The rush to slap a brand name on just about every piece of highly visible and revered property in America continued apace Thursday as brewing giant Anheuser-Busch signed a multiyear agreement with the Cubs to rebrand the hugely beloved -- and recently expanded -- bleacher seats at Wrigley Field as the "Bud Light Bleachers."

http://www.suntimes.com/output/cubs/cst-nws-bud31.html

I used to like the rooftop painted in red with the budweiser logo.

I can't wait until they blow that fucking place up. Remember, the goat guy said the Cubs will never win again in WRIGLEY!!!

http://www.mccrappy.com/media/MediaGoatHead.jpg

I don't see the big deal seeing how Wrigley is the corporate-named United States ballpark. Yeah, that was the owner but it is still Wrigley Field. Wrigley.

Bud light sucks btw.

It may be called the Bud Light Bleachers now, but I guarantee they'll still sell more Old Style and PBR than Butt Light.

That's pretty damn funny.

how many ballparks AREN'T corporate named now? remember when that was the exception rather than the rule?

Yankee Stadium
Fenay Park
RFK Stadium
Camden Yards
Jacobs Field...

how many ballparks AREN'T corporate named now? remember when that was the exception rather than the rule?

Fenay Park


is this a new one? :rofl:

also, I'd have to say that Turner Field doesn't count as corporate-named.

is this a new one? :rofl:

also, I'd have to say that Turner Field doesn't count as corporate-named.
well it is and it isn't... i believe (although named for the owner) Turner Broadcasting pays a fee to maintain the title

well it is and it isn't... i believe (although named for the owner) Turner Broadcasting pays a fee to maintain the title

former owner. remember, gayohell owns the team now and has for some time. he gave up his interest in the club after Time-Warner merged.

I don't believe that there's a fee paid for the naming rights, but I could be wrong about that.

I like how the Giants' park changes names every single year. What a bunch of losers!

I like how the Giants' park changes names every single year. What a bunch of losers!

hey, someone's gotta pay for Barry's steroids.

I like how the Giants' park changes names every single year. What a bunch of losers!
yeah, it's fucking dumb. i still call it pac bell, who cares who the phone company wants to be called now

almost as dumb as the ravens and astros having their companies go under within 2 years

http://www.mccrappy.com/media/MediaGoatHead.jpg

hey if thats supposed to be "evil" isnt the pentagram the wrong (well right) way up?

yeah, it's fucking dumb. i still call it pac bell, who cares who the phone company wants to be called now

almost as dumb as the ravens and astros having their companies go under within 2 years


Don't forget the former Adelphia Coliseum in Nashville, now just called the Coliseum

i want to sit in the bud light bleachers

i want to sit in the bud light bleachers

me too. only because it would mean that I was in Chicago and watching a Cubs game. Two great things that go great together.

i want to sit in overpriced seats and drink some shitty beer and watch a shitty team

Thats more like it.

Thats more like it.

why must you be so cruel!>!>???!?

:cry:

Hey Wally, put huey, dewey, and louie to bed early. I just bought the white sox world series dvd set and a bottle of whiskey. I'll be over tonight.

Thats more like it.

I hope you know that thanks to you I hate the darn White Sox so bad. :)

I always got my tickets dirt cheap because I usually went alone in the second inning. I'd listen to the first on the radio and then walk down there. i usually got a seat for about $5 because the hobos just want to go home at that point. The low price had NOTHING to do with the team's record. :D And I usually drank a few beers before I went, and compared to other fields' prices, Wrigley isn't too bad. And the beer is delicious. :( Esty, Esty, Esty. And I really think the team tries to win...


I don't care what you have to say about us. You yourself are no better than me, even if my team wins less than yours. You Sox fans are little bitches.

I don't care what you have to say about us. You yourself are no better than me, even if my team wins less than yours. You Sox fans are little bitches.

:love:

I don't care what you have to say about us. You yourself are no better than me, even if my team wins less than yours. You Sox fans are little bitches.

Bitches with a title. :p

If you've paid attention to my post, I like lots of things about the Cubs. Its my problem with management and how people can possible continue to support a club when its management could give a shit about winning a title. That and the unfair sports coverage here. I would like for the fans to send them a message and stop showing up and paying the prices they pay for a sub par team.


:( Esty, Esty, Esty. And I really think the team tries to win...-------------------- I think all players try to win. That wasn't my point.

I still like you Liz. ;)

The poor management and the not giving a shit about winning a title are part of the charm.

At least that's what I keep telling myself.

I still like you too, Esty. :)

To be fair, I don't have 1/10 as much baseball know-how as you, and I won't pretend to, but I do love the Cubs and I really enjoy watching them play. I understand why you guys make fun of fans like me, so I take it with a grain of salt.

Go Astros. ;)

The poor management and the not giving a shit about winning a title are part of the charm.

At least that's what I keep telling myself.

Thats sad wally. :(

Hey, my dad was a Cub fan, his dad was a Cub fan and his dad was a Cub fan. It's what we do.

http://static.flickr.com/55/114612124_13ea4f30a2.jpg

And the wheels roll on.

I still like you too, Esty. :)

To be fair, I don't have 1/10 as much baseball know-how as you, and I won't pretend to, but I do love the Cubs and I really enjoy watching them play. I understand why you guys make fun of fans like me, so I take it with a grain of salt.

Nothing wrong with enjoying a product. Thats fine. I don't really make fun of fans like you. Its towards all those "die hards" that fail to see what management is doing. Sad thing is that wrigley is such a tourist spot and with wrigley being located in yuppieville, if the fans stopped going, they'll be plenty of other people there to give the team their bucks simply because they can say they saw a game at wrigley. Woo hoo!!!

I could never support something like that. Its empty.

eh, you wouldn't understand. I know that the management sucks. Really, I do, but I'll live and die by this team until I'm 90 and crapping my drawers.

I'll be like one of those 90 year olds in the stands at the end of game 7 of the 2003 NLCS crying their eyes out.

with shit in his pants

http://static.flickr.com/55/114612124_13ea4f30a2.jpg

Awwwwwwwwww which one is that one? Kids are cute with big ass hats on them.


My grandpops was a yankee fan and my old man was a dodger fan. You can imagine how that was haha. I was raise on the south side of chicago, went to more sox games and just liked the players more.

number 2

why is he wearing a home depot apron?

eh, you wouldn't understand. I know that the management sucks. Really, I do, but I'll live and die by this team until I'm 90 and crapping my drawers.

Don't tell me I wouldn't understand. The sox management has been just as stupid if not more than Cubs management.


Thank goodness I won't have to endure that Wally. ;)

Btw Wally. The season starts in 2 days. I'm sorry but this appears to be the end of me being nice to you and we can continue our old ways like before. Try not to hate me too much. I'll "see" you in November after we repeat. Bye

steve

Didn't you read any of the predictions by the "experts", Esty? The A's will win the AL.

:beatup:

Actually, I have read them. They are picking the A's to do well. SI has the White Sox over the A's for the AL crown and over the Cardinals for the championship.

Still, I just hope we do well again. Its always nice to win but damn, getting tickets is a bitch this year. Stupid bandwagoners. I wish I made enough cash to buy season tickets. One day, hoepfully.

why is he wearing a home depot apron?

he was painting

Blah blah blah Wally.

My dad is a Cubs fan. His dad is a Cubs fan. And my great grandather was an O.G. Cubs fan.

I fucking hate the Cubs because of their sorry ass losing is okay mentality. I don't care how bad this sounds, but Games 6 and 7 of the 2003 NLCS are two of my favorite baseball memories of all time. I was happy for a month after that happened.

Blah blah blah Wally.

My dad is a Cubs fan. His dad is a Cubs fan. And my great grandather was an O.G. Cubs fan.

I fucking hate the Cubs because of their sorry ass losing is okay mentality. I don't care how bad this sounds, but Games 6 and 7 of the 2003 NLCS are two of my favorite baseball memories of all time. I was happy for a month after that happened.

Haha, I have to agree with you there. I think that whole playoff series is where me and you started to get along. Ah, memories.

http://static.flickr.com/55/114612124_13ea4f30a2.jpg

You stopped the first name tradition, but this you keep going. You're a cruel man.

You stopped the first name tradition, but this you keep going. You're a cruel man.

yep. did I forget to mention that my family is a bunch of masochists?

Blah blah blah Wally.

My dad is a Cubs fan. His dad is a Cubs fan. And my great grandather was an O.G. Cubs fan.

I fucking hate the Cubs because of their sorry ass losing is okay mentality. I don't care how bad this sounds, but Games 6 and 7 of the 2003 NLCS are two of my favorite baseball memories of all time. I was happy for a month after that happened.

are you a royals fan? :erm:

Nope, hes a Twins fan. I have no idea about this Royals stuff.