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01-11-2008, 09:46 AM
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Winning the Human Race
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Jacobs Field to be Renamed - "Progressive Field"
Should be announed in the next couple of days...I happen to have a little inside info about this. I think it sounds a little goofy, to be honest...
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01-11-2008, 03:56 PM
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Re: Jacobs Field to be Renamed - "Progressive Field"
More than a little goofy. We all know these deals are commercial, but at least "Great American" doesn't sound as much like an advertisement.
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01-11-2008, 04:09 PM
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WOOOOO!!!
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Re: Jacobs Field to be Renamed - "Progressive Field"
We got lucky with "Great American." Nobody outside Cincy knows Great American Insurance...
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01-11-2008, 05:20 PM
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Re: Jacobs Field to be Renamed - "Progressive Field"
Progressive Field....the liberals win again!
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01-11-2008, 05:42 PM
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Re: Jacobs Field to be Renamed - "Progressive Field"
Man I hate this trend. What a sell-out. Of course it's not as bad as Riverfront becoming "Cinergy Field". Man that still makes me mad. Next we're going to start seeing Burger King Stadium, and McDonalds Field.
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01-11-2008, 05:44 PM
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Re: Jacobs Field to be Renamed - "Progressive Field"
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LOL. I'm a life-long Reds fan and I had no idea that it was named after an insurance company. :O) Of course if I still lived in Ohio I might have heard of them. Oh well.
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01-11-2008, 05:58 PM
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OOOOH YEEEAHHHH!!
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Re: Jacobs Field to be Renamed - "Progressive Field"
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01-11-2008, 06:46 PM
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WOOOOO!!!
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Re: Jacobs Field to be Renamed - "Progressive Field"
I'm all for renaming my team's stadium if it net's me a FA pitcher!
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01-11-2008, 07:38 PM
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Re: Jacobs Field to be Renamed - "Progressive Field"
I agree that I dislike this trend. It began for me with Riverfront's transition to Cinergy field. The bellweather will be if someone buys and renames Wrigley; as it will be for sale soon.
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01-11-2008, 08:02 PM
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Quiet Reverence
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Re: Jacobs Field to be Renamed - "Progressive Field"
Just spoke with my Brother-in-law, he lives in Westlake-a suburb of Cleveland, and you're right Jacobs Field (aka The Jake) will be known as Progressive Field from the company owning naming rights: Progressive Insurance. He wasn't happy about the news but that's the way it is.
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01-12-2008, 03:34 PM
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Re: Jacobs Field to be Renamed - "Progressive Field"
Wrigley was the original innovator of corporate-named stadiums.
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01-12-2008, 06:23 PM
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Re: Jacobs Field to be Renamed - "Progressive Field"
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Just so I could say I was going down to the 'Mac to catch the game. 
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