New Stadium Locations

[Neely2005]

Kind of an unfair posting on your part. The Article which you quoted her on was from July, and the Argos announce in September that they were entering their final lease with Skydome. Without being a part of the negotiations, how would she have known what the plans for the future of the dome were? Seeing as how they are both privately run, it cetainly isn't anything that should have been on the agenda of city council.

It's been common knowledge for years that the Blue Jays are going to put in real grass and kick out the Argonauts:

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...s_mlb&c_id=mlb

http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb...re-grass-turf/

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/cfl-55...232200351.html

[Tau Ceti]

Wasn't Braley himself on record over the last year saying he'd still like to make the Skydome work? I'm sure I can remember a radio interview or something. Sure it's long been unlikely that they would stay (and now appears impossible) but advocating for the Dome hardly makes someone out to lunch.

[Neely2005]

Wasn't Braley himself on record over the last year saying he'd still like to make the Skydome work? I'm sure I can remember a radio interview or something. Sure it's long been unlikely that they would stay (and now appears impossible) but advocating for the Dome hardly makes someone out to lunch.

Considering that the Blue Jays have been talking about going to grass for years I would be quite surprised if Braley has said anything of the sort recently.

It does when it's been common knowledge for years that the Blue Jays are going to kick the Argonauts out.

It is impossible for the Argonauts to stay at Rogers Centre once the grass goes in because they can't reconfigure the Stands without destroying the grass.

[AngeloV]

It's been common knowledge for years that the Blue Jays are going to put in real grass and kick out the Argonauts:

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...s_mlb&c_id=mlb

http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb...re-grass-turf/


http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/cfl-55...232200351.html

Yes, but not everyone follows these things the way that those of us on sports forums do. Many Argos fans watch and cheer for the team to win, but not everyone is obsessed with the business side of things.

[Neely2005]

Yes, but not everyone follows these things the way that those of us on sports forums do. Many Argos fans watch and cheer for the team to win, but not everyone is obsessed with the business side of things.

She's a city councillor she should know and if she doesn't then she shouldn't be making statements about it.

[AngeloV]

She's a city councillor she should know and if she doesn't then she shouldn't be making statements about it.

Again, I disagree. At the time of her statement (and really now) it was a private company issue (between the Argos and Rogers Corp). Once it becomes a city issue (if the Argos go to city hall looking for help in the matter), then city council should know about it.

[Neely2005]

Again, I disagree. At the time of her statement (and really now) it was a private company issue (between the Argos and Rogers Corp). Once it becomes a city issue (if the Argos go to city hall looking for help in the matter), then city council should know about it.

First Rogers isn't a private company. Secondly as the Links that I posted in my previous post show this was public knowledge for a long time. Thirdly one of the rumored destinations for the Argonauts is BMO Field which is owned by the City of Toronto.

Do you hold all city councillors, including the mayor, to the standard that they should talk publicly only about subjects they have detailed knowledge about?

Yes they should at least have basic knowledge of the issue if they're going to speak publicly about it.

[AngeloV]

First Rogers isn't a private company. Secondly as the Links that I posted in my previous post show this was public knowledge for a long time. Thirdly one of the rumored destinations for the Argonauts is BMO Field which is owned by the City of Toronto.

By private, I obviously meant nothing that the city would get involved in. As for the rumours of BMO field, until it's officially on the agenda for city counsel to look at, I wouldn't expect any member of counsel to comment on it. To the best of my knowledge, MLSE hasn't presented any options to counsel in regards to this. Do you have more official information that anyone else does?

[paulwoods13]

She's a city councillor she should know and if she doesn't then she shouldn't be making statements about it.

Do you hold all city councillors, including the mayor, to the standard that they should talk publicly only about subjects they have detailed knowledge about?

[paulwoods13]

Yes they should at least have basic knowledge of the issue if they're going to speak publicly about it.

In that case, I assume you agree that the mayor should basically keep his mouth shut about nearly everything?

[Neely2005]

By private, I obviously meant nothing that the city would get involved in. As for the rumours of BMO field, until it's officially on the agenda for city counsel to look at, I wouldn't expect any member of counsel to comment on it. To the best of my knowledge, MLSE hasn't presented any options to counsel in regards to this. Do you have more official information that anyone else does?

As I already said the Links that I previously posted show that this was public knowledge for a long time.

In that case, I assume you agree that the mayor should basically keep his mouth shut about nearly everything?

I'm pretty sure that I already answered that question.

Regardless this is getting to political and that never ends well and is probably against the site rules.

[paulwoods13]

I'm pretty sure that I already answered that question.

Regardless this is getting to political and that never ends well and is probably against the site rules.

Valid point.