Springfield Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 https://www.google.com/amp/amp.fox5dc.com/news/272801969-story WASHINGTON - The Verizon Center is getting a new name. The home of the Capitals and Wizards, and a major concert stop for touring artists from around the world, is changing its name to the Capital One Arena. The video titled, ‘Welcome to Capital One Arena’ says that a $40 million investment in upgrades will be made along with the name change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 What's in your phonebooth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 It will always be the MCI Center to me, because I'm old school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
“Misdirection” Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 Should mean a lot of investment in the arena itself. This helps in a lot of ways. Would love to have new seats installed sometime, I hate the awful purple color that's here now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 Sometimes it blows me away how little thought goes into some of these things. The Capital One Centre would have been clever and a nice hat tap. MCI Center, Verizon Center. Now it's Arena. Pfffft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted August 9, 2017 Author Share Posted August 9, 2017 Just now, @SkinsGoldPants said: Sometimes it blows me away how little thought goes into some of these things. The Capital One Centre would have been clever and a nice hat tap. MCI Center, Verizon Center. Now it's Arena. Pfffft. That's actually a great idea, but billionaires are dumb... apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Excuses Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 Maybe the most amazing thing about Verizon Center is that it's surrounded by amazing restaraunts and bars but itself has some of the crappiest food and beverage choices of a major sporting arena. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 Just now, No Excuses said: Maybe the most amazing thing about Verizon Center is that it's surrounded by amazing restaraunts and bars but itself has some of the crappiest food and beverage choices of a major sporting arena. I've never been to another NBA/NHL arena. My suspicion is that, on the inside in the seating bowl, they're mostly all the same. Unlike a baseball stadium or a football stadium with cool sightlines and features, you've got a basketball court and/or a hockey rink. I'm sure comfortable seats, legroom, etc have something to do with the actual game experience but I'd think that there's not much difference otherwise. So that'd leave you with the concourse and the food options. Verizon Center has always come across as average. I've enjoyed the area around the stadium but if all things are almost equal in the seating bowl, an NBA/NHL arena really makes the difference on the concourse and the concessions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llevron Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 It will always be the Phone-booth to me but I think the name sounds cool-ish. But, yea, should have been Center not Arena Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 What's Buckhantz gonna say now instead of phonebooth? Coming at you from downtown DC at the wallet? Sliding into your living room, we're at the credit card? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 Meh, I'm just going to call it the Cap Center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozo the kKklown Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 Dont really care, but improve the wifi in their. No reason Nats Park has better wifi capabilities than nats stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mournblade Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 36 minutes ago, spjunkies said: Meh, I'm just going to call it the Cap Center. I am going to call it "Brooks Orpik ruined our only chance at a Cup" Center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 2 hours ago, Spaceman Spiff said: What's Buckhantz gonna say now instead of phonebooth? Coming at you from downtown DC at the wallet? Sliding into your living room, we're at the credit card? The Bank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samy316 Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 So, the deal for the naming rights is $100 million for 10 years, right? That's a lot of money to pay out for a name change. They could've just renamed it Pittsburgh Penguins Arena, since they own that property anyways. *ducks* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 Shouldn't be a huge surprise. Capital One founder Rich Fairbank is a minority shareholder in the Monumental Entertainment which owns the Washington Capitals and Verizon Center Capital One Arena. What would have been neat would be if they modified the Capital One logo on the building to replace the 't' with a hockey stick like the Capitals' logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diehard Otis Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 6 hours ago, Llevron said: It will always be the Phone-booth to me but I think the name sounds cool-ish. But, yea, should have been Center not Arena I'll 2nd that emotion. Took the words right outta my mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 6 hours ago, No Excuses said: Maybe the most amazing thing about Verizon Center is that it's surrounded by amazing restaraunts and bars but itself has some of the crappiest food and beverage choices of a major sporting arena. The Jose Andres place is supposed to be good as well as the BBQ place first level. But the chicken tenders, meh. And they're like 13 dollars too. Instead of that I get a big plate of Thai food outside for 16 dollars. And you'll get full off that too. I am a STH and I attend about 90% of Caps games, I always end up eating outside then going inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 I kinda like capital-one arena as the name for the DC sports arena. Fitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tshile Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 Ew I hate capital one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma There Goes That Man Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 2 hours ago, samy316 said: So, the deal for the naming rights is $100 million for 10 years, right? That's a lot of money to pay out for a name change. They could've just renamed it Pittsburgh Penguins Arena, since they own that property anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkabong82 Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 7 hours ago, @SkinsGoldPants said: Sometimes it blows me away how little thought goes into some of these things. The Capital One Centre would have been clever and a nice hat tap. MCI Center, Verizon Center. Now it's Arena. Pfffft. Maybe they wanted to avoid the acronym? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 8 hours ago, Lombardi's_kid_brother said: It will always be the MCI Center to me, because I'm old school. Capitol Center. Saw the Barnum & Bailey circus there, '74. Still have my ticket. Old school, my ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsmarydu Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 2 hours ago, samy316 said: They could've just renamed it Pittsburgh Penguins Arena, since they own that property anyways. I just told that to my husband, (and since the Caps & I are the only reason he watches hockey over the last decade)...I haven't heard him laugh that hard since...well, let's just say it's been a long ****in' time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleaseBlitz Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 8 hours ago, spjunkies said: Meh, I'm just going to call it the Cap Center. This. This is the correct answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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