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Hockey Road Trip, Fall 2004 |
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Week One - Southwest
Sat, 10/16 - Fri, 10/22 |
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Thursday, 12/16 |
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Today, I took a tour of Petco Park then travelled north, ending up in Bakersfield, CA.
I also received a message that my radio interview with the Topeka Tarantulas will be broadcasted Sat, 12/18 between the 2nd and 3rd period. Game time is 7:11 CT. I'm guessing between 8:30 and 9:00 CT would be the airing.
www.topekatarantulas.com
There's a 'Live! Broadcast' button on the top of the main page. |
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Week Two - Texas
Sat, 10/23 - Fri, 10/29 |
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Week Three - Southeast
Sat, 10/30 - Fri, 11/5 |
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Week Four - Southeast
Sat, 11/6 - Fri, 11/12 |
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Week Five - Mid Atlantic 11/13 - Fri, 11/19 |
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Petco Park is the home of the San Diego Padres. It opened April, 2004. I had a private tour of the park by a nice gentleman named Grant. Spent about an hour and a half touring the park. It was excellent. Can't wait to come back and see a game here. Perhaps next summer when the Braves are in town. |
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Week Six - Long Island Sat, 11/20 - Fri, 11/26 |
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Week Seven - Midwest
Sat, 11/27 - Fri, 12/3 |
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Week Eight - Midwest
Sat, 12/4 - Fri, 12/10 |
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Week Nine - Las Vegas
Sat, 12/11 - Fri, 12/17 |
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Week Ten - California
Sat, 12/18 - Fri, 12/24 |
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Here's Petco Park looking out beyond the center field. You can see the 5 retired numbers on the green backdrop. |
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Beyond that is what is called the park within a park. Fans can purchase a ticket for $5 and bring a blanket and watch the game from there. They still get to go into the stadium and concourse and view the game from there. I've seen that at spring training games and in the minor leagues but never before at a MLB ballpark. It's a VERY fan friendly park. |
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There's lots of construction happening in the area. A hotel and a condominium complex are being built as part of the restoration of this part of San Diego. |
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The arena has several spots overlooking the San Diego area.
This one portrays the Coronado Bridge. The hills in the background (can't really see them in this photo) are in Mexico.
The train yard is outside the arena, as well.
Best bet to get here is by taking the trolley. There's a stop right outside the stadium. |
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Posted: 12/16/04
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