Not all is terrible, from a tv watching experience. The outfield changes along the foul lines look great and make the field appear much cozier.
 
greenleaf said:
Not all is terrible, from a tv watching experience. The outfield changes along the foul lines look great and make the field appear much cozier.
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Yeah I thought everything else looked better, the problem is 80% is that shot of pitcher vs batter, and I found it painful.
 
C-mac said:
I promise you it won't grow on me. I find it so bad I'm struggling just to watch it. I will certainly be watching a lot less this year.
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it was weird for the first inning then i got used to it. youve been insufferably negative about the renos throughout, so im not surprised at your inability to cope
 
C-mac said:
I promise you it won't grow on me. I find it so bad I'm struggling just to watch it. I will certainly be watching a lot less this year.
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lol, outrageous take. Turned the game on, thought, "oh, different look", and then got used to it by the next inning. You clearly aren't a fan, or are looking to be cynical, if you stopped watching because the premium club wall was a stone grey color.

Calgarian here, been to a few games over the years....all told I think they did a great job! Fresh, color scheme is clean. Compared to other domed parks, it's basically now in the same ballpark, pun intended.
 
The CGI advertisement behind home plate is better than the faux stone panels. LOL Box seats right behind home plate is par for the course nowadays as is split faced stone. I find the CGI advertisement in Leaf broadcasts more distracting than the ones behind home plate even though they are less in your face.
 
Again, not from TO, so for those more in the know now that's it's complete....aside from the exterior and some sunlight in, would spending 1.5-2B on a new park actually achieve much more beyond what's been created now? If you are in a dome already, going to open air will never happen. Like obviously it will need to be replaced eventually, but is there really a rush now?
 
From the Jays home opener last night

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Tothewest said:
Again, not from TO, so for those more in the know now that's it's complete....aside from the exterior and some sunlight in, would spending 1.5-2B on a new park actually achieve much more beyond what's been created now? If you are in a dome already, going to open air will never happen. Like obviously it will need to be replaced eventually, but is there really a rush now?
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When the story broke a few years ago about a new Jays stadium, I was all for it. Very happy to knock the dome down and build something new.

But I have to say, post renovations, I think I actually agree with you. The fan experience is night and day, and visually it's far far improved. Plus with the major improvements in fake turf the last ten years, I really don't care about natural grass anymore. Maybe down the road they could open up some of the outfield with windows looking out to the city (something Shapiro said they did consider in these renos if the budget was high enough), but beyond that.... yeah. In my opinion, they accomplished their goal of transforming the Skydome from a 1980s multipurpose facility to a really nice modern ballpark.

Maybe in 10-15 years a new stadium proposal will knock our socks off, but as a huge Jays fan (who at one time really did not like the dome at all), I'd have to say I'd be very content with the Jays staying there for the long term.
 
Tothewest said:
Again, not from TO, so for those more in the know now that's it's complete....aside from the exterior and some sunlight in, would spending 1.5-2B on a new park actually achieve much more beyond what's been created now? If you are in a dome already, going to open air will never happen. Like obviously it will need to be replaced eventually, but is there really a rush now?
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I don't think there's a rush, but the conversation will have to be addressed in another decade. As to what a new ballpark could achieve, we should remember this stadium is being turned into a baseball only stadium, but there's always going to be a slightly wonky feel to it, because it was never meant to only be for baseball. A new stadium would hopefully feel better for baseball. Another thing that would likely be taken into consideration when building a new stadium would be opening it up to the outside. It would likely have more windows, letting in natural light.

While I think they've done a fairly good job on the renos, I do wonder if they've bit off more than they can chew and were forced to make changes to the initial plan, just so that they could finish on time. I don't like that the wall separating the sections is grey, but also a different material than the one that is behind home plate. Speaking of, fans on reddit seem to really hate the new wall, the biggest complaints being that it looks cheap, and too grey. Some feel there's now too much space between the fans behind home plate, and the fact that they are separated from the rest of the fans doesn't seem to sit well, either.
 
Tothewest said:
lol, outrageous take. Turned the game on, thought, "oh, different look", and then got used to it by the next inning. You clearly aren't a fan, or are looking to be cynical, if you stopped watching because the premium club wall was a stone grey color.

Calgarian here, been to a few games over the years....all told I think they did a great job! Fresh, color scheme is clean. Compared to other domed parks, it's basically now in the same ballpark, pun intended.
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I love when people say "I'm not fan" cause I don't like the new look..lol!!! You realize 2 other people posted this before me...lol. "He must not be fan a, he doesn't like how home plate now looks after the reno's"....lol.
 
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