Comiskey Park no More

Rajah · 02-01-2003, 06:56 PM

Comiskey Park is now known as US Cellular Field. Charles Comiskey III apparently has no serious issues with this, except he seems to think the price was too low. Here's a link to the Sun Times article.

http://www.suntimes.com/output/sport...omiskey01.html

cubfan33 · 02-01-2003, 08:36 PM

Next thing you know, the Cubs will sell the rights to their stadium to some chewing gum company .... wait, ummmm ....

Rajah · 02-01-2003, 09:14 PM

Dentyne Stadium!

JamesI · 02-01-2003, 09:15 PM

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Originally posted by cubfan33
Next thing you know, the Cubs will sell the rights to their stadium to some chewing gum company .... wait, ummmm ....

At least the Cubs I can forgive, since they were owned by the Wrigleys! Just like the Cards and Busch.

I am so sick of corporate sponsorship of stadiums. If the corporation wants to sponsor it, let them build it.

pwdennis · 02-01-2003, 09:36 PM

Just wait until we are treated to Tidy Bowl Stadium, Preparation H Arena or Fibercon Field !

LeGrandOrange · 02-01-2003, 09:46 PM

They honestly did need to get away from the Comiskey name. However, I've never heard of U.S. Cellular and the name doesn't have a great ring to it. No pun intended.

Rajah · 02-02-2003, 02:32 PM

US Cellular recently bought out PrimeCo, and has been blitzing chicago with commercials and print ads as of late, all featuring chicago backdrops and the sister of a great chicago born actor (john cusacks sister joan). They seem to be trying to get chicagoans to think that US Cellular is a chicago company or something and that all good chicagoans should use their service. I think I'll stick with my sprint service.

SmedIndy · 02-02-2003, 03:38 PM

Like all good (?) Comiskey's - he thinks money first.

Gosfgiants · 02-02-2003, 09:02 PM

Isn't naming a stadium somewhat of an ominous sign? Look at the companies that all have gone belly up or have had problems since buying naming rights. Maybe US Cellular will bite the big one. Of course Cominsky will sell the name again, but it could be the kiss of death for that company.

Going slightly off topic, there has been talk in SF that Pacbell Park might become SBC Park. Yech.

NCFella19 · 02-03-2003, 12:57 AM

Awful.

I of course will keel over if Jacobs Field or Cleveland Browns Stadium fall victim to this terrible despicable naming curse.

poorme · 02-03-2003, 09:00 AM

maybe it'll change their luck. there was only one Comiskey park anyway...

JamesI · 02-03-2003, 09:06 AM

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Originally posted by NCFella19
Awful.

I of course will keel over if Jacobs Field or Cleveland Browns Stadium fall victim to this terrible despicable naming curse.

I heard rumors last year that this fate would befall Camden Yards. That would be awful as well.

KCBOOMER · 02-03-2003, 09:36 AM

Well, I guess, we could say that Charles Comiskey was one of the least deserving people to have a stadium named after him. Not, that deserving has anything to do with it.

Craig S. · 02-03-2003, 09:42 AM

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Originally posted by KCBOOMER
Well, I guess, we could say that Charles Comiskey was one of the least deserving people to have a stadium named after him. Not, that deserving has anything to do with it.

Dead-on on both accounts there, Boomer. While Comiskey is certainly a well-known name, we all know he's not portrayed as the world's greatest guy. And as for the second parts, money has always spoken louder than worthiness.

WiredTiger · 02-03-2003, 10:07 AM

I dislike corporate naming but I understand why they do it. It's easy money for the team.

02-01-2003, 06:56 PM	#1
Rajah NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 1,177	Comiskey Park no More Comiskey Park is now known as US Cellular Field. Charles Comiskey III apparently has no serious issues with this, except he seems to think the price was too low. Here's a link to the Sun Times article. http://www.suntimes.com/output/sport...omiskey01.html __________________ Why does Aubrey Huff looked so mad in his picture? Oh wait...

02-01-2003, 08:36 PM	#2
cubfan33 NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 1,359	Bah! Next thing you know, the Cubs will sell the rights to their stadium to some chewing gum company .... wait, ummmm .... __________________ UTK available only at www.baseballprospectus.com "I was pulling for Pete and agreeing with (commissioner) Bud Selig that Pete should be eligible for the Hall of Fame," said Giles, now chairman of the Phillies. "Bud was close to making him eligible right after his meeting with Pete (November 2002). Right after that, Pete got into tax trouble (in California), and that delayed the process." - Phillies Chairman Bill Giles in the Dayton Daily News, January 25th, 2004.

02-01-2003, 09:14 PM	#3
Rajah NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 1,177	Dentyne Stadium! __________________ Why does Aubrey Huff looked so mad in his picture? Oh wait...

02-01-2003, 09:36 PM	#5
pwdennis NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Winter Springs, FL Posts: 2,503	Just wait until we are treated to Tidy Bowl Stadium, Preparation H Arena or Fibercon Field ! __________________ "I would submit that if the world survives for a million years, perhaps its finest hour may be that in the last half of the 20th century, when the power to blow up the world rested in the hands of a few men in two very unsophisticated and suspicious countries, we didn't do it, and one American, Richard Nixon, moved the cold war away from permanent confrontation toward victory. How could any wrong that he did compare with that?" - John Sears

02-02-2003, 02:32 PM	#7
Rajah NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 1,177	US Cellular recently bought out PrimeCo, and has been blitzing chicago with commercials and print ads as of late, all featuring chicago backdrops and the sister of a great chicago born actor (john cusacks sister joan). They seem to be trying to get chicagoans to think that US Cellular is a chicago company or something and that all good chicagoans should use their service. I think I'll stick with my sprint service. __________________ Why does Aubrey Huff looked so mad in his picture? Oh wait...

02-01-2003, 09:46 PM	#6
LeGrandOrange Membership Suspended 4/11/04 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 3,783	They honestly did need to get away from the Comiskey name. However, I've never heard of U.S. Cellular and the name doesn't have a great ring to it. No pun intended.

02-02-2003, 03:38 PM	#8
SmedIndy NetShrine's Historian Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Zionsville, IN Posts: 10,569	Like all good (?) Comiskey's - he thinks money first.

02-02-2003, 09:02 PM	#9
Gosfgiants NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 1,136	Isn't naming a stadium somewhat of an ominous sign? Look at the companies that all have gone belly up or have had problems since buying naming rights. Maybe US Cellular will bite the big one. Of course Cominsky will sell the name again, but it could be the kiss of death for that company. Going slightly off topic, there has been talk in SF that Pacbell Park might become SBC Park. Yech. __________________ It'll always be Pacbell Park Beat LA!!!

02-03-2003, 12:57 AM	#10
NCFella19 All-NetShrine Team Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 417	Awful. I of course will keel over if Jacobs Field or Cleveland Browns Stadium fall victim to this terrible despicable naming curse. __________________ "It's not the high price of stardom that bothers me, it's the high price of mediocrity." -- Bill Veeck

02-03-2003, 09:00 AM	#11
poorme Guest Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: washington dc Posts: 2,625	maybe it'll change their luck. there was only one Comiskey park anyway...

02-03-2003, 09:36 AM	#13
KCBOOMER NetShrine All-Century Team Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Home of the T-Bones Posts: 11,116	Well, I guess, we could say that Charles Comiskey was one of the least deserving people to have a stadium named after him. Not, that deserving has anything to do with it. __________________ KCBOOMER *Buck O'Neil: The Monarch of Baseball*

02-03-2003, 10:07 AM	#15
WiredTiger Guest Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The city of Kaline, Cobb and Greenberg Posts: 3,395	I dislike corporate naming but I understand why they do it. It's easy money for the team.

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