My Season Tickets are Here!
For some reason, UPS made this an extra-long wait and sent my tickets on quite a vacation before arriving on my doorstep. I received the notice on Mar 28 that they had been shipped and started tracking their progress. Now I’ve worked in distribution and logistics in my past – and I understand the concept of hubs and how that may cause items to seemingly go further away before coming back to the final destination – but this was just crazy! Honolulu? Really? Maybe I should start traveling with the season tickets 🙂
Nevertheless – they finally arrived! I don’t know about you but I am like a kid on Christmas morning when my box arrives with my baseball season tickets. Sure, I could access them online. Absolutely, I already know who we will be playing and when – it’s already in my Outlook calendar. But there is something special about holding them in your hand … finding out the design … seeing which players are featured. And you never know what else might be in the box. Woo hoo!
Here is the box … isn’t it beautiful! Love the gold embossed SD Padres logo. The 4-color photos that line each side are a nice touch this year.
Not only are the tickets inside but also the brand new “Membership” cards. Your game package determines whether you are Black, Platinum, Gold, or Blue … I have a full season in Toyota Terrace and that makes me “Platinum.” We were then able to select from Family, Business, Social, or Fanatic … I selected Fanatic … shocking, I know! Each level of membership comes with added benefits and special activities. If you want to get season tickets, I highly recommend Hayley Hallam – she always hits a homerun with her customer service!!
Featured on this year’s tickets:
The Skipper, Buddy Black
#20 – Bud Black
Yonder Alonso, Chase Headley, and Mark Kotsay
#23 – Yonder Alonso, #7 – Chase Headley, #14 – Mark Kotsay
Chris Denorfia, Carlos Quentin, and Cameron Maybin
#13 – Chris Denorfia, #18 – Carlos Quentin, #24 – Cameron Maybin
Huston Street, Clayton Richard, and Edison Volquez
#16 – Houston Street, #33 – Clayton Richard, #37 – Edison Volquez
The Padres as remind us that they are a Team for the Military!
81 home games to look forward to! In addition to our NL West Division rivals and playing the NL teams, we will have interleague play with Mariners, Blue Jays, Orioles, and for the first time at Petco Park – the Yankees.
April = 12 home games with 4 teams
May = 16 home games with 6 teams
June = 15 home games with 5 teams
July = 10 home games with 3 teams
Aug = 15 home games with 5 teams, including a first-time visit by Yankees
Sep = 13 home games with 4 teams (all NL West)
Looking forward to a great year of baseball!
TheBaseballPHD 
I got my cheap 21 game version. Comes in a cheap envelope that resembles something that a drinker would use to hide his booze. I got 1 “membership” card in spite of asking for 2, although I did get 2 white cards that “supposedly” can be used for early entry. Tickets look nice though.
I got only 1 membership card as well and an extra “white” card for benefits, like early entry and discounts.