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Fan Value Index: Final Rankings
Rank Team Stadium
1 Milwaukee Brewers Miller Park
2 Pittsburgh Pirates PNC Park
3 Colorado Rockies Coors Field
4 L.A. Angels of Anaheim Angel Stadium
5 Atlanta Braves Turner Field
6 St. Louis Cardinals Busch Stadium
7 Philadelphia Phillies Citizens Bank Park
8 Cincinnati Reds Great American Ball Park
9 Arizona D'backs Bank One Ballpark
10 Cleveland Indians Jacobs Field
11 Chicago Cubs Wrigley Field
12 Toronto Blue Jays Rogers Centre
13 Boston Red Sox Fenway Park
14 New York Yankees Yankee Stadium
15 Oakland Athletics McAfee Coliseum
16 Chicago White Sox U.S. Cellular Field
17 Texas Rangers Ameriquest Field
18 Baltimore Orioles Camden Yards
19 Seattle Mariners Safeco Field
20 Kansas City Royals Kauffman Stadium
21 Houston Astros Minute Maid Park
22 San Diego Padres PETCO Park
23 Tampa Bay D-Rays Tropicana Field
24 San Francisco Giants SBC Park
25 Los Angeles Dodgers Dodger Stadium
26 Washington Nationals RFK Stadium
27 Minnesota Twins HHH Metrodome
28 Detroit Tigers Comerica Park
29 Florida Marlins Dolphins Stadium
30 New York Mets Shea Stadium
SI's critique of SkyDome
sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/baseball/mlb/08/31/fvi.bluejays/index.html
Average Ticket Price: $19.61 (5 OUT OF 10)
Average Cost of Concessions and Souvenirs: $86.09 (3 OUT OF 10)
ACCESSIBILITY: 8 OUT OF 10
Pluses:
Local public transit trains, subways and the city trolley all deposit fans no farther than two blocks from the stadium. Thousands of parking spaces available in underground and surface lots (priced from $15-$25).
Minuses:
Cruising through the traffic to reach the stadium in downtown Toronto is often no treat.
AMENITIES: 7 OUT OF 10
Kids 14 and under can runs the bases after home games; an abundance of restrooms (88 total!), including 43 women's, 39 men's and six family; diaper-changing tables offered in all restrooms; seemingly ample number of concessions (76), though drink locations far outnumber food locations; very limited seating for disabled fans (only 191 seats); hotel on premises has 348 rooms, 70 of which overlook the field; among the dining options is a Hard Rock Café, a bistro and a 300-foot long bar whose seats all face the field.
ATMOSPHERE: 6 OUT OF 10
Cutting-edge when it opened, the SkyDome (now the Rogers Sports Centre), feels anachronistic now, a space-age park outstripped by technology and throwback style. Watching the retractable roof open and close (a 20-minute process) is a kick, as is ogling the guests in the hotel suite above centerfield. Urban legend holds that an enthusiastic couple was once spotted in flagrante there. -- Daniel Habib
NEIGHBOURHOOD: 7 OUT OF 10
The dome is steps from the CN Tower, whose observation deck offers a panoramic view of the city, and the Air Canada Centre, whose Maple Leafs are the true town darlings. Queen Anne Street, the hub of hipster Toronto with its bars and music clubs, is a few blocks away. -- Daniel Habib
TEAM: 5 OUT OF 10
2005 Record: 65-65 (all statistics through Aug. 29)
Players worth the price of admission: Roy Halladay (12-4, 2.41 ERA), Shea Hillenbrand (.289 average, 17 HRs, 71 RBIs), Vernon Wells (.277, 24 HRs, 80 RBIs).
FINAL RATING: 41 OUT OF 70
Wasn't it just yesterday that the SkyDome was the future of baseball, complete with a rainout-eliminating retractable roof and an array of dining and lodging options previously unseen in baseball? Less than 20 years later the renamed Rogers Centre has become this generation's Astrodome: the building's revolutionary elements are now commonplace and its unique character is lost in a sea of equally unique stadia (many of which offer the technological wonder of the Blue Jays' home in a more baseball-friendly package. Still, we have a soft spot for a true marvel of its time, which isn't hurt by its location in one of North America's nicest and hippest cities.
Fan Value Index: Final Rankings
Rank Team Stadium
1 Milwaukee Brewers Miller Park
2 Pittsburgh Pirates PNC Park
3 Colorado Rockies Coors Field
4 L.A. Angels of Anaheim Angel Stadium
5 Atlanta Braves Turner Field
6 St. Louis Cardinals Busch Stadium
7 Philadelphia Phillies Citizens Bank Park
8 Cincinnati Reds Great American Ball Park
9 Arizona D'backs Bank One Ballpark
10 Cleveland Indians Jacobs Field
11 Chicago Cubs Wrigley Field
12 Toronto Blue Jays Rogers Centre
13 Boston Red Sox Fenway Park
14 New York Yankees Yankee Stadium
15 Oakland Athletics McAfee Coliseum
16 Chicago White Sox U.S. Cellular Field
17 Texas Rangers Ameriquest Field
18 Baltimore Orioles Camden Yards
19 Seattle Mariners Safeco Field
20 Kansas City Royals Kauffman Stadium
21 Houston Astros Minute Maid Park
22 San Diego Padres PETCO Park
23 Tampa Bay D-Rays Tropicana Field
24 San Francisco Giants SBC Park
25 Los Angeles Dodgers Dodger Stadium
26 Washington Nationals RFK Stadium
27 Minnesota Twins HHH Metrodome
28 Detroit Tigers Comerica Park
29 Florida Marlins Dolphins Stadium
30 New York Mets Shea Stadium
SI's critique of SkyDome
sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/baseball/mlb/08/31/fvi.bluejays/index.html
Average Ticket Price: $19.61 (5 OUT OF 10)
Average Cost of Concessions and Souvenirs: $86.09 (3 OUT OF 10)
ACCESSIBILITY: 8 OUT OF 10
Pluses:
Local public transit trains, subways and the city trolley all deposit fans no farther than two blocks from the stadium. Thousands of parking spaces available in underground and surface lots (priced from $15-$25).
Minuses:
Cruising through the traffic to reach the stadium in downtown Toronto is often no treat.
AMENITIES: 7 OUT OF 10
Kids 14 and under can runs the bases after home games; an abundance of restrooms (88 total!), including 43 women's, 39 men's and six family; diaper-changing tables offered in all restrooms; seemingly ample number of concessions (76), though drink locations far outnumber food locations; very limited seating for disabled fans (only 191 seats); hotel on premises has 348 rooms, 70 of which overlook the field; among the dining options is a Hard Rock Café, a bistro and a 300-foot long bar whose seats all face the field.
ATMOSPHERE: 6 OUT OF 10
Cutting-edge when it opened, the SkyDome (now the Rogers Sports Centre), feels anachronistic now, a space-age park outstripped by technology and throwback style. Watching the retractable roof open and close (a 20-minute process) is a kick, as is ogling the guests in the hotel suite above centerfield. Urban legend holds that an enthusiastic couple was once spotted in flagrante there. -- Daniel Habib
NEIGHBOURHOOD: 7 OUT OF 10
The dome is steps from the CN Tower, whose observation deck offers a panoramic view of the city, and the Air Canada Centre, whose Maple Leafs are the true town darlings. Queen Anne Street, the hub of hipster Toronto with its bars and music clubs, is a few blocks away. -- Daniel Habib
TEAM: 5 OUT OF 10
2005 Record: 65-65 (all statistics through Aug. 29)
Players worth the price of admission: Roy Halladay (12-4, 2.41 ERA), Shea Hillenbrand (.289 average, 17 HRs, 71 RBIs), Vernon Wells (.277, 24 HRs, 80 RBIs).
FINAL RATING: 41 OUT OF 70
Wasn't it just yesterday that the SkyDome was the future of baseball, complete with a rainout-eliminating retractable roof and an array of dining and lodging options previously unseen in baseball? Less than 20 years later the renamed Rogers Centre has become this generation's Astrodome: the building's revolutionary elements are now commonplace and its unique character is lost in a sea of equally unique stadia (many of which offer the technological wonder of the Blue Jays' home in a more baseball-friendly package. Still, we have a soft spot for a true marvel of its time, which isn't hurt by its location in one of North America's nicest and hippest cities.