Jacobs Field
by Luis (Tribe Fan in London) on Feb 2, 2006 4:14 AM EST
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Been reading with much interest from across the pond and I'd love to thank Jay and Ryan for all the hard work which allows me to stay up to date from over here in the UK.
I've got a question that I was hopeing someone could clear up. I heard a few months ago that the naming rights on Jacobs Field were for 10 years and were due to be up this year. Is this true and will the name be changing?
I'm interested because my local football (soccer) team is opening a new stadium named after an airline and I hate it, but I understand the realities of business.
Any idea who might take the rights and when?
Here's hoping it won't something as bad as Petco Park or Minute Maid Field.
By the way, the Crisp-Marte deal, not sure about it but agree risk had to be taken. I would have hated to see Marte go on to be an all-star if we hadn't got him.
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Gund Arena's (home of the Cavs) rights were up last year, but the new owner bought them and re-named them after his company (Quicken Loans).
I honestly don't know what the baseball stadium will be named. Hopefully it's something tasteful.
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Anyway, naming rights don't fundamentally change the financial picture of a team. It's "just a few million" a year at most. I'm bracing myself for something awful, but how much worse can it get than Minute Maid?
I think Trojan Field would make a nice name for a stadium. Or perhaps the Ballpark at Trojan.
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Progressive would be alright I guess, not too obviously commercial.
Any idea what kinda of money they get? My football team got £120 million (roughly $210 million) for a 10 year deal.
by Luis (Tribe Fan in London) on Feb 3, 2006 3:41 AM EST up reply actions
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http://www.post-gazette.com/planb/19980331QandA.asp
http://www.askmen.com/sports/business_100/106_sports_business.html
by nilla on Feb 3, 2006 9:13 AM EST up reply actions
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Other sports like rugby and cricket get popular at certain times in relation to major international tournaments but nowhere near as consistent as football.
Unfortunately baseball is a minor minor sport, which is a shame because I love the sport
by Luis (Tribe Fan in London) on Feb 3, 2006 10:46 AM EST up reply actions
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Was that intentional? Either way, it's pretty funny.
by mkwng @ Let's Go Tribe! on Feb 3, 2006 9:15 AM EST up reply actions
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I guess you learn something every day.
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I didn't know that, but its apt when you think about the fact I brought it up in relation to the field being named after Trojans
by Luis (Tribe Fan in London) on Feb 3, 2006 10:42 AM EST up reply actions
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Are you saying that American newspapers report more actual NEWS than British newspapers? I thought it was just the opposite...
by JulioBernazard on Feb 3, 2006 3:47 PM EST up reply actions
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All those papers I have read defintely seem better then some of our tabloids which actually sell a huge amount of papers in relation to what your tabloids do.
Our biggest selling newspaper will happily splash the front page with the latest news on the latest crappy reality tv show.
by Luis (Tribe Fan in London) on Feb 6, 2006 6:46 AM EST up reply actions
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The two top selling papers are tabloids in the true sense who love nothing more than sensationalism and selling papers rather than true journalism. This is particularly true in relation to sports reporting.
But ultimately, every market is going to have some good and some bad, I guess the ideal is to be able to identify the two.
by Luis (Tribe Fan in London) on Feb 7, 2006 5:38 AM EST up reply actions
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http://www.espn.go.com/sportsbusiness/s/stadiumnames.html
by Veee on Feb 4, 2006 12:57 AM EST reply actions
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Must say, I'd hate to play at the Gaylord Entertainment Centre....hmmmmmm
by Luis (Tribe Fan in London) on Feb 6, 2006 7:31 AM EST up reply actions
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