[nightstreak]

There are plenty of things that could be done to improve atmosphere with only minor upgrades to the exterior areas. Fix up the fountains, put up statues of the real sports heroes (Stieb, Carter, Bautista) instead of cable tycoons, and put in street-facing retail (remember the McDonald’s?). The beer selection is even worse now than it was a few years ago, and that should be fixed.

Places to congregate right outside the stadium will help, definitely. But the interior renovations are pretty good, and the complaining is tiresome.

The fact that nobody stuck around to party outside the SkyDome speaks volumes. Everyone poured out to Front Street. Bremner and the empty space outside the stadium feel like a place to pass through on the way out, not to congregate. That’s a mistake and it can be fixed with good design and built-in purposes.

 

[OakvilleGreg1]

The fact that nobody stuck around to party outside the SkyDome speaks volumes. Everyone poured out to Front Street. Bremner and the empty space outside the stadium feel like a place to pass through on the way out, not to congregate. That’s a mistake and it can be fixed with good design and built-in purposes.

A big baseball themed brew pub with brick exterior and patio would be a great addition to RC. It would add to the non-game day street experience, and give Rogers a rental venue all year round.

 

[PinkLucy]

I used to live nearby. The party spilling out on to the street after playoff games was epic. The joy and excitement was palpable and extends way beyond the walls of the dome. I’m glad they take the party outside.

 

[Mihairokov]

There are plenty of things that could be done to improve atmosphere with only minor upgrades to the exterior areas. Fix up the fountains, put up statues of the real sports heroes (Stieb, Carter, Bautista) instead of cable tycoons, and put in street-facing retail (remember the McDonald’s?). The beer selection is even worse now than it was a few years ago, and that should be fixed.

Places to congregate right outside the stadium will help, definitely. But the interior renovations are pretty good, and the complaining is tiresome.

The reason why there's no food on Bremner/outside of SkyDome or the ACC is because that devalues the vendors inside those facilities. Mary Brown's pays a lot of money to be inside because nothing is allowed within X distance outside.

 

[Obsidian]

I was thinking about the las vegas sphere, and wondering if the inside roof of the rogers centre could be turned into something similar.
You could project a blue sky on to it and call this feature a skydome.
Having this feature to display anything during a game would make the Rogers centre the best stadium in the MLB.
Imagine watching a baseball game and up above you see the northern lights or a space nebulae. or just showing some crazy stuff between innings.

 

[Mihairokov]

Having this feature to display anything during a game would make the Rogers centre the best stadium in the MLB.
Imagine watching a baseball game and up above you see the northern lights or a space nebulae. or just showing some crazy stuff between innings.

I think the MLB/MLBPA would take issue with any projections on the dome as being a distraction. This is a league that blocks out dead centre field in every stadium for batter's eye to visually aid the batter.

Although many of the renovations have been good I don't think this would tangibly bring the stadium to being the best in the league.

 

[TJ O'Pootertoot]

The reason why there's no food on Bremner/outside of SkyDome or the ACC is because that devalues the vendors inside those facilities. Mary Brown's pays a lot of money to be inside because nothing is allowed within X distance outside.

Except Rogers Centre has a very liberal policy about allowing in outside food. You could go to any old Mary Browns, order everything in the menu and bring it in with you, along with an xl pizza, if you were so inclined.

All that said, I'm not sure where the property lines are but there is a decent plaza on the east side, between the stadium and aquarium. In theory (very theoretical), maybe you could take out that wall around Gates 5/6 and open up the stadium, add some inside/outside retail.

It definitely feels more like a ballpark and I have no real complaints. But one thing I've noticed at other parks (Cleveland, Baltimore, Detroit) is how they open to the outside and that's the one area I could see improvement (yes, including statues of actual ballplayers, and Tom Cheek).

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

Just as small notice here: The Dodgers will likely cream the Jays in this next round for the World Series. But the silver lining here is that Trump likely hates LA more than he does Toronto...

...I still hope they will win though. But if not...and more on topically, hopefully the powers that be will start to put in ShonTron-san's sage advice if things end quickly. That's all.

 

[Richard White]

Just as small notice here: The Dodgers will likely cream the Jays in this next round for the World Series. But the silver lining here is that Trump likely hates LA more than he does Toronto...

...I still hope they will win though. But if not...and more on topically, hopefully the powers that be will start to put in ShonTron-san's sage advice if things end quickly. That's all.

With our luck, they will get to Game 7 and tie it up in the 15th with 1 man on. The power will go out and the lights will come crashing down from the roof.

We will then lose the game on a technicality.

 

[Obsidian]

I think the MLB/MLBPA would take issue with any projections on the dome as being a distraction. This is a league that blocks out dead centre field in every stadium for batter's eye to visually aid the batter.

Although many of the renovations have been good I don't think this would tangibly bring the stadium to being the best in the league.

During game play we can project a blue sky without the sun and between innings go wild with the animations.

 

[C-mac]

The fact that nobody stuck around to party outside the SkyDome speaks volumes. Everyone poured out to Front Street. Bremner and the empty space outside the stadium feel like a place to pass through on the way out, not to congregate. That’s a mistake and it can be fixed with good design and built-in purposes.

When I went to Fenway Park 3 years ago, the atmosphere outside the ball park was incredible, so you have a great point here.