Diamonds For Women

[forloveofthegame]

It will take place on February 9 at Petco Park.

Here are some details,

[dodgerblue6]

I love the clinics, too!

I know you'll have a great time!
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[forloveofthegame]

Fan Fest is now only 1 week away!
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"Baseball is an allegorical play about America, a poetic, complex, and subtle play of courage, fear, good luck, mistakes, patience about fate, and sober self-esteem." - Saul Steinberg

[forloveofthegame]

Here is the latest update from padres.com
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"Baseball is an allegorical play about America, a poetic, complex, and subtle play of courage, fear, good luck, mistakes, patience about fate, and sober self-esteem." - Saul Steinberg

[dodgerblue6]

Some highlights from the U-T re tomorrow's event:

[forloveofthegame]

Thank you! As expected it was a great time at Petco Park yesterday. We went with some friends of ours who were bringing their 5 month old baby to Petco for the first time so it was a special time for them – even if there was not a game going on. And we had to improve his wardrobe (which you will see why later). We all met in the Gaslamp Quarter for brunch at Soleil at K, and then headed to the ballpark. It was such a nice day when we left the house, I almost didn’t want to wear a jacket but by the time we got downtown there were clouds above and a bit of a chill so I was glad I had brought another layer!

Meeting and talking to CQ and Clayton Richard were among the best things of the day. Both of them had told the Union Tribune writer who was covering the event that it works both ways at the Fan Fest, not just the fans meeting players but players getting to know the fans, as being a good thing. I told them we have followed the Padres since they were a new franchise so they understood I have some history of being their fan, Lol. Andrew Cashner was there too and told everyone that (to my surprise) he will be ready by Opening Day. My son asked CQ what he thought about Cathedral being ranked No. 1 in the nation in the preseason polls and he was pretty excited about it. Chase, of course, was the most popular player there. We did not get near him.

Another thing was everyone wanted to see the work that had been done on the outfield and get a feel for the new dimensions. Kids were all over the field, and in a way that was the best part of it to me. I always think of baseball as a kid’s game and I never want it not to feel like it to children. Some pictures from the U-T gallery show how much fun this Fan Fest was for families. It made me wish I had brought a small child with me instead of two grown ones. Of course we had the baby, but he was too little to do anything other than pose with the Friar. If nothing else I did stop to watch the kids' pitching clinic with Huston Street and the batting clinic with Cameron Maybin. The “expanded military zone” in the Park at the Park was a good activity for families too with interactive stuff to do that were set up by the Navy, Army and USMC.

The Padres garage sale had a lot of stuff I would have loved to bid on, but I kept my purse shut as I would have gotten out of hand if I even started. Lol. To think I was originally supposed to be in Vegas this weekend I had to question whether I would have spent more there, or here! I know I would have at least come home with something here, though. Lol Speaking of Vegas they have us at 100-to-1 odds to win the World series this year, little surprise there Here is the link to prove it

We skipped the clubhouse tour although our friends did take it- I have done that enough times and I don't think anything has changed. It gets pretty crowded so unless you have not done it before, I would rather just take a pass.

Another thing we did not get to (but if I had spent less time on the field I probably would have rather done this) - the fan forum featuring Ron Fowler, Peter Seidler, Josh Byrnes and Tom Garfinkel, and of course Buddy Black.

The best part of the day yesterday was just being with the family and getting to meander around the ballpark, something we don’t get a chance to do as often once September ends. We did stick our noses in a couple of months ago, as you might remember me posting, just to check out how the progress of how the construction was going.

I sent Linda one picture taken on the field so she can post it later.

[DB6 edit: See post below for picture.]
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"Baseball is an allegorical play about America, a poetic, complex, and subtle play of courage, fear, good luck, mistakes, patience about fate, and sober self-esteem." - Saul Steinberg

[dodgerblue6]

Here's the U-T photo gallery, and Bill Center's recap. It was much more in-depth than the brief report on padres.com.

[forloveofthegame]

Lol. Thank you for posting the pictures for me!
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"Baseball is an allegorical play about America, a poetic, complex, and subtle play of courage, fear, good luck, mistakes, patience about fate, and sober self-esteem." - Saul Steinberg