Toronto Blue Jays Tickets For A Day At Rogers Centre

The Toronto Blue Jays have been affiliated with the American League and East Division since their formation in 1977

. Originally as an expansion franchise, they have been nicknamed "The Jays" but take their actual name from the bird who shares the same. The blue jay is colorfully featured as part of their jersey and cap logo with the team colors of blue, black, graphite, silver, white and red. Another nickname the team has been known for is "Blue Birds". As the only team outside the U.S. that has ever won an American League World Series, the Toronto Blue Jays got off to a decent start in 1977 with their first game played against the Chicago White Sox. A home crowd of nearly 45,000 was present to cheer the players on. This first game is most memorable for the snowstorm that had started just before the game began.

The snow didn't stop the team from winning that opening game with two home runs by player Doug Ault. The Toronto Blue Jays went on to win 53 more games in the 1977 season but finished in the very last place of the East Division of the American League. The next year, the team improved their record but still could not pull themselves up out of last place in the AL rankings. As the 70s rounded to a close, Alfredo Griffin became the AL co-Rookie of the year in 1979 and the team introduced their original mascot, BJ Birdie, to the world.

In the 80's, Bobby Cox came on board as the new manager and in 1982, they Toronto Blue Jays finished the season 78-84. It appeared the finish last tendencies had been put to sleep as the team finished 89-73 in 1984. That same year, Tony Fernandez was brought on board after Griffin was traded to the Oakland Athletics. The next year, the Toronto Blue Jays won their first AL East Division title. By the 90s, the Blue Jays were the first Major League ball club to have more than 4 million fans attend their games in just one season.

The 90s also represented the time when the Blue Jays added another AL East Division title to their growing list of accomplishments. It was all the historic point where the Blue Jays came head to head with the Atlanta Braves in the World Series. Back to back in 1992 and 1993, the Blue Jays took home the much sought after and well deserved World Series title. The team has not brought home any pennants or titles since those fortunate seasons of the 90s but with new management under Alex Anthopoulos and changes made in the dugout as well as on the field, the upcoming season should be a fascinating one to say the least.

All of the home games ahead will be played at Rogers Centre located at One Blue Jays Way in Toronto, Ontario. Since June, 1989, this venue has been where the Blue Jays have entertained the competition to create a name for the team. Originally named SkyDome from 1989 to 2005, Rogers Centre started out with AstroTurf for the field surface through 2004 but switched to FieldTurf until this year when AstroTurf GameDay Grass 3D was put into place for the 2010 season.

Rogers Centre has expansive capacity for baseball games with seating choices for 49,539 seats which doesn't include the 3,434 private box seats available. Both the Toronto Blue Jays and the Toronto Argonauts have been tenants in Rogers Centre since its opening in 1989. Other tenants have included the Toronto Raptors. The rename of the venue came when Rogers Communication purchased the trouble stadium and renamed it to the current name.

by: Gen Wright

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