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Toronto Blue Jays ban beer

by Rob Peters | April 11, 2008 at 11:19 am

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There'll be no more beer in the nosebleeds at the Rogers Centre because of too many fights, management says. They're banking that the rich folk in the better seats rarely roll up their sleeves.

TORONTO -- The Blue Jays aren't going to tolerate any more fight nights at Rogers Centre. In the wake of this week's altercations between fans in the stands, and one on-field game interruption, the club has decided to change its alcohol policy.
Alcohol will no longer be available for fans sitting in the sections affected by $2 Tuesdays, which is one of the club's more popular ticket promotions. That means the outfield seats on the 200 level and the entire 500 level will now consist of dry sections for home games on May 6, May 20 and June 10.

"A few can always ruin it for the majority," Blue Jays president and CEO Paul Godfrey said on Wednesday. "It's really unfortunate that some of them feel that this is a nightclub here. It's not a nightclub. It's a sport venue."

Godfrey and the Blue Jays decided that they'd had enough after what took place on Tuesday, when numerous fights broke out in the 500 level seats, which cost just $2 for the first of four games under the promotion. Roughly 100 fans were ejected from the game and there was at least one arrest.

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Jordan Yerman

at 12:14 on April 11th, 2008

It's a known fact that alcohol hits harder at higher altitudes...

Your Good Buddy

at 13:04 on April 11th, 2008

Good times! We had rad signs and wrestling masks. The "WE ARE WASTED" sign was held upside down most of the time. There was also a "BAN THE WAVE" sign, "BRING BACK MOOKIE". Lame to hear that this kind of insane awesome fun won't be available to people anymore.

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our punk koala

at 09:55 on April 12th, 2008

enjoying a stella artois at the rogers center a.k.a. Sky Dome during a jays game.

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davezolis

at 10:35 on April 15th, 2008

Not a major deal, really... the "no more beer rule" only applies to the three (3) remaining "Twoonie Tuesday" promotional games where the seats in the 500 level (and the 200 level outfield and family zones) are $2.00 per ticket.

For ALL other home games in ALL sections alcohol will be served as usual - except of course in the designated non-alcohol section of the stadium.

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