Blue Jays Ban Beer

Were the problems really that bad? A search on YouTube brings up fights from past years, and I'm sure you get odd fights at other events too.

I could go on about how skeptical I am about the complaints, since at the Grey Cup someone actually asked that I "quiet down," and the only thing I did to be considered above average noise was blowing a stadium horn when the Roughriders got a score. Suck it up, buddy, it's the Grey Cup.

But as for Skydome, the beer made myself and a friend puke, one other had stomach pains, and a few others felt "strongly hung-over", despite no one having more then 4 bottles (some only had 2). There were no consistent factors except all drank bottled beer (all ate at different places, bought beer at three different stands, and across two brands - Bud and Bud Light).

My guess is old or poorly stored beer, but Rogers would never admit it.

I find it funny that people are willing to get really drunk on $10 beers. It ain't cheap. Maybe they should do that same thing as the NBA and not allow people to buy the large sizes then stop serving after X number of innings.

Here's an idea: arrest the fighters for assault and public drunkenness or disorder if applicable. Let everyone else drink beer. It's a baseball game for goodness sake, what else are you going to do?
Or another idea: give sports fans MORE beer and seats ON the field. Agitate them, even throw in a few weapons. And then sit back and enjoy some actual entertainment inside the Rogers Centre.

Sober Homer: I never realized how boring this game is.

To anyone asking "was the problem really that bad" - I'd recommend taking the GO Train eastbound or westbound on the Lakeshore route following any Jays game.

The problems aren't confined to the Skydome - once some of these drunk assholes get out they cause all sorts of other problems all over the city.

I was on a train leaving the city the other night and they had to stop at a station due to someone hitting the panic button, the police were called (to which they took 30 MINUTES to respond) and then all passengers had to evacuate to another train.

So yeah, I say ban beer if people aren't mature enough to know when they've had enough.

Hm, a little unnecessary in my opinion. If people want to get drunk off $10 beers so be it. Here's a tip for security: You can usually single out the likely shiz-starter by their state of (un)dress. This photo is a great example.

I was actually at the game on Tuesday in the 500's. My friends and I snuck down to the 100 level after the 4th inning, but I went to the washroom during the third and saw a bunch of people in the concourse getting written up by the cops and getting tossed out. Periodically throughout the game, you could hear people in the 500's booing loudly whenever someone was getting the boot.

GOOD TIMES!

This article says they're just banning booze in those sections all together. I hope they didn't get their facts right, cause that would kill the attendance of jays games the whole year.

http://www.cfrb.com/node/697642

"I was on a train leaving the city the other night and they had to stop at a station due to someone hitting the panic button, the police were called (to which they took 30 MINUTES to respond) and then all passengers had to evacuate to another train."

The GO Train panic button got hit three times on my way home last night. There was no stopping involved, just a crew member coming through to check it out, and no "evacuation". What happened on your train was probably an actual incident. I've been a regular commuter for years, and I've only once been on a train that had to stop for the passenger safety alarm. That was for a heart attack.

In any case, drunks on the train are no fun. They're loud and obnoxious.

I'm not all that surprised. Despite some progress at becoming a bit more liberal minded, this is still Toronto the Good.

Alcohol aside, I have been to Jays games where fans have been asked to quiet down. It's a spoting event, not a church service. Do you think that happens at Yankees stadium? Chris Bosh made a comment this week about the fans being too quiet at Raptor games. Maybe it's fear of getting ejected that is the problem.

What will be really interesting is when the Bills play in Toronto the next few seasons. It's one thing to ask the fans in Buffalo to have to drive an extra two hours to get the game, but another when they discover that we will not likely allow tailgating (or anything "fun" for that matter). If the fans in Buffalo want a preview they should attend a Leaf game. It's basically a big corporate sales meeting in an arena. Oh, I think they play a hockey game during the meeting too.

Well, it was nothing compared to Ten Cent Beer Night:

http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/6960

I was at the home opener in the 500 level and it was definitely rowdy up there. I saw about 5 fights in our area, plus people were throwing stuff and being generally obnoxious. It got a little bit scary just because the up there stairs are really steep and I could easily see someone getting seriously hurt falling down them.

That said, I'm sure I'll be going to less Jays games this season now that I have to pay extra for the privilege of paying extra for shitty beer.

Let's get the corporates to buy all the tickets so the Rogers Centre will feel and sound like the drone that is Maple Leaf hockey at the ACC. (Apparently, the Raptors may be starting to swing that way).

Paul Godfrey, one time CEO of the Toronto Sun, lecturing to us about morals, and overreacting to a few bad apples. Say bye to 10,000+ paying $30+ for a cheap night at the ball park.

Although I'm willing to bet that "good behaviour" will bring the beer back $hortly to this promotion.

>I could go on about how skeptical I am about the complaints, since at the Grey Cup someone actually asked that I "quiet down," and the only thing I did to be considered above average noise was blowing a stadium horn when the Roughriders got a score. Suck it up, buddy, it's the Grey Cup.

Exact same thing happened to myself and my friend last year at a Jay's game and we weren't even drinking.

We were heckling with 5 minutes left in the game (we were down like 10 points or something). Security approached us and kicked us out of the game... FOR HECKLING the other team?

I wrote the Roger's centre a nasty letter only to get a form letter mailed back to me which was so no-descrip it didn't even talk about my particular incident just "incidents in general"

I will never attend a Jay's game again.

how many of you say you're liberal?
and oh wouldnt our gladiator ancestors be proud.

perhaps the treadmill should be sacrificed to the stagnant, conservative, idle, lame to show all ye tame that you suck