Let's talk about the Rogers Centre

[tsherkin]

I had to drive through from Mississauga through Hamilton last night for my own baseball game down in Niagara Falls. Took 2 hours. Getting home at midnight wasn't any better, QEW was basically at a standstill. It'd be impossible for all the season ticket holders in Toronto to commute out there. It's a nightmare at the best of times even without an extra 20,000+ Torontonians.

I don't think I'd ever attend a Jays home game ever again if they moved to Hamilton. That city sucks so much.

[Latrell]

I had to drive through from Mississauga through Hamilton last night for my own baseball game down in Niagara Falls. Took 2 hours. Getting home at midnight wasn't any better, QEW was basically at a standstill. It'd be impossible for all the season ticket holders in Toronto to commute out there. It's a nightmare at the best of times even without an extra 20,000+ Torontonians.

I don't think I'd ever attend a Jays home game ever again if they moved to Hamilton. That city sucks so much.

Typical Torontionan response

Hamilton is awesome.

[tsherkin]

Hamilton is awesome.

Hamilton sucks. The streets are stupid, it smells, Mac is there (I attended) and the Ticats play there. :p

[Skin Blues]

I wish Hamilton was awesome, houses are half the price of Mississauga. There's nothing there, and it's a PITA to travel anywhere else.

[DreamTeam09]

Another thing to fix would probably be the walkways that lead up to the 200 and 500 levels. Most of them are dark and dreary, and feels like you're walking into some cement military bunker.

totally agree, that whole ballpark displays way too much concrete. They need to add some marble or more paint or something, the skydome does have a bunker vibe.

Skylights or windows need to be added as well.

[Latrell]

I wish Hamilton was awesome, houses are half the price of Mississauga. There's nothing there, and it's a PITA to travel anywhere else.

It's not that bad. The mountain is great, Westdale is great, the DT is getting a ton of fancy new condos ( due to Toronto hipsters moving here in droves)

You're 40 mins away from Niagara falls to the south or DT Toronto to the north, if you get bored of what Hamilton has.

I feel like people base their views on Hamilton just because a lot of them drive through the North End which is Canada's Detroit.

I swear I'm not a Hamilton tourist advocate lol.

[Skin Blues]

It is not 40 minutes from Hamilton to Toronto, it takes me an hour to go from Mississauga to Hamilton (and vice-versa) and traffic is always insane. If my family and job were there, it might be OK, but my family is in Brampton/Georgetown and I work in the east end of Mississauga. I like the mountain area, and there's lots of neat little trails and things. And as much as I'd love a cheap 200k house in Hamilton, it just isn't tenable. 45-60 minutes driving isn't so bad, but when it's 45-60 minutes of stop and go on the highway, which quite often is brought to a halt by any kind of accident... no thanks. I can just imagine the outcry if the Jays moved there for one season, haha.

[Santoki]

It is not 40 minutes from Hamilton to Toronto, it takes me an hour to go from Mississauga to Hamilton (and vice-versa) and traffic is always insane. If my family and job were there, it might be OK, but my family is in Brampton/Georgetown and I work in the east end of Mississauga. I like the mountain area, and there's lots of neat little trails and things. And as much as I'd love a cheap 200k house in Hamilton, it just isn't tenable. 45-60 minutes driving isn't so bad, but when it's 45-60 minutes of stop and go on the highway, which quite often is brought to a halt by any kind of accident... no thanks. I can just imagine the outcry if the Jays moved there for one season, haha.

Hamilton real estate isn't cheap anymore. You're not getting anything for $200K. It's one of the hottest markets in southern ontario.

[Skin Blues]

It is not 40 minutes from Hamilton to Toronto, it takes me an hour to go from Mississauga to Hamilton (and vice-versa) and traffic is always insane. If my family and job were there, it might be OK, but my family is in Brampton/Georgetown and I work in the east end of Mississauga. I like the mountain area, and there's lots of neat little trails and things. And as much as I'd love a cheap 200k house in Hamilton, it just isn't tenable. 45-60 minutes driving isn't so bad, but when it's 45-60 minutes of stop and go on the highway, which quite often is brought to a halt by any kind of accident... no thanks. I can just imagine the outcry if the Jays moved there for one season, haha.

Hamilton real estate isn't cheap anymore. You're not getting anything for $200K. It's one of the hottest markets in southern ontario.

Hamilton is much cheaper than anything else close to the actual GTA. Orangeville, Milton, Acton, Georgetown, Guelph all have zero freehold houses under $300k. Not one. Even the run-down "needs TLC, handyman special" listings are $310K+. Hamilton has 25 listings under $300k including 5 that are under $200K. It's very, very cheap. To say it's a hot market is.... well, very generous. You won't find anything cheaper unless you go out to Cambridge or Brantford.

[Santoki]

It is not 40 minutes from Hamilton to Toronto, it takes me an hour to go from Mississauga to Hamilton (and vice-versa) and traffic is always insane. If my family and job were there, it might be OK, but my family is in Brampton/Georgetown and I work in the east end of Mississauga. I like the mountain area, and there's lots of neat little trails and things. And as much as I'd love a cheap 200k house in Hamilton, it just isn't tenable. 45-60 minutes driving isn't so bad, but when it's 45-60 minutes of stop and go on the highway, which quite often is brought to a halt by any kind of accident... no thanks. I can just imagine the outcry if the Jays moved there for one season, haha.

Hamilton real estate isn't cheap anymore. You're not getting anything for $200K. It's one of the hottest markets in southern ontario.

Hamilton is much cheaper than anything else close to the actual GTA. Orangeville, Milton, Acton, Georgetown, Guelph all have zero freehold houses under $300k. Not one. Even the run-down "needs TLC, handyman special" listings are $310K+. Hamilton has 25 listings under $300k including 5 that are under $200K. It's very, very cheap. To say it's a hot market is.... well, very generous. You won't find anything cheaper unless you go out to Cambridge or Brantford.

If you want a run down shack in Hamilton then sure you have options. But for something half decent you're not in that range. As someone in real estate, it's definitely not generous to call it a hot market. It's been a full fledged hot market for years now and gotten stronger. Even the low end priced freeholds in Cambridge move incredibly quick if priced well. My last listing had 30 showings and sold firm in Cambridge in under 48 hours because it was a well priced freehold town.

But anyways yes it would suck if the Jays weren't downtown. I certainly wouldn't go to more than a game a year if they moved to Hamilton.

[Latrell]

It is not 40 minutes from Hamilton to Toronto, it takes me an hour to go from Mississauga to Hamilton (and vice-versa) and traffic is always insane. If my family and job were there, it might be OK, but my family is in Brampton/Georgetown and I work in the east end of Mississauga. I like the mountain area, and there's lots of neat little trails and things. And as much as I'd love a cheap 200k house in Hamilton, it just isn't tenable. 45-60 minutes driving isn't so bad, but when it's 45-60 minutes of stop and go on the highway, which quite often is brought to a halt by any kind of accident... no thanks. I can just imagine the outcry if the Jays moved there for one season, haha.

I live in Ancaster and I usually get home from a Raptors game in under an hour if its no traffic. But yeah during peak rush hour times it's very brutal.

They need to get cracking on that bullet-train from Hamilton to Toronto though, would make everything so much easier.

[uniballer]

I drive 4 hours to attend jays games. It is really reassuring knowing that when I am planning weekend getaways to watch baseball there is practically a zero chance of the game being rained out. PLus the location of the dome is absolutely amazing. I live near tonnes of green houses, I wonder if there is anyway to upgrade the roof to have glass type panels? this would help with the grass.

Also, I live right across the border from Comerica... while it is a magnificent park in the summer they do run into problems in the spring (Low attendance, forced to play day games because it gets too cold at night).

I agree with most in thinking there will not be a new stadium any time soon

[wamco]

Skylights leak which would be a blast to repair/replace I'm sure

[RalphWiggum]

Skylights leak which would be a blast to repair/replace I'm sure

Not if installed properly guided by qualified engineers. They built the stadium, something tells me they could add skylights that don't leak. This isn't putting a man on Mercury.

Technology has come a long way since 1991. I don't think we're at the point where skylights that don't leak in a retractable roofed stadium are a pipe dream.