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Apparently a Deal Has Been Reached...

Ok, so it's being reported now that the deal with the Pentagon is a go, and they are going to call the stadium "Armed Forces Field at RFK Stadium" during nationals games. Although, I haven't seen it on the Washington Post's site yet....and there is no official announcement about 1 hour from game time as I write this...but that's what WTOP is reporting anyway.

To satisfy some critics, the Pentagon is not really paying for the name of the stadium, but opportunities to recruit and advertise in and around the stadium. The name "Armed Forces Field" would be like Soilders' Field in Chicago or the old Veterans Stadium in Philly, not paid for by, but honoring those who serve. From what I read, the defense department will still be paying the same amount (approx. $6 million) to the city for all this, so I'm not sure how that will shut up the critics, but at least the city is getting some kiz-ash in the deal and I'd rather honor our men and women in uniform than some corporation.

What stinks, is we were starting to get some momentum around the idea of calling RFK Taxation Without Representation Field until there was a sponsor, which would have been cool as it looked like there was going to be some time in between opening day and finding that sponsor. We were talking with Fenty and Graham's people about making this happen...but alas since there's a deal, it's now a non-starter. Props to both offices for trying to help.

So now what? What do you want to see us do to continue this fight??

Mike Panetta @ 08:45 PM
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