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West Texas Forever FCL Blue Jays

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Fantastic picture by the way, did you take it?

 

The Rogers Centre has to be in one of the best locations in all of the major leagues. What other baseball stadium is basically in the middle of the downtown core (are there any)? And the Rogers Centre is within walking distance of the subway and Union Station.

 

A couple of years ago I was starting to think that the Rogers Centre couldn't measure up to the newer retro-stadiums. However, now with the dirt infield and newer turf it is a feast for the eyes, not in the way that Camden Yards is, but more as a futuristic, engineering marvel, as if one is on the star-ship Enterprise "to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before." (in spite of it being almost 30 years old)

 

Yeah I work in the area and just went to the bank real quick and took the photo.

 

As for location, yeah Rogers Centre is great for a commuter, Petco in San Diego is right downtown near all the bars and restaurants, Detroit's is right downtown but it's Detroit, AT&T is in a good location and PNC Park is amazing as well. If and when the Jays ever get a new park I wonder what location they will pick, they don't have the room to buy more land and demo the old stadium. I would love for a ballpark near Dundas West station, GO runs through there, TTC, and it could have a Wrigleyville vibe if it was done right.

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Pretty awesome video with Joey Bats and Cabbie. Jose can sometimes rub people the wrong way on the field because of his passion but he's always been a great guy off the field in these type of interviews.

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Yeah I work in the area and just went to the bank real quick and took the photo.

 

As for location, yeah Rogers Centre is great for a commuter, Petco in San Diego is right downtown near all the bars and restaurants, Detroit's is right downtown but it's Detroit, AT&T is in a good location and PNC Park is amazing as well. If and when the Jays ever get a new park I wonder what location they will pick, they don't have the room to buy more land and demo the old stadium. I would love for a ballpark near Dundas West station, GO runs through there, TTC, and it could have a Wrigleyville vibe if it was done right.

 

If they build a new stadium my guess is they do it where there is a ton of land and they can build a huge entertainment district beside the stadium. You are seeing more and more teams starting to do that and it makes sense since they can gain additional revenue. Why let bars around RC get a bunch of business when they can build restaurants, hotels and parking lots and gain additional revenue without having it be subject to the revenue sharing policy.

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I had a dream last night where the Jays traded Stroman for Chris Sale. Maybe it's a sign of things to come? I mean if AA could land Donaldson then anything is possible, right?
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If they build a new stadium my guess is they do it where there is a ton of land and they can build a huge entertainment district beside the stadium. You are seeing more and more teams starting to do that and it makes sense since they can gain additional revenue. Why let bars around RC get a bunch of business when they can build restaurants, hotels and parking lots and gain additional revenue without having it be subject to the revenue sharing policy.

 

If they build it up near Downsview I will be so butthurt.

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Didn't see the game but I did check the box score and saw that Jimmy Paredes extended his hit streak to 4 games.

 

Opposite field line drive?

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Didn't see the game but I did check the box score and saw that Jimmy Paredes extended his hit streak to 4 games.

 

Opposite field line drive?

 

Grounder up the middle

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I had a dream last night where the Jays traded Stroman for Chris Sale. Maybe it's a sign of things to come? I mean if AA could land Donaldson then anything is possible, right?

 

AA is gone son and gone are the homerun strikeout trades

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AA is gone son and gone are the homerun strikeout trades

I'm going to miss AA, he was exciting. He went for the home run blockbuster trades. Shartkins is going to be very boring.

BigCecil Vancouver Canadians

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Darwin Barney with a 122 wRC+ facing mostly LHP. This guy is a useful player to have. 0.4 WAR.

 

Goins days are numbered.

nextyear Draft Eligible

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Morning Ya'll

 

Hey question and not sure why or when I missed this, but why are we only carrying 24 men on the active roster? Also when did Chavez get removed from the active roster?

 

Chavez is serving his suspension, I believe.

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It seems many teams are replacing their stadiums more frequently than they used to. Obvious exceptions are Cubs and Red Sox (sentimental reasons) and A's (financial). But Braves, Rangers, Marlins, others have replaced or are replacing them when the current spots are still pretty decent. I can see Rogers doing the same.
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I like the Rogers Centre and can't think of a better location for the fans or city of Toronto.

 

I think in another 30 years it will be considered to be a classic stadium.

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It seems many teams are replacing their stadiums more frequently than they used to. Obvious exceptions are Cubs and Red Sox (sentimental reasons) and A's (financial). But Braves, Rangers, Marlins, others have replaced or are replacing them when the current spots are still pretty decent. I can see Rogers doing the same.

 

I like the stadium right downtown, do stuff in the city and catch a game is a good day. Also, the dome is useful you know your tickets are good that day and if they get grass in there I'd be quite satisfied. Though, I think the Astros stadium has a pretty awesome retractable roof setup and far superior to ours. Just don't think they'd justify the cost for that.

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Considering zero tax payer $ would be going to a new stadium I can't see Rogers paying over a billlion dollars for a new one. We can always dream though.

 

Good point. The Ontario government won't be contributing

 

Rogers seems content to renovate what they have

 

Yeah it could be a while...

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