Petco Park, San Diego

We went to Petco Park last night to watch the Arizona Diamondbacks play the San Diego Padres. Unfortunately, the Friars managed to break their streak and beat us--but that's almost to be expected because we were at the game!


That said, it's a really nice park. An outdoor stadium near the water, right at the "foot" of the Gaslamp District, the park is well-situated and very nicely arranged. It is supposedly set up with the seating in "neighborhoods."








They have even incorporated a warehouse into the design--whether or not this was an actual warehouse at one time or simply a design feature (which I suspect it is), it makes for a nice look. It hearkens back to the old stadiums which always seemed to be tucked into industrial warehouse districts.





Like most modern ball parks, Petco has an excellent concession system. You can get everything from a $6 slice of pizza (yes, slice of pizza, no more than 5" wide) to a $9 beer. I'm not kidding. This is a standard cheap disposable plastic cup of beer--what? 12 ounces? Miller Genuine Draft. You can practically buy a twelve pack for that kind of money. I actually ended up with a bargain, sort of. I grabbed a veggie burger--a veggie burger! At a ball park!--for $6. It didn't come with fries or anything but it was a decent burger of decent size and quality at a, surprise! surprise!, decent price.

But, all in all, Petco is a really nice park and a great place to watch a game. You can't beat the weather, the location, any of it. Sure, it would have been great if the DBacks won the game while we were there, but we hardly expect them to win when we're at a game. Yes, they were three games in the lead in the NL West. Yes, they had just trounced San Diego when they played them at home. Yes, San Diego had been on a bit of a losing streak. You'd think the DBacks would win as a matter of course. Ha! All bets are off when we're in the house.