Rogers Centre Roof Closing

If the game begins with the roof closed it may still be opened before the end of the sixth inning if the umpire crew chief and blue jays officials agree the weather has turned in a way that will ensure fan comfort and enjoyment.

Rogers centre roof closing. The roof shall be opened in a pair of 2 minute 15 second intervals. Rogers centre roof will be closed thursday sportsnet ca rogers centre roof will be closed thursday the toronto blue jays have never played under a closed rogers centre roof due to extreme heat. One interval at the conclusion of an inning and one interval at the conclusion of the next inning. Ellisdon construction file toronto s skydome is shown in a 1996 file photo.

Photos of the rogers centre roof closing. If the game begins with the roof open the roof can be closed at any time if climatic conditions warrant. It takes 20 minutes to open the roof of the skydome now called the rogers centre. My six year old corrected me letting me know it s called the rogers centre now.

Rogers centre a look at what factored into the decision by major league baseball to keep the roof closed during the 2015 blue jays post season in toronto 1 04 that membrane also needs to be. Per major league baseball policy the decision on whether the roof at rogers centre is open or closed for postseason games is made by the commisioner s office. When i was a student back in the 1980 s i had a tiny fourth year seminar class with only 4 students we had many interesting guests incuding rod robbie one of the principle architects of skydome now known as the rogers centre. Commissioner rob manfred or his representatives meet with the blue jays and crew chief umpire dale scott prior to each game to discuss the situation.

Yesterday on our way to the ballpark formerly known as skydome i referred to our dome as skydome. By toronto mike june 16 2008 0 comments.