Corprate sponsorship in sports
 

The other day, I was thinking about how much corprate sponsors are getting into sports. I mean, LaBron James was paid something along the lines of 90 million by Nike, and David Beckham was paid $150,000,000 dollors by Aditias (Or however the hell they're spelled) to wear their stuff as they play. I swear, It's all about the greenbacks these days.

Another example was this years World Series. The Yankiees have made it into the playoffs I don't know how many times becasue they've got money to blow on the best stuff. The Marlins, on the other hand, share a stadium with the Dolphins, and have to make do with what they got. Now, normally outside of Florida the Marlins don't have a very good fanbase, and yet they were the ones everyone who wasn't a New York fan was hoping to win. Why? Because they showed it wasn't money that makes the runs.

I'll leave the rest to you.

Corporate Sponsorship is annoying.

Like YEA WE GET TO PLAY IN THE *INsert Corporation here* Sugar Bowl!

I am pleased that the Rose bowl hasn't quite sold out yet....

Bah, I've been pretty desensitised to corporate sponsorship in sport. Beats paying what ticket prices would be if there weren't sponsors to fill the pockets of cash-greedy owners. When I watch football every team has a logo right on the front of their shirt that's at least 5 times bigger than the seal of the club. Who cares? It's still the same exciting action, and noone said you had to buy that crap. I still buy New Balance instead of crap Adidas or Nike. Besides, it's "free speech," just like those companies whingeing in the States about campaign finance reforms.

Try Philly's Core State's Center.

Wait, no now it's the First Union Center.

Oh wait, now it's the...Wachovia Center? Wtf?

Oh and that great new stadium for the Phillies? Lincion Finachial Field.

Listen companies, just stop. I actually hate you MORE for sticking your name on someone/thing big. You want to make big bucks by buying getting people? Do what Budwiser does every year and get great series of commercials in the Super bowl. Last time I checked there was no Budwiser Park. Bud...wise....er....WAZZZuppppp.

Budwiser Park...*shudders*

I don't like the sponsorship either. I'm a SF Giants fan (to a degree), and Idon't care if they name it "PacBell Park," it'll always be good old Candlestick that I'll remember them for...

Even though I thionk I didn't get my facts straight (yes, I know the MOVED to PacBell), I still don't like the corperate stuff...

My hometown team plays at Busch Stadium. Then agaim, Busch also owned the team and built the yard. Now it's being replaced by something that will likely suck. I want to cry.

I like the idea of sports being about, you know, the frigging game. I'm really not a sports fan, but I imagine I might be able to at the very least tolerate a hockey game if they'd just shut up and let the boys play. After every bloody play there's another bloody quiz, or contest, or ticket draw, or trivia thing or something, brought you by "X" company or product, and then they play corny old stock footage from old cliche songs and movies. Then all that crap before the game and the stats and the hotdog rockets brought you by "X" and those billboards they ugly the place up with. I love seeing that old 60's footage when it's just scrawny mangy guys without helmets clamoring around on the ice and smashing each other into the boards... good stuff.

Reminds me that swedish hockey players atleast had in their back text "Kom hem" or "Com hem" that was quite funny (almost writte as swedish "Come home")

hehe. Read: http://www.game-revolution.com/games/sony/adidas.htm

I've hated corporate sponsorship since I played that game.

I've always hated corporate sponsorship in all it's forms. to a degree, it's worse in Canada. for example, one beer: Moosehead premium dry, took over our local hockey team and renamed them "The Mooseheads." Damn it! every team seems to have a logo attached, And I'm sick of it. they're almost as bad as pop-ups, but that's an entirely different rant.