Junior Posted August 22, 2006 Share Posted August 22, 2006 Cardinals might. http://www.azcentral.com/sports/cardinals/...adium21-ON.html Pink Taco's owners make bid to name Cards stadium Louie Villalobos The Arizona Republic Aug. 21, 2006 02:55 PM First, they shook up the Scottsdale establishment. Now the family behind the Pink Taco restaurant chain is rattling the Arizona Cardinals' cage. Would you believe Pink Taco Stadium? That's what the Morton family, famous for creating the Hard Rock Caf? and Morton's Steakhouse, is saying they want to name Cardinals Stadium. They are offering $30 million for 10 years as evidence of their commitment and are promising to pursue an agreement with the Arizona Cardinals. advertisement One problem. The Cardinals, who control the stadium's naming rights, said they want no part of that name. Harry Morton, president and CEO of Pink Taco, said his group is prepared to use the $30 million as a starting point. He held a press conference Monday to announce the stadium proposal. The family said it offered the Cardinals a $5 million good faith check during a meeting last week to show that they are serious about the proposal. The Cardinals took the presentation as a joke and dismissed the Monday press conference by the family as a publicity stunt. "There is zero chance of this happening," said Mark Dalton, director of media relations for the Cardinals. "We are in serious and legitimate naming rights discussion with several companies, this is not one of them." Locally, the restaurant, named after a slang term for the vulva, caused a stir in Scottsdale when Mayor Mary Manross objected to the restaurant's opening in Scottsdale's Waterfront project. Dalton said the team doesn't wanted to be associated with the Pink Taco brand, but wouldn't say exactly why. Morton said on Monday that his family is very serious about the naming deal. He plans to meet with the Arizona Cardinals in the coming days. The Cardinals said there is no scheduled meeting. The family dismissed the team's reaction as a "knee jerk" one and stated the proposal was not an attempt to get more publicity for the restaurant. "We're talking about $30 million," he said. "That's an expensive publicity stunt." A Pink Taco restaurant will be opened in Los Angeles early next year. The company is working on building a second restaurant in Arizona and looking at future sites in San Diego, San Francisco, Chicago and Dallas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhxPhin Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 pure PR stunt - can't believe how much traction it received seattle sold the naming rights to their stadium for $75M over 15 years - no way that a stadium that will host a SB, the fiesta bowl, the BCS title game and NCAA basketball will sell for only $30M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Accord Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 I had no idea there was even a restaurant named the Pink Taco until all this news over the past day or so. Speaking of the Morton family, I ate at Morton's Steakhouse in Washington, D.C. last week, damn good, but I prefer Ruth Chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDon Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 I had lunch at the Pink Taco @ the Hard Rock Hotel in Vegas. Tasty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FishFanInPA Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 :drool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FutureGM Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 I believe a few months ago "The Daily Show" sent one of their fake reporters to one of the Pink Taco restaurants to do a segment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaq-Man Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 pure PR stunt - can't believe how much traction it received agreed. they must have connections in the news. i just gave their stupid website a hit because of this article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
His Name Is Dan Uggla Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 Stupid and immature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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