American Family Field AKA Miller Park

[stalton]

How many people still call it County Stadium?

 

Note to self. Please double check if all O's are in place

[Dragonbait]

Soooo.... big question....

 

Are they going to rename the street as well? Or will it still be Miller Park Way?

[patrickgpe]

they will rename it, we just don't know to what. It will NOT be associated with American Family though I heard.

[AmFamFan]

Soooo.... big question....

 

Are they going to rename the street as well? Or will it still be Miller Park Way?

 

 

I think the easiest way to do this is just to remove the space and rename it Miller Parkway. Retains a little history and solves the double name worry.

[BCZF]

Or they could just call it 43rd St

[TURBO]

Why not just leave it as is? You know, preserve history...

 

Why does it have to change?

[et bbal]

Why not just leave it as is? You know, preserve history...

 

Why does it have to change?

 

That's easy. $$$$$$$$

[rickh150]

Calling a domed stadium a field doesn't seem right.... park, stadium, and ballpark seem better.

How many domed parks did you play in as a child? Just playing the semantics game. Also, in a baseball context a field is a field whether there's a roof over it or not. There are still outfielders and players still "take the field" or "field a grounder". Even when it used to be played on Astroturf, in a dome.

 

In an aside, listening to WTMJ radio on the way to work this morning and they were discussing the name change and what to call Miller Park Way going forward and one of them said they could keep the general name but call it Miller Parkway instead. I thought that was a pretty clever solution.

 

About as many domed fields that you played in... I'll play along, though, and meet you half way with ballpark. I guess the retractable roof makes more names possible and agreeable.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

I really don't know why anyone feels tied to "Miller" Park. The place is not that old and it's a crappy beer that had no interest in extending the financial commitment. It is not like it's called Selig Park or County Stadium and has historical significance. I think it's funny that people complain about the team "not spending money" but will wholeheartedly commit to a naming rights agreement where the brand has essentially said "Nah we're good, don't want to help out anymore."

 

I realize that it's much more surface level than that for 95% of people, but whatever. AmFam ponied up to support the local team. I'll get behind the name of the place that wants to be a part of baseball in Milwaukee.

[PeaveyFury]

It was Miller Park for 20 years, which isn't a short period of time. It's not like Enron Field that was around for 2-3 years before the company went under. And despite your personal opinions on the beer, Miller beer and 'Brewers' resonates a lot more with the community than property/casualty insurance.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

It's pretty short compared to something like Lambeau where the uproar over a name change would make a lot more sense, and accusing the team of "selling out" would actually be what's happening. I also found it funny that the most popular place to drink in the stadium for the last several years has been the spot that sells no Miller Products -- I'm not even sure how they were allowed to do that unless someone tells me Miller owns those breweries which wouldn't surprise me.. I appreciate that Miller was a natural fit in the beginning but I don't feel a ton of nostalgia tied to the name. Maybe if I never went to County Stadium, I would, but I don't think the Miller name resonates locally the way it did even 20 years ago, not after joining its name with Coors and being purchased by SAB. I think a lot of people just view it as another enormous conglomerate.

 

I'm happy they got a good local sponsor and at least refrained from calling it Brewers Baseball presented by American Family at the Fields of Milwaukee County.

[homer]

It was Miller Park for 20 years, which isn't a short period of time. It's not like Enron Field that was around for 2-3 years before the company went under. And despite your personal opinions on the beer, Miller beer and 'Brewers' resonates a lot more with the community than property/casualty insurance.

 

Yeah it wasn't so long ago that Miller was a huge part of the culture in Milwaukee. Either you knew someone that worked there or you knew someone that knew someone. They were a huge employer and part of the identity of the city.

[TURBO]

 

I realize that it's much more surface level than that for 95% of people, but whatever. AmFam ponied up to support the local team. I'll get behind the name of the place that wants to be a part of baseball in Milwaukee.

 

You think AmFam ponied up to "support" the team?

 

They ponied up to support their pocketbooks, and no other reason. It's all about the $$.

[areacodes]

Why not just leave it as is? You know, preserve history...

 

Why does it have to change?

 

That's easy. $$$$$$$$

 

I don’t think there is much money to be made changing the name of a street.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

 

I realize that it's much more surface level than that for 95% of people, but whatever. AmFam ponied up to support the local team. I'll get behind the name of the place that wants to be a part of baseball in Milwaukee.

 

You think AmFam ponied up to "support" the team?

 

They ponied up to support their pocketbooks, and no other reason. It's all about the $$.

 

 

I know how sponsorships work.

 

It's the same thing. Supporting the team and a lucrative partnership aren't mutually exclusive.

 

I can tell you though as someone who works for one these larger local brands that it's not for "no other reason." That's just not true. These companies absolutely do care about the partnerships they engage with and one as reputable and wholesome as the Brewers is a good fit for most of them. There are reasons these partnerships get formed that go beyond money even if that is the biggest one. It's not the only one.

[TURBO]

 

I realize that it's much more surface level than that for 95% of people, but whatever. AmFam ponied up to support the local team. I'll get behind the name of the place that wants to be a part of baseball in Milwaukee.

 

You think AmFam ponied up to "support" the team?

 

They ponied up to support their pocketbooks, and no other reason. It's all about the $$.

 

 

I know how sponsorships work.

 

It's the same thing. Supporting the team and a lucrative partnership aren't mutually exclusive.

 

I can tell you though as someone who works for one these larger local brands that it's not for "no other reason." That's just not true. These companies absolutely do care about the partnerships they engage with and one as reputable and wholesome as the Brewers is a good fit for most of them. There are reasons these partnerships get formed that go beyond money even if that is the biggest one. It's not the only one.

 

That all may be true, but I do not believe they throw that kind of money around to support the team.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

$60 million talks, that's "support" no matter what the semantics are. They stepped up with a lucrative offer when Miller didn't. I was simply saying I'm not nostalgic about the Miller name as it relates to the Brewers. They slapped their name on the building for some money.

 

I realize a lot of people are up in arms about it but it may as well have been called Burger King Field. We just traded one corp for another. And frankly, it's not like they were historically successful in it either. I just don't see it as a hallowed place where the name holds a lot of meaning, but I guess most of the fans feel that way.

[et bbal]

Why not just leave it as is? You know, preserve history...

 

Why does it have to change?

 

That's easy. $$$$$$$$

 

I don’t think there is much money to be made changing the name of a street.

 

Thought we were still talking about the park, not the street. My bad.

[MrTPlush]

I think it is more supporting the community and not so much the team. A lot of these major partnerships involve initiatives to better the community together.

[BrewersSuperCollector]

I liked the Miller name as much as anyone. MillerCoors dropped the Miller name to Molson Coors. I'm sure its only a matter of time before Miller is wiped out of Milwaukee all together.

[patrickgpe]

I liked the Miller name as much as anyone. MillerCoors dropped the Miller name to Molson Coors. I'm sure its only a matter of time before Miller is wiped out of Milwaukee all together.

I hope there isn't a day where Budweiser is the official Beer partner of the brewers. Some things just seem wrong and that would be one of them.

[patrickgpe]

Looks like the ripped out bleacher seats in center field will be the miller lite landing, and Molson coors have extended their relationship with the brewers.

[Warning Track Power]

Little help on the size of these pictures?

[djoctagone]

it's still too early to tell, but one may have to be prepared to significantly or completely lose the powerful symbolism of the miller branding as 2020 was set to be the final year as miller park.

 

the use of the name itself could help with community healing after the recent tragedy at the brewery.

[BrewersSuperCollector]

it's still too early to tell, but one may have to be prepared to significantly or completely lose the powerful symbolism of the miller branding as 2020 was set to be the final year as miller park.

 

the use of the name itself could help with community healing after the recent tragedy at the brewery.

 

I think people need to grasp the fact that Miller, the company name is no more. It's only a matter of time before the company is gone totally from Milwaukee.