10 sats \ 4 replies \ @grayruby OP 10 Jul 2023 \ parent \ on: Stacker Sports- Meta Takeover- Day 6 meta
Wow, that must have been amazing. I have been to London but did not attend any sporting events while I was there.
I was so impressed during an event I actually went back and paid to have a behind the scenes tour.
And for a sporting venue that absolutely blew me away in 1990 - Toronto Skydome - I had never been to a big city and I just recall being absolutely amazed at a glimpse of the future. Hotel, retractable roof and in the shadow of the CN Tower…. that was a big deal back then!
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I grew up in Toronto. I was at opening night of the Skydome in 1989. My dad was in the retail management business and used to get Jays and Leafs tickets quite often as gifts for buying x amount of y product (usually the cigarette companies were most generous, shows how long ago that was). We also stayed in the hotel to watch a game one year for his birthday. The fire alarm went off at 3am and scared the living shit out of me. The dome was amazing back then. I was a jays flex pack holder (usually 10-20 games a year) and still regularly attending games as recently as 2018.
Don't live in the city anymore but did get out to one game so far this year in May to check out the stadium renovation. They did a nice job, although I was pro building a new stadium by the lake rather than trying to freshen up the dome.
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Oh wow. The 90s were an absolutely mad time for the blue jays! My uncle always used to tell (and retell) the story of the hotel not realising it needed one way glass in the rooms facing the filed until part way through the first year…. ;)
You must have seen some amazing games and some impressive players on the roster.
I haven’t visited Toronto in a long time but have very fond memories.
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Yes, it was a great time to be a Blue Jays fan. Team is good again now too. Hopefully they have a better second half. Not a terrible year but underperforming expectations so far.
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