# What Would YOU Name Your Favorite Ballpark/Stadium? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [January 29, 2010, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-name-your-favorite-ballpark-stadium/526953 "2010-01-29T21:20:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![howye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9adbd/32.png) [@howye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/howye)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2010, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-name-your-favorite-ballpark-stadium/526953/41 "2010-02-01T15:15:37Z")
> [@faithfool](#): > > I’m a traditionalist, but love The Ballpark. However, I think Rangers Stadium would be groovy. Nope. The name should have been from the start Vanderbilt Stadium/Park/Field. Or just leave it the way it was in the old place, Arlington Stadium. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2010, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-name-your-favorite-ballpark-stadium/526953/42 "2010-02-01T15:21:59Z")
[carlin] Football is played in a Stadium. War Memorial Stadium. Baseball is played in a _Park._ [/carlin] All baseball parks should be named for the home team followed by “Park.” No exceptions. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2010, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-name-your-favorite-ballpark-stadium/526953/43 "2010-02-01T15:25:49Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > [carlin] Football is played in a Stadium. War Memorial Stadium. Baseball is played in a _Park._ [/carlin] > > All baseball parks should be named for the home team followed by “Park.” No exceptions. Okay, let’s rename Dodger Stadium to Chan Ho Park. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2010, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-name-your-favorite-ballpark-stadium/526953/44 "2010-02-01T15:32:49Z")
> [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](#): > > Okay, let’s rename Dodger Stadium to Chan Ho Park. I think that’s already a spot in Chinatown where the hookers hang out. ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2010, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-name-your-favorite-ballpark-stadium/526953/45 "2010-02-01T15:33:55Z")
The Ottawa Senators’ arena should go back to its original name: The Palladium. ---
**Author:** ![Quercus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/7ab992/32.png) [@Quercus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quercus)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2010, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-name-your-favorite-ballpark-stadium/526953/46 "2010-02-01T15:48:50Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > The Celtics should play in Bill Russell Arena. I must respectfully disagree with your idiotic and poorly-thought-out notion. The Celtics, like the Bruins, should (and do any time I am involved in referring to it) play in the New Boston Garden. You can name the locker room or something after Russell, Bird, Orr, Borque, Auerbach or Ted Kennedy if you want, but the arena is forever the New Boston Garden. No renaming Causeway Street, either, by the way. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2010, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-name-your-favorite-ballpark-stadium/526953/47 "2010-02-01T16:00:38Z")
Lambeau Field. In perpetuity. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Chicagojeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b19c9b/32.png) [@Chicagojeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicagojeff)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2010, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-name-your-favorite-ballpark-stadium/526953/48 "2010-02-01T16:42:19Z")
The Bills should play in OJ Simpson Stadium… then once a year have “Half off night” where they can slash prices… or hand out sunglasses… Or if you pay ful price your partner/lawyer alibi gets in half off… ``` The Carolina Panthers can play in Rae Curruth stadium.. where once a year the fans can bring in drinks of snacks that would fit inside of a trunk.. or maybe strippers can get in free... ``` Wow still working on what the Falcons can do with Mike Vick night… well… thats crossing the line i’m sure… Just kidding… only problem with naming after people is you have to make sure they are dead… companies ala Enron and the astros are dangerous too… ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2010, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-name-your-favorite-ballpark-stadium/526953/49 "2010-02-01T17:07:48Z")
The Twins new ballpark (Target Field) should be called _Hennepin County Sales Tax Stadium_. Why the rest of Minnesota gets off the hook for paying for this thing I don’t know. ---
**Author:** ![RetroVertigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@RetroVertigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RetroVertigo)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2010, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-name-your-favorite-ballpark-stadium/526953/50 "2010-02-01T18:22:11Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Am I allowed to name the stadium after myself, and then produce a line of beer named after myself, too? Speaking of Busch Stadium, it should be renamed Stan Musial Field. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2010, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-name-your-favorite-ballpark-stadium/526953/51 "2010-02-01T19:54:51Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > The Baltimore Orioles ought to play in Brooks Robinson Stadium I think Camden Yards is a great name. Officially, the current name is Oriole Park at Camden Yards, and i’d be happy if they just got rid of the first three words and kept the last two. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2010, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-name-your-favorite-ballpark-stadium/526953/52 "2010-02-01T20:00:12Z")
> [@Quercus](#): > > I must respectfully disagree with your idiotic and poorly-thought-out notion. > > The Celtics, like the Bruins, should (and do any time I am involved in referring to it) play in the New Boston Garden. You can name the locker room or something after Russell, Bird, Orr, Borque, Auerbach or Ted Kennedy if you want, but the arena is forever the New Boston Garden. No renaming Causeway Street, either, by the way. No, naming the arena after Bucky Dent or Albert De Salvo would be idiotic and poorly thought out. Naming it after the greatest player in Celtics history is a perfectly reasonable idea that you’re free not to accept. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2010, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-name-your-favorite-ballpark-stadium/526953/53 "2010-02-01T21:04:02Z")
I think Kauffman Stadium is the perfect name for the place where the Royals play. At least the team gets one thing right. (OK, Zack Greinke and Joakim Soria, that makes 3.) The Utah Jazz should play in something called the Mormon Cajun Arena. Just because. And the Los Angeles Lakers should re-name the Staples Center after the nearest natural lake. (Granted, the Clippers play there too, but they don’t draw enough fans to deserve a vote.) I don’t have any real beef with the “Citi Field” name, but I’d love for them to host a college football game called the “Toilet Bowl”, seeing as it’s located in Flushing. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2010, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-name-your-favorite-ballpark-stadium/526953/54 "2010-02-01T21:22:52Z")
Dodger’s No-Designated-Hitting-Allowed-Or-You-Forfeit-The-Game-&-Entering-This-Stadium-Constitutes-Acceptance-Of-This-Rule Stadium. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2010, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-name-your-favorite-ballpark-stadium/526953/55 "2010-02-01T21:27:09Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > No, naming the arena after Bucky Dent or Albert De Salvo would be idiotic and poorly thought out. Naming it after the greatest player in Celtics history is a perfectly reasonable idea that you’re free not to accept. Little-known fact: For 2 days in 2005, the Garden was officially the Yankees Suck Center. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2010, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-name-your-favorite-ballpark-stadium/526953/56 "2010-02-01T21:34:20Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Little-known fact: For 2 days in 2005, the Garden was officially the Yankees Suck Center. Off Topic - is there a list somewhere of all those temporary names (which were named via eBay auction)? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2010, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-name-your-favorite-ballpark-stadium/526953/57 "2010-02-02T15:04:49Z")
> [@ElvisL1ves](#): > > Little-known fact: For 2 days in 2005, the Garden was officially the Yankees Suck Center. See, now as a Yankees fan, I could TOTALLY get behind that name! A little immature hatred is HEALTHY! ---
**Author:** ![AndyPolley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@AndyPolley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyPolley)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2010, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-name-your-favorite-ballpark-stadium/526953/58 "2010-02-02T15:09:18Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > I wouldn’t change the colors, the whole Blue/Orange thing makes perfect sense. But the look of the uni is extremely dated and ugly. The pinstripes don’t work. The script Mets doesn’t work. The NY logo on the hat needs a white border ala the [Cubs](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:NLC-CHC-Insignia.png). All in all, the Mets have one of the worst unis in all of baseball. > (snip) > Generally speaking I just think the Mets need a shot in the arm. Uniforms and stadium names are the obvious places to start. With all due respect, you are not only dreadfully wrong about giving the Mets a shot in the arm, you also seem to have questionable taste regarding ugly MLB uniforms. Perhaps you’d perfer the [Mercury Mets?](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RJnZXOek6bo/Rju-3oq6R4I/AAAAAAAAAKU/vch9ZO3drd4/s320/mercury+mets.JPG) Seriously, the Mets get more grief for deviating from the classic blue hat & white uniform combo than anything else. With the new retro ballpark, the look of the team should aim for a more classic feel. The “new” [new](http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/2009/11/24/2009-11-24_mets_retro.htmluniform) unis are slightly more retro than what they wore last year. The ownership is also taking steps to honor the team’s history (such as it is) more in this year, as fans were pissed that the new park didn’t seem to have much to do with the Mets as much as it had to do with the Shake Shack. > [@Hawkeyeop](#): > > If it has to be a more permanent name I’d name it for Bob Murphy and have a bar inside named The Happy Recap. This is a lovely idea. “Let’s go catch a game at the Murph.” For what it’s worth, the bridge has been named the “Shea Bridge,” so that’s something. I always liked referring to Giants Stadium as “The Meadowlands.” Without a corporate name, I have no idea what to call the new 2 NFL team stadium. You can’t even go with “New York Football Stadium” considering it’s Jersey location. You can’t name it after a great Giant (Y.A. Tittle Stadium?) without angering the Jets (Namath Field?) The best you can hope for is someone with shared history for both teams. Parcels Field? I don’t like it. Of course, someone would want to name it 9/11 Memorial field. Not me, but someone. ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2010, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-name-your-favorite-ballpark-stadium/526953/59 "2010-02-02T16:12:21Z")
> [@AndyPolley](#): > > Parcels Field? Heh. Tuna Bowl ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2010, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-name-your-favorite-ballpark-stadium/526953/60 "2010-02-02T19:48:53Z")
> [@cmkeller](#): > > Just because. And the Los Angeles Lakers should re-name the Staples Center after the nearest natural lake. Lake Tahoe Arena? 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-name-your-favorite-ballpark-stadium/526953.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-name-your-favorite-ballpark-stadium/526953.md?page=4)