OT: Rogers Centre to undergo $300 million renovation

Coco Costanza · Post #1 » by **Coco Costanza** » Thu Jul 28, 2022 9:37 pm

Major changes coming to the Rogers Centre in the next few years

https://bluejays.fanportal-mlb.com/ballpark-renovation/

https://www.cp24.com/news/rogers-centre-to-undergo-300-million-renovation-this-is-what-it-will-look-like-next-season-1.6005594

tdotrep2 · Post #2 » by **tdotrep2** » Thu Jul 28, 2022 9:41 pm

should of saved it for the vlade contract

redeye514 · Post #3 » by **redeye514** » Thu Jul 28, 2022 9:42 pm

The way inflation is hitting, that $300MM going to become $3BB real quick.

OakleyDokely · Post #4 » by **OakleyDokely** » Thu Jul 28, 2022 9:47 pm

Incoming 10% increase on your rogers bill

MavCarter · Post #5 » by **MavCarter** » Thu Jul 28, 2022 9:55 pm

I know maximizing profits inside the dome is what they value most but they need to do something about the exterior of the dome at some point. Looks like an old concrete box

tms · Post #6 » by **tms** » Thu Jul 28, 2022 9:57 pm

redeye514 wrote:The way inflation is hitting, that $300MM going to become $3BB real quick.

Already up from the $200-250 mil plan of last December:

https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/blue-jays-finalizing-200m-250m-renovation-plans-rogers-centre/

Still partial to building a brand-new stadium but beggars can't be choosers. Gotta open it up somehow to make the fan experience less sterile

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/mlb/news/rogers-centre-demolished-new-stadium-for-blue-jays/1webiulfvt92k1o0ohyuy43ptm

Yallbecrazy · Post #7 » by **Yallbecrazy** » Thu Jul 28, 2022 10:04 pm

Are they doing anything to the stadium or just tearing down the CN Tower?

Bruin · Post #8 » by **Bruin** » Thu Jul 28, 2022 10:07 pm

It appears they’re removing the rest of the city’s skyline

tdotrep2 · Post #9 » by **tdotrep2** » Thu Jul 28, 2022 10:09 pm

Yallbecrazy wrote:Are they doing anything to the stadium or just tearing down the CN Tower?

wait, what??

Kingsway_fan · Post #10 » by **Kingsway_fan** » Thu Jul 28, 2022 10:20 pm

Meh... still a sht show getting downtown

720 · Post #11 » by **720** » Thu Jul 28, 2022 10:30 pm

tdotrep2 wrote:should of saved it for the vlade contract

Or for Soto's extension, he wants 500 million, if we trade for him we would be 3/5ths there already! lol

Westside Gunn · Post #12 » by **Westside Gunn** » Thu Jul 28, 2022 10:56 pm

Ah man, was really hoping for a lakeside stadium. Use all that parking space and real estate the Ontario Place region.

Should've left the main core for the condo hellhole that it has become, and develop waterfront with the baseball park and other attractions.

They will just build condos there instead.

SMDH

Dennis 37 · Post #13 » by **Dennis 37** » Thu Jul 28, 2022 11:16 pm

People just don't remember what it was like going to a game at Exhibition Stadium in April, May, and October. Are you going to a baseball game to watch the game or eat fancy food and see beautiful scenery over the outfield wall? Putting in patio seating is just an admission that the game is boring. The only upgrade I've ever wanted is natural grass.

Without a roof there is no way I'm traveling 2 1/2 hours if there is any chance of bad weather.

Watch on YouTube

Badonkadonk · Post #14 » by **Badonkadonk** » Thu Jul 28, 2022 11:33 pm

Dennis 37 wrote:People just don't remember what it was like going to a game at Exhibition Stadium in April, May, and October. Are you going to a baseball game to watch the game or eat fancy food and see beautiful scenery over the outfield wall? Putting in patio seating is just an admission that the game is boring. The only upgrade I've ever wanted is natural grass.

Without a roof there is no way I'm traveling 2 1/2 hours if there is any chance of bad weather.

Those games in April were awful. Cold steel (or aluminum?) benches, that brutal wind off the lake, terrible seat grading with bad sightlines (guy in front wasn't low enough).

The Ex was abysmal.

Post #15 » by **Duffman100** » Thu Jul 28, 2022 11:36 pm

Not sure what they can do to even come close to a stadium like PNC.

WaltFrazier · Post #16 » by **WaltFrazier** » Thu Jul 28, 2022 11:43 pm

Might to be tough to get it finished during one off-season

Johnny Bball · Post #17 » by **Johnny Bball** » Thu Jul 28, 2022 11:58 pm

Never understood why there was so much foul territory in that place.

M3tro · Post #18 » by **M3tro** » Thu Jul 28, 2022 11:59 pm

Do they even have real grass yet??

I remember that being a topic over 10 years ago.

Coco Costanza · Post #19 » by **Coco Costanza** » Fri Jul 29, 2022 12:10 am

Duffman100 wrote:Not sure what they can do to even come close to a stadium like PNC.

Build somewhere else?

Problem is, I'm not sure there's really anywhere else they could build.

Inklink · Post #20 » by **Inklink** » Fri Jul 29, 2022 12:10 am

Westside Gunn wrote:Ah man, was really hoping for a lakeside stadium. Use all that parking space and real estate the Ontario Place region.

Should've left the main core for the condo hellhole that it has become, and develop waterfront with the baseball park and other attractions.

They will just build condos there instead.

SMDH

Shapiro said this was a medium term (10ish years) solution.