Well, it looks like some asshole fans have ruined it for everyone.The Toronto Blue Jays' season opener against the Detroit Tigers was delayed for nine minutes in the eighth inning Monday while unruly fans littered the field with baseballs, paper airplanes, and plastic beer cups. Jerks... at least they drank the beer first.
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario banned beer and booze sales at tonight's game, which was unrelated to the delay on Monday night. The Rogers Centre's liquor license was actually suspended for three different dates due to past problems cited as:
"Permitting drunkenness, permitting the use of narcotics, selling and serving to apparent minors, and failure to request approved identification and permitting illegal liquor on the premises."Wow, sounds like a pretty fun place! The stadium will also be a dry on April 21st when Toronto plays the Texas Rangers, along with a CFL game (which you might have to be drunk to enjoy) on August 1st. Tuesday’s ban didn't bother Tigers skipper Jim Leyland one bit.
"That has no bearing on me," he said. "I don’t drink beer, particularly not during the game."Both of the baseball games affected by the suspension will be played on dates when the prices of upper deck seats were cut to $4 for the "Messin’ With Recession" promotion. The ban not only disallows concessions, vendors and restaurants from serving alcohol, but empties the refreshments from both locker rooms as well.
Not. Fair.
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To be clear, the dry night was not directly related to the previous night's incident. The Rogers Centre made a deal with the Alcohol and Gaming Commission prior to the season as a penalty for previous behavior, and this was the first of three booze-free nights.
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090407&content_id=4150698&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
Thanks for the info Joe!
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