Petco Park - Part I

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There have been a number of comments/questions so far regarding Petco Park, so that's as good a place as any to start. As far as plain old quality of life, it's tough to compete with San Diego. Though my wife is from Mexico City, she moved to San Diego when she was in junior high so she's essentially a native. On the other hand, when we met I was East Coast personified - born in Philly, grew ... [link]

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DePo on Petco
Published 5/13/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Craig Calcaterra) at ShysterBall
Forgive me for what I guess is the third DePodesta link in as many days, but the guy I'm going to tout as the next Giants GM until someone gives me a reason to think otherwise has a breakdown of how bad -- or not -- Petco has been to the Padres over the past four years: ...

Disconnected
Published 5/14/2008 by MB at Friar Forecast
... Petco Part - Part 1 — Um, wow … perhaps the highlight of my time away — Paul DePodesta has started a blog. That’s awesome. From the post: ...

Baseball Today: Wednesday, May 14
Published 5/14/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... PETCO SOUNDS: Padres exec Paul DePodesta takes a look at Petco Park in his latest blog entry and says the fact that Petco is an extreme pitchers' park shouldn't obscure the equally true fact the team's greatest run of success in history has occurred since it moved there. ...

Three Pitchers and a Former GM
Published 5/14/2008 by Geoff Young at Ducksnorts
... . One of DePo’s first posts concerns the effects of Petco Park. The entire post is well worth reading, but here’s one passage that stands out to me: ...

THT Live:Paul DePodesta has a blog
Published 5/14/2008 by THT Staff at THT Live
Paul DePodesta has a blog by THT Staff May 14, 2008 Yes, THAT Paul DePodesta. Here he discusses the effects of Petco Park . Do you have a general question or comment for one of THT's writers? Send it in to ...

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