February 25, 2005

BETTER CHECK THE SMOKE DETECTORS (via The Other Brother):

Boston Arena May Be Named for Derek Jeter (AP, 2/25/05)

The arena is in downtown Boston, the heart of Red Sox Nation. There couldn't be a bigger insult than to name it after the captain of the hated New York Yankees.

But that's just what Manhattan lawyer Kerry Konrad aims to do next Tuesday after his $2,325 bid won an eBay auction giving him the one-day naming rights to the FleetCenter.

Konrad's proposed name: the Derek Jeter Center, after the Yankee shortstop.

His winning bid threw the FleetCenter brass into a dilemma.

Posted by Orrin Judd at February 25, 2005 4:28 PM
Comments

I for one want to applaud Mr. Konrad for his wonderfully malicious sense of humor.

Posted by: Brandon at February 25, 2005 5:38 PM

A-Rod A-rena, the Steinbrennetorium, Bucky Gardens -- there are a bunch of other names he could have gone with, though I think the chances of inciting a riot are decidedly less after last year's ALCS and Series win.

Posted by: John at February 25, 2005 6:36 PM
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