Rogers Centre (Toronto Blue Jays)

Toronto Pictures

Ballpark Assessment

Category Score (0 to 10)					TOTAL (0 to 50)
Location	Atmosphere	Food	Exterior Architecture	Interior Architecture
10	7	10	3	8	38

From the outside, the stadium is a very plain and unassuming concrete oval.  The story is much different inside the turnstiles.  The food selection was absolutely amazing!!!  They had meat carving station (with a big slab of meat and a carver) as well as an Asian Wok station and a market where you could get fresh fruit, hand-tossed salads, fresh sandwichs and other unique food options beyond the $4 hot dog.  The ballpark is in a great location; very close to water and right next to the CNN Tour (Toronto, and Canada's, pride and joy).

Game Comments (courtesy of MLB.com)

Game Date: May 30, 2010

Attendance: 15,878

Weather: 72 degrees F, sunny

Length of Game: 2 hours, 5 minutes

Final Score: Toronto Blue Jays 6, Baltimore Orioles 1

Ricky Romero struck out seven in a complete-game gem and the Jays hit three homers, including Jose Bautista's Majors-leading 16th, to sweep the O's. Nick Markakis hit an RBI single for Baltimore's lone run.

Stories from the Road

The visit to Toronto was a short one.  I drove from Detroit to Toronto the morning of the game and left the Canadian city immediately following the game to go to Pittsburgh.  However, I did arrive in Toronto well before the game started, and, as a result, had time to walk around the city a little.  I walked down King St (which has a lot of bars and restaurants), and walked around the area near the stadium, which is located right next to the CN Tower.  A local brewery next to the stadium was offering tours and had a local burger place grilling right outside.

It was very hot during the day with the sunning beating down on the stadium throughout the day game.  I ended up getting really sunburned on my arms.  Joy.