Renaming Citi Field?

by BobbyV_Incognito on Nov 26, 2008 12:32 AM EST

With Citigroup circling the drain, it seems like a good time to ask if maybe the company has a more productive use of $400 million than naming rights to a baseball field. And now, a couple of City Council members want to force a name change on the field to reflect the company's 'new ownership'.

Staten Island Council members James Oddo and Vincent Ignizio are saying that Citi Field ought to be renamed Citi/Taxpayer Field, since Citi is now being thrown a multi-billion dollar lifeline from the Treasury Department. Nice bit of grandstanding, but it'll never happen. Now how about the Council get back to work fixing the budget deficit?

Citi/Taxpayer Field?

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This should really be a FanShot

FanPosts should be reserved for more lengthy, detailed pieces.

by Eric Simon on Nov 26, 2008 12:57 AM EST reply actions

Sorry

My mistake.

by BobbyV_Incognito on Nov 26, 2008 7:23 PM EST up reply actions

I'm all for a different name

but “Citi/Taxpayer Field” is a terrible name. Those Staten Island guys are probably Yankee fans who want the Mets’ stadium to have a stupid name.

by JoshNY on Nov 26, 2008 11:50 AM EST reply actions

"Vincent Ignizio"

that screams Yankee fan. jesus.

by gogomets on Nov 26, 2008 6:07 PM EST up reply actions

Just call it Ebbitts Field

That’s what Ol’ Freddie wanted anyway.

by Reg Dunlop on Nov 26, 2008 12:02 PM EST reply actions

If the taxpayers really do get a say in naming it (yea, right)

I vote for Metropolitan Park.

by cjmulrain on Nov 26, 2008 12:56 PM EST reply actions

Metropolitan Park sounds good

We can just call it “The Met”

Who's world is it? It's yours.

by BlackOps on Nov 28, 2008 10:10 PM EST up reply actions

I vote for

Joe McEwing McStadium

by Sokojoe on Nov 26, 2008 1:37 PM EST reply actions

I'm sticking with

Shea 2: Electric Boogaloo.

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Nov 26, 2008 1:58 PM EST reply actions

City / Taxpayer Field just sounds so stupid

It doesn’t roll off of the tongue very well.

The New York City council members who came up with this idea should have taken a moment to actually "think" about what they were going to propose.

It’s incredibly difficult to amend a name to a field / ballpark with a name that encompasses all taxpayers throughout the country. However, I’ve come up with my own way to amend the naming of the METS new ballpark while recognizing taxpayer support and maintaining some local pride and respect to the city and sponsor.

How about: " Queens Citi Field" or "Queens Citi Ballpark"

I know this is an incredibly superficial comment for such a serious problem. But, it’s the day before Thanksgiving and I’m in a mood to celebrate life and give thanks…I’m not in the mood to be cerebral.

" Whatcha got ain't nothin new. This country's hard on people, you can't stop what's coming, it ain't all waiting on you. That's vanity. "

by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Nov 26, 2008 9:53 PM EST reply actions

I was out last night with a friend who used to work for Citi, as well as a couple of friends of hers who still work there. They all think it’s pretty stupid that Citi is throwing $400M at the Mets while their jobs depend on taxpayer largesse.

by JoshNY on Nov 27, 2008 11:53 AM EST reply actions