C-mac
Senior Member
I realize this is only phase 1 and it looks a lot better, but it's still an awful stadium.
We'll see how it looks next.
We'll see how it looks next.
You do know that it was built in 1989? That's why they are do the renovations, and this is only step one.I realize this is only phase 1 and it looks a lot better, but it's still an awful stadium.
We'll see how it looks next.
You do know that it was built in 1989? That's why they are do the renovations, and this is only step one.
You do know that's pretty common knowledge and has nothing to do with how the stadium is perceived by today's MLB standards right?
Oh no - other people in MLB perceive the stadium to be dated.
May as well not bother playing the season in that case.
Apologies for the curt reply yesterday, but the detractors saying the RC is bad just for the sake of saying it's bad, is tiresome. Offer something constructive or substantial.You do know that's pretty common knowledge and has nothing to do with how the stadium is perceived by today's MLB standards right?
Apologies for the curt reply yesterday, but the detractors saying the RC is bad just for the sake of saying it's bad, is tiresome. Offer something constructive or substantial.
It's not a traditional baseball facility, but objectively, and especially with these current upgrades, the place has come a long way since its inception, heck, even 10-15 years ago. These are significant, much needed, and welcome changes.
From 2009:
From 2011:
I’m assuming those that don’t have a issue with Rogers Centre being a dump that they work with Rogers or a blue jays employee, the only good thing about Rogers Centre is the location everything else is trash, one example I have made before look how cheap the wall of excellence is, they had a opportunity to do something special to honour the past instead of having a blueboard with white letters when they did the renovation and decided not toI have stated over and over it's come a long way to the point I even get surprised at times how much I don't mind it sometimes. Especially when the roof is open and the place is nearly full. I'll be really interested to see how my opinion changes even more when they do the whole lower bowl next year.
As far as being a "detractor saying the RC is bad just for the sake of saying it's bad", I don't know what that means. I'm a die hard baseball fan, and one of biggest reasons I love baseball so much is because of the stadiums. I'm not sure how many stadiums you've been to, but I've been to a lot and all of them far superior to Toronto. The problem is, no matter what they do it, including 300 million in reno's, it can't change the fact it was designed as a multi-purpose stadium as opposed a baseball park and still has a concrete bunker feel to it.
I'm not sure why people like Mr.ChestorCopperpot are taking such offense to this.
There's a reason the club has said they still have a stadium issue and this reno is to just buy them 10-15 years until they figure the new stadium situation.
It's usually ranked in the top 5 worst stadiums in MLB. Oakland and Tampa are always cemented at 1 and 2, then it's usually RC but sometimes there will be a few other stadiums that bumped down a few spots.
Anyway, my jabs at RC are usually out of frustration because I've been to so many other baseball stadiums that just make the experience way better.
Hopefully the reno on the lower bowl will have an even bigger impact on making it feel like a true baseball stadium.
I can understand peoples frustrations with the outcome. I assume more expectations with the renovations? But giving the circumstances, I assume the Blue Jays organization is doing what they can do based on what they have. Its nice seeing other renovations on stadiums and you think to yourself, why cant they provide that to the Rogers Centre? But I think its based on what they can do with the Stadium.
Someone posted an update on reddit
Given the placement of the Rogers logo on the right field wall, I guess we won't be seeing the fans behind the fence as seen in this render?