It was a case of mistaken identity. Couldn't have been anythign else. IT was humiliating and a little exciting all at once. An Orioles fan--one of the handful of faithful that sat and screamed...and drank in Yankee Stadium--looked back at me, after I looked and grinned at him dressed in full-on orange Orioles regalia, and said, kindly, "yeah, go ahead, smerk it up, buddy".
This gentlemen had mistaken me, of all people, for a Yankees fan. It could have been that I was in Yankee Stadium. And yes, I was dressed in a Yankees shirt. That one night, if I'd've had the navy pinstripes, I'd've worn them. For one night only, I was a Yankees fan.
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Monday, September 15, 2008
Where Have All the Three Rivers Gone?
It is time to start venting a little bit, and get things off my chest, out of my mind and cast them upon the blogosphere.
There are a few things that must end--immediately!
I'm just going to list them, and maybe one day, as a means of bringing peace, touch on them a little bit more.
First up:
Beautiful, new, state-of-the-art baseball stadiums, football stadiums, basketball and hockey arenas, concert venues, and convention centers MUST NO LONGER BE NAMED AFTER CORPORATE OWNERS!
Sure, those who own something have a right to name that thing whatever they want, though shouldn't artistic flair, common sense, or a fight against the ridiculous have something to say?
Minute Maid Park. Please. (I know the Astrodome is gone, though it was soooo much cooler. How about the Astroplaine)
The Los Angeles Forum. Grand. Majestic. Legendary, Roman-esque, historic. Now it is the...The Staples Center. Business. Boring. Blah.
The Cincinatti Reds got lucky. The moved from Riverfront (a classically named, classic astro turf 70's icon) into the brand-spanking new The Great American Ballpark. I know what you're thinking, "that name sounds cool MMS, what's your problem with that one?". Admittedly, it does sound cool. Though it comes from you guessed it, The Great American Insurance Company!!! Yeah, they just got lucky.
Two beautiful, historic outdoor concert venues. Oak Mountain Amphitheater (in my dear Biirmingham) and Lakewood. It would take a blog of its own to begin to capture the magic and beauty that has been given to the world through the years at these havens...at roughly 140 db!
Now they are...The Verizon Wireless Music Amphitheater and Hi Fi Buys Amphitheater, respectively. Disrespectively, rather.
PetCo park. Pac Bell. What happened to Jack Murphy and Candlestick? Is there a cooler name for a San Fransisco ballpark than Candlestick???!!!
The new New York Mets stadium, which should be prolific being that it's New York and all, is going to be called Citi stadium. Not City, which would be cool for New York. Not Citi, as in a cool (not reallt that cool) way of spelling city, but Citi as in the bank!
And whatever the Blue Jays used to call their park destroys the ridiculous name they now call it...I just can't remember what either name is.
And there is now a Movie Gallery Stadium. I'd just as soon tail gate at Feces Field!
The latest dagger stabbed me last night. The time-transcendent monument, oft snow drenched, classic, pursit, football battleground has been lost. For those who enjoy their NFL with their mile-high club, we always had the aesthetic and nostalgia of Milehigh Stadium in Denver. Mork and Mindy even pranched around this hallowed ground as Mile High. It is now called--get the Pepto--Invesco Field. Never mind Pepto...too late.
The dilemma? I have no clue what to do about it. I just hope and wait for people to come to their senses and stop worshipping our ads, our p.r. and the capitalistic slave machine, the 'almighty' dollar. Please join me--cry out!
You can take my ticket money at the Fleet Center, but you'll never take my Boston Garden!!!
Goodbye Comisky, The Spectrum, Polo Grounds, Ebbitts Field, The Omni, the original Yankee Stadium, and yes, even Shea!
Death to SafeCo, BankOne Ballpark, Citizens Bank, This Bank/That Bank, US Cellular, Heinz Field...and Ronald McDonaldland #1 Super Size Combo Park, when it gets here.
Though long live Fenway, Wrigley, Dodger Stadium, Giants Stadium, Rickwood and yes, even Tuner Field!
*(Spelling highly subject to incorrectness.)
Next time, for the love of all that is decent and tolerable, please, EVERYONE stop saying, "it is what it is". I will not even ask you to explain what the phrase means. I doubt you know anyway.
pax,
MMS
There are a few things that must end--immediately!
I'm just going to list them, and maybe one day, as a means of bringing peace, touch on them a little bit more.
First up:
Beautiful, new, state-of-the-art baseball stadiums, football stadiums, basketball and hockey arenas, concert venues, and convention centers MUST NO LONGER BE NAMED AFTER CORPORATE OWNERS!
Sure, those who own something have a right to name that thing whatever they want, though shouldn't artistic flair, common sense, or a fight against the ridiculous have something to say?
Minute Maid Park. Please. (I know the Astrodome is gone, though it was soooo much cooler. How about the Astroplaine)
The Los Angeles Forum. Grand. Majestic. Legendary, Roman-esque, historic. Now it is the...The Staples Center. Business. Boring. Blah.
The Cincinatti Reds got lucky. The moved from Riverfront (a classically named, classic astro turf 70's icon) into the brand-spanking new The Great American Ballpark. I know what you're thinking, "that name sounds cool MMS, what's your problem with that one?". Admittedly, it does sound cool. Though it comes from you guessed it, The Great American Insurance Company!!! Yeah, they just got lucky.
Two beautiful, historic outdoor concert venues. Oak Mountain Amphitheater (in my dear Biirmingham) and Lakewood. It would take a blog of its own to begin to capture the magic and beauty that has been given to the world through the years at these havens...at roughly 140 db!
Now they are...The Verizon Wireless Music Amphitheater and Hi Fi Buys Amphitheater, respectively. Disrespectively, rather.
PetCo park. Pac Bell. What happened to Jack Murphy and Candlestick? Is there a cooler name for a San Fransisco ballpark than Candlestick???!!!
The new New York Mets stadium, which should be prolific being that it's New York and all, is going to be called Citi stadium. Not City, which would be cool for New York. Not Citi, as in a cool (not reallt that cool) way of spelling city, but Citi as in the bank!
And whatever the Blue Jays used to call their park destroys the ridiculous name they now call it...I just can't remember what either name is.
And there is now a Movie Gallery Stadium. I'd just as soon tail gate at Feces Field!
The latest dagger stabbed me last night. The time-transcendent monument, oft snow drenched, classic, pursit, football battleground has been lost. For those who enjoy their NFL with their mile-high club, we always had the aesthetic and nostalgia of Milehigh Stadium in Denver. Mork and Mindy even pranched around this hallowed ground as Mile High. It is now called--get the Pepto--Invesco Field. Never mind Pepto...too late.
The dilemma? I have no clue what to do about it. I just hope and wait for people to come to their senses and stop worshipping our ads, our p.r. and the capitalistic slave machine, the 'almighty' dollar. Please join me--cry out!
You can take my ticket money at the Fleet Center, but you'll never take my Boston Garden!!!
Goodbye Comisky, The Spectrum, Polo Grounds, Ebbitts Field, The Omni, the original Yankee Stadium, and yes, even Shea!
Death to SafeCo, BankOne Ballpark, Citizens Bank, This Bank/That Bank, US Cellular, Heinz Field...and Ronald McDonaldland #1 Super Size Combo Park, when it gets here.
Though long live Fenway, Wrigley, Dodger Stadium, Giants Stadium, Rickwood and yes, even Tuner Field!
*(Spelling highly subject to incorrectness.)
Next time, for the love of all that is decent and tolerable, please, EVERYONE stop saying, "it is what it is". I will not even ask you to explain what the phrase means. I doubt you know anyway.
pax,
MMS
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