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| - As much as I'd love to say the Rogers Centre is a great baseball experience, it just isn't these days. Maybe it's because I've experienced the amazing new ballparks like San Francisco's AT&T Park, but the Rogers Centre is built for a football team and concert. We're unlikely to see a new stadium in the next couple of decades in Toronto, because Rogers own the stadium and team, which makes it a sweet deal for them.
As for the Rogers Centre itself, the best part is it's within walking distance from most of downtown, and there's plenty of transit nearby. Even if you're coming from around the GTA into Union Station, it's easily accessible. Hanging around the ballpark, even just to people watch is entertaining, but there's not a lot of green space except for the CN Tower side.
Inside the ballpark, they manage to keep it relatively clean. You can see a bit of age on the stadium, and all the seats are not exactly the best. The 'nose bleed' section does give you a good view though, and it's the best bang for your buck most nights.
Concessions are what you'd expect from most ballparks, expensive. Some venues don't exactly look like they keep up with cleanliness standards you'd hope for, but then you visit the washrooms during the 7th inning stretch and are reminded it could be worse.
For cheaper tickets during the year, it's worth venturing down to take in a game, or two. But I long for the day when we have a real baseball stadium in Toronto, over looking Lake Ontario, and we can smell fresh cut grass before the first pitch.
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