Travel Photo 245654

Mar 28, 2018 4:49pm

It's possible for a place to be simultaneously amazing and awful. Case in point: Stade Olympique. Because it wasn't designed specifically for baseball, the former home of the Expos has some unique quirks that make it an excellent place to see a single game, and some fundamental flaws that make it impossible to imagine returning to it several times a year. Baseball in a dome is sacrilegious to some, but in the park's defense, the roof was originally designed to be retractable. Engineering complications meant the playing surface would only see the light of day a handful of times. With the lid permanently closed, the place is CAVERNOUS. The outfield seats in the upper deck couldn't be reached by a baseball if it were launched by SpaceX. Not sure you'd even feel like you were watching a baseball game from up there. However, one benefit from the enclosed field is the sound of the crowd is epic. Adding to the cacophony, the blue seats in the lower bowl are mounted on aluminum stands. All...