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Old 07-27-2010, 07:23 PM   #1 (permalink)
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to Wells Fargo Center. Why don't they just go all the way and call it Corporate Sellout Arena.
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to Wells Fargo Center. Why don't they just go all the way and call it Corporate Sellout Arena.
There aren't many arenas/ball fields/stadiums that don't change names as contracts run out.

There are a select few that I don't think will ever change names and most of them are the classics in the MLB - Fenway, Wrigley, Yankee Stadium even though it's a new building, they kept the name, etc.
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Why don't they just go back to the FU center?
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There aren't many arenas/ball fields/stadiums that don't change names as contracts run out.

There are a select few that I don't think will ever change names and most of them are the classics in the MLB - Fenway, Wrigley, Yankee Stadium even though it's a new building, they kept the name, etc.
the contract didn't run out it is just that Wachovia bank changed their name to Wells Fargo
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the contract didn't run out it is just that Wachovia bank changed their name to Wells Fargo
You mean Wells Fargo bought Wachovia...
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