Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
November 25, 2008
Short Names

Once again, we should have shorted Citi Bank when they bought the naming rights to the Mets Stadium.


Posted by David Pinto at 10:48 AM | Stadiums | TrackBack (0)
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It does seem to happen a lot, Enron Field, PSI-net stadium, MCI Center come to mind immediately.

Posted by: soccer dad at November 25, 2008 12:40 PM

There are those that went bust (Pro Player Stadium, 3Com, and Adelphia, among many others), and a separate class of those that merged -- sometimes over and over again. The current Garden in Boston has had at least three names: Shawmut, Fleet, and TD Banknorth.

Maybe buying a stadium name is a sign of hubris in a corporation. After all, you're spending big bucks for a highly intangible asset.

Posted by: jvwalt at November 25, 2008 06:55 PM
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