OPACY New Home of the Jays? Update (No. It is Buffalo.)

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, Frobby said:

Thanks, that’s good to know!    Kind of ruined my joke about the lights, though.    

It wasn't all that great in the first place. 

[Frobby]

2 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

It wasn't all that great in the first place. 

Well, Number5 liked it, anyway.     

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, Frobby said:

Well, Number5 liked it, anyway.     

He does tend to be appreciative of humor.

[ORIOLE33]

On 7/24/2020 at 10:31 PM, Tbone83 said:

Buffalo guy here. Been to the park many times, decent facility, if somewhat aged. Originally built to be able to be upgraded with a second deck if Buffalo had been able to land an MLB expansion team in the 80s, which they nearly did. 

Not a lot of loyalty to the Blue Jays in Buffalo, as it is a relatively new relationship (2013). The cities are geographically close- less than a 2 hour drive in normal times when you could cross the border. Some acrimony lingers between the cities sports-wise after much speculation that the Bills were going to be moved to Toronto, which thankfully never happened. Of course without fans this is pretty irrelevant. 

Any downgrade in lighting or clubhouse luxuries is balanced by the fact Sahlen Field is an actual baseball park, unlike Rogers Centre which is more of a "spectacle" and that is putting it nicely. 

I live in WNY too. Damn shame that we finally get MLB and we won’t be able to attend. The Yankees playing in Buffalo is particularly a big deal. 

[ORIOLE33]

On 7/24/2020 at 2:36 PM, SteveA said:

I could never root for the Jays to make the World Series, but it would be pretty wild to see a World Series played in a minor league ballpark  in Buffalo.   When do the lake effect snows usually start?

Something tells me I’d Toronto were to make it to the World Series, the city of Toronto would change their tune real fast.