Hope no one enjoyed going behind the left field fence during games. One of the changes this year at...

Hope no one enjoyed going behind the left field fence during games. One of the changes this year at Petco is not for the better. The Pads are closing the interesting little area in front of the Western Metal building behind the fence where you could stand at field level and watch the game unfold. The team is turning that area and the little nook near it in the Padres store into a new suite for games. They've installed TV's, tables, chairs and all manner of stuff and roped the area off now.

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I never watched from there during games

but I had wanted too. So much for that. It was always fun to go check out BP down there too. Bummer.

Scowling at Padres Losses since 1981

by Nater Tater on Feb 16, 2012 8:44 PM PST reply actions

Agreed

Also talking to the staff there, seems they’ve started discussion about moving the team store over to the candy factory.

by athletics68 on Feb 16, 2012 9:50 PM PST up reply actions

would kind of make sense though

could open the team store earlier on game days, and helps drive attention to other parts of the area.

Scowling at Padres Losses since 1981

by Nater Tater on Feb 16, 2012 10:44 PM PST up reply actions

I think it's a bigger space, too.

by Darklighter on Feb 17, 2012 10:21 AM PST up reply actions

Oh thanks for reminding me...

I took a photo of that. CRAZY.

by Dex on Feb 17, 2012 12:37 PM PST reply actions

I wrote a letter

I was pissed.

by athletics68 on Feb 17, 2012 2:49 PM PST up reply actions

I'm trying to find out what exactly they're doing with it

I’m hoping for a Starbucks.

by Dex on Feb 19, 2012 7:21 PM PST up reply actions

Nope. It'll be for high rollers.

Gotta get that extra revenue.

by wegotballsley on Feb 19, 2012 9:24 PM PST up reply actions

It's a suite according to what I was told

Not a traditional suite obviously, but it’s definitely a suite of some kind.

by athletics68 on Feb 20, 2012 8:56 AM PST up reply actions

That was one of the more charming features of the ballpark.

I thought it was a bit of a lure to get people in the store because I would always take guests there. Most of the time it was just an interesting but distant view of the game but if you happened to be there at the right time to see a play in that corner it was unbelievable.

by SeeAnFrockOh on Feb 17, 2012 10:25 PM PST reply actions

I was there

When Cameron smashed into an infielder running for a fly ball and broke his face. They had to cart him off. We waited around and he rolled right by us to a waiting ambulance in that big opening next to the WMS Building.

"I'M NOT GOING TO ASK HIM FOR F_CKING TICKETS, DEX. I DON'T NEED A DEAL ON A F_CKING LUXURY SUITE." - Mike

by Jonny Dub on Feb 23, 2012 3:18 PM PST up reply actions