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Padres FanFest will let fans "Catch fly balls in the outfield"

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The Padres just released the official Padres FanFest activities list.

The first thing I saw got me really excited, instant pant full of bone.

"Catch fly balls in the outfield"

This is a great idea.  If you remember back in the Jack Murphy Stadium days they used to have a "Pop Fly Payoff" in the outfield before each game.  A fan would be out in centerfield and a pitching machine would launch three baseballs out to them and they'd get a prize depending on how many they could catch.

As a young lad, I always wanted to do that.  Maybe just maybe this will be my chance to impress a few people around the organization with my skillz, like Pad Squad Andre. 

At the FanFest they will also be revealing which retro uniform will be worn on Throwback Thursdays.  But before you get too excited about going retro, the Padres encourage you to "Wear your Padres blue to show your SD pride and win prizes" at the FanFest.  I assume there will be prizes for old school colors.

Remember when this event was called FriarFest?  It's true the Padres are getting rid of the Friar!

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Not Friar Fest??

So does this mean that that blue thing and red thing are the new mascots???

Can't beat'em F'em!

by DickFace on Feb 4, 2010 3:23 PM PST reply actions  

As far as pre-game antics go

I was always more partial to the Dash for Cash or whatever it was. Pop flies always seemed too easy.

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by Axion on Feb 4, 2010 6:02 PM PST reply actions  

yeah but you could be really good at pop flies

but if you’ve never caught one in a stadium i bet they could catch you off guard.

Oh internet, what a wicked web you weave.

by Mad_Villain on Feb 4, 2010 6:45 PM PST up reply actions  

The last time

they did “fly balls in the outfield” they just had a member of the Pad Squad lob balls up against the fence so you could catch the ball while dramatically “crashing into the fence.”

by Phantom on Feb 4, 2010 6:36 PM PST reply actions  

Well

that will be a major buzz-kill but wouldn’t surprise me.

by jbox on Feb 4, 2010 7:34 PM PST up reply actions  

"Wear your Padres blue

Blue?

Mommy please make the mean men STOP!

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by wrveres on Feb 5, 2010 1:38 AM PST reply actions  

Damn!

Look at those great mechanics!

by Jonny Dub on Feb 5, 2010 2:58 PM PST reply actions  

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