Here are Steve B.’s scores for our visit to Rogers Centre in Toronto:
Food and Beverage – 5.0
If it was possible to give a higher score I would. By far this was the best food that we have had at any stadium. There were plenty of options to chose from. You could get your basic ballpark hotdog or you could get a ceasar salad or pasta. We all had the barbeque chicken nachos though and they were incredible. The food alone at Skydome is worth a visit.
Stadium Condition – 3.5
There is nothing really wrong with the condition of Rogers Centre. It’s aboot 20 years old now I believe and although it is not the most inviting thing to look at from the inside with the dome closed, its in okay shape.
In-Game Experience – 1.5
If the Tigers were not playing, I would have been extremely bored. They said there was 15,000 fans there but it didnt seem like that many. It was a school day but they really didn’t do anything to get the kids into the game like other parks do. All in all it was pretty boring, but……….. I gave it a 1.5 instead of a zero because I have to give props to the Canadian fans that were actually there. The fans in right field started the wave on one attempt and it went around the whole ball park about seven times. With only 15,000 in attendance, that is good work.
Proximity – 4.0
There are some cool restaurants and bars right near the stadium and then there is the CN Tower which is monsterous [Editor’s note: That’s what she said]. It makes you dizzy to even look up at it. CBC Broadcasting is also right down the street.
Overall Experience – 3.0
Not bad, but not great either. I was actually impressed a little by this place, I thought I would hate it becuase it is a dome but the building is very impressive and the food was good too. They need to work on their in-game entertainment to bring people in when the hot ticket teams are not in town. Canada = hockey and they have their work cut out for them. I would like to come back to the Rogers Centre in mid-summer so I can see the stadium with the roof open; I bet it is a completely different atmosphere and it probably gives a great view of Toronto.
Final score: 17/25
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