am29
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I really think they should have green vines over the concrete section. It would really liven the area up. The outside itself would be an attraction in the summer. Could do wonders for the waterfront area.
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Frank the Tank
New Comiskey underwent a ton of renovations though and is a pretty good ballpark despite its flaws, the main one being how gigantic and uninviting it is.
Johnny Au
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The Rogers Centre has surprisingly clean washrooms for families and those with physical disabilities at the 500 level.
The ramps inside the Rogers Centre looks like the interior of an industrial warehouse, but with ads at the end of each ramp. It can be remade to have photos of past Jays greats on the sides of the ramps, rather than bare concrete.
Yes, I am a major contributor to the Rogers Centre Wikipedia article.
It would be good if the Rogers Centre sold Jays-branded binoculars. It is hard to see the action on the 500 level without them.
The ramps inside the Rogers Centre looks like the interior of an industrial warehouse, but with ads at the end of each ramp. It can be remade to have photos of past Jays greats on the sides of the ramps, rather than bare concrete.
Yes, I am a major contributor to the Rogers Centre Wikipedia article.
It would be good if the Rogers Centre sold Jays-branded binoculars. It is hard to see the action on the 500 level without them.
Red October
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Looking at it now, it's difficult to believe that it once looked like this:
http://www.baseball-fever.com/showt...The-New-Ballparks-Will-Age-The-Best-And-Worst
https://www.google.ca/url?sa=i&rct=...QXdKKkdi0rrrvkEJUGidnfXQ&ust=1460041296510079
For comparison:
http://aviewfrommyseat.com/venue/U.S.+Cellular+Field/122/
Also of note, the two ballparks in this picture had the same capacity:
http://ballparkhistory.com/viewBallpark.php?id=23
The highest row of seats in the upper deck of the old ballpark was closer to the action than the lowest row of the upper deck in the new ballpark.
TOareaFan
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I was only at that park once, in it's early days.......and my 1st thought was "it is Skydome without a roof"....when the wildest of midwest thunderstorms rolled in around the 4th innning I really wished it had a roof 
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Frank the Tank
Looking at it now, it's difficult to believe that it once looked like this:
http://www.baseball-fever.com/showt...The-New-Ballparks-Will-Age-The-Best-And-Worst
https://www.google.ca/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=0ahUKEwi1zZ6FpPrLAhXDzoMKHcGGA9kQjxwIAw&url=http://www.baseball-fever.com/archive/index.php/t-74636-p-3.html&psig=AFQjCNEfq8QXdKKkdi0rrrvkEJUGidnfXQ&ust=1460041296510079
For comparison:
http://aviewfrommyseat.com/venue/U.S.+Cellular+Field/122/
Also of note, the two ballparks in this picture had the same capacity:
http://ballparkhistory.com/viewBallpark.php?id=23
The highest row of seats in the upper deck of the old ballpark was closer to the action than the lowest row of the upper deck in the new ballpark.
I was only at that park once, in it's early days.......and my 1st thought was "it is Skydome without a roof"....when the wildest of midwest thunderstorms rolled in around the 4th innning I really wished it had a roof
Visited Comiskey for the first time in 1999 and again in 2007. There was a huge difference between both visits. I was last there in 2013 and they added a few more things namely a large White Sox team shop on the north end. Compared to the 1999 visit, the White Sox have really done a nice job making the stadium more intimate and inviting. Basic aesthetic improvements like changing the seats really helped as did removing the uppermost rows of seats. RC could really shrink capacity even further. You're practically in the stratosphere sitting in the uppermost rows of the 500 level anyways.
What the White Sox managed to do really gives me hope for the Dome. Evidently Rogers and the organization realize substantial improvements must be made to the place if the team is to position itself as a higher-end ball club, especially relative to our largest AL East foes. They're not going to stand idly and let it age into irrelevancy any further.
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Aplus
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There is too much concrete showing at the Rogers Center. The concrete needs to be painted white or something. More white trim everywhere. It will reflect the light in the stadium and brighten it up. If they could add some windows somewhere and bring the outside in more that'd be amazing too. A translucent roof would amazing too.
EastYorkTTCFan
Senior Member
the only problem with thath is all of the concrete in the stadium is structural. The roof weighs a lot as do the teires for the seats and then you have to add in the potential weight of guest in the seats.
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marcus_a_j
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Looks good! So excited for the season!
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From a purely pedantic perspective, I'm surprised they're illuminating the ads when a game isn't playing. I'm sure Rogers has no problem paying its electricity bill, but from a purely eco-friendly perspective...
junctionist
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They probably want to make sure they all work properly, so they're trying them out before the home opener.
G.L.17
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Looking at US Cellular Field does give hope. When they replace the seating at the dome in the upcoming years I'd like to see a different shade of blue, something similar to the Washington Nationals new ballpark, or Citizen Bank Field in Philadelphia.
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Frank the Tank
Comparing the old and new versions of New Comiskey, obviously eliminating a chunk of the uppermost rows helped create more intimate environs. That would certainly help the Rogers Centre as well.
Looking closer, the former concrete bunker of an awning was replaced with a more retro style one. Beyond that, the new awning actually allows outside light into the stadium. In terms of growing grass in the RC, perhaps something similar could be done with the 500 level to allow natural light into the stadium and perhaps facilitate the growing of grass.