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More Ballpark Lies
Published Oct. 28, 2009
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 ...
Foul Ball
Published Oct. 14, 2009
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 ...
Clearing the Bases
Published Aug. 26, 2009
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 ...
Gator Marketing
Published July 8, 2009
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?
Published July 8, 2009
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
Published July 7, 2009
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
Published July 2, 2009
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
Published June 26, 2009
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
Published June 11, 2009
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
Published June 10, 2009
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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