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UrbanOzz said:
there's no drainage. it'll act as a bowl and just catch all the rain
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How hard is it to retrofit it to drain? I’m semi serious with these questions since I prefer no rain during my games but I can understand those that want no roof. The location is what’s most important to me.
 
This is looking good to me - excited to see the next phase renders.

Here's an idea; keep the roof as is, but cover the inside of the smaller 'pieces' on north and south ends in a massive screen displaying the sky, and do the same with the hotel and most of the north wall.

You get your city and sky view without having to move!

(waiting to see if I get destroyed for this before revealing whether I'm joking or not)
 
I'd love to see a comparison ( same angle and position) of before and after the renovations with the Rogers Centre.
 
Thank you very much!

One thing I just noticed is how well difference the 100-level seats ( just above the bullpens) are angled more toward the diamond.

The comparisons do make a big difference. How well the subtle change can make a view of watching the game from the Rogers Centre, a big difference.
 
I don't mean to be rude but the argument keeps changing here. First c-mac said that the outfield walls were the issue in bringing in natural light here:
C-mac said:
So that's always been the bigger issue with the Skydome as opposed to some sort of translucent roof. It's the fact the all walls are way too high especially in the outfield.
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Which obviously knocking out whole portions of the exterior wall poses a problem when there is a hotel on the other side. (not to mention structural considerations.

Then you suggested no the issue is the grandstand behind home plate and first base was the issue here:
sixrings said:
The view of the hotel was gone would be of a RBC building. If you wanted some light it would have had to come from the first base line which looks out to the park or behind home plate which leads to the waterfront.
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Which obviously you need the grandstand for fans to sit in, so knocking those out is a problem

Now you shift further and say that the entire diamond should be rotated
sixrings said:
I’m suggesting this would be easier if the park was oriented in the opposite direction.
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Which you would think if they were going to do that they would have done so in parallel with the renovation over the winter. What's the point of completely refurbishing the outfield sections if you are going to turn around in a season or two, and rotate the field such that the outfield area now becomes the 3'rd base/LF side? And you'd still have the issue of the southern portion of the grandstand STILL making up part of the first base/right field corner, which isn't coming down... There are numerous reason why the field is remaining in it's current configuration.

The 100 level area already has been opened up, and does flow nicely from the concourse into the bowl. They could open up all or part of the 200 level, that would involve removing about 5-6 rows from each section, and some relocation of concession stands and bathrooms. A significant project. The 500 level really can't be opened up because it is the literal stands that block the space between the bowl and the concourse (granted they did it in a few select spots with the outfield district.

The fact remains that the Rogers centre isn't a traditional baseball ballpark and wanting to have an experience like you'd get at say Camden yards, or Great American Ballpark isn't possible.
 
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