We're Back in the North - July 30th

[RustyTrombone]

Figured this deserved its own thread. Confirmed by multiple sources now the Jays will be back at the dome July 30th!!!!!!

[Daniel Labude]

[philly30]

Capacity limits?

[RobinThicc]

Feels good man

[RustyTrombone]

Capacity limits?

 

No word yet, but will likely just follow the local guidelines for whichever stage we are in.

[Jimcanuck]

Will finally see Ryu and Ray pitch in Toronto

[G-Snarls]

That's awesome!

[glory]

Nice, glad I was wrong. Time to go on that second half run now.

[Slyfisher]

Finally!!! Hope this is the spark they need to make a serious run for the playoffs

[John Balkabella]

All is not right with the world, but this makes things just a little bit better.

[43211234]

Must have already had an agreement with the MLBPA.

[InsideThePark]

Who knew this Jays commercial was 10 years too early

 

[TwistedLogic]

Must have already had an agreement with the MLBPA.

 

There's no way they'd have gone through all the trouble of approaching the government if they didn't have clearance with the league and players first.

[Spanky99]

Feels good man

 

I believe 15,000 to s.tart

[Spanky99]

Must have already had an agreement with the MLBPA.

 

lol... that's what it was all about?

[glory]

There's no way they'd have gone through all the trouble of approaching the government if they didn't have clearance with the league and players first.

 

Yeah, my guess is whatever Shapiro proposed to them was already approved by the MLBPA, so if the country agrees to what was proposed, then it should be fine.

[Spanky99]

Who knew this Jays commercial was 10 years too early

 

 

I was at that game...gives me chills, man.

 

[5ToolPhenom]

Great news!

 

Probably going to be a bigger hassle than usual for the players to enter/leave the country tho.

[Jays24]

Feel like we're gonna have an open Dome regardless if it rains or not. The difference between the numbers of people allowed in a closed dome stadium vs an open one is too massive.

 

Will we see our first real rain delay in Rogers Center history?

[InvincibleTiger]

At last! Let's rejoice

[Laika]

Feel like we're gonna have an open Dome regardless if it rains or not. The difference between the numbers of people allowed in a closed dome stadium vs an open one is too massive.

 

Will we see our first real rain delay in Rogers Center history?

 

What do you mean?

 

Very much doubt whether or not the dome is open has any bearing on allowable fan count

[Jays24]

What do you mean?

 

Very much doubt whether or not the dome is open has any bearing on allowable fan count

 

There are different restrictions on capacity for indoor vs outdoor gatherings.

 

I am assuming if the dome is open that it would be considered an outdoor gathering, which allows a lot more people at the games. A closed dome would be an indoor gathering, which allows a lot less people inside. Am i off here?

[Laika]

There are different restrictions on capacity for indoor vs outdoor gatherings.

 

I am assuming if the dome is open that it would be considered an outdoor gathering, which allows a lot more people at the games. A closed dome would be an indoor gathering, which allows a lot less people inside. Am i off here?

 

Yeah you're wrong for sure. It'll just be considered indoors.

[Jays24]

Yeah you're wrong for sure. It'll just be considered indoors.

 

I dunno man, I can easily see it being considered an outdoor gathering with no roof and the seats socially distanced. We'll find out soon enough.

[max silver]

I dunno man, I can easily see it being considered an outdoor gathering with no roof and the seats socially distanced. We'll find out soon enough.

 

I would tend to think it would be considered indoors as well to determine seating capacity. As a domed stadium where it is possible to convert from an outdoor facility to an indoor facility based on weather, there would be a very strong possibility of the facility changing from outdoor to indoor on a game to game basis. If seating were based on outdoor capacity requirements and it were to start to rain, what would you do with the excess capacity that suddenly becomes an issue? Would half the fans be required to leave the stadium so that it would now meet indoor requirements?

[Jays24]

I would tend to think it would be considered indoors as well to determine seating capacity. As a domed stadium where it is possible to convert from an outdoor facility to an indoor facility based on weather, there would be a very strong possibility of the facility changing from outdoor to indoor on a game to game basis. If seating were based on outdoor capacity requirements and it were to start to rain, what would you do with the excess capacity that suddenly becomes an issue? Would half the fans be required to leave the stadium so that it would now meet indoor requirements?

 

That is exactly why I said the dome might remain an outdoor facility during all games and we might even see rain delays. They can the shut the roof during all other times when there are no fans in the seats. It makes the most economic sense.

[InsideThePark]

I know with selling tickets in advance this plan might not be so ideal but could they switch back and forth between capacities based on the weather forecast? If there's no chance of rain there's no reason they can't do outdoor capacities with the roof open and if it's likely to rain then leaving the roof open because you have too many fans there to watch a game that's not going to happen because you can't close the roof is dumb. The inbetween forecasts would be the tricky part

[connorp]

I wonder if you’ll have to have a vaccine passport to go over the border in August. Did they say anything about that? I’ll have to look online for a fake one. It’s just some card stock so I imagine they’re easy to come by. My 18yo son just ordered an ID (for 21) for like $60 or something and I insisted he’d get scammed and instead his fake license is super legit with the holograms and everything and even scans as real. Access to all that stuff has come a long ways lol

[Laika]

I dunno man, I can easily see it being considered an outdoor gathering with no roof and the seats socially distanced. We'll find out soon enough.

 

It won't matter. They will have stadium specific seating maximums that have nothing to do with the general provincial classifications of indoors vs outdoors.

 

But the place is literally inside doors and the fact that it has a retractable roof does not mean it is outside.

[G-Snarls]

They couldn't say it's "outdoors" and sell more tickets for a game and then have it pour rain and they have to close the dome and cancel seat sales. It will all be considered indoors.