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Dale and Thomas Popcorn walks away from Kernels naming-rights deal; Perfect Game steps in

The home of the Cedar Rapids Kernels will now be known as Perfect Game Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium.The home of the Cedar Rapids Kernels (Low Class A; Midwest League) will now be known as Perfect Game Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium after Dale and Thomas Popcorn backed out of their naming-rights deal a year in.

The reason for the Dale and Thomas Popcorn decision: the bad economy,

Perfect Game USA is a Cedar Rapids-based scouting and player-showcase service. Terms of the five-year deal were not released.

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