Talk:Rogers Centre

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Is it SkyDome or Sky Dome? -- Zoe

It is usually SkyDome - SimonP

I'm not sure the SkyDome is the only stadium with a retractable roof any more. How about Reliant Park in Houston? Or the Millenium Stadium in Cardiff? DJ Clayworth 16:55, 13 Aug 2003 (UTC)

There are at least 3 rectractable roof stadiums in the US Smith03 17:03, 13 Aug 2003 (UTC)

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Doesn't it seat a lot more than 37 000 people? I thought it was capable of seating about 55 000 or so. Not that it ever does anymore... Adam Bishop 17:32, 13 Aug 2003 (UTC)

Your right, I fixed the figures. - SimonP 18:24, Aug 13, 2003 (UTC)

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It's also probably the only stadium in the major leagues where you feel as if you're inside a giant toilet bowl. And how about those 18" wide seats for the unwashed? At least at the "wholly inadequate" Exhibition you could sit between two people without having to hold your arms in front of you like a trained seal. The grandstand at the Ex was a great place. Pay a buck to get in with your Dominion ticket, or a deuce if you shopped at Loblaws, get better seats than the people in the expensive sections, get protection from the sun unlike the expensive sections, and home plate was only a mile or so away. TronTonian 02:17, 22 May 2004 (UTC)

I took the POV about the Ex out (although I have to admit the expensive sections there did not offer value for money – especially beyond the right field fence) and added a bit of what my aging memory recalls about why the Ex was replaced. TronTonian 03:00, 22 May 2004 (UTC)

Usage

And the Canadians I live among do not have any standard way of referring to the (sic) Skydome; sometimes they use the article and sometimes they don't. TronTonian 13:32, 22 May 2004 (UTC)

And I read some accounts of Jays' games this weekend which referred to the Skydome. TronTonian 00:25, 1 Jun 2004 (UTC)

Skydome Name controversy

There is signifigant public criticism regarding changing Skydome to Rogers Centre. It should be kept in. Agree / disagree?

Probably only that first sentence should be kept ("There is significant public opposition..."), also it would be a good idea to combine it with "until recently called SkyDome". Colonel Cow 00:54, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Personally I am upset with the new name, but we'll see in the next few days whether there is indeed "significant" opposition, since this was just announced yesterday. But either way I'm sure most people would rather have the original name. --130.15.194.113 18:52, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Checkout Toronto Star's discussion on this matter. Looks pretty signifigant to me. http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1107342420103&call_pageid=968867503640&col=970081593064

It's been ingrained in our culture for a good 15 years. It'll take a while for the name to settle in (if ever). The new name's just so bland. --Madchester 00:51, 8 Feb 2005 (UTC)

My god, those people at Rogers are ego-centric idiots.

From all of the offical sites (Jays, MLB, Rogers) it seems that all the occurances of the word "Skydome" was replaced by "Rogers Centre", except for any explicit historical reference to the name itself. Should we now comb through Wikipedia and do the same? Canadian popcan 05:46, 13 Feb 2005 (UTC)

I think that's a corporate decision more than anything else. Then again, everyone calls it the (Molson) Amphitheatre and not the Forum, even though there was a lot of backlash back then. --Madchester 17:49, 2005 Mar 6 (UTC)

Disagree: One newspaper "We asked you" editorial hardly justifies "significant public opposition". Frankly it sounds like POV to me. I think most people could care less. Both SkyDome and Rogers Centre are rather unimaginative names. Until there are demonstations at the stadium protesting the name change, leave it out. DoubleBlue 13:42, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)

A cursory read of Globe and Mail editorials shows many anti-Rogers Centre editorials and comments, but few pro-Rogers Centre editorials and comments. Since everybody calls it the SkyDome, let's call it the SkyDome (officially named Rogers Centre). We need more criticism of the name in this article. Let's not give in to the Rogers corporate empire, buy a competitor's cell phone, and continue to call the SkyDome the SkyDome. If anyone calls 40 Bay Street anything but 40 Bay Street, I'm going to scream and fly WestJet. Andrew pmk 00:45, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)

What if I call it the Hangar? :) DoubleBlue (Talk) 14:14, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Tallest and most massive MLB stadium?

Can anyone verify this new line: "It is the tallest and most massive stadium used by any Major League Baseball team" ? DoubleBlue (Talk) 22:49, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)