We might be looking at the elusive 7%.DanoT wrote:One interesting stat that I heard from the relentless Blue Jays coverage: In a best of 5 series when a team jumps out with a 2-0 lead, they then have a 93% chance of advancing. So the BJs are now in big trouble and will likely have a quick playoff exit.
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"The Toronto Argonauts Football Club provided the following update on the location of the team’s regular season home game on Friday, October 23 against the Montreal Alouettes.
“Our next home game scheduled for Friday, October 23 at 7:00 p.m. ET against the Montreal Alouettes will be played at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton.” said Argonauts Executive Chairman & CEO, Chris Rudge. “We have reviewed the ALCS championship schedule and, despite nearly five days between potential baseball home dates, we have been informed by Rogers Centre officials that there is insufficient time to convert the stadium from baseball to football, and then back again, to accommodate our game on the 23rd. The game is to be played in just seven days and the most logical course of action for our team and for our fans is to move on and prepare to play the game at a stadium that is available, meets CFL standards and is broadcast-ready.”
Rudge continued, “We will continue to work on alternate plans for our October 30 home game against the BC Lions should there be another similar conflict with the MLB post-season schedule. Those plans are not yet final but will most likely result in our team playing at Tim Hortons Field. We will communicate the appropriate details as early as possible once a decision is known. Again, we thank everyone for their continued support and patience during this unusual time.”
Fans whose ticket packages include the October 23 home game will continue to be contacted by Toronto Argonauts ticket representatives. Fans that have purchased tickets to any 2015 Toronto Argonauts home game that has been, or will be, displaced by the 2015 MLB post-schedule will be fully reimbursed once all disruptions are known."
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From the above (released by the Argos today), it's clear that Rogers Centre officials are not eager to have the Argos back for the whole of the MLB playoffs. They're already saying they are making plans for the Oct 30th BC game to be moved even though there is plenty of distance from potential World Series dates there.
“Our next home game scheduled for Friday, October 23 at 7:00 p.m. ET against the Montreal Alouettes will be played at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton.” said Argonauts Executive Chairman & CEO, Chris Rudge. “We have reviewed the ALCS championship schedule and, despite nearly five days between potential baseball home dates, we have been informed by Rogers Centre officials that there is insufficient time to convert the stadium from baseball to football, and then back again, to accommodate our game on the 23rd. The game is to be played in just seven days and the most logical course of action for our team and for our fans is to move on and prepare to play the game at a stadium that is available, meets CFL standards and is broadcast-ready.”
Rudge continued, “We will continue to work on alternate plans for our October 30 home game against the BC Lions should there be another similar conflict with the MLB post-season schedule. Those plans are not yet final but will most likely result in our team playing at Tim Hortons Field. We will communicate the appropriate details as early as possible once a decision is known. Again, we thank everyone for their continued support and patience during this unusual time.”
Fans whose ticket packages include the October 23 home game will continue to be contacted by Toronto Argonauts ticket representatives. Fans that have purchased tickets to any 2015 Toronto Argonauts home game that has been, or will be, displaced by the 2015 MLB post-schedule will be fully reimbursed once all disruptions are known."
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From the above (released by the Argos today), it's clear that Rogers Centre officials are not eager to have the Argos back for the whole of the MLB playoffs. They're already saying they are making plans for the Oct 30th BC game to be moved even though there is plenty of distance from potential World Series dates there.
B.C. Place appears to be available Oct. 30 if the Argos choose to play another home game in the visitors' stadium as they did recently with Ottawa. The first round of the MLS playoffs is scheduled for Oct. 28 and 29 but the Whitecaps don't know yet who or where they'll be playing. There's nothing scheduled at B.C. Place after that until the Lions' final home game on Nov. 7. I know the Argos wouldn't like the travel but remember who owns both teams.
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Rogers Centre must have an incredibly incompetent crew if they can't turn the stadium around in 5 days. They managed to do it for the Argos earlier this season. They managed to pull that feat off back in August when the Riders were coming to town with only 4 calendar days between Blue Jay home games but now that it's playoff time they can't do it despite having an extra day to play with. I don't think it's that they can't do the turnaround but rather that they just don't want to do it.
As for the Lions game I think it would be a safe bet that they'd move it down to Braley's hometown Hamilton. That game is a Friday night game while the Ti-Cats play at home on the Sunday afternoon. Have to give the Argos credit for their resiliency and resolve through this bizarre season. This Blue Jay BS could very well have negatively impacted the integrity of the CFL season and had serious playoff seeding implications. As it is though all the Argos have done so far is win those "home" games played in Fort Mac and Ottawa.
As for the Lions game I think it would be a safe bet that they'd move it down to Braley's hometown Hamilton. That game is a Friday night game while the Ti-Cats play at home on the Sunday afternoon. Have to give the Argos credit for their resiliency and resolve through this bizarre season. This Blue Jay BS could very well have negatively impacted the integrity of the CFL season and had serious playoff seeding implications. As it is though all the Argos have done so far is win those "home" games played in Fort Mac and Ottawa.
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That's for sure.Hambone wrote:Rogers Centre must have an incredibly incompetent crew if they can't turn the stadium around in 5 days. They managed to do it for the Argos earlier this season. They managed to pull that feat off back in August when the Riders were coming to town with only 4 calendar days between Blue Jay home games but now that it's playoff time they can't do it despite having an extra day to play with. I don't think it's that they can't do the turnaround but rather that they just don't want to do it.
Ricky Foley is a quote machine anyway, but this shows how some Argo players feel about their nomad season
http://www.cfl.ca/article/dunk-its-toro ... oley-argos
while Milanovich takes a practical approach to having "home" field at Tim Horton's
http://www.sportsnet.ca/football/cfl/ar ... vs-stamps/
It makes way more sense for the Argo's to hop on some buses and travel the hour or so to Hamilton, than fly all the way across 3 times zones to play in BC. Plus, TSN would want the Friday night game to start at 7PM Eastern time..... and a Hamilton game fits the bill better than a 4pm BC start.....and TSN schedule is always the biggest driving issue......Hambone wrote:
As for the Lions game I think it would be a safe bet that they'd move it down to Braley's hometown Hamilton. That game is a Friday night game while the Ti-Cats play at home on the Sunday afternoon. Have to give the Argos credit for their resiliency and resolve through this bizarre season. This Blue Jay BS could very well have negatively impacted the integrity of the CFL season and had serious playoff seeding implications. As it is though all the Argos have done so far is win those "home" games played in Fort Mac and Ottawa.
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One additional thought on this after reading other comments elsewhere. MLB may be pulling the strings on this one and it probably filters down into the Argos' lease arrangements. MLB has games scheduled for Oct 19-21 at Rogers. October being as it can be weatherwise MLB also likely advised the Jays that the stadium must be available beyond those 3 game days in the event inclement weather forces earlier rainouts thus pushing the schedule out further. As it turned out the games in KC happened but had they encountered rain it's possible the games at Rogers could've been pushed a day or two later.
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There is no point in being fair and reasonable here Hambone as that is not Rogers management style. I dislike Rogers so I am rooting for KC while just watching the odd recap of the games. As for results so farHambone wrote:One additional thought on this after reading other comments elsewhere. MLB may be pulling the strings on this one and it probably filters down into the Argos' lease arrangements. MLB has games scheduled for Oct 19-21 at Rogers. October being as it can be weatherwise MLB also likely advised the Jays that the stadium must be available beyond those 3 game days in the event inclement weather forces earlier rainouts thus pushing the schedule out further. As it turned out the games in KC happened but had they encountered rain it's possible the games at Rogers could've been pushed a day or two later.
There was 3,401 in attendance at Tim Horton's Field on Saturday for the CGY-TOR game. (Of course Game 2 of the ALCS was on TV at the same time, so those who were there are the REAL hard-core Argos fans.)
The field had no team logo on the turf, but the Cats logos on the sidelines was noticeable on the TV broadcast.
The field had no team logo on the turf, but the Cats logos on the sidelines was noticeable on the TV broadcast.