# Worst stadium names **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 24, 2013, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-stadium-names/659266 "2013-05-24T21:34:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2013, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-stadium-names/659266/21 "2013-05-26T21:47:05Z")
The RCA Dome annoyed the hell out of me for years. > **[RCA Dome](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA_Dome)** > > The RCA Dome (originally Hoosier Dome) was a domed stadium in Indianapolis. It was the home of the Indianapolis Colts NFL franchise for 24 seasons (1984–2007). > It was completed at a cost of $77.5 million, as part of the Indiana Convention Center, with the costs split between private and public money. The largest crowd to attend an event at the Dome was 62,167 for WrestleMania VIII in 1992. It was demolished on December 20, 2008, as part of a project to expand the attached convention center. > The... It was a nice stadium, original called the Hoosier Dome. You may find that to be a silly name, but it’s a common nickname for people from Indiana. We all call ourselves Hoosiers. Well, then RCA swooped in, apparently thinking that throwing cash around would make their products more popular. _Except, (if you follow me here), there is no goddamn RCA_! The company doesn’t exist anymore; it’s just a label for certain products - the RCA name is literally sold just to be used on some crap, and signifies nothing about the quality or even manufacturer. The state of Indiana sold symbolic naming rights to a stadium used by lots and lots of Hoosier (not just big sports teams) for a measly $10 mill, and for something which doesn’t even exist. Yes, I know this is a really lame thing to get upset about, but it irks me for some reason. ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2013, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-stadium-names/659266/22 "2013-05-27T03:22:25Z")
> [@Stink Fish Pot](#): > > What about Lambeau? They couldn’t change that to the Cheese Factory…fans would revolt. The subject of selling naming rights to Lambeau were brought up by team management in a “we don’t want to rule anything out” sort of way. But I think the recent stock sales and the county tax (that voters actually approved!) that financed the latest expansions make it extremely unlikely for the time being. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2013, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-stadium-names/659266/23 "2013-05-27T03:49:12Z")
> [@Stink Fish Pot](#): > > In the big 4 sports, what’s left? > > . . . > > 1. Rodgers Center (formerly SkyDome) in Toronto. Also named for the original owner of the team. Unfortunately, Rogers Centre is not named after Ted Rogers, but instead for the company his family founded: [Rogers Communications](http://www.rogers.com/web/Rogers.portal). As the link demonstrates, the Rogers company does cellphones, internet, and if memory serves, remains the biggest cable provider in southern Ontario. SkyDome (opened in 1989) was just SkyDome until the Rogers company bought the stadium in 2005 ([cite](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogers_Centre)). Heck, if Rogers Communications didn’t buy the SkyDome and slap its name on it in order to advertise themselves, the building might well have been something like the TD Bank Dome, or the Tim Hortons Dome, or the Petro-Canada Dome, or similar. ---
**Author:** ![zoog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7ea924/32.png) [@zoog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoog)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2013, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-stadium-names/659266/24 "2013-05-27T04:18:46Z")
> [@Stink Fish Pot](#): > > 1. Wrigley Field You could make a case that Wrigley Field was a pioneer in using a ballpark name to advertise. The Cubs played there for 10 seasons before it was renamed Wrigley Field. It’s likely that William Wrigley did that at least in part to bring attention to his chewing gum business (although there’s probably some ego here as well). If Wrigley Field qualifies as a non-corporate name, then Busch Stadium - all three incarnations - should qualify as well. ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2013, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-stadium-names/659266/25 "2013-05-27T14:51:14Z")
> [@Stink Fish Pot](#): > > In the big 4 sports, what’s left? > […] > I’m sure there are a few more out there, but that’s the best I can do off the top of my head. The Palace of Auburn Hills (Pistons), and Joe Louis Arena (Red Wings). > [@zoog](#): > > If Wrigley Field qualifies as a non-corporate name, then Busch Stadium - all three incarnations - should qualify as well. And then Ford Field (Lions) also. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2013, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-stadium-names/659266/26 "2013-05-27T15:08:56Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Unfortunately, Rogers Centre is not named after Ted Rogers, but instead for the company his family founded: [Rogers Communications](http://www.rogers.com/web/Rogers.portal). Not to mention that neither the Argonauts nor the Blue Jays had anyone named Rogers as an “original owner”. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2013, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-stadium-names/659266/27 "2013-05-27T18:59:42Z")
> [@Stink Fish Pot](#): > > Doyt? That’s a new one for me. Sounds like the sound a racquetball would make hitting another person in the head. > > I miss the stadium names that were either connected to a team or a region. In my opinion, any city that builds the stadium with taxpayer money should get the revenue for naming rights, not the team and/or owner. The biggest reason I hate these new names is that now I have no idea where a team is playing, because all of the names could, for the most part, be used in any city for any stadium. This is one reason I like the Yankees. As much as there is to hate this team, they still play in Yankee Stadium, not “Chef Boyardee” Stadium. The Yankees are rich enough that they don’t have to sell things like the naming rights, and I love that. > > In the big 4 sports, what’s left? > > 1. Yankee Stadium > 2. Wrigley Field > 3. Fenway Park > 4. Arrowhead and Kaufmann (formerly Royals) Stadium. Not the original name, but named after the founding owner, not some company. > 5. Rodgers Center (formerly SkyDome) in Toronto. Also named for the original owner of the team. > 6. Madison Square Garden. > 7. Dodgers Stadium > 8. The new Comisky Park? > 9. Jacob’s Field (Cleveland), > 10. Oriole Park at Camden Yards > I’m sure there are a few more out there, but that’s the best I can do off the top of my head. Jerry World is called Cowboys Stadium (but mainly because nobody will pay enough for the rights). ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2013, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-stadium-names/659266/28 "2013-05-27T21:31:33Z")
> [@Stink Fish Pot](#): > > I’m sure there are a few more out there, but that’s the best I can do off the top of my head. There’s Candlestick Park. It did have corporate names for several years (as 3com Park and Monster Park) but it’s reverted to its original name. But it’s scheduled for demolition at the end of this year. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2013, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-stadium-names/659266/29 "2013-05-27T21:44:46Z")
Does Ralph Wilson Stadium count? It’s named for the team’s owner. Ironically, it was one of the first stadiums to have a corporate name, with the naming rights bought by Rich Products for a relatively small sum back in 1972. When that contract expired in 1997, Rich Products couldn’t afford to renew the naming rights and Rich Stadium changed its name. (The original contract cost Rich Products $1,500,000 for a twenty-five year contract or $60,000 a year. The average naming rights contract now cost $2,900,000 a year. Reliant Energy paid $300,000,000 for a thirty year contract.) ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2013, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-stadium-names/659266/30 "2013-05-28T00:27:19Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > There’s Candlestick Park. It did have corporate names for several years (as 3com Park and Monster Park) but it’s reverted to its original name. But it’s scheduled for demolition at the end of this year. There was a hilarious exchange from Skip Carey & company about the 3Com name back when the SF Giants were still playing there. The Braves were in town and the other broadcaster asked Carey,“What they hell is 3 Com?”. Carey relied, “That’s easy. Lenin, Trotsky & Stalin.” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ichbin\_Dubist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/51bf81/32.png) [@Ichbin\_Dubist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ichbin_Dubist)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2013, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-stadium-names/659266/31 "2013-05-28T13:15:01Z")
> [@Stink Fish Pot](#): > > In the big 4 sports, what’s left? > > 1. Yankee Stadium > 2. Wrigley Field > 3. Fenway Park > 4. Arrowhead and Kaufmann (formerly Royals) Stadium. Not the original name, but named after the founding owner, not some company. > 5. Rodgers Center (formerly SkyDome) in Toronto. Also named for the original owner of the team. > 6. Madison Square Garden. > 7. Dodgers Stadium > 8. The new Comisky Park? > 9. Jacob’s Field (Cleveland), > 10. Oriole Park at Camden Yards In MLB and the NFL: Nationals Park Angel Stadium of Anaheim [O.co](http://O.co) (ugh) / Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Georgia Dome (Falcons) Lambeau Field Paul Brown Stadium (Bengals) Ralph Wilson Stadium (Bills) ---
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2013, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-stadium-names/659266/32 "2013-05-28T13:22:08Z")
If we’re counting Wrigley then Turner Field gets a pass too. ---
**Author:** ![BigNik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/73ab20/32.png) [@BigNik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigNik)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2013, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-stadium-names/659266/33 "2013-06-17T21:03:05Z")
The language barrier makes it slightly less apparent than it should be, but Wankdorf stadium in Bern [led to this headline](http://espnfc.com/news/story?id=337901&cc=3436), still the greatest ever written about soccer. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2013, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-stadium-names/659266/34 "2013-06-17T21:46:03Z")
PGE Park in Portland is now known as JELD-WEN Field, a name that just rolls off the tongue. > [@Ichbin\_Dubist](#): > > In MLB and the NFL: > Rangers Ballpark in Arlington I was living in Dallas when they revealed the new name. There was lots of speculation about what to call it - most people wanted Arlington Stadium or Vandergriff Field, after the mayor that moved the Washington Senators from DC. When they unveiled the name, which at the time was “The Ballpark In Arlington” without tha Rangers in there, everyone was pretty irritated b/c it was so uncreative and vanilla. IIRC a local bar changed their name as a joke to “The Bar In Plano.” BTW, the person behind approving this amazing bit of creativity was George W Bush. ---
**Author:** ![Hershele\_Ostropoler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e47c2d/32.png) [@Hershele\_Ostropoler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hershele_Ostropoler)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2013, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-stadium-names/659266/35 "2013-06-17T23:12:52Z")
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum is the home of an NHL team, at least for one more season. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2013, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-stadium-names/659266/36 "2013-06-23T16:42:01Z")
> [@Morbo](#): > > PGE Park in Portland is now known as JELD-WEN Field, a name that just rolls off the tongue. > > I was living in Dallas when they revealed the new name. There was lots of speculation about what to call it - most people wanted Arlington Stadium or Vandergriff Field, after the mayor that moved the Washington Senators from DC. > > When they unveiled the name, which at the time was “The Ballpark In Arlington” without tha Rangers in there, everyone was pretty irritated b/c it was so uncreative and vanilla. IIRC a local bar changed their name as a joke to “The Bar In Plano.” BTW, the person behind approving this amazing bit of creativity was George W Bush. Of course, the name grew on everyone and people revolted when they renamed it Ameriquest field, then after mortgage companies were no longer big business, they changed it back. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-stadium-names/659266/37 "2013-06-24T02:32:23Z")
The Sacramento Kings play in Sleep Train Arena. It was previously named Power Balance Pavilion. I’m not sure which is worse. ---
**Author:** ![russian\_heel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2013, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-stadium-names/659266/38 "2013-06-25T05:06:07Z")
Gaylord Entertainment Center Craven Cottage Dick’s Sporting Goods Stadium Gayfield Park ---
**Author:** ![Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/do_not_taunt/32/2968_2.png) [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Do_Not_Taunt)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2013, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-stadium-names/659266/39 "2013-06-25T05:40:41Z")
> [@Ichbin\_Dubist](#): > > In MLB and the NFL: > > Nationals Park > Angel Stadium of Anaheim > [O.co](http://O.co) (ugh) / Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum > Rangers Ballpark in Arlington > Georgia Dome (Falcons) > Lambeau Field > Paul Brown Stadium (Bengals) > Ralph Wilson Stadium (Bills) Marlins Park, though I can see that it’s hard to remember the Marlins are still MLB. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2013, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-stadium-names/659266/40 "2013-06-25T06:19:24Z")
Pirates fans weren’t thrilled with PNC park, or PINK park, as some called it early on. I think everyone got used to it pretty fast, and got on with the important business of dealing with a 20-year losing streak. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-stadium-names/659266.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-stadium-names/659266.md?page=3)