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Good trip to Petco for PadresFan - 7/1/2006 10:08:58 AM

PadresFan104

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Hi all -

Some of you know that I've worked pretty hard to collect the best photos possible to create the PureSim Ballpark files that I host on my website. A couple of you also know that in an ironic twist, the absolute hardest photo to obtain has been a good photo of Petco Park.

Well, last week I went on a behind the scenes tour of Petco Park as part of the PMI professional organization that I belong to. I was hoping for a good shot of the stadium from way up in the upper deck or at least from the press box. Well, I was pretty bummed when the tour didn't go to the upper decks, and the shot I got from the press box wasn't that great. I was kinda bummed, but we (I took my wife along who is also a big Padres fan) got to see lot of cool stuff and I got to sit in the dugout which made the trip worthwile. I'll embed a shot of me in the dugout to this message.

Anyway, on the way out we were given a copy of Padres magazine. Flipping through the pages on the walk out of the ballpark I noticed a PERFECT picture of the stadium, unblemished by any text or anything. It was perfect! Well, tonight I finally got around to scanning the image and I couldn't be happier with how it turned out. I'll post a small version of the image in this thread as a sample, and then I'll modidy my current ballpark archive to reflect the new image.

For those of you using modern rosters and stadiums, I hope you like the new image.

Al

Here's me in the dugout at Petco...

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RE: Good trip to Petco for PadresFan - 7/1/2006 10:11:01 AM

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And here's the great photo of Petco that will find it's way into my Ballpark Files. Man, I feel like I'm 12 again and I finally got that last Topps Rookie card I was searching for!

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RE: Good trip to Petco for PadresFan - 7/1/2006 10:15:13 AM

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Here's a shot from the Press Level from the tour...

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RE: Good trip to Petco for PadresFan - 7/1/2006 10:16:41 AM

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And one last one, here's a shot from right behind home plate. NOTE: There was a grounds keeper always nearby making sure we didn't step on his Bermuda Bullseye grass!!!

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RE: Good trip to Petco for PadresFan - 7/1/2006 4:57:52 PM

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Al,

what the heck you doing sitting on the bench not in uniform?!?!?

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RE: Good trip to Petco for PadresFan - 7/1/2006 5:55:41 PM

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I have a nice shot of Petco. In fact, let me know of any parks you need or would like to upgrade. I have a lot, including many I have taken myself.

Ron

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RE: Good trip to Petco for PadresFan - 7/1/2006 6:50:47 PM

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Hey, that's nice ganguy!!! I'll let you know...

Al

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RE: Good trip to Petco for PadresFan - 7/1/2006 7:18:52 PM

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Attractive park. I can't help but feel that everything is a sister of Camden Yards when I look at the outfield. Not that it is a bad thing, but rather good. When I shot by the Astros stadium (sorry, I don't ever remember the corporate names) with my father, I saw all the girders and exterior and saw the entire architectural motif that the OPACY architect had used, just in another scheme.

All in all, I absolutely love the new parks. Variants on theme mostly, but when you have perfection in your pocket, why change?

I'd like to see a thread of nice shots of ALL the OPACY offshoots as well as the other new parks that aren't OPACY-based.

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