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The Opening Of SkyDome (Second Gate)

🕑 Added 2024-06-05 07:00:08 +0000 UTC

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Jess Neville

Barenaked Ladies not sexy? Then why was their bassist Jim Creeggan my first crush growing up? 😂

Nate Zablan

Filipino diaspora is always fascinating to me—that said, I certainly believe you when you say Toronto has such a multicultural draw because I usually only see tinikling dance in typically insular Filipino gatherings—it’s just so culturally hyper-specific that I rarely see it, if ever, on anything near a global stage. Honestly, it’s pretty cool to learn these kinds of things in an unexpected way!

JayK

Torontos whole “thing” is being extremely multicultural so you’ll find a haven for pretty much any culture here

Nate Zablan

You good??

Jordan Pfluger

.S. .. ?! . f ..😃😙🤔😂 .. so

Jordan Pfluger

Tih.i h.iih--& I . . .

Shawn Gilgore

Directed by Danny Boyle with music by Underworld! It was the best!

Annie

The New Pornographers are my favorite band and whenever they get brought up I say HELL YEAH, BROTHER

Nate Zablan

Today I learned that Toronto has been a haven for my Filipino brothers and sisters, as evidenced by the mention of a tinikling dance as part of the ceremony (“hopscotch with logs”)—I was super not expecting that at all, along with most parts of this insane ceremony.

Nate Zablan

I had to look up the infield fly rule and immediately understood what it is and why, and then just as quickly dreaded the idea of explaining it to someone who doesn’t understand baseball.

Oliver Anderson

Yes Please! To doing a Thurl Ravenscroft episode.

Emma Chapple

I ate at the Hard Rock SkyDome (RIP) and I can confirm it was a full Hard Rock.

Maggie

I see Taylor swift at the skydome in November and will be telling my group all of these random opening ceremony facts while waiting for her to take the stage

Kate Shoop

Um The Civic Arena in Pittsburgh was the first retractable domed entertainment complex in north america ✌🏻

Brett Hunter

But does Jason know what a balk is?

Shawn Gilgore

The infield fly rule is when there's less than two outs and at least one runner on the bases. When there's a fly ball that doesn't clear the infield, the batter is automatically called 'out' and the runners CAN run if they want to, but its a really bad idea, because the ball is so close to the bases. Basically, it stops the fielding team from allowing the ball to hit the ground, which forces the runners on base to run to the next base. Essentially stops the fielding team from getting a double play 'for free'. Convoluted, yes indeed.

John McD

Kinda related to this, have you boys recently watch the 2012 Olympic opening ceremony, it’s got theme park special written all over it.

JayK

Also was that John Michael Higgins in the Ambisol commercial? I swear to god it is

JayK

Fun facts as a Toronto resident: the Blue Jays play on artificial turf so no grass mud in play there, and Scott you’ll be happy to know they just updated the seats in most of the arena to make them more comfortable over the last couple years

Jake Alleruzzo

So happy Jason also doesn't know what the "infield fly rule" is. I have no clue either and have never admitted it or bothered to just Google what it means.

Tye

The TyeDome is my home.

Erik Adams

One year, my parents returned from their annual weekend trip to Toronto with a bounty of SkyDome merch, including one of these Domer hand puppets: https://i.etsystatic.com/13567464/r/il/efaa3b/5107093002/il_794xN.5107093002_5sxi.jpg Which I suppose raises the question: Is Domer cute?

Christopher Hua

My friend's dad was in this opening spectacular!

Daniel Salas

Good episode, guys

Tim St Aubin

Yes to a Thurl Ravenscroft episode! Also I vote for a “Unfrosted” tear down episode it was so bad lol

Philip E.

Kudos on picking up that “thoroughly/Thurl-ly” pun you dropped.

SeeAllenKelly

Might be the only time I can bring this up because you mentioned Canadian baseball. I don’t think there’s even half an episode here but Youppi! the mascot is an interesting read. The first MLB mascot to be kicked out of a game by the umpires and when the Expos moved to DC he left baseball to become a hockey mascot.