Padres tranform Petco Park into football field for Holiday Bowl While the grass field is immaculate for baseball, the dirt infield areas are problematic for football. And then there’s that lump ...

(Published 04/09/2004, Petco Park Grand Opening special section, page 2, UTS1800615; SignOn Gallery: 04/09/2004) Brian Giles of the Padres gets the first hit at the home opening game against the ...

SAN DIEGO - Roy Oswalt took one look at Petco Park and immediately wished more teams would build stadiums like the Padres' new ballpark. Petco Park is definitely an impressive ballpark with 42,455 ...