# Phillies' new park has a name **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 17, 2003, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phillies-new-park-has-a-name/182490 "2003-06-17T16:16:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phillies-new-park-has-a-name/182490/21 "2003-06-17T23:01:31Z")
Maybe Mrs. Field’s Fields! Hmm… ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phillies-new-park-has-a-name/182490/22 "2003-06-17T23:04:15Z")
All corporate-named ballparks are evil. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2003, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phillies-new-park-has-a-name/182490/23 "2003-06-18T00:39:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Neurotik \* > \*\*You know what’s even funnier **Elwood** , the fact that there are two American Airlines in the NBA. One in Dallas, American Airlines Center for the Mavs and one in Miami, the American Airlines Arena for the Heat. > > Pretty sad. \*\* And the Raptors play in the Air Canada Centre. Air Canada is bankrupt. ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2003, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phillies-new-park-has-a-name/182490/24 "2003-06-18T01:29:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by fiddlesticks \* > \*\*Company names on ballparks only work for me if the company has a strong tie to the city. Coors Field in Denver, Miller Park in Milwaukee, Busch Stadium in St. Louis, the United Center in Chicago (wonder how much longer than name will last) to name a few. \*\* Actually, Busch Stadium (full name is Busch Memorial Stadium) is not named for the beer, it’s named for Auggie Busch, onetime owner of the Cardinals whose family controlled the team for decades. It’s not even the first Busch Stadium. Originally the Cardinals played in Sportsman’s Park. The name of the park changed when Mr. Busch bought the team. When the old Sportsman’s Park/1st Busch Stadium was torn down, the new (current) ballpark was officially named Busch Memorial Stadium for the old owner, whose number has also been retired by the team. St Louis has been pushing for a new stadium for a while now, no idea what kind of stupid corporate name it’ll have though. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2003, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phillies-new-park-has-a-name/182490/25 "2003-06-18T19:41:03Z")
Gussie Busch was a charming “team owner,” but the team belonged to the brewery. I’m sure of this, as I was a stockholder in Anheuser-Busch, Inc. up until the sale of the team. The Busch family still owns lots of A-B stock, but the company no longer owns the team. The current owners of the team were adamant that the stadium, and the new stadium, would remain Busch Stadium. I don’t know whether that comes from a naming-rights contract or a respect for tradition. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phillies-new-park-has-a-name/182490.md?page=1)