No, I don’t mean that they won’t let you smoke weed in the Rogers Centre– that’s a given (what is this, Oakland?)– they won’t even let you dress like it, apparently.
Ahhhh, more fine work from the Rogers Fun Police – Shitting on Your Ballpark Experience with Warped Priorities Since As Long As Anyone Can Remember.
Though… OK, maybe this tossing is somewhat justified, since he appears to be a walking ad that they wouldn’t let in with a ticket regardless of product. Still… it would be nice if they could get it together down at the ol’ concrete tomb.
World of Beer has a piece on the beautiful cask ales and local craft beers that other clubs provide their fans, y’know, if you feel the need to get even more deep into wonderment at how, somedays, you still even manage to give a shit about this team.
Hat tip to @Beannation for the clip.
“OK, maybe this tossing is somewhat justified, since he appears to be a walking ad that they wouldn’t let in with a ticket regardless of product.”
Except that he had a ticket and did let him in.
I think the tossing was justified but, man, what the hell. I used this to complain about the dome last week, if anyone’s curious: http://infieldfly.ca/2012/04/13/rogers-centre-staff/
Ahh, the JP Ricciardi days…when smoking bowls in the upper deck was as easy as pie.
Saw this dude holding court on the bridge after Sunday afternoon’s game.
I smoke like crazy in the Dome. No worries mon.
Haha I still smoke pot in the 500level of the dome, weed makes everything better….. Except the Leafs
Seems pretty asinine to me. Anyone young enough to require sheltering from a giant pot leaf won’t understand what the leaf even means. Talk about muzzling the public.
Is there anything on the back of the ticket stub that would restrict this?
Pretty sure someone promoting an illegal substance would be grounds for expulsion from a privately held building. In fact the Jays have the legal right to remove any spectator for any reason no matter how frivolous. They joys of private property which the Rogers Centre is.
to be fair, he wasn’t promoting an illegal substance. I saw him after the game and took one of the pamphlets he was handing out and he was promoting a toronto compassion clinic, a place where people can legally get medical marijuana.
would people be offended if i showed up as a giant tylenol 3? thats also a drug prescribed by doctors and it gets heavily abused. Pot can’t be abused. It’s literally impossible to overdose on weed. You have to smoke like 200 ounces in an hour to overdose on weed and thats far from an easy task. There’s science to prove it. Maybe not 200 ounces, i dont know 100% what the amount is, but its an impossible amount to smoke in an hour
so really, he was promoting medicine from the government. He’s not some drug dealer hanging out at the corner of sherbourne and queen trying to sell drugs to kids. If anything, he’s an activist for a painkiller, given out by the government to help people in serous pain.
But i do agree that i wouldnt want to sit beside him, i mean, maybe in the 100s or 200s where the seats are bigger, but i wouldnt wanna squish up to him in those tiny little 500 seats!
No one in medical history has ever died from a marijuana “overdose” (ie. soley from consuming too much pot, in one form or another). At worst, one falls asleep.
Can you imagine a guy getting kicked out for wearing a rose costume? or a poppy? Or a maple leaf? A cannabis leaf is no different.
The Jays can ban someone if they dont like the colour of your tie.
Try showing up with a big sign that reads ROGERS SUCKS ASS and see how far you will go.
“Hey, kid, that’s actually a stylized Maple Leaf.”
MLB actually has a rule that is league wide which states fans cannot cover their faces with a mask at any ballpark – an oversized pot leaf included apparently. Thats also why you dont get those full body suits that those tools out in Vancouver made so popular during the playoffs last year at baseball games. They cannot put the cover over their face. There was an article in the Star (??) early into the season last year about a couple of reporters who wore those to the Jays game and, after being told they can’t cover their face, did so and were kicked out.
Also, Rogers may not allow people to smoke weed in the game, but who among us can say they havent been sitting in the 500s when the sweet smell of some fine herb comes wafting down from the rows above you. Remember kids – its only illegal if you get caught!
Exactly it’s only illegal if your caught, smoke away, be careful and enjoy the game
and to note the concession stand sales go up as we get the munchies
Where the Toronto green guys were going wrong compared to the Vancouver guys is that the Toronto guys tried to enter the stadium in costume rather than changing into it after getting inside.
Regardless, you’re right about the MLB-wide rule.
The biggest problem with the pot leaf, though, was that he was soliciting inside the Dome without authorization. Nobody can do that whether their face is covered or not.
You can’t keep greenman out of Citizens Bank Park. Unofficial home of the greenman.
first i’ve heard of it
Text me a pic of the pre-game spread man. I wan’t details on how many different meats are available.
This one time I showed up to a game with one of those Helvetica shirts that listed the members of the Wu Tang Clan. First was “Meth” – the greeters once I got into the SkyDome told me to turn my shirt inside out. I politely refused and they got a little abrasive saying that it was offensive. All I had to do was say “This is Wu Tang! What are you? Racist?” and they left me alone. True story.
Looks like someone ran over gumbie
I would’ve given this leaf a hug and then invited him to old Section 506 to talk about when a dime bag cost a dime!
Shouldn’t this respark the debate about getting rid of the turf and bringing grass to the Dome! Remember to puff when Colby bats – he’d do the same for you.
“getting rid of the turf and bringing grass to the Dome!”
That was hilarious, well done sir, well done.
Maybe this fucking immature hippie fuck should take his stupid shit somewhere other than a baseball game. If he is sitting in the seats all he is doing is taking away from the game. Please give me a break with the weed arguments, it’s a safe drug, sure. But this clown is just taking it too far, let people enjoy a ball game. If it was my company, I’d have him tossed too. If I saw him on the street, I’d just make fun of him. Nothing worse than people pushing topics such as this. If I wanted to know about it, I’d research it. I don’t need you dressing up like in a costume, ruining my kids fun (I don’t have kids, hypothetical) to get your point across.
Wow! Here’s a guy who clearly needs to smoke a spliff every now and then. Chill, dude and please don’t procreate either.
100% agree with Linz…also, maybe have a few beers too, then come back and read DRUNK jays fans…thanks bye
Wtf does this topic have to do with getting drunk? I can hit the sauce with the best of them. I guess I’m just not cool enough to try and be funny dressing up like a weed plant. Grow up.
Correct.
Up is where you should grow my friend.
..scratch scratch.. Smoking pot really helps out with one of my newer rashes. ..scratch.. Did you happen to find a large tube of Lanacane .. scratch.. that I left in here earlier? .. scratch scratch .. Ty Bud.
Ever since they got rid of Mark Kersey the organist and replaced him with a computer, which knows maybe three songs, it’s been all down hill at Skydome.
This almost beats the couple that was kicked out of the last game of the season last year for standing during a tie game in the bottom of the 9th during the Bautista/Lind at bats. They were in the 2nd row of the 100s and blocking the view of a staff member sitting across the aisle in the 4th row.
hope im not repeating here but they dont alow green men in with faces covered so they have to toss him??..love the leaf but these are the times of security
Rails in the 200 level — that’s still OK, right?
Hell Ya it is. Concerning the face covering, is this in response to body suits? Because I heard MLB wanted to get rid of fans wearing paper bags over their heads. What about muslim women that cover their face? Are they persona-non-grata at ballgames?