Derek Jeter Center

[FendeR`]

Sorry for the vagueness on this, I forget the specifics but it sounded pretty funny. One of the sports arenas in Boston was looking for a new name, and so they held an auction to let the highest bidder decide the name. The winner came up with an interesting choice, deciding it should be named the "Derek Jeter Center". The name was declined and marked as "vulgar". I got a kick out of hearing this on a local sports show.

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Hmmm...thats not 100% true. The deal was that the winning bidder on Ebay is allowed to change the name of the Fleetcenter for just 1 day.

[Jowe]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1999622

BOSTON -- Could the sports arena in downtown Boston, smack in the middle of Red Sox Nation, be named after one of the hated New York Yankees?

Maybe, for one day. Or maybe not. The FleetCenter hasn't decided.

Derek Jeter
Jeter

It's been selling one-day naming rights for charity while it tries to line up a new long-term naming deal.

The winning bid for Tuesday's naming rights was made by a New York attorney. Kerry Konrad bid $2,300 on eBay. He wants the arena to be known as Derek Jeter Center, in honor of the Yankees' captain and shortstop.

Not so fast, said FleetCenter spokesman Jim Delaney. Delaney said he told Konrad that his naming request might not be accepted.

Konrad is a Harvard graduate with a 20-year rivalry with some of his Boston classmates.

A decision could come today. The FleetCenter is the home of the NBA Celtics and NHL Bruins.

[FendeR`]

My bad, but I still think it was pretty hilarious that this guy bid all that money just to make it a funny name, and then after all that get shut down.

[Jona]

They will very probably give him his money back if the name he chose will not be used.

[Drex]

Haha, that's sucks for the Boston people, but it's fun for the rest of us