Any of you ever catch a game at the Ex?

[CrackerJack]

100's of them, including game 1 and game last

 

you and me both.

[CrackerJack]

Are video games considered childish?

 

wouldn't necessarily go so far as to call them "childish" ... see no reason why a teenager or young adult can't have some fun with them ... in moderation tho ... I was just hinting that (in light of "Dick Pole's observation) it could be one of the reasons why the younger generation is (comparatively) so out of shape.

[G-Snarls]

there were no right field bleachers at Exhibition Stadium

... or did you mean the metal benches down the right field line?

yeah, you're right the sun could be blinding.

 

That's what I meant. along the right field line. Horrible horrible seats but dad was a cheap ass for getting tickets. LOL

[gruber92]

If I only had a dime for every time I've been there, along with all the foul balls I took home sitting down the right field line during BP on those cold metal benches. Courtesy Ernie Whitt.

[Deadpool]

wouldn't necessarily go so far as to call them "childish" ... see no reason why a teenager or young adult can't have some fun with them ... in moderation tho ... I was just hinting that (in light of "Dick Pole's observation) it could be one of the reasons why the younger generation is (comparatively) so out of shape.

 

I'm 36 and I play video games all the time... I do work in IT though, so I have stereotypes to live up to!

[CrackerJack]

If I only had a dime for every time I've been there, along with all the foul balls I took home sitting down the right field line during BP on those cold metal benches. Courtesy Ernie Whitt.

 

I probably chased you, trying to get my hands on a few of those Ernie BP specials haha.

[HERPDERP]

ITT: Old people

 

lol I dunno why but I always felt that everyone here was like 18-30. Typically you associate online interaction with the younger crowd.

 

What blows my mind is that I can't imagine how I would have approached baseball before the internet age. No twitter, no sports centre, no rumor mill. Everything would be on the TV and the paper. Imagine how boring off seasons were...

[LongTimeReader]

I'm 36 and I play video games all the time... I do work in IT though, so I have stereotypes to live up to!

 

Me too (around the same age, work in IT, play PC games, one game in particular)...

 

There used to be a stereotype that people who play video games are 'lazy', that was probably derived by the same people who spend 3-4 hours a day watching TV.

 

Stats from 2010:

 

-average age of a gamer is 34 years old

-49% of people aged 18-49 play video games

[TwistedLogic]

First game that I can remember ever going to, I was probably about five or six years old and the Jays still had Batista, Fernandez and Delgado on the roster. I think they lost. Actually, I think the Jays lost every game I ever watched in person, until that crazy night when Burnett returned to Toronto for the first time against Doc. The stadium was on fire, probably my favorite game I've seen. Jays haven't lost in any of the matches I've gone to since then.

[TwistedLogic]

What blows my mind is that I can't imagine how I would have approached baseball before the internet age. No twitter, no sports centre, no rumor mill. Everything would be on the TV and the paper. Imagine how boring off seasons were...

 

They were probably a lot less boring actually, because people probably didn't sit around, waiting desperately for something to happen the way we do, lmao. If you're conditioned to never know what's going on until it happens, you have no choice but to do something else with your time until something pops up in the news on TV or in the morning paper. For us, we know anything can break without a moment's notice, so we probably spend a lot more time refreshing forums and MLBTR than people did huddling around radios.

[TheHurl]

lol I dunno why but I always felt that everyone here was like 18-30. Typically you associate online interaction with the younger crowd.

 

What blows my mind is that I can't imagine how I would have approached baseball before the internet age. No twitter, no sports centre, no rumor mill. Everything would be on the TV and the paper. Imagine how boring off seasons were...

 

And pre-1995 there wasn't even all sports radio stations. You'd have to watch the News or Sportsdesk (and even the first 4 years of TSN were a subscription service...so I think it was 1988 where I got TSN) to get trade info. There were no scroll services for scores, I remember for baseball you'd never your TV in the middle of the 5th as it would be your out of town scoreboard. Not to mention that there were about 40 or so Jays games not on TV. Newspapers never had west coast scores.

[King]

dude will be back when he finishes playing his video games.

 

wouldn't necessarily go so far as to call them "childish" ... see no reason why a teenager or young adult can't have some fun with them ... in moderation tho ... I was just hinting that (in light of "Dick Pole's observation) it could be one of the reasons why the younger generation is (comparatively) so out of shape.

 

I don't play video games.

[CrackerJack]

And pre-1995 there wasn't even all sports radio stations. You'd have to watch the News or Sportsdesk (and even the first 4 years of TSN were a subscription service...so I think it was 1988 where I got TSN) to get trade info. There were no scroll services for scores, I remember for baseball you'd never your TV in the middle of the 5th as it would be your out of town scoreboard. Not to mention that there were about 40 or so Jays games not on TV. Newspapers never had west coast scores.

 

yeah, and back in the day (way before even TSN) I think that CTV only broadcasted games on Wednesdays & Sundays and so Tom & Jerry (Early Wynn aside) really had a hold of Blue Jays nation during this early era.

[Art Vandelay]

And not all games were televised, right? That seems crazy to think of in this day and age. Also, I remember CTV (I think) only being able to broadcast games up until the playoffs, at which point you had to watch the American feeds. So imagine listening to Buck and Pat, then having them bow out come playoff time.

[Olerud363]

And pre-1995 there wasn't even all sports radio stations. You'd have to watch the News or Sportsdesk (and even the first 4 years of TSN were a subscription service...so I think it was 1988 where I got TSN) to get trade info. There were no scroll services for scores, I remember for baseball you'd never your TV in the middle of the 5th as it would be your out of town scoreboard. Not to mention that there were about 40 or so Jays games not on TV. Newspapers never had west coast scores.

 

Also you wouldn't get stats updated daily. I believe every Tuesday the Toronto Star would publish stats for every team... that was an exciting day. If you wanted to know Fred McGriff's on base percentage or Jr. Felix's average you would only get an update once a week.

[Olerud363]

And not all games were televised, right? That seems crazy to think of in this day and age. Also, I remember CTV (I think) only being able to broadcast games up until the playoffs, at which point you had to watch the American feeds. So imagine listening to Buck and Pat, then having them bow out come playoff time.

 

But there were actually games almost every Wednesday Night and Sunday afternoon on CTV. Labatt's Blue Jays baseball. It was excellent. Grandpa could watch it.

 

Grandpa 2015 does not have access to Blue Jays. Even if he has a good cable package I am not sure he can navigate to channel 1600 or whatever to find Rogers and then have to go to Rogers 5 b on 1704. He probably can't even get the TV and the box on.

 

In 85 Grandpa just had to turn on a mechanical switch Wednesday night and turn the knob from 8 (CBC) to 4 (where CTV ussually was).

[CrackerJack]

Me too (around the same age, work in IT, play PC games, one game in particular)...

 

There used to be a stereotype that people who play video games are 'lazy', that was probably derived by the same people who spend 3-4 hours a day watching TV.

 

Stats from 2010:

 

-average age of a gamer is 34 years old

-49% of people aged 18-49 play video games

 

well the typical 34 year old nowadays is probably woefully out of shape haha ... but can't just blame video games .... I have nothing against video games per se ... whatever gets ya thru the night ... alls I know is that I hang n bang regularly at the Y ... plus play hockey in the winter and tennis & baseball in the summer, as well as doing a myriad of other outdoor activities ... but if some would prefer participating in the video versions of a few of these sports rather than actually doing the real thing (not saying that's you) well then ... to each their own.

[LongTimeReader]

well the typical 34 year old nowadays is probably woefully out of shape haha ... but can't just blame video games .... I have nothing against video games per se ... whatever gets ya thru the night ... alls I know is that I hang n bang regularly at the Y ... plus play hockey in the winter and tennis & baseball in the summer, as well as doing a myriad of other outdoor activities ... but if some would prefer participating in the video versions of a few of these sports rather than actually doing the real thing (not saying that's you) well then ... to each their own.

 

There's no question that the average gamer is more out of shape than the average non-gamer. Though my friend told me that apparently the average gamer makes more money in their career then the average non-gamer (a word of mouth fact now).

 

I also hit up the gym (not enough) and play sports regularly in the spring/summer/fall.

[CrackerJack]

But there were actually games almost every Wednesday Night and Sunday afternoon on CTV. Labatt's Blue Jays baseball. It was excellent. Grandpa could watch it.

 

Grandpa 2015 does not have access to Blue Jays. Even if he has a good cable package I am not sure he can navigate to channel 1600 or whatever to find Rogers and then have to go to Rogers 5 b on 1704. He probably can't even get the TV and the box on.

 

In 85 Grandpa just had to turn on a mechanical switch Wednesday night and turn the knob from 8 (CBC) to 4 (where CTV ussually was).

 

yeah, true. that's a shame for the grandparents out there (especially the ones on a tight fixed income) who love their Jays.

[CrackerJack]

There's no question that the average gamer is more out of shape than the average non-gamer. Though my friend told me that apparently the average gamer makes more money in their career then the average non-gamer (a word of mouth fact now).

 

I also hit up the gym (not enough) and play sports regularly in the spring/summer/fall.

 

well, yeah, probably the more tuned in one is with technology (if keeping up with video game advancements qualifies as that) then the better one's chances of success in today's economy.

[LongTimeReader]

well, yeah, probably the more tuned in one is with technology (if keeping up with video game advancements qualifies as that) then the better one's chances of success in today's economy.

 

A gamer tends to be more 'technically' minded, I imagine that would help many advance higher to some extent in their careers, in addition to having more modern skillsets (on average).

[KingKat]

well, yeah, probably the more tuned in one is with technology (if keeping up with video game advancements qualifies as that) then the better one's chances of success in today's economy.

 

I don't think it's the technology at all. Gaming is a pretty passive way of dealing with technology. I mean some gamers may want to gain a better understanding of what happens behind the scenes but I doubt most of them have that kind of intelectual curiosity. I would think the main benefit of gaming is that it's simply good for your brain. It develops your ability to process information and problem solve. It's been shown that learning a new game is very stimulating for your brain (and conversely that playing one with which you are intimately familiar barely provokes any brain activity at all).

[JaysRap]

My Dad took me as a wee laddy, but damned if I remember alot of it. For some reason I remember a Baltimore Orioles game, Kelly Gruber and the score being like 15 - 1.

[CrackerJack]

Lots of games (I'm 40 now). Fondly remember the drive of 85.

 

as you may be aware, the Jays will be celebrating that '85 division championship team at the August 16 game against the Yankees ... giving away a Bell/Moseby/Barfield bobblehead as well ... will be a guaranteed sellout no doubt.

[CHRIS]

as you may be aware, the Jays will be celebrating that '85 division championship team at the August 16 game against the Yankees ... giving away a Bell/Moseby/Barfield bobblehead as well ... will be a guaranteed sellout no doubt.

 

That's pretty awesome.

[walkoff93]

Here's the seating Plan

In this one the GA seats are $4

 

The GA seats were better than those metal bench seats. (at least in Left Field)

 

http://www.blogto.com/upload/2011/07/2011713-Exhibition-Stadium-seating-plan.jpg

[Ehjays]

yeah I remember those GA seats being $2

[Ehjays]

now I remember, if you bought your tickets at Dominion grocery store the GAs were only $1

[Art Vandelay]

as you may be aware, the Jays will be celebrating that '85 division championship team at the August 16 game against the Yankees ... giving away a Bell/Moseby/Barfield bobblehead as well ... will be a guaranteed sellout no doubt.

 

Speaking of, video of the 1985 Blue Jays winning the division: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2HwbEEAKA8

[Ehjays]

Speaking of old days......check this highlight out

George Bell charging mound .......he sure could hit a baseball but he totally missed the pitcher and then recieves a tackle from Mo vaughn