The Official Hate the Mets Thread v3.0

by **Bakestar** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 17:24:21

philliesphhan wrote:What about Ebbets Field? I think it's modeled after it from the outside anyway

Great, why don't they hit up that massive agricultural concern, "EBBET'S EGGS & DAIRY" to get a $12,000.00 sponsorship.

by **philliesphhan** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 17:28:08

EBBET'S EGGS & DAIRY STADIUM would be fine with me

by **Phan In Phlorida** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 20:03:42

swishnicholson wrote:
Bakestar wrote:Have they hit up Ralph Lauren, in an attempt to name the stadium Polo Grounds? At least that'd be somewhat historically relevant...

You wonder how Metropolitan Life could have turned down the association.

Probably the Mets lack of "life" the past two late seasons. Doubt it'll be "Wall Street Field", with the Mets association with collapsing...

by **TenuredVulture** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 20:31:42

Bucky wrote:So is this an acknowledgement that stadium naming is not generally a sound investment and is more a vanity measure?

It's mission critical marketing.

by **FTN** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 20:33:31

lethal wrote:It really looks like the Mets are going to lose the Citifield sponsorship.

writeup in the WSJ today said that Citi maybe wants to get out of it, but they might not be able to without paying a big breakup fee

by **Stay_Disappointed** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 20:37:07

FTN wrote:
lethal wrote:It really looks like the Mets are going to lose the Citifield sponsorship.

writeup in the WSJ today said that Citi maybe wants to get out of it, but they might not be able to without paying a big breakup fee

Obama should waive the fee

by **drsmooth** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 20:53:32

Bakestar wrote:I live in northern NJ and I make it a point not to wear a Phillies hat or other gear into a place that prepares food. I'm serious. I've been called some terrible things.

But with hair by Giuseppe Franco you don't really want to be wearing a hat anyway

Oh wait that's not the real you that's the BSG you

by **lethal** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 20:56:15

FTN wrote:
lethal wrote:It really looks like the Mets are going to lose the Citifield sponsorship.

writeup in the WSJ today said that Citi maybe wants to get out of it, but they might not be able to without paying a big breakup fee

There will be some fee involved. In pure contract law, if the fee is not in the contract, then it would be the contract price minus whatever the Mets could get from someone else. However, given Citi's financial distress and the current economic conditions, if Citi were to break the contract and the Mets tried to recover via a lawsuit, do you think there would be any jury that would award money to the Mets?

by **Bakestar** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 20:59:42

swishnicholson wrote:
My own preference would be to name the field after Daryl Strawberry, in perpetuity.

I think I disagree.

by **drsmooth** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 21:00:30

swishnicholson wrote:
Bakestar wrote:Have they hit up Ralph Lauren, in an attempt to name the stadium Polo Grounds? At least that'd be somewhat historically relevant...

You wonder how Metropolitan Life could have turned down the association.

My own preference would be to name the field after Daryl Strawberry, in perpetuity.

oh I get it - perp walks, perpetuity...

by **TenuredVulture** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 21:11:29

I've got it--

Surely these guys can scrape up a couple of bucks.

by **Bill McNeal** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 23:32:18

City Scape adult novelties or blimpie?

by **TenuredVulture** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 00:12:03

Bill McNeal wrote:City Scape adult novelties or blimpie?

Cityscape Adult Novelties of course.

Cityscape Adult Novelties Park has a nice ring to it, plus it's similar enough to Citibank that some swag might be easily reconfigured.

by **jp_chips** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 00:13:59

I'd go with Waste Management Field. They should have some money

by **TenuredVulture** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 00:16:59

These guys should do it. I think for a fine consumer product with low brand name identity, naming a stadium would be highly beneficial.

by **Bakestar** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 09:09:22

Too bad there's no "Pity the Mets Thread."

by **GM-Carson** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 09:16:09

Billy Wagner's name as an anagram = Ill arm? Win wage!Billy Wagner is officially out for the 2009 season due to a tear in his medial collateral ligament (say that five times fast) and his flexor pronator (in English, he screwed up his left arm and elbow). However, despite his surgery, and the fact that he himself proclaimed that he has "played his last season as a Met," this lucky bastard will still receive his promised $10.5 million for the upcoming season. Poor baby. Poor Mets. That money could go to one of those roving free agents still looking for a home. Alas, it will go to Wagner and his busted left arm.
http://morehardball.blogspot.com/2009/02/man-games-roar-more-anagrams.html

by **Bill McNeal** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 09:23:15

You should start a blog.

by **Bakestar** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 09:27:46

You've got to be kidding

by **Bill McNeal** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 11:11:32

Hahaha, nice update on the filter.

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