Comments on: It’s the [Your Name Here] hot dog stand at Yankee Stadium http://riveraveblues.com/2007/10/its-the-your-name-here-hot-dog-stand-at-yankee-stadium-1276/ A New York Yankees Blog Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:17:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Evan V http://riveraveblues.com/2007/10/its-the-your-name-here-hot-dog-stand-at-yankee-stadium-1276/#comment-53547 Evan V Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:02:59 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2007/10/01/its-the-your-name-here-hot-dog-stand-at-yankee-stadium/#comment-53547 I think all of this concern over the over-corporatism (is that actually a word) of baseball and sports in general can be easily summed up by watching the first few minutes of the movie Baseketball. C'MON --- Preperation H Stadium, the Tampax Blimp... priceless I think all of this concern over the over-corporatism (is that actually a word) of baseball and sports in general can be easily summed up by watching the first few minutes of the movie Baseketball.
C’MON — Preperation H Stadium, the Tampax Blimp… priceless

]]> By: Will http://riveraveblues.com/2007/10/its-the-your-name-here-hot-dog-stand-at-yankee-stadium-1276/#comment-53508 Will Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:18:18 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2007/10/01/its-the-your-name-here-hot-dog-stand-at-yankee-stadium/#comment-53508 For all the hand wringing about sponsorships and overcommercialization, the fact remains that today's baseball (or sports in general) is no more interested in making an extra buck than back in the hallowed days of the past. If you have ever seen a picture of Fenway Park or Ebbets Field back in the 1930s-1950s, you’d know what I am talking about. Nearly every inch was covered by an advertisement. In fact, the ads (I am think Abe Starks’ “hit this sign; win a suit” billboard) were always a part of a ballpark’s mythology. The same is true of radio broadcasts. Who can think of Mel Allen without the words “Ballantine Blast” coming to mind. More recently, I think we all knew what happened every time a Yankee hit a homerun…”hey, Dan Pasqua, this Buds for you”. For some reason, it seems as if baseball fans have a tendency to always think things were more pure back in the day, but believe it or not, the golden age of baseball has always been the present, not the past. For all the hand wringing about sponsorships and overcommercialization, the fact remains that today’s baseball (or sports in general) is no more interested in making an extra buck than back in the hallowed days of the past. If you have ever seen a picture of Fenway Park or Ebbets Field back in the 1930s-1950s, you’d know what I am talking about. Nearly every inch was covered by an advertisement. In fact, the ads (I am think Abe Starks’ “hit this sign; win a suit” billboard) were always a part of a ballpark’s mythology. The same is true of radio broadcasts. Who can think of Mel Allen without the words “Ballantine Blast” coming to mind. More recently, I think we all knew what happened every time a Yankee hit a homerun…”hey, Dan Pasqua, this Buds for you”. For some reason, it seems as if baseball fans have a tendency to always think things were more pure back in the day, but believe it or not, the golden age of baseball has always been the present, not the past.

]]> By: River Ave. Blues | In new stadium, Yanks to sell everything under the sun http://riveraveblues.com/2007/10/its-the-your-name-here-hot-dog-stand-at-yankee-stadium-1276/#comment-53459 River Ave. Blues | In new stadium, Yanks to sell everything under the sun Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:32:24 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2007/10/01/its-the-your-name-here-hot-dog-stand-at-yankee-stadium/#comment-53459 [...] these parts, we’ve known for a while the the Yanks are going to name everything except the Stadium when the new digs open across 161st St. Now, we know just how much the Yanks are going to ask for [...] [...] these parts, we’ve known for a while the the Yanks are going to name everything except the Stadium when the new digs open across 161st St. Now, we know just how much the Yanks are going to ask for [...]

]]> By: Zooomabooma http://riveraveblues.com/2007/10/its-the-your-name-here-hot-dog-stand-at-yankee-stadium-1276/#comment-24898 Zooomabooma Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:47:25 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2007/10/01/its-the-your-name-here-hot-dog-stand-at-yankee-stadium/#comment-24898 "Meet me at Home Depot Gate A." "Are you sure you don't want to meet at the Esurance.com Gate B? That one's closer to the Sony Music Pretzel Stand." "But the car will closer in the the CitiBank Parking Garage. I don't want to have to go to the Burger King Parking Garage." "Great seats in the General Electric Mezzannine Section 12!" why can't stadiums just be stadiums anymore? because of the money, yeah, yeah, but come on, corporate naming is sickening and it's often a joke. some arenas and stadiums and summermusic venues in the united states are now on their THIRD (and even 4th?) name in the past several years. It often doesn't stay just 1 name -- its gets changed like musical chairs. I can't help but wonder what the Mets new stadium will be named after Citi Field. And when? Five years? Ridiculous. At least new Yankee Stadium won't be called Dunkin' Donuts Field. (It could've been. A real life example is the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence.... and I bet Starbucks is sad they missed out on naming something in Seattle... maybe it could've been Starbucks Park? How sad.) “Meet me at Home Depot Gate A.”

“Are you sure you don’t want to meet at the Esurance.com Gate B?
That one’s closer to the Sony Music Pretzel Stand.”

“But the car will closer in the the CitiBank Parking Garage. I don’t want to have to go to the Burger King Parking Garage.”

“Great seats in the General Electric Mezzannine Section 12!”

why can’t stadiums just be stadiums anymore? because of the money, yeah, yeah, but come on, corporate naming is sickening and it’s often a joke. some arenas and stadiums and summermusic venues in the united states are now on their THIRD (and even 4th?) name in the past several years. It often doesn’t stay just 1 name — its gets changed like musical chairs.

I can’t help but wonder what the Mets new stadium will be named after Citi Field. And when? Five years? Ridiculous.

At least new Yankee Stadium won’t be called Dunkin’ Donuts Field.

(It could’ve been. A real life example is the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence…. and I bet Starbucks is sad they missed out on naming something in Seattle… maybe it could’ve been Starbucks Park? How sad.)

]]> By: Marsha http://riveraveblues.com/2007/10/its-the-your-name-here-hot-dog-stand-at-yankee-stadium-1276/#comment-24885 Marsha Tue, 02 Oct 2007 12:38:54 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2007/10/01/its-the-your-name-here-hot-dog-stand-at-yankee-stadium/#comment-24885 LOL!!! LOL!!!

]]> By: Victoria http://riveraveblues.com/2007/10/its-the-your-name-here-hot-dog-stand-at-yankee-stadium-1276/#comment-24870 Victoria Tue, 02 Oct 2007 06:05:32 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2007/10/01/its-the-your-name-here-hot-dog-stand-at-yankee-stadium/#comment-24870 I don't want a hot dog stand, but I certainly do want my name on a knish stand... I don’t want a hot dog stand, but I certainly do want my name on a knish stand…

]]> By: Jamie http://riveraveblues.com/2007/10/its-the-your-name-here-hot-dog-stand-at-yankee-stadium-1276/#comment-24859 Jamie Tue, 02 Oct 2007 03:50:31 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2007/10/01/its-the-your-name-here-hot-dog-stand-at-yankee-stadium/#comment-24859 Yes ads have been out for a long time, but the real money for the teams didnt start flowing until the Olympics decided to have "an official sponsor." When the official sponsor tag started to get used, all of the other sports franchises soon followed and the ad prices grew exponentially. Yes ads have been out for a long time, but the real money for the teams didnt start flowing until the Olympics decided to have “an official sponsor.” When the official sponsor tag started to get used, all of the other sports franchises soon followed and the ad prices grew exponentially.

]]> By: Travis http://riveraveblues.com/2007/10/its-the-your-name-here-hot-dog-stand-at-yankee-stadium-1276/#comment-24847 Travis Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:59:24 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2007/10/01/its-the-your-name-here-hot-dog-stand-at-yankee-stadium/#comment-24847 Yankees' radio broadcasts must have 10 times the in-game ads as TV. I can't stand to listen to it anymore. Yankees’ radio broadcasts must have 10 times the in-game ads as TV. I can’t stand to listen to it anymore.

]]> By: Ben K. http://riveraveblues.com/2007/10/its-the-your-name-here-hot-dog-stand-at-yankee-stadium-1276/#comment-24835 Ben K. Mon, 01 Oct 2007 23:25:05 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2007/10/01/its-the-your-name-here-hot-dog-stand-at-yankee-stadium/#comment-24835 Oh, don't get me wrong: I'm not being <em>critical</em> of this. In fact, I'm glad the Yankees aren't selling the naming rights. I'm just intrigued by the potential to exploit the sponsorship deals within the bounds of MLB's rules. Oh, don’t get me wrong: I’m not being critical of this. In fact, I’m glad the Yankees aren’t selling the naming rights. I’m just intrigued by the potential to exploit the sponsorship deals within the bounds of MLB’s rules.

]]> By: rbizzler http://riveraveblues.com/2007/10/its-the-your-name-here-hot-dog-stand-at-yankee-stadium-1276/#comment-24820 rbizzler Mon, 01 Oct 2007 22:11:11 +0000 http://riveraveblues.com/2007/10/01/its-the-your-name-here-hot-dog-stand-at-yankee-stadium/#comment-24820 Maybe RAB could sponsor a mustard dispenser or something. I mean, I didn't click on that link to Amazon for nothing... Maybe RAB could sponsor a mustard dispenser or something. I mean, I didn’t click on that link to Amazon for nothing…

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