Cold and Windy, with a 100% Chance of Victory
Wednesday, April 2, 2008by Geoff Young
I've been advised that dwindling attendance at Petco Park shouldn't worry me. This, of course, only worries me more. It's early, and this may all be in my head, but I don't think so.
The ballpark was dead (heck, the entire Gaslamp was dead) on Tuesday night. It's possible that 20,825 bought tickets, but there's no way that many attended the game -- not even close.
Granted, conditions were miserable by San Diego standards, but it would have been nice to see a little support for the home club in the season's second game. This team won 89 games last year, and yet, everywhere I turn, people are telling me how crappy the Padres are. Sure, most of them are just regurgitating what someone else told them, ...
