Bleachers has been sold, new owners to take over
The East Baltimore sports bar Bleachers has new owners, who plan to open (wait for it) another sports bar there.
They're not sure of the name yet, according to co-owner Scott Copinger. The business trade name is Goodfellas, but Copinger isn't sure if that's the best name for a sports bar ...
Copinger wants to lure back the community sports teams from nearby Patterson Park, as well as the pool league which used to be at Bleachers. He's been tossing around ideas for nightly specials such as trivia and karaoke but hasn't settled on anything yet.
"We've got a ton of ideas," he said. "We're pretty excited about it."
"You should name it Fumbles -- the sports bar where even losers win," I said. He just laughed. I don't think he liked my idea. Sniffle.
Erik Maza is a features reporter at the Baltimore Sun. He writes for several sections of the Sun paper and contributes weekly columns on music and nightlife. He also writes and edits the Midnight Sun blog. He often covers entertainment, business, and the business of entertainment. Occasionally, he writes about Four Loko, The Block, the liquor board, and those who practice "
Comments
I go by Bleachers all the time and was wondering why it had stayed vacant for so long. Hope they can make a go of it there.
Posted by: Josh | May 19, 2010 8:01 AM
hopefully they'll have hot bartenders...
Posted by: Pedro | May 19, 2010 9:06 AM
Name it R.J. McGoodtimes and put a ton of wacky crap on the walls, people love that stuff.
Posted by: Evan | May 19, 2010 12:46 PM
how about they post schedules and standings for the patterson park leagues. no other place that I know of does that.
I like the name "Field Day" for a sports bar.
Posted by: The Sunshine Kid | May 19, 2010 1:00 PM
How about "Cornholers"
Posted by: RayRay | May 19, 2010 1:25 PM
Sandwiches!!!
Posted by: Kev | May 19, 2010 5:41 PM
Is this the same Goodfellas from Hickory in Harford County?
Posting community schedules and standings is a good idea.
EVERYONE is doing bar trivia now. At least make it sports themed bar trivia.
Posted by: The Baltimore Chop | May 19, 2010 7:43 PM
They defiantly need a bar with good food right in that area. Would be nice to have corn hole in it and pitcher specials. I'm still waiting for SOMEONE in Baltimore to get beer towers http://barsupplies.com/images/beer-tower.png
Posted by: Liz | May 20, 2010 4:51 PM
They defiantly need a bar with good food
What is this defiant need you speak of? It recurs to me of The Forbidden Danse
Posted by: Chupacabra | May 20, 2010 7:49 PM
Pratt St Ale House has the beer towers.
Posted by: Stagger Lee | May 21, 2010 9:37 AM
I saw a beer tower at a few bars the other day with a different design and they were called "pitchers"
Posted by: anon;) | May 21, 2010 12:29 PM
@ Liz
Not in baltimore City, per se, but when I stopped in a few weeks ago before a concert at The Recher, I saw that Souris' in Towson has the beer towers of which you seek. Was gonna try it just becasue it was something new, but the regualr draft specials at the bar were much cheaper (and were still cold by the time i reached the bottom)
Posted by: TheBeav | May 21, 2010 3:36 PM
Live like a block away from there but only went once. Not a terrible place but there was nothing special about it and in an area of so many neighborhood bars that can be a death sentence. I would much rather walk to Lagers for trivia, Bad Decisions for awesome cocktails and food, or down to Fells or someplace else entirely if I want to leave my immediate bubble. Bleachers was just like....a few beers on tap and a bunch of tvs. Not bad, but...boring.
Posted by: jerbear | May 24, 2010 7:47 PM
I hope they bring back the hot bartender Jessi...she would be great at hosting trivia
Posted by: Anon | May 26, 2010 3:15 PM