There Are Those Who Call Me Tim's Ticket Stubs

70's Retro Night at Petco Park. Both teams wore uniforms from the 1972 season: Padres in mustard, and the Cardinals looked a little more traditional, but I didn't get good photos of their throwbacks. There were crazy scoreboard pictures again: Mike Cameron, Khalil Greene, etc. They also gave 70's hairstyles to some of the Cardinals: Albert Pujols, Scott Spiezio, etc. From my seats, the Padres yellow uniforms really stood out against the green ballfield. Russell Branyan hit two home runs in the game. The Padres ended up winning tonight, which might have been better than the actual 1972 Padres could have done.

Labels: 2007, Baseball, Cardinals, Padres, Petco Park, Retro Night, Stub, Ticket

This was my first trip to Cunningham Stadium on the campus of the University of San Diego. I went to see my alma mater Pepperdine Waves play against their WCC rivals, the USD Toreros. I got a seat right by Pepperdine's dugout. When pitcher Adam Olbrychowski came in to pitch for Pepperdine, scouts crowded behind home plate to get their radar guns on his pitches. Ultimately, this ended up being a Pepperdine loss. I left a little early because there was barely any cloud cover, and I did not want a sunburn.

Labels: 2007, Baseball, College, Cunningham Stadium, Pepperdine, Stub, Ticket, University of San Diego

My first time going to a Canucks playoff game, this being Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals in Anaheim, CA. Honda Center, home of the Ducks, was all decked out for the playoffs. Of course, there were obligatory rally towels on every chair. The game started nicely for Canucks fans everywhere when Jeff Cowan got an early goal. But it was all downhill from there. Andy MacDonald scored a hat trick for the Ducks, in a 5-1 victory over the Canucks. Roberto Luongo even got pulled in this game after letting in the 4th goal. Oh yeah, I went to this game with my brother Brian.

Labels: 2007, Canucks, Ducks, Hockey, Honda Center, Stanley Cup Playoffs, Stub, Ticket

After 25 years, I finally make it to my first Opening Day game for the Padres. It was a fun night, even though the Padres ending up losing to the Rockies 4-3. But we got a free hat out of the deal. Appropriate that Trevor Hoffman is on the season's first ticket, considering the record-setting season he had last year.

Labels: 2007, Baseball, Opening Day, Padres, Petco Park, Rockies, Stub, Ticket

I'm down to take part in anything honoring Tony Gwynn, Mr. Padre, and my all-time favorite baseball player. When there's two college baseball games sandwiched around the ceremony, that makes the day even better. In game 1, the Oklahoma Sooners fell behind the USD Toreros early, but came from behind for a win. In game 2, the SDSU Aztecs got great pitching to shut down the Michigan Wolverines. I went by myself, accompanied by a large bag of peanuts and another of Starburst candy. What a day!

Labels: 2007, Baseball, College, Michigan, Oklahoma, Petco Park, San Diego State, Stub, Ticket, Tony Gwynn, Tony Gwynn Classic, University of San Diego

We got this ticket for free. We were sitting on the glass for practice, when two girls came up and said that we were in their seats. Then they said they had 4 seats and were only using two. So they gave us their extra tickets. Not bad at all. Look at that face value! Canucks ended up losing the game 4-2. We saw Teemu Selanne score a ridiculous goal for the Ducks right in front of us.

Labels: 2007, Canucks, Ducks, Hockey, Honda Center, Stub, Ticket