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Mets to Name New Park?

Matthew Cerrone over at MetsBlog is reporting that the New York Mets may be naming their new stadium Monday. The stadium is set to open in 2009 and while I'll be happy to see the Mets in their new abode, I'll miss Shea's grotesque appeal. I have so many great memories there but I look forward to the new ones

So far, nobody has leaked the new name but as Matthew's post points out, someone mentioned CitiField.

Since the announcement of a new stadium, I hoped MetLife would buy the rights. MetLife Park, Met Field... it just makes sense.

Let me know what you'd like to see as the new name. Also, what do you think is the worst name in current MLB parks? I vote for U.S. Cellular Field, home of the Chicago White Sox.

Posted by Ed Z on November 10, 2006 03:37 PM | Permalink

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Maybe Comedy Central will get their hand's on it and name it South Park.

Posted by: Grim | November 11, 2006 03:37 PM

Sometimes corporations naming stadiums and auditoriums and such works out well.

I can think of The Forum in Inglewood, CA which became The Great Western Forum When bought by a bank. It was at one time a wonderful place for basketball, hockey, concerts and such. A church bought the property and one day the city is going to pull eminent domain on it. Locals still call it the Forum and always have.

Edison (electric company) International Field was OK but they changed the name to Angel Stadium of Anaheim. - I still call it Edison Field. - So it goes...

I just hope they don't have egotistical fools naming the new Met home. Names have a way of sticking in spite of the powers that be changing them...

Posted by: prying1 | November 12, 2006 10:32 AM

Looks like it is official: CitiField per
Mets.com.

I've always been partial to non-corporation names, but I understand that is just the nature of the beast now. And CitiField isn't that bad.

Like others have said, just pick a name and stick with it.

Posted by: Ed Z | November 12, 2006 10:49 AM

Shea it ain't so!

Eh, Citifield isn't too bad. Better than Minute Maid Park.

Posted by: morpheus | November 14, 2006 07:16 AM

Somehow with all the suspicion of juicing, Minute Maid Park seems appropriate.

Posted by: Ed Z | November 14, 2006 09:13 AM

*rimshot*