THE WRITING ON (AND OFF) THE WALL IT'S ALL MINDLESS NAME CALLING.Byline: TOM HOFFARTH The City of Denver
The mayor, that rascally ras·cal n. 1. One that is playfully mischievous. 2. An unscrupulous, dishonest person; a scoundrel. adj. Archaic Made up of, belonging to, or relating to the common people: Wellington Webb Wellington E. Webb (born 1941) is a former mayor of Denver. He is a graduate of the city's Manual High School, which was recently closed due to underperformance. Webb served as mayor of Denver for 12 years, from 1991 to 2003. , is about to declare a state of emergency if anyone dares refer to the new home of the Broncos as Invesco Field, even though the wise investors of the Invesco Funds Group decided to divest $120 million of its clients' money for the right to plaster the company logo all over the new facility for the next 20 years. The Denver Post backs Webb, and in an editorial declared it will continue to call the new place Mile High. The Rocky Mountain News The Rocky Mountain News is a daily morning tabloid-format newspaper published in Denver, Colorado. It is owned by the E. W. Scripps Company. (Despite Scripps still running the paper, it's the only newspaper in the Scripps family not to have the corporate lighthouse logo on responded by saying it shouldn't be such a big deal. And when the place is christened today by an Eagles concert, it'll go along with the Invesco name, although Hotel Colorado Hotel Colorado is an 1893 Italianate structure in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, USA, and one of the oldest hotels in Colorado. History Established by silver magnate and banker Walter Devereux, construction of this replica of the Villa de Medici began in 1891 at a cost of seems more appropriate. (A side note: Last month, Invesco threatened to sue the Denver Post because a sports columnist at the paper referred to the stadium as ``The Diaphragm,'' because it looked like a giant birth-control device. Turned out, an unidentified Invesco executive was the one who passed on the name to the writer). This whole unnecessary name calling has caused us to look into our own advertising-splashed backyard. Doubt it'll ever be referred to as Farmer John Field at Chavez Ravine, but since Fox's unhostile takeover of the Dodgers franchise, it can't be ruled out. The Stadium Club restaurant down the right-field line now is sponsored by a cable company. A new stadium name can only be the next source of revenue to keep Gary Sheffield
Gary Antonian Sheffield (born November 18, 1968 in Tampa, Florida) is a Major League Baseball designated hitter and outfielder for the Detroit Tigers. content. When Anaheim Stadium became Edison Field, or the Ed, we accepted it, particularly because it now makes for great comic relief in these days of rolling blackouts. Now, we just don't care. Long ago, the Forum (which original owner Jack Kent Cooke Jack Kent Cooke (25 October, 1912 – 6 April, 1997) was a Canadian-American entrepreneur who became one of the most widely-known executives in North American professional sports. couldn't help but describe as ``fabulous'') was the first to prostitute itself for extra cash. Kids, it was called the Great Western Forum because there was a Great Western Bank that gave away your parents' money so it could get that honor, which included changing the color of the building outside from brown to blue. Soon, the bank went bankrupt, and the place Jack Nicholson referred to as ``The Giant Ashtray'' was snuffed out and sold to a church. Wonder why. Does the Coliseum need a title sponsor? Advertising didn't even exist when it was built in pre-prefab stadium days. Considering what the great dame has been through, Ronco's Super Glue Super Glue Wound care A proprietary adhesive used for nonsuture closure of simple skin lacerations. See Laceration. might be the best current candidate. Which leads us to the Staples Center - or, just Staples Center, as we're told by its community-conscious staff to call it, so as to not to confuse it with Office Depot or Sam's Club. So far, no one has been inclined to come up with any cute nicknames for the inclined-roofed TV studio at the interchange of the Harbor and Santa Monica freeways. How 'bout the Centre Hole Punch? Anschutz's Luxury Bath House? The Clip Joint? The Mall of Champions? The House That Shaq Built (And Kobe Wants)? Or how 'bout we just move on with life and worry about more important things, such as where are they supposta hang the Sparks championship banner if that whole wall is taken up by the Lakers? --Considering where Los Angeles had finished in previous surveys, a No. 3 spot in The Sporting News' ``Best Sports City'' list behind New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and San Fran ain't really worth whining about. The last two years, L.A. was in the No. 9 hole. Before that, it was 11th, eighth, 18th, 15th and seventh. ... --It is kinda screwy screw·y adj. screw·i·er, screw·i·est Slang 1. Eccentric; crazy. 2. Ludicrously odd, unlikely, or inappropriate. screw , though, that L.A.-Anaheim teams have a combined .548 winning percentage (385-318) - and that's with the Clippers - but the S.F.-Oakland-San Jose entry is only at .521 (OK, they have the Warriors). ... --Heavens to Beaver Cleaver: It's one thing if the PR-pushing editors of Sports Illustrated decide on a whim to make Oregon State its preseason No. 1 in college football. But if the Associated Press seconds that emotion today when it releases its first survey of media voters, we're apt to roadblock the Oregon Trail. C'mon, they're still Oregon State. ... --As long as she keeps pulling out of tournaments because of her sore foot, as she did this week in Manhattan Beach, Anna Kournikova's popularity might soon be surpassed on the women's pro tour by 16-year-old just-turned-pro Ashley Harkleroad. The Georgia native living in Florida already has a Nike endorsement through representation by the powerful Beverly Hills talent agency Artists Management Group. By the way, Harkleroad's favorite player to watch? Anna. When she's playing, that is. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: The Eagles will christen chris·ten tr.v. chris·tened, chris·ten·ing, chris·tens 1. a. To baptize into a Christian church. b. To give a name to at baptism. 2. a. Denver's new Invesco Field at Mile High Naming Rights Controversy Many fans opposed a corporate name and wished to retain the previous venue's name, "Mile High Stadium."[1] The Denver Post with a concert tonight. Ed Andrieski/Associated Press |
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