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Just in time for the 2004 Baseball Season, Petco Park opened it's gates April 2004. Creating this downtown ballpark was rather controversial and there were many delays, but all that's over now and San Diego has a beautiful, state-of-the-art home for the San Diego Padres and their fans.
The outside structure, at the moment, looks a bit industrial to me, but soon, the steel and concrete will be covered with lovely plants hanging from each tier. This photo does not do the park justice as it is an obscure view from the west gate. However, I saw another view from another street and hope to put a better photo here instead. Leave a Comment
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San Diego has undergone a brand new renovation to the downtown landscape by adding the new Petco Park. This will be the new home to the San Diego Padres. The Padres are definitely going to be a hot ticket in town with the Giants coming south, as well as the Los Angeles Dodgers.
I would highly recommend bringing a baseball glove, and purchasing a Padres ball cap if you really want to fit in here. Leave a Comment
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Every year in Ski Beach, between Pacific Beach and Midway. It is a peculiar show with this fast boats (if somebody know how they are calling in English let me know).
They make a incredible sound which can be heard from all PB, Mission Beach, Clairemont... Leave a Comment Theme: Sports Watching
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Broadway is the main street in the downtown area.
Though our San Diego Padres Baseball team lost the bid for the World Series, the fans welcomed them home with a huge parade down Broadway! Imagine what would happen if we had won! Leave a Comment Theme: Sports Watching
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Until just recently, Qualcomm Stadium was home to San Diego Chargers, The Padres, San Diego State University Aztecs, and the Holiday Bowl.
San Diego's professional Baseball team, The San Diego Padres, no doubt was named after the priests who established the San Diego Mission, no longer play at Qualcomm. As of April 2004 the Padres have moved their venue to Petco Park.
However if it is football you want to see, go to Qualcomm! The SD Trolley has a station at the parking lot of Qualcomm making it very convenient to use public transportation to get there and back. Leave a Comment Theme: Sports WatchingAddress: 9449 Friars RoadPhone: (619) 641-3100Directions: In Mission Valley. Just take the trolley to Qualcom.Website: http://http://www.sandiego.gov/qualcomm/
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We both love baseball so on our trip to San Diego in 2003 we decided to go to a Padres game. At the time we did not know that Qualcomm was not to be thier stadium the following year. The stadium was actually very nice and we had great seats behind home. It was a Padres-Giants game and the Giants wiped them up. Qualcomm stadium is still used for the San Diego Chargers, San Diego State University Aztecs, and Holiday Bowl. I could imagine flying down for a foorball game here. There were lots of facilities and snack shacks. Although easy to get to we opted for a taxi so we would not have to hassle with parking. A very smart move on our part. I had a cousin in San Diego give us that advice. If you check out the stadiums homepage you can find a list of driving directions, upcoming events, handicap accessibility guide and services for guests with disabilities, seating charts and photos. If you enjoy sports and there is a game on while in town you should go for it!
We were here in April and it did tend to get a bit chilly in the evening so I would suggest a light jacket or sweater. Or just throw on a good ole team sweatshirt that you can purchase for way to much at the stadium. I bought a hat! I am a sucker! Leave a Comment Theme: Sports WatchingAddress: 9449 Friars Road, San Diego, CA 92108Phone: (619) 641-3100Directions: QUALCOMM Stadium is located in the heart of San Diego in Mission Valley. It is centrally located and easily accessible from any one of four freeways: 805, 163, 15, and 8. Website: http://www.sandiego.gov/qualcomm/ Other Contact: Email: stadium@sandiego.gov
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While you might run into the occasional rabid Chargers or Padres fan, professional sports are not such a big deal in San Diego. After all, people have so many great distractions, they don't have time to root for their teams!
Profession teams include:
NFL (Pro football): Chargers
MLB (Baseball): Padres
I just saw PetCo Park, home of the Padres for the first time in January of 2006. It's a nice baseball park located right in the heart of downtown a couple blocks from the Gaslamp District. Leave a Comment Theme: Sports Watching
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For those of you who enjoy football...well, WATCHING football rather than playing it, MOONDOGGIES in Pacific Beach is the place for you!
Grab your favorite adult beverage and pull up a barstool.
A large population of RAIDER fans hang out at Moondoggies...
Bring your trusted US dollars or credit card! Leave a Comment Theme: Sports WatchingAddress: 832 Garnet Avenue, San DiegoPhone: 858-483-6550Directions: Pacific Beach area of San Diego.Website: www.moondoggies.com
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I came to San Diego again for the sole purpose of going to the Yankees game. It was the first regular season visit by the Yankees to San Diego and the first visit of any kind since game 4 of the 1998 World Series.
This turned out to be one of Ted Lilly's best starts for the Yankees with a 3 hit shut out. Also included a great catch by Shane-O. Leave a Comment Theme: Sports Watching
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I say it in the plural because they have had 3 over the years. I was never able to go their original ballpark, Jack Murphy Stadium, altho I rode by it more than once. It doubled as a football stadium in the winter. Of the other two, I will only review the current stadium, PetCo Park, but let me say of Qualcomm Stadium that it was a perfectly fine stadium and I thought it was kinda silly to have it for the Padres for so short a time but at least they're still using it (for football and college sports).
So here is one more in my series of MLB stadium reviews: PetCo Park, which I visited in August of 2006.
1) Arrival & Departure
I give this a 4 (on a scale of 1-5 where 5 is spectacular, spectacular). It's not too bad despite the fact that it is yet another of those stadiums built right downtown where there isn't much space to begin with but, PetCo does make the best of it. They have a trolley that stops nearby so you can park quite a ways away - and how many stadiums are accessible by trolley?
2) Food
It's okay. Nothing to write home about. I give it a 3.
3) Comfort
Yeah, not so much. I give them a 3 on this. They do have people walking around handing out sunscreen and that's great because it does seem like there are a LOT of seats in the sun. Also - the park is rather confusing. There are many "you can't get there from here" problems. Once inside, if you came in on the 3rd base side and have seats on the 1st base side, you can't walk around the outfield. You have to go the long way. Also, they have this old building that makes up part of the stadium's structure and the floors don't exactly match - it's rather odd and definitely not comfortable.
4) Enjoyment
I give this a 4. They make it a pleasant experience for the most part. They have a very cute ad campaign that involves posters around the stadium showing hamsters sitting in the dugout eating sunflower seeds with the players (because it's PetCo Park, get it?) but other than that there isn't a lot of cutesy stuff and I like that.
Overall, I give it a 3 1/2. It could be better (actually, it was and it was called Qualcomm) but it could be worse. Leave a Comment Theme: Sports Watching
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