Here's something you might be interested in.
Ask a Hipster — Advice you didn't know you needed
Big Screen — Movie commentary
Blurt — Music's inside track
Booze News — San Diego spirits
Classical Music — Immortal beauty
Classifieds — Free and easy
Cover Stories — Front-page features
Drinks All Around — Bartenders' drink recipes
Excerpts — Literary and spiritual excerpts
Feast! — Food & drink reviews
Feature Stories — Local news & stories
Fishing Report — What’s getting hooked from ship and shore
From the Archives — Spotlight on the past
Golden Dreams — Talk of the town
The Gonzo Report — Making the musical scene, or at least reporting from it
Letters — Our inbox
Movies@Home — Local movie buffs share favorites
Movie Reviews — Our critics' picks and pans
Musician Interviews — Up close with local artists
Neighborhood News from Stringers — Hyperlocal news
News Ticker — News & politics
Obermeyer — San Diego politics illustrated
Outdoors — Weekly changes in flora and fauna
Overheard in San Diego — Eavesdropping illustrated
Poetry — The old and the new
Reader Travel — Travel section built by travelers
Reading — The hunt for intellectuals
Roam-O-Rama — SoCal's best hiking/biking trails
San Diego Beer — Inside San Diego suds
SD on the QT — Almost factual news
Sheep and Goats — Places of worship
Special Issues — The best of
Street Style — San Diego streets have style
Surf Diego — Real stories from those braving the waves
Theater — On stage in San Diego this week
Tin Fork — Silver spoon alternative
Under the Radar — Matt Potter's undercover work
Unforgettable — Long-ago San Diego
Unreal Estate — San Diego's priciest pads
Your Week — Daily event picks
Padres’ Single-Game Ticket Sales Date Changes
Folks have been lining up at Petco Park on the first Saturday in March to buy single-game tickets ever since the park opened in 2004. This Saturday, March 5, will be different because the Padres changed the sale date for single-game tickets to Tuesday, March 8.
In the past, the first Saturday in March has been a big deal: the first person in line usually arrives around midnight. The guys in line talk about the Gaslamp partiers trying to remember where they parked their cars. About 15 fans usually arrive during the night.
At sunrise, everyone is out of their sleeping bags and talking about the upcoming season, favorite players, and the trades the Padres made in the off-season. The line gets longer at around 6:00 a.m. By the time the box office opens at 9:00 a.m., 200 to 300 people have gathered, and TV news crews are interviewing fans.
According to Padres spokesperson Shana Wilson, “Last year, the vast majority of tickets purchased [on the first Saturday in March] were not purchased onsite.” She says fans have been buying tickets online or by phone, rather than sitting on cold concrete for hours before they can buy. Plus, the new pre-season “Flex-10 Packs” have made it easier to buy ten or more tickets for various games in advance.
Having attended every Padres opening day at Qualcomm Stadium and Petco since 1995, I've often joined the crowds on the first Saturday in March. My personal best was in 2008, when I was 17th in line after arriving at 5:30 a.m. Last year, no one had high expectations for the new player roster, and I was able to buy four tickets — in the section I requested — well into the mid morning of that first Saturday in March. This year, after last year's winner season, I'm calling at 9:00 am.
Here's something you might be interested in.
Padres’ Single-Game Ticket Sales Date Changes
Padres’ Single-Game Ticket Sales Date Changes
Folks have been lining up at Petco Park on the first Saturday in March to buy single-game tickets ever since the park opened in 2004. This Saturday, March 5, will be different because the Padres changed the sale date for single-game tickets to Tuesday, March 8.
In the past, the first Saturday in March has been a big deal: the first person in line usually arrives around midnight. The guys in line talk about the Gaslamp partiers trying to remember where they parked their cars. About 15 fans usually arrive during the night.
At sunrise, everyone is out of their sleeping bags and talking about the upcoming season, favorite players, and the trades the Padres made in the off-season. The line gets longer at around 6:00 a.m. By the time the box office opens at 9:00 a.m., 200 to 300 people have gathered, and TV news crews are interviewing fans.
According to Padres spokesperson Shana Wilson, “Last year, the vast majority of tickets purchased [on the first Saturday in March] were not purchased onsite.” She says fans have been buying tickets online or by phone, rather than sitting on cold concrete for hours before they can buy. Plus, the new pre-season “Flex-10 Packs” have made it easier to buy ten or more tickets for various games in advance.
Having attended every Padres opening day at Qualcomm Stadium and Petco since 1995, I've often joined the crowds on the first Saturday in March. My personal best was in 2008, when I was 17th in line after arriving at 5:30 a.m. Last year, no one had high expectations for the new player roster, and I was able to buy four tickets — in the section I requested — well into the mid morning of that first Saturday in March. This year, after last year's winner season, I'm calling at 9:00 am.
Comments