am29
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I would love if they have a live grass wall on the bare concrete portions along the base. Grass inside the stadium? Meh, it would be nice too I guess.
Alternatively, the Jays could play in a new stadium in the Portlands, perhaps on its own island with a canal separating it from the mainland. The new stadium could be designed similar to that of Marlins Park, complete with a retractable roof, while the current Rogers Centre could be used for other purposes, including a megachurch or even be used for cricket (especially given the growing popularity of cricket in Toronto).
What is the likelihood of Rogers asking for public money for the renos?
a stadium that may only have 10 or so more seasons of life.
"#BlueJays in process of picking a design partner for Rogers Centre to help "re-envision the building for next 30 years” per Mark Shapiro."
- Discourage scalper business by placing dozens of electronic kiosks scattered outside the stadium. This replaces the ticket booths and the screens allow for advertising dynamic ticket pricing that changes throughout the day and during the game based on ticket demand and time elapsed.
What is the likelihood of Rogers asking for public money for the renos?
[...] - Rogers would gain a lot of public support and the fans would absolutely go wild if they changed the name to Rogers SkyDome. We all saw how going back to the old Blue Jays logo and branding changed the dynamic of the fans. [...]
They're never going to go back to calling it the Skydome. The whole point of calling it Rogers Centre is that it forces you to say the name "Rogers". Adding Skydome, people will just abbreviate it to Skydome.
- The roof needs to be replaced. It's a pretty straightforward decision to replace the opaque skin with transparent roof tiles, whether or not they go ahead with building a grass playing field.
Post apocalyptic Toronto, featuring a re-built Skydome. via Google Images