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| impressions of the new baseball stadium in San Diego |
| 06.18.04 (11:14 pm) [edit] |
I saw history tonight: the Padres played the Blue Jays for the first time ever, and David Wells faced the team that he broke into the majors with. Interleague is more than interesting. I love it....and it was nice to see a fresh team come visit our city.
Petco Park is brand new this year for us Padre Fans. I really don't like the name of the stadium...but I can live with it. A few things really stood out....
1) Downtown location! Very nice. No boonies like the old Qualcom stadium where they used to play. The view of the city behind the ooutfield was spectacular.
2) Cold! Very cold at the game. I used the free beach towel I received for a blanket to keep me warm. I have a feeling that runs will go down for games played here. I wonder what August will be like.
3) No foul outs! Damn that foul ball area is small. Quite the contrast the the Oakland A's of the 80's when batters were robbed when their foul balls would be caught for outs behind the chasm layed out behind home plate. At this new park, Petco Park, what used to be foul ball outs in Qualcom are now going to give the batters another shot at a hit. Hope this makes up for the low run production that the cold weather should cause.
4) Easy in, Easy out. Parking was a breaze, and getting out of there was a snap. Nothing like Qualcom or Dodger Stadium where you would have to wait and wait for the cars in front of you to exit the parking lots.
5) Kid friendly. Little baseball diamonds behind the Home Run fence. And a grassy hill that you can sit on and watch the game from the outfield on blankets for $5 an entrance fee. I plan on returning for a picnic in the sun one day.
Overall....this is a very nice park, all seats point to home plate, and the fact that I could order a Rubio's Fish Taco and a Tecate makes it all the better! "A+"
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