We arrived in downtown San Diego in time to walk around the historic part of the downtown – The Gaslamp Quarter before heading to the ballpark. At the ballpark it was 70’s Retro Night. A radio station was giving out 70’s black afro wigs, some of the fans were dressed in disco style clothing and the team was wearing their “throw back” uniforms. As each Player came to the plate, his picture was displayed on the jumbrotron but it had been digitally altered to have a70’s look – some had huge mustaches, some had huge afros and others had the long hippy hair look. Prior to the start of the game, the Navy ROTC Color Guard presented the flag and the Catholic Schools All-Star Choir sang the National Anthem. Between two innings they had “Dress your Pet” presented by Petco – on the jumbotron they showed pictures of pets sporting their Padres’ attire. Oh, they had a different way of painting the lines on the field here. They sprayed them on (see the picture). Have to say, the fans were really into the game and the 7th inning stretch singing of “Take me out to the Ballgame” was the most rousing rendition to date.