I sure do. The new Detroit Tiger’s stadium is named Commerica Park, after Commerica Bank in MI. I guess it’s not _too_ bad. (Although I don’t know what is wrong with calling it “Tiger Stadium” either) I think it rolls off the tongue a little better than Pacific-Bell Park. * * * “Life is hard…but God is good” ---
**Author:** ![pipefitter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/97f17d/32.png) [@pipefitter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pipefitter)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2000, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ballpark/15452/6 "2000-04-02T00:32:00Z")
[/QUOTE] NO! I am sure millions share your feelings. I sure do. The new Detroit Tiger’s stadium is named Commerica Park, after Commerica Bank in MI. I guess it’s not _too_ bad. (Although I don’t know what is wrong with calling it “Tiger Stadium” either) I think it rolls off the tongue a little better than Pacific-Bell Park. Well just think, it could be called Fox Jr. Stadium, Or Domino’s Pizza Park, how about Pepperoni Stadium? \*\* [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2000, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ballpark/15452/7 "2000-04-02T05:28:00Z")
Is it any worse than naming a park after the team’s owner (i.e., Ebbets Field, Wrigley Field)? * * * “What we have here is failure to communicate.” – Strother Martin, anticipating the Internet. [www.sff.net/people/rothman](http://www.sff.net/people/rothman) ---
**Author:** ![Squee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@Squee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squee)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2000, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ballpark/15452/8 "2000-04-02T06:06:00Z")
Did anyone see Barry hit one into the Bay tonight! That new park kicks ass! 🙂 * * * “Penises don’t belong in the mouth, girls and boys. You’ve got the wrong hole there. Just like you wouldn’t shove pizza up your nose.” -From the **Brother Jed** flyer- ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2000, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ballpark/15452/9 "2000-04-02T06:10:00Z")
I saw it! My whole family started cheering, in our living room. Even my bratty teenaged sister was happy. Man, I can’t wait to go to a game (which hopefully will happen within the next ten years). As for the name…yeah, it sucks, but it’s better than 3Com. And anything is better than Candlestick - not like the Giants would stay there, and I’d call it pretty much anything to keep them from leaving. Besides, Pac Bell paid a bundle to build the park, I don’t begrudge them naming it after themselves. It’s no worse than Ted Turner Stadium. THAT makes me want to puke. ---
**Author:** ![Squee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@Squee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squee)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2000, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ballpark/15452/10 "2000-04-02T06:17:00Z")
Hey, I like Candlestick! Well, I’m sure I’m in the minority, but I didn’t mind the gale-like winds. 🙂 I have tickets to two Giants games this season. And my buddy has PSL’s on the 3rd base line! Yes, I better start kissing his ass to take me to all the games… * * * “Penises don’t belong in the mouth, girls and boys. You’ve got the wrong hole there. Just like you wouldn’t shove pizza up your nose.” -From the **Brother Jed** flyer- ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2000, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ballpark/15452/11 "2000-04-02T06:54:00Z")
HA! At least you don’t have to go to PSINet Stadium. Yup, we get to go to Piss-net Stadium here in B’more. Whoopie! * * * Cecil said it. I believe it. That settles it. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2000, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-ballpark/15452/12 "2000-04-03T00:23:00Z")
I pray to god we are never speaking of our “new” stadium. Can’t improve on perfection.