1. Shea Stadium for Game 2 NLDS
2. Shibuya
3. Bahias de Huatulco
4. Shark Ray Alley
5. Hottakarashi Onsen

Word leaked yesterday that the Mets have sold naming rights for their new stadium to Citigroup. I’m not a big fan of naming rights, but I’ll learn to love it if the extra cash will allow my Mets to compete year in year out. However, I’ve been a Mets fan since 1983 so am well aware that good Mets teams don’t happen year in year out. Thus, a name like Citifield just opens itself to taunts from spankmee fans when the Mets aren’t doing well. Plus, imagine the pressure now for the architects if the stadium design is a dud.

The big purple horseshoe in Flushing Meadow will finally come down and be replaced a retro baseball stadium modeled after Ebbetts Field. There will be less capacity, but more luxury boxes, and views from all corners of the stadium. As a life long Mets fan, I’m ecstatic over this news. I can’t wait to go to the last home game in 2008 and tear off a piece of old Shea for posterity. The stadium won’t come cheap as it’s in the $600 million range. To offset some of the cost, and also make a cool profit, Fred Wilpon has said the naming rights to the new park will be sold.

Here are my choices for the worst possible names for the corporate sponsored Shea:
1-Kahn’s Hot Dog Stadium
2-Hospital for Special Surgery Stadium
3-Fred Wilpon Stadium
4-Flushing Chopshop and Baseball Stadium
5-Dr. Zizmor Skincare Stadium

My choices for the new corporate sponsored Shea:
1-Jetblue Stadium
2-Corona Ice King Park
3-Brooklyn Lager Ballpark
4-FreshDirect Field
5-Mets Ballpark