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Originally Posted by Djeffery
I doubt the Jays would ever try to go that large again. That size is what gave them 20 years of crappy atmosphere when the attendance dropped after the 1994 strike. I think 3 million is the new 4 million for them, especially with all the premium seating they have now compared to the old layout. They topped out in the 52k range in the World Series but their regular season capacity in those days was a shade over 50k. The 8-10k seats they have given up were upper level cheap seats and lower bowl bad sightline seats, as well as unsold empty suites. The seats are also a bit bigger now so that reduced capacity.
I wouldn't be surprised for the playoffs if we see them in the 44-45k range, with the suites and hotel packed and extra outfield district tickets without seats sold. I'm sure they have an unpublished "fire code" capacity of unassigned tickets they can sell and just let people cram in out in party zones that they wouldn't do during the season. I've walked around out there during the season and I think they keep it to a good manageable number, but there is a lot of space still that they could pack it in there for a playoff atmosphere that people would tolerate that they likely wouldn't put up with on a regular game day. You already get enough people floating in and out during the game and then head back to their seats but for playoffs or a World Series, they can really pack the people in out there.
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figured this was the better thread to respond, lol.
I was just thinking if they ever actually plan build a new stadium, I hope they'd go with a more classic, open air stadium with a larger capacity. Open air ballparks have a vibe that simply can't be matched in ballpark with a roof...especially in a city with an amazing skyline like Toronto. Plus, snow isn't really much of a concern for the baseball season. SkyDome was built with baseball
and football in mind, but a new ballpark would be built for baseball only.
If it does ever come time to build a new ballpark in Toronto, I wonder if they could built it elsewhere in downtown Toronto, and convert SkyDome into a football/soccer specific stadium? 🤔
I guess it could still be difficult within the constraints of the structure, , but maybe?
I really like SkyDome and hope it's never demolished just for a new ballpark to be built on top of the ruins, which I think is still the long term plan for the Blue Jays ownership. Yet, it seems like they could squeeze many more decades out of the ballpark.
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