mburrrrr said:
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Am I misremembering but wasn't this dock and parking lot site once proposed for development? Would the city even approve something that blocked the iconic skyline view of the Dome and CN Tower?

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mburrrrr said:
I wonder if anybody is complaining about the stadium these days?
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Sure, I'll complain about it. Has it made monumental strides over the 10 years? Yeah, but it's still lipstick on a pig. Just because 42,000 show up to a playoff game, let's not pretend this ball park is one of the gems in MLB.
 
C-mac said:
Sure, I'll complain about it. Has it made monumental strides over the 10 years? Yeah, but it's still lipstick on a pig. Just because 42,000 show up to a playoff game, let’'s not pretend this ball park is one of the gems in MLB.
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Just reverse time buy some bitcoin and then use said profits to build your vanity project.
 
C-mac said:
Sure, I'll complain about it. Has it made monumental strides over the 10 years? Yeah, but it's still lipstick on a pig. Just because 42,000 show up to a playoff game, let's not pretend this ball park is one of the gems in MLB.
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Over 34k average for the season...they are in the top 10 in baseball. Regardless of your opinion
 
Isotack said:
Over 34k average for the season...they are in the top 10 in baseball. Regardless of your opinion
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And despite the field being primarily turf, having the retractable roof makes it a desireable venue. Unlike Fenway Park. Wrigley Field, Camden Yard or even Comerica Park the game won't stop if it rains.
 
Richard White said:
And despite the field being primarily turf, having the retractable roof makes it a desireable venue. Unlike Fenway Park. Wrigley Field, Camden Yard or even Comerica Park the game won't stop if it rains.
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If you think most baseball fans think Skydome is a nicer stadium then places like Fenway and Wrigley you're delusional. I've watched games at both and there's no comparison.
 
C-mac said:
Sure, I'll complain about it. Has it made monumental strides over the 10 years? Yeah, but it's still lipstick on a pig. Just because 42,000 show up to a playoff game, let's not pretend this ball park is one of the gems in MLB.
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And how many of the amazing open-air stadiums in the US have very low attendance because their teams aren't doing well? Look at Baltomare, their ballpark is praised for being one of the best, yet their attendance is a joke and even on the worst days of this season, we had more people in the Rogers Centre than they did. The reason fans come to a baseball game isn't for the stadium and a view of the city; it's for the game, and if the team is doing well, then people will come.
 
EastYorkTTCFan said:
And how many of the amazing open-air stadiums in the US have very low attendance because their teams aren't doing well? Look at Baltomare, their ballpark is praised for being one of the best, yet their attendance is a joke and even on the worst days of this season, we had more people in the Rogers Centre than they did. The reason fans come to a baseball game isn't for the stadium and a view of the city; it's for the game, and if the team is doing well, then people will come.
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I'm not sure why you're confusing baseball stadium aesthetics with people showing up to games because a team is winning.
 
Stadium is fine now. it's not great, but when the lid is open it's a pretty good day. i think it's rated the 21st best stadium now? they rank it higher than Atlanta which is wild as that one is brand new. The Dome is the Dome and it's no longer a miserable experience. It might be lacking on a Monday game in late april when it's closed and nobody is there but a lot of teams face those attendance woes early in the season midweek. I prefer it to Fenway. Fenway is an amazing experience but I think it's simply due to the history of it as the stadium itself is meh. I think moving the Dome to a new location on the waterfront would be a terrible idea. I like the idea of the city views but they'll need to develop a whole retail experience outside of it with multiple restaurants. I imagine there would just be a couple outside it and the rest condos. Where it is now on tourism row provides a TON of pregame experiences (not quite like wrigleyville, but close)
 
sixrings said:
You’re acting as if you can have the nicest stadium in the league and you can put a crap product on the field and you will have people showing up for the view. There’s cheaper places to get a view than buying any sporting tickets. I mean you can eat at the CN tower for less money than it costs to go to a game. And guess what. The CN tower has the better view. People go to watch sports for sports. Everything else is secondary. If the product is terrible you could replace the cheerleaders with brass rail dancers throwing out free t shirts and still no ones showing up.
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uhhhh...no. Mburrrr asked the question if anyone is complaining about the stadium these days. It seems to me with the timing of this question, it's in reference to how the team is doing. Because the team is winning and in a playoff run, that doesn't change the fact it's not a great stadium. I have no idea why people get so defensive about this stadium. It's not one of the true baseball gems and never will be.

They have done a good job making it not the cringe worthy place it used to be, but at the end of the day it's still a concrete bunker that's way to high with no charm to it.
 
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