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Ohiogal

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1. I guess they do it for the money

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Dec 19, 2018, 04:14 PM

Dec 2018

But I miss the old-timey names of ball parks that had someone's name on it, like Jacobs Field, Forbes Field, Comiskey Park, etc.

The corporate names seem cold and uninviting.

I think the worst one is for the White Sox's park ..... "Guaranteed Rate Field". Blech.

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