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More Ballpark Lies

More Ballpark Lies

The Portland Beavers are a triple-A minor-league baseball team affiliated with the San Diego Padres. The Beavers want taxpayers to kick in bundles of money for a new ballpark — just as the Padres did. The ...

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Foul Ball

Foul Ball

It’s six o’clock in the evening on July 21, and the brilliant blue of the late-afternoon sky over San Diego is bleaching at the edges as the sun moseys toward the horizon, throwing the downtown buildings ...

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Clearing the Bases

Clearing the Bases

Back in 1998, then–Padres majority owner John Moores promised that if taxpayers would pour more than $300 million into a ballpark, he would produce teams that were competitive. Maybe he meant that he could produce teams ...

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Gator Marketing

Gator Marketing

On Sunday, July 5, at approximately 2:30 p.m., a sidewalk peddler was spotted on the southwest corner of Tenth Avenue and J Street hawking “ice ... More Comments (3)

What’s Wrong with Family Visitors?

What’s Wrong with Family Visitors?

Visitors to downtown hotels are a piddling few. Residents of downtown condos are a piddling few. But that won’t stop the establishment from diddling taxpayers ... More Comments (72)

Pedicab Perp Walks

Pedicab Perp Walks

Shortly after the Padres-Dodgers game on Friday, July 3, cars and fans filled the streets surrounding Petco Park. So, San Diego traffic controllers began to ... More Comments (2)

Swarm In, Swarm Out

Swarm In, Swarm Out

On Thursday, July 2, at the top of the ninth inning in a game between the Padres and Houston Astros, bees were seen buzzing around ... More Post a comment

Fans Staying Away from Away at the Park

Fans Staying Away from Away at the Park

On Wednesday evening, June 24, The San Diego Padres found themselves deadlocked in a 3-3 tie with the Seattle Mariners through the top of the ... More Comments (5)

It’s Hard to Be a Fan

It’s Hard to Be a Fan

Though the Padres stretched their Sunday, June 7, game against the Arizona Diamondbacks 18 innings in the longest major league game so far this season, ... More Post a comment

More Ugly Stats

More Ugly Stats

When the Arizona Diamondbacks were in town on May 6, 2009, the Padres and D’backs drew an announced crowd of 13,646 — a record low ... More Comments (7)

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