TFD: This Twins ballpark will need a nickname
Posted on September 15th, 2008 – 3:53 PMBy Michael Rand
The final post of the day comes a little earlier than usual because we feel this is a serious matter that needs some discussion: the naming of the Twins’ ballpark. As you are likely already aware, it was announced today that the Twins and Target have entered a 25-year agreement for Target Field, which sounds about as sexy and exciting as Target Center. The good news: while naming rights have been doled out, nicknaming rights are still very much in play. So: what will the kids call the new park?
The Bulls-eye?
The Dot?
The House That Finn Built?
Let’s hear it!
Oh, and Fasola-link! It’s true.
49 Responses to "TFD: This Twins ballpark will need a nickname"
It’s clunky, but “Has a Better Reputation Than Wal-Mart Field” might catch on.
Personally I think the Bullseye is somewhat catchy.
Are we going to have to attend games wearing red shirts and khaki pants?
Isn’t Target’s slogan:
Expect more, pay less
Will that hold true at the Bullseye?
“Not for the Blind Ballpark”
Sorry, my user-centric views crept out…
Greatland, or At Least it’s not Kmart Field, The Other Target
Does this mean if the Vikings get a new stadium it will be called Target Stadium?
The Spider-Bite
I’ll suggest “Makes it a Pain in the [redacted] to Return Wedding Gifts You Didn’t Get a Gift Receipt For” field.
/bitter
Can we just nickname it what it should have been called, “Target Park”
I’ll suggest “Makes it a Pain in the [redacted] to Return Wedding Gifts You Didn’t Get a Gift Receipt For” field.
Duly noted. It’s good to learn from the suffering of others.
I just want center field to have a big target mowed into it.
That way, Nick Punto will know where to hit his pop-ups
“The Slab” for all that granite outside the stadium.
If you think they’re not going to mow perfect concentric circles around the mound, you’re crazy.
Plus if it goes by the Slab maybe it will force them to offer me a big slab of steak at the stadium.
Those in Edina will no doubt pronounce it tar-ZHAY Field.
“I’ll suggest ‘Makes it a Pain in the [redacted] to Return Wedding Gifts You Didn’t Get a Gift Receipt For’ field.”
I thought only people in Louisiana and Arkansas registered at Target.
Dave
Maybe if you hold off on the wedding another year you will be able to register for Twins season tickets at Target instead of that stupid lamp shade that the Wifey wants.
How about the Hot Girl Factory?
Target Field: Where the hometown discounts are for the players.
@DaveMN-
While I’m normally not much for shopping at Kohls, they were AMAZING with returns and exchanges. Target was terrible. I know most people around here automatically go to Target for weddings, but I’d recommend avoiding them, as they’ve adopted the “everyone is trying to scam us all the time” mentality.
/off-topic.
Joker: That’s Wal*Mart for LA and AR. In fact, it’s generally accepted that anyone north of the Mason-Dixon registers at Target, while anyone south goes the W*M route.
Why don’t we just call it “The Store”? As in, “Gotta run to The Store tonight. Be back later.
So since this is Target Center II, does that mean 2 years from now, we’ll sign Mauer and Morneau each to a contract that pays them $20 million a year, surround him with players that have 1 big year and flop like Lou Ford (Mike James) and Nick Punto (T-Hud), then bring in Veterans like Everyday Eddie (Kendell Gill) and Livan Hernandez (Spud Webb) that will contribute nothing at all? We’re half way there and we didn’t even need Sweater Putz to do it.
@ The Hootie-
Several of my friends who are silly enough to make that leap of late have been avoiding Target for that very reason. I think word is spreading enough that they might have to change their policy.
Or perhaps this will end up Wedding Registry Field at Target Park.
As it’s slightly off from the target center, it is a miss. I say we play with that concept.
Prt’near Park?
Paint some luridly red seats in the form of a Target circle in deep left and right fields. After this, allow only the most shapely women, young and milfs, to sit there. Then, if a hitter, of either team (we can be fair) hits one into these seats, he can come by later to choose any of these, the finest Minnesota has to offer.
The added luster of this (no to mention the added lust) would be to put our little hamlet on the National map. Of course, if the hitter opts out on his prize, perhaps an arrangemenent can be arranges, as with KQ, that if a listener rushes down in 15 minutes, he can meet his date and come back for another game..
I honestly emailed the Powers That Be this morning to suggest “Archer Farms Field,” aka “The Farm,” which stems from a way-back Randball post. I expect to hear back approximately never.
True story: our cafeteria is called Tar-ZHAY Cafe.
I plan on calling it The Red Eye.
Which is better than if UPS had won the naming rights.
P3: And if not all of that, at least the TV cameras would know where to point their focus during the down time.
I expect to hear back approximately never.
That is the proper expectation from any email sent.
Here I thought Brandon worked for Target’s parent company, the Sheinhardt Wig Company.
Deacon, you might have talking of something else, but I love The Red Eye myself….except it brings back too many heartbreaking memories from college 
Dear LORD … can we please move off the Hold Steady man crush? Enough already.
Hold Steady man crush ? I’ll bite …Ooops perhaps not the best thing to say but what does Hold Steady man crush mean anyway ?
“Target Field” seems pretty dry.
Even Target Park sounds better. Bullseye Ballpark?
As nicknames go, “The Store” is pretty solid. “The Spot” has a nice ring to it, too.
RandBall has a man-crush on Craig Finn from the Hold Steady. Just ask him — Finn, that is. He’s probably filed a restraining order against RandBall by now.
If they’re looking for $$, forget “Target”…..how overdone/flat out boring is that ? There’s alot of other money in town like any local Walmart (Beijing Field)
They should have sold the naming rights to General Mills, or Pilsbury (all chubby players could than be refered to as the Pilsbury Dough Boys)
Phatatak
Deep Fried Mystery on a Stick Field?
Why didn’t they go all out and make it “Super Target Field”? Although we’ll probably end up getting more of a “Greatland” product. It has most of what your looking for, but you won’t get it all.
And if they continue to avoid hitting the long ball, we can just call it “the Boutique.”
“Got a Rocket in My Pocket” field…
…always popular with the up and coming ball players
Anyone else curious what kind of scandalous pictures that Childress has of Mr. Reusse? That article was so out of character that he should have been writing under a pseudonym
“Better Than Stearns County”
Calmer than you are field
I just want to know one really simple thing:
Target paid many millions of dollars for the right to name the field, and nobody bothered to mention that “Target Field” sucks as a name?
Like someone said–even “Target Park” is better. Heck, even TCF Bank Stadium is better.
Couldn’t they call it KFAN The Stadium, then change it to Joe Senser’s after six months?
Target Park wouldn’t work for one reason. Who wants to go to the TP?
Why are the Twins letting Target design the plaza? What happens if after 25 years Target decides they don’t want to sponsor the field/plaza anymore? Then the Twins are just left with a bunch of bullseyes all over the plaza? Naming rights are one thing but letting them help design things should not be happening.
The Bullseye it is…
To Recap:
The Bullseye
The Spot
The Slab
The Store
The Cart
Big Red
I feel a poll question coming on …
