Comments on: The Royals to sell the naming rights to Kauffman Stadium http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/07/the-royals-to-sell-the-naming-rights-to-kauffman-stadium/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Mon, 20 May 2013 08:46:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: cur68 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/07/the-royals-to-sell-the-naming-rights-to-kauffman-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-219685 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:29:58 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=96984#comment-219685 I was thinking the same thing, ‘drenched. Bankers with a sense of humor? What’s next? An athletic blogger?

]]> By: sportsdrenched.com http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/07/the-royals-to-sell-the-naming-rights-to-kauffman-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-219684 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:23:47 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=96984#comment-219684 I thought it was a joke. But it’s a real bank! I might have to order some gear, if not open an account there.

]]> By: Tyree Studio http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/07/the-royals-to-sell-the-naming-rights-to-kauffman-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-219663 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:37:48 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=96984#comment-219663 I agree with you drenched in theory, but I don’t trust Glass to use that extra 2-3 million per year in naming rights for anything other than lining his wallet.

I hope I’m wrong though.

]]> By: hackerjay http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/07/the-royals-to-sell-the-naming-rights-to-kauffman-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-219661 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:34:24 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=96984#comment-219661 Like Paperlinons said, Anheuser-Busch paid to have their name on the Cardinals’ stadium, but there is no way you could say Wrigley is debatable. The Cubs don’t get any money from anyone to have it named that, and it’s the name of an old owner. That it shares a name with the owner’s company is irrelevant. The Braves’ stadium falls under the same category. It’s named after an old owner, not a company.

]]> By: mcs7584 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/07/the-royals-to-sell-the-naming-rights-to-kauffman-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-219654 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:25:02 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=96984#comment-219654 It does have a branch in Missouri, after all.

]]> By: mcs7584 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/07/the-royals-to-sell-the-naming-rights-to-kauffman-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-219653 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:24:07 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=96984#comment-219653 Wait a minute. Indications are that the stadium will be renamed after a bank. Since this is the David Glass Royals we’re talking about, I wonder if it will be this bank:

https://www.tightwadbank.net/

]]> By: mcs7584 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/07/the-royals-to-sell-the-naming-rights-to-kauffman-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-219647 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:15:40 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=96984#comment-219647 Well, KC will host the 2012 All-Star Game. There will never be more eyes on “Fill-in-the-blank” Stadium in Kansas City than there will be next July. This is calculated by the Royals, make no mistake.

]]> By: brucewaynewins http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/07/the-royals-to-sell-the-naming-rights-to-kauffman-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-219634 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:59:49 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=96984#comment-219634 I’m partial to Great American Ballpark when it comes to the corporate named ones. It seems the closest to a non corporate name.

]]> By: sportsdrenched.com http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/07/the-royals-to-sell-the-naming-rights-to-kauffman-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-219619 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:16:28 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=96984#comment-219619 There are million ways to name a stadium. At this point we don’t know if they’re dropping the Kauffman name from the stadium.

I’ll wait to see what the official name is before I get bent out of shape. Other than that, if it helps the Royals get a some starting pitching help? Make it happen. Being one of the worst francheses in the Majors is more of an offense to the Kauffman’s than slapping a corporate sponsor on the stadium.

]]> By: paperlions http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/07/the-royals-to-sell-the-naming-rights-to-kauffman-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-219614 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:09:16 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=96984#comment-219614 Anheuser-Busch definitely paid to name the stadium….they haven’t owned the team for 16 yrs….the current owners weren’t going to just give that away.

]]> By: bravojawja http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/07/the-royals-to-sell-the-naming-rights-to-kauffman-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-219613 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:07:35 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=96984#comment-219613 Not by anybody down here in Atlanta, anyway. We call it “The Ted” for (now, alas, former) owner Ted Turner.

]]> By: Tyree Studio http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/07/the-royals-to-sell-the-naming-rights-to-kauffman-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-219607 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:53:13 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=96984#comment-219607 This life-long Royals fan is. Kauffman is probably the only reason the Royals even exist in Kansas City. He wanted to win in KC at all cost. Mr. Walmart David Glass…not so much.

I will still call it by it’s original name “Royals Stadium” or “The K”.

]]> By: tuftsb http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/07/the-royals-to-sell-the-naming-rights-to-kauffman-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-219606 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:52:59 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=96984#comment-219606 Ewing and Maroin Kauffman set up the Kauffman Foundation, which has funded education and entreprenuerial programs for decades in KC and throughout the United States.

To remove his name from the stadium after all that he has done for the KC metro area is sad. To possibly name it after a bank is truly depressing. But it is their choice to sever the relationship with their founder and their quality years and replace it with….something else from Arkansas?

]]> By: bigtrav425 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/07/the-royals-to-sell-the-naming-rights-to-kauffman-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-219604 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:51:54 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=96984#comment-219604 it will always be the jake to me and most of us..progressive field just sucks as do the dolans and shapiro

]]> By: phukyouk http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/07/the-royals-to-sell-the-naming-rights-to-kauffman-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-219599 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:28:47 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=96984#comment-219599 me

]]> By: Jack Marshall http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/07/the-royals-to-sell-the-naming-rights-to-kauffman-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-219595 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:22:36 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=96984#comment-219595 Despicable.

]]> By: bloodysock http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/07/the-royals-to-sell-the-naming-rights-to-kauffman-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-219593 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:19:51 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=96984#comment-219593 “Suck it monkeys, I’m going corporate!”

- Liz Lemon and David Glass

]]> By: sdelmonte http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/07/the-royals-to-sell-the-naming-rights-to-kauffman-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-219589 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:07:41 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=96984#comment-219589 So are Royals fans going to be upset that Kaufmann’s name will be gone? Was he a beloved figure?

And who will come up with the right amount of money? Teams tend to wait for the right deal, which is why the new football stadium in Dallas still has no corporate name. Will the right deal come along in this economic climate?

]]> By: sabathiawouldbegoodattheeighthtoo http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/07/the-royals-to-sell-the-naming-rights-to-kauffman-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-219588 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:01:56 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=96984#comment-219588 How do we not consider “Yankee Stadium” corporate branding?

]]> By: Lukehart80 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/07/the-royals-to-sell-the-naming-rights-to-kauffman-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-219587 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:58:29 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=96984#comment-219587 They renamed Sears Tower as Willis Tower a couple years ago, but I don’t know anyone in Chicago that doesn’t still call it Sears.

People complained about the new Comiskey Park not being a nice stadium for watching a game. The team sold the naming rights and used the money to make improvements to the stadium and people complained about the name change. Some people are just going to find something to complain about.

If the Royals use the money to make improvement to the stadium or improvements to the roster, Royals’ fans should be happy for the influx of cash. The fans can still call it Kauffman too.

]]> By: uyf1950 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/07/the-royals-to-sell-the-naming-rights-to-kauffman-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-219586 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:48:14 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=96984#comment-219586 I think Turner Field would qualify as a corporate name.

]]> By: donkastain http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/07/the-royals-to-sell-the-naming-rights-to-kauffman-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-219585 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:46:55 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=96984#comment-219585 I still and always will refer to the Indians stadium as Jacob’s Field.

]]> By: bigxrob http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/07/the-royals-to-sell-the-naming-rights-to-kauffman-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-219584 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:37:22 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=96984#comment-219584 Atlanta?

]]> By: acheron2112 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/07/the-royals-to-sell-the-naming-rights-to-kauffman-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-219583 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:36:22 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=96984#comment-219583 Dodger Stadium
Fenway Park
Kaufmann Stadium
Yankee Stadium
Nationals Park
Rangers Ballpark
Angel Stadium
Oriole Park at Camden Yards

Debatable are Wrigley Field and Busch Stadium.

]]> By: natsattack http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/07/the-royals-to-sell-the-naming-rights-to-kauffman-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-219582 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:35:53 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=96984#comment-219582 Nationals
(Nationals Park)

]]> By: bigxrob http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/07/the-royals-to-sell-the-naming-rights-to-kauffman-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-219581 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:34:34 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=96984#comment-219581 Red sox, Yankees, Orioles, Rangers, Angles, Dodgers(how the heck did Frank not sell that)

Just off the top of my head

]]> By: uyf1950 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/07/the-royals-to-sell-the-naming-rights-to-kauffman-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-219580 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:24:38 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=96984#comment-219580 Curious as to how many MLB Stadiums aren’t named after a corporation or the like?

]]> By: flyerscup2010 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/11/07/the-royals-to-sell-the-naming-rights-to-kauffman-stadium/comment-page-1/#comment-219579 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:23:40 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=96984#comment-219579 craig, you corporate whore

(figured i’d switch it up because being called a communist by all the commenters here probably gets stale after a while)

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