Exhibition Stadium

Remembering Toronto's mistake by the lake.

[@RRaquello]

In 1976, we went up to Canada on a family vacation and went to Toronto to the hockey hall-of-fame, which at that time was right by Exhibition Stadium. That was the year before the Blue Jays started play, and we saw them doing construction work on the stadium getting it ready for the Blue Jays. But I never saw a game there. Funny that in 76 everybody who went to Canada went to Montreal for the olympics, but we went to Toronto to see an empty stadium.

[@TheCountziggenpuss]

I was there the day they won the American League East in '85 only to see them lose in game 7 to the Royals a few weeks later.

[@thomastherriault6199]

I was at the game the night before. The place was electric. We went down early to get a seat in the left field side of the grandstand. A of people beat us and we wound up around section 20, the middle, half way up. Lloyd Moseby booted one and the Jay's lost, too bad but still a memorable night/weekend.

[@conductorinblack]

I loved taking the Bloor-Danforth train to Spadina, followed by the long streetcar ride southward on Bathurst to the CNE. I loved being able to get into the old Grandstand section with my $1.00 Dominion Grocery Stores tickets, AND...I especially loved watching the fans behind home plate and along the baselines scurry like mice when it rained while enjoying the comfort of that big 'ol roof. MISTAKE MY ASS! The Ex is as close to perfect as it gets for a Baseball fan.

[@thomastherriault6199]

Yeah, the roof was the best thing about it, especially for concerts and late fall Argo games.

[@igorslocks]

Love those old Blue Jays uniforms, especially the powder blue road

[@edwardbliss8931]

The best part of Exhibition Stadium was the Meester Mike's fries outside of it

[@brianjensen4568]

Sitting in those 1st base line aluminum seats introduced me to piles .....😕😄😄😄🍻😉

[@28brasco]

Fergie oliver.lmao. would love for someone to upload the old intro from labbatts bluejays baseball on CFTO from the early to mid 80s.

[@stonecole23]

Moseby MUST have thought the ball had been hit to shallow center and thus had to tag up....

[@Jleed989]

I wonder if Gruber is talking about Kirk Gibson in right field?

[@UCKABAH]

Was before my time to watch Jays games at Exhibition Stadium but I did see a WWF wrestling show there in 1996. Wasn't the best venue but it had personality. I'm glad I got to enjoy it at least once.

[@scottalderson8673]

Awesome...main event was Shawn Michaels vs Goldust

[@UCKABAH]

@@scottalderson8673 Yep. Ladder match.

[@scottalderson8673]

@@UCKABAH Were you there for the soft ball game hours earlier?

[@UCKABAH]

@@scottalderson8673 haha I was. Made a day of it at the Ex. Gosh I must have been 12 years old. Feel so old

[@scottalderson8673]

Well I have you beat....I'm 45 years old...lol...Great memories regardless how old one was......

[@mikeyg6631]

Best 3rd baseman Kelly Gruber

[@daveni2]

in the few years of exhibition stadium I went to more games than 23 years of skydome

[@halladaycelebrate]

I think that's the play-by-play announcer for the White Sox.

[@Etobeeshawn]

Yeah, the '85 season. That's the year I turned 12 and I'll never forget when the Jays were playing against the Royals in the playoffs. It was the first time in my life that I got to experience a possible championship for my city. And also my first experience at losing a playoff series, which was devastating. But I'll never forget when me, my friends, and our families, as all of Toronto was doing, gathered together to watch it on TV. RIP Exhibition Stadium; I still miss the Mistake by the Lake

[@paleo704]

Jesse Barfield. Legend

[@blueman1904]

what is the name of this documentary?

[@Maxwell1901]

I think it's called "Sky High" and it was a season in review of 1989 for the Blue Jays. That definitely sounds like Tom Cheek on the narration.

[@zazzman1313]

Do you have any pictures of the Ex from that time?

[@PatFrenchLeafsFan1]

I want to tell you something. I love your KZbin channel with old Jays games. Do you have some more of them aired on CBC & TSN?

[@zazzman1313]

Pat French thanks ... I have the Tom Cheek Level of Excellence game from 2004 up until the fifth... just have to upload

[@PatFrenchLeafsFan1]

@@zazzman1313 OK, but I was hoping that you would have lots of games like on CBC from 1996 to 2002, even on TSN too. I appreciate your KZbin channel.

[@Nickrj3]

who's the announcer calling Moesby's adventure at 1:00?

[@Chekmate99]

Frank Messer with Don Drysdale - the game was on 8/16/87.

[@angeloconn1]

I was there !

[@paleo704]

Amazing stadium. It was gorgeous beyond words. Miss it

[@sarahwentforalemonwedgeand8991]

when did u start smoking crack???

[@paleo704]

Defer Payment I thought it was beautiful

[@seanwebb605]

@@sarahwentforalemonwedgeand8991 Meth

[@seanwebb605]

Nothing amazing about that stadium. The location was fun because of the waterfront and the CNE, but we're talking about a couple of basic grand stands. Nothing special in design or layout.

[@Nickrj3]

I think that's Frank Messer

[@littlebud9999]

1976

[@vejet]

Good riddance, worst stadium in the history of sports.

[@canadianraunchycomedies]

na the BIG O in montreal

[@toptenguy1]

Maybe I'm biased, but I went to a good 50 Big O games, and... I really didn't find it that bad. I'm sure the other 29 stadiums were better but I just knew I was fine with it!

[@currypablo]

Skydome(Rogers Centre) is just as bad.

[@rmartin7558]

Miller Park in Milwaukee sucks ass.

[@JJJerryrum]

as do i and i was born a year after it closed go figure

[@Hermanramirezz]

Whose here after the padres commentator!?

[@davidbradshaw3107]

Little league dump