CanadianGuitarist Posted March 6, 2005 Report Posted March 6, 2005 Obviously just the name won't make an arena, there's gotta be history behind it, but there's some badly named arenas that I just can't imagine honour and prestige playing in. I'd love to play in MSG, Fenway Park or the Montreal Forum. Even Bell Centre, Air Canada Centre and GM Place aren't too bad. It's gone now, but I liked Skyreach Centre. I also like the name Great American BallPark. I saw Barry Bonds hit a homerun once there. Also got head that night in an unrelated incident. For the bad, I nominate Tropicana Field, Minute Maid Park, Gaylord Entertainment Center, St. Times Pete Forum, National Car Rental Center, and SaveMoreFoods Arena. Anyone else?
alfdogg Posted March 6, 2005 Report Posted March 6, 2005 How about Dunkin' Donuts Stadium in Providence.
treble Posted March 6, 2005 Report Posted March 6, 2005 National Car Rental Center is Office Depot Center now, I think. The new name of the FleetCenter is horrible. TD BankNorth Garden is too wordy.
Styles Posted March 6, 2005 Report Posted March 6, 2005 Any corporate named stadium or arena (which is almost all of them unfortunately) sucks. Although the Wizards play at the MCI Center which isn't bad since it rolls off the tongue and has a fun nickname in "The Phonebooth".
DerangedHermit Posted March 6, 2005 Report Posted March 6, 2005 Shitty park/arena/stadium names: Minute Maid Park Petco Park US Cellular Field apparently there's a Taco Bell Arena somewhere
Guest LooneyTune Posted March 6, 2005 Report Posted March 6, 2005 Whats the name of the Padres stadium? PetCo? Now THAT sucks, although probably not as bad as Tropicana Field.
alfdogg Posted March 6, 2005 Report Posted March 6, 2005 I wish the RCA Dome was still called the Hoosier Dome.
razazteca Posted March 6, 2005 Report Posted March 6, 2005 Six Flags Ball Park at Arlington is hella lame.
Prophet of Mike Zagurski Posted March 6, 2005 Report Posted March 6, 2005 Good: The Arrowhead Pond Angels Stadium Dodgers Stadium The Palace of Auburn Hills The Joe Louis Arena Nassau Colisseum Bad: Gaylord Entertainment Center Rogers Centre Wachovia Center Ameriquest Field in Arlington
JHawk Posted March 6, 2005 Report Posted March 6, 2005 You know what I've noticed? Just about all of our choices for "worst arena name" have been buildings named after some corporation who bought the naming rights. I'm waiting for high schools to start doing that. Imagine the state basketball championships being decided at "Larry's Super Pawn Gymnasium".
CanadianGuitarist Posted March 6, 2005 Author Report Posted March 6, 2005 "This will take place at Springfield's Yahoo Search Engine Arena!" I don't mind and have somewhat accepted that corporations now own every stadium pretty much. The problem is when they're too wordy or badly whored. Rogers Centre is at least named for a guy somewhat.
Lightning Flik Posted March 6, 2005 Report Posted March 6, 2005 Someday, I want a company to buy a stadium and then go "Let's give it such and such name, because having our name would suck ass" And the name given instead of the corporation's name actually was awesome, which would then make people like the company for not being absolute whores of themselves. Anyways, Skyreach Centre I think was the best one.
Vern Gagne Posted March 6, 2005 Report Posted March 6, 2005 You know what I've noticed? Just about all of our choices for "worst arena name" have been buildings named after some corporation who bought the naming rights. I'm waiting for high schools to start doing that. Imagine the state basketball championships being decided at "Larry's Super Pawn Gymnasium". If it means money towards the school, or school district they should do it.
The Czech Republic Posted March 6, 2005 Report Posted March 6, 2005 Sell naming rights to the schools outright. Bloomingdale High School Presented By Pepsi.
Art Sandusky Posted March 6, 2005 Report Posted March 6, 2005 Reliant Astrodome improved the original name.
Red Baron Posted March 6, 2005 Report Posted March 6, 2005 The Gund Arena. truly awesome name. Also Copps Coliseum The Forum Maple Leaf Gardens Molson Centre HSBC Arena Qwest Field Lambeau Field Soldier Field
The Czech Republic Posted March 6, 2005 Report Posted March 6, 2005 Gund Arena sounds like a venereal disease. Soldier Field is the best name for a football stadium hands-down. Can't be challenged.
Prophet of Mike Zagurski Posted March 6, 2005 Report Posted March 6, 2005 The only reason I said Rogers Center was bad is because SkyDome is a better name. Corporate names are ok if they are not unusual like Staples Center or Arco Arena. Every time I hear them, I do not think about the companies. If Best Buy named an arena, it would bother me. (eg. Best Buy Center) It sounds so corporate.
Vern Gagne Posted March 6, 2005 Report Posted March 6, 2005 The only reason I said Rogers Center was bad is because SkyDome is a better name. Corporate names are ok if they are not unusual like Staples Center or Arco Arena. Every time I hear them, I do not think about the companies. If Best Buy named an arena, it would bother me. (eg. Best Buy Center) It sounds so corporate. Welcome to the Best Buy Field, home of the Minnesota Twins. God, if that could only happen.
Steve J. Rogers Posted March 6, 2005 Report Posted March 6, 2005 Don't forget the unfortunate happenstance of corporate naming rights, either the company goes BYE BYE (Pro Player in Miami) gets renamed in corporate mergers or aquasitions (Shamut, err Fleet, err Bank of America? Center in Boston) and of course if the company is embroilled in the mother load of embarrissing scandals. That would be the home of the Houston Astros, the park formerlly known as Enron Field Steve
DerangedHermit Posted March 6, 2005 Report Posted March 6, 2005 You know what I've noticed? Just about all of our choices for "worst arena name" have been buildings named after some corporation who bought the naming rights. I'm waiting for high schools to start doing that. Imagine the state basketball championships being decided at "Larry's Super Pawn Gymnasium". Or Holla Dollar Gym. Hey, my school had a WWF house show there once!
The Czech Republic Posted March 6, 2005 Report Posted March 6, 2005 The only reason I said Rogers Center was bad is because SkyDome is a better name. Corporate names are ok if they are not unusual like Staples Center or Arco Arena. Every time I hear them, I do not think about the companies. If Best Buy named an arena, it would bother me. (eg. Best Buy Center) It sounds so corporate. How do you not think "office supplies" with the Staples Center? It's like Kobe Bryant is searching for printer cartridges or something I'm fine with Arco Arena because there are no Arcos where I live so I don't think of it as a company
starvenger Posted March 7, 2005 Report Posted March 7, 2005 Wachovia Center The First Union (aka F.U.) Center was THE perfect name for the arena, I thought. HSBC Arena What I find funny about this is that nothing says "Buffalo" like "The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation" (London-based, naturally).
MrRant Posted March 7, 2005 Report Posted March 7, 2005 I always liked KeyArena and Safeco Field doesn't sound bad either as they are fairly inoffensive. Though I do miss the Kingdome.
Darthtiki Posted March 7, 2005 Report Posted March 7, 2005 Angel Stadium, Dodger Stadium, Fenway, and sadly Yankee are the best in the MLB, though they should have kept Pacific Bell Park even after the SBC merger since the Stadium sits on the bay which is a gateway to the Pacific. Lambeau and Soldier best stadium names in football.
Guest LooneyTune Posted March 7, 2005 Report Posted March 7, 2005 Yankee stadium gets the nod because of Monument Park... and because it's the friggin Yankees. It might have an unoriginal name (named after the team), but it won't be confused if someone named Tropicana Field (blech) "Devil Ray Stadium".
The Czech Republic Posted March 7, 2005 Report Posted March 7, 2005 That post was pretty hard to decipher.
Guest LooneyTune Posted March 7, 2005 Report Posted March 7, 2005 Darthiki made it sound like "Yankee Stadium" being historic was a bad thing with the "sadly", so I just pointed out something... then rambled about the Devil Rays horrible stadium again.
Darthtiki Posted March 7, 2005 Report Posted March 7, 2005 Darthiki made it sound like "Yankee Stadium" being historic was a bad thing with the "sadly", so I just pointed out something... then rambled about the Devil Rays horrible stadium again. no i just hate the yankees
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