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[boldpreza]

Thank you for sharing the pic of the OSC above. I know that's a topic for a different thread but it just goes to show how foolish these politicians saying tear it down and replace with housing are.

 

[Woodbridge_Heights]

I've heard such things sometimes happen, but it's wild to me that people would ask for the dome to be closed, oblivious to the fact there's several thousand other people in the building.

You'd be surprised what some people say. Like you've just come in from single digit weather and expect to have a stadium that's a balmy 22 degrees? You've clearly worn clothing appropriate for the weather outside so suck it up.

In contrast TFC fans almost revel in it anytime there's inclement weather that makes the visiting players on the pitch the least bit uncomfortable

 

[C-mac]

You'd be surprised what some people say. Like you've just come in from single digit weather and expect to have a stadium that's a balmy 22 degrees? You've clearly worn clothing appropriate for the weather outside so suck it up.

In contrast TFC fans almost revel in it anytime there's inclement weather that makes the visiting players on the pitch the least bit uncomfortable

So do many American cities for baseball and football. That what kills me about Torontonians. Bunch of whiners.

Having that said, some of the stadiums that have retractable roofs for baseball are almost always closed cause of the heat. That's one of the big reasons Texas got a new stadium. The one thing I don't understand is if fans and players were complaining that it was too hot and couldn't play in that kind of heat, than how do kids in little leagues and all and minor league teams deal with it?

 

[rbt]

.. than how do kids in little leagues and all that deal with it?

They suffer until they break. Prepared regulars bring tents, battery powered fans, and coolers full of ice.

Extreme heat a test for youth baseball | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

With field temperatures soaring above 150 degrees at times, 10-year-old baseball player Emmitt Anderson and his teammates from Alabama thought better of kneeling when they gathered near the mound for pregame prayers at a recent regional youth baseball tournament here.

www.arkansasonline.com

I found this question interesting so took a look. I had expected to find a November through April baseball season in southern states or very early-morning game times.

 

[C-mac]

They suffer until they break. Prepared regulars bring tents, battery powered fans, and coolers full of ice.

Extreme heat a test for youth baseball | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

With field temperatures soaring above 150 degrees at times, 10-year-old baseball player Emmitt Anderson and his teammates from Alabama thought better of kneeling when they gathered near the mound for pregame prayers at a recent regional youth baseball tournament here.

www.arkansasonline.com

I found this question interesting so took a look. I had expected to find a November through April baseball season in southern states or very early-morning game times.

Yeah I mean I guess the games are shorter, and the fans/parents have more options to get out of the heat for a bit.

 

[Contra]

New M Night movie filmed in the Rogers Centre.

 

[T.E.C.II]

Despite the renovations, it seems other areas of the stadium are under neglect

Rogers Centre exterior is looking worse for wear despite $400M renos inside

Thirty-five years since the Rogers Centre opened as the then-SkyDome, the stadium's interior is hardly recognizable through hundreds of millions of d…

www.blogto.com

 

[T.E.C.II]

 

[Andy_in_Toronto]

Talking exterior. The Salmon Run fountain is still a disaster.

Will there ever something done about at such a prominent place?

 

[AlbertC]

In the upper deck for the Jays vs Royals loss last night. Read after that attendance was around 27,000 in attendance which felt rather low for a Loonie dog Tuesday game

 

[G.L.17]

In the upper deck for the Jays vs Royals loss last night. Read after that attendance was around 27,000 in attendance which felt rather low for a Loonie dog Tuesday game

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Probably would have been more in attendance if there wasn't a Leafs playoff game last night.

 

[christiesplits]

Talking exterior. The Salmon Run fountain is still a disaster.

Will there ever something done about at such a prominent place?

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I can't believe it still hasn't been fixed. Such an embarrassment for the city. A dilapidated fountain in possibly the busiest area for tourists in the city.

 

[Richard White]

In the upper deck for the Jays vs Royals loss last night. Read after that attendance was around 27,000 in attendance which felt rather low for a Loonie dog Tuesday game

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I am not surprised.

The on-field product this year is abysmal at best. Unless they have a team worth watching the attendance will continue to sink.

You can gussy up the stadium all you want but if the team makes the White Sox look good nobody will go to the games.

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

alking exterior. The Salmon Run fountain is still a disaster.

Will there ever something done about at such a prominent place?

I mean, it's got that organic waste dump look going for it... /bleh

 

[AlbertC]

I am not surprised.

The on-field product this year is abysmal at best. Unless they have a team worth watching the attendance will continue to sink.

You can gussy up the stadium all you want but if the team makes the White Sox look good nobody will go to the games.

Another game today where this team can barely hit a beachball.