Where are the buntings at this home opener?

[MisterSG1]

For every year that Blue Jays opened in Toronto (except last year as well) the Blue Jays have always put bunting in the stadium.

 

This is a tradition thatÂ’s long standing to baseball, particularly in the World Series, while itÂ’s a minor aesthetic, it makes a game feel more special.

 

The Blue Jays used a blue and white bunting even from 2015 to 2019, and as far as I know hasnÂ’t been seen in Toronto since.the pandemic.

 

Is anyone else slightly annoyed by this?

[Grant77]

I don't think I could care any less.

[Krylian]

What is a bunting?

[Pendleton]

Oh great, here comes another BJMB argument about bunting

[Grant77]

What is a bunting?

 

It's a bird. Let's use Blue Jays instead.

[Dylan]

I just learned what bunting is.

[MisterSG1]

They actually did use them in the embarrassing Wildcard series last year, I didn’t think they did.

 

But buntings are those half circle cloths that are usually placed all over the stadium that are traditionally blue, white, and red. The Skydome traditionally used a ribbon style bunting over the 200 and 500 level edges from 1989 until the 2014 season. But switched to blue and white buntings from 2015 onward.

 

https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/westjet-debuts-third-ad-campaign-featuring-the-toronto-blue-jays-619120024.html#nav-mobile

 

EDIT: I should have mentioned, usually buntings appear for the home opening series and all postseason games, look at World Series games even from 100 years ago.

[John_Havok]

For every year that Blue Jays opened in Toronto (except last year as well) the Blue Jays have always put bunting in the stadium.

 

This is a tradition thatÂ’s long standing to baseball, particularly in the World Series, while itÂ’s a minor aesthetic, it makes a game feel more special.

 

The Blue Jays used a blue and white bunting even from 2015 to 2019, and as far as I know hasnÂ’t been seen in Toronto since.the pandemic.

 

Is anyone else slightly annoyed by this?

 

No.

[Spanky99]

Oh great, here comes another BJMB argument about bunting

 

No.

[Spanky99]

Gibby said it, you can't move him off short, his Offense is too strong. Bichette is boss.

[connorp]

Gibby said it, you can't move him off short, his Offense is too strong. Bichette is boss.

 

?? What’s that have to do with anything?

[Spanky99]

?? What’s that have to do with anything?

 

Positional Wins above replacement.

[L54]

I thought Varsho was gonna lay one down too

[connorp]

Positional Wins above replacement.

 

What’s that have to do with anything being discussed itt

[Spanky99]

What’s that have to do with anything being discussed itt

 

Are you a numbskull? For real, man.

[WryNGinger]

For every year that Blue Jays opened in Toronto (except last year as well) the Blue Jays have always put bunting in the stadium.

 

This is a tradition thatÂ’s long standing to baseball, particularly in the World Series, while itÂ’s a minor aesthetic, it makes a game feel more special.

 

The Blue Jays used a blue and white bunting even from 2015 to 2019, and as far as I know hasnÂ’t been seen in Toronto since.the pandemic.

 

Is anyone else slightly annoyed by this?

 

Clearly because the use of buntings would have completely taken away the impact of the off-season dome changes. Instead of talking about the district zones everyone would have been like "omg, those are amazing buntings!" and "wow, I am glad the buntings made their triumphant comeback this year! hurrah for buntings!"... It would have been a PR disaster.

[philly30]

What is a bunting?

 

The name of the street i lived on for 25 years and never knew what a bunting was until now, probably because I never really cared

[wilko]

What is a bunting?