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Padres contend good team will play ball at Petco Park: sports: despite the on-field woes, team could top 2M fans.

Publication: San Diego Business Journal
Publication Date: 28-JUL-03 		Format: Online - approximately 891 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Padres contend good team will play ball at Petco Park: sports: despite the on-field woes, team could top 2M fans.(baseball team to move to new ballpark)

Article Excerpt
While the Padres strung together a few more wins this month and took on more of a spoiler role, this has to be one of the more disappointing--possibly the worst--seasons in the team's 35-year history.

It's not the kind of season the team was hoping for as it bids good-bye to Qualcomm Stadium and looks ahead to playing at Petco Park next season.

After its July 23 loss to the Cardinals, the Padres maintain a firm grip on last place with a 39-64 record, a .379 winning percentage, equaling some of the club's worst seasons in the early 1970s.

Losing has translated to fewer fans. Through July 24, total attendance at the Q reached 1.34 million, an average of 24,821 per game. That's 16 percent below the turnout for the same 54...

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