Advertising in Sports

Overall I do not think that advertising in sports is a bad thing but there are a few exceptions to that. The first being exactly what Brains quote is, Baseball is trying to sell every available space to advertisers and it is ruining the game. For instances Wrigley Field which is the oldest stadium in baseball just sold the rights to Under Armor to advertise on the outfield wall. As a purest that really upset me. My next biggest complaint about advertising in sports is when companies by the nameing rights to stadiums or arenas. I do not mind this as much in professional sports but it is becoming a problem in college sports. It seems to me that sports are becoming all about the money from the teams to the players and the only way to keep both of them happy is to sell more ads. Unfortunately if this trend continues I am afraid that one day you will the see the advertising become bigger than the game itself.