CanadianGuitarist 0 Report post 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? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alfdogg 0 Report post Posted March 6, 2005 How about Dunkin' Donuts Stadium in Providence. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
treble 0 Report post 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Styles 0 Report post 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". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DerangedHermit 0 Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest LooneyTune Report post Posted March 6, 2005 Whats the name of the Padres stadium? PetCo? Now THAT sucks, although probably not as bad as Tropicana Field. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alfdogg 0 Report post Posted March 6, 2005 I wish the RCA Dome was still called the Hoosier Dome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razazteca 0 Report post Posted March 6, 2005 Six Flags Ball Park at Arlington is hella lame. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Prophet of Mike Zagurski 0 Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JHawk 0 Report post 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". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanadianGuitarist 0 Report post 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post Posted March 6, 2005 ...SaveMoreFoods Arena? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lightning Flik 0 Report post 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vern Gagne 0 Report post 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post Posted March 6, 2005 Sell naming rights to the schools outright. Bloomingdale High School Presented By Pepsi. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Art Sandusky 0 Report post Posted March 6, 2005 Reliant Astrodome improved the original name. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Baron 0 Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Prophet of Mike Zagurski 0 Report post 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vern Gagne 0 Report post 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve J. Rogers 0 Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DerangedHermit 0 Report post 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! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
starvenger 0 Report post 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). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrRant 0 Report post 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darthtiki 0 Report post 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest LooneyTune Report post 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". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2005 That post was pretty hard to decipher. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest LooneyTune Report post 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darthtiki 0 Report post 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
