Two New Padres Shirts In Time For The Playoffs

 I went to Burlington Coat Factory about three weeks ago and found nothing I liked. I figured with the economy being what it is and supply chains being strained, this would be the new normal. I ended up going there today and actually found a few good shirts and a jersey.

More Padres Shirts

 I went to Ross on two different weeks and ended up with four new Padres shirts.

Opening Day 2021

 Sorry about the lack of updates. There's been a lot going on in my life and I think a lot has changed for many people. The good news is that things are starting to be better for me.

It's been a year since I've been to Ross and think of all the stuff I could have bought and posted on here. I was in the area and decided to go in. 

Padres Fanfest 2019 Or How I Waited In Line Most Of The Day

Crowded...

I arrived at Petco Park a little bit after 10AM. Doors opened to the general public at 10AM. As I got closer, I saw the hundreds of people waiting in line to get in and I saw the players' parking lot where the garage sale was taking place. The jersey section was crowded.

It was a bit shocking as I've not had to wait to get in previous years. After waiting about five minutes, I couldn't get my ticket up on MLB Ballpark app. The security guard let me in. As soon as I got in, I waited in the garage sale line. They were letting people in about ten at a time. I might have waited another five minutes to get in.

After I got in, I waited in line to get to the game issued jerseys. This is what I saw while I waited.

A small section on the garage was dedicated to it and I was surprised so many people were into old jerseys. As the Padres changed from navy blue to brown and gold, I figured fans would be interested in the new jerseys. I got in and they had the racks separated by home, away, alternate, blank jerseys, signed jerseys, and more.

 Each rack had these on them and I should have taken pictures of all them because it would have come in useful later. In the back of my mind, I had a list of people I wanted and I only ended up with two jerseys I wanted and third one that was kind of interesting to me.

I must have spent about thirty minutes looking through the jerseys as people were doing the same thing. There were shoppers on the phone calling friends asking them what size they were. I need to hire a personal shopper to do this for me.

I found this jersey and almost bought it.

 They had a replica Brian Giles on the rack. I can tell because it doesn't have authentic tag on it and says merchandise.

I grabbed my three jerseys and went around to the different tables with merchandise.

 They had yearbooks, caps, pants, batting helmets, socks, catcher's gear, and All Star decorations on sale. One fan walked away with an All Star Game sign for $100. It was nice but I couldn't think of a place to put it.

I grabbed an All Star Game yearbook and a banner (where I don't know where to put it) and waited in line.

This line moved fast and saw fans leaving with boxes full of stuff. One customer left with a dozen blue hats.

Checking out was a problem because the cashier had trouble discerning what to charge me.  She had a sheet in front of her with about ten different jersey styles on them but mine were hard to find on them. If I took pictures of where I got them, I would have known how much they were. She was like I'll charge you this for the jersey for it and I was like at least it's less than a $100. I really know how to haggle. I paid $166 for three jerseys, a banner, and a yearbook. I have no idea if it was the right amount. They could have had color coded tags on all jerseys to make it easier to check out.

I left and made it on to the field, where it was packed. Fans were in the home dugout taking pictures, people were playing in the outfield, and I was trying to figure out what to do next. By the time I left garage sale, about an hour and a half passed. 

I walked around the park and it was crowded. I decided to go to the team store to see if they were having a half off sale or having all the navy-blue items on sale. They weren't (more on that later).

Walked around more and saw that Mark Grant and Don Orsillo, the TV announcers for the Padres, were signing autographs and got their autographs. This was awesome because I really wanted it and it was free and the line was short for it.

 Right over where they were, was the team store sale where everything was half off. I decided to go because I didn't spend enough during the event. I had to wait online to get in but they had plenty of shirts and hats available. I bought a hat and left shortly after because of I was tired of all the walking and waiting.


What did I buy?

Kazuhisa Makita played one season for the Padres in 2018. He's still in the farm system with them, so he could be on the team this upcoming season. I wanted this jersey.

Erick Aybar was known for being an Angel but spent his last season in the majors with the Padres. Someone asked me if was a Padre and I told him yes. I wanted this jersey too. It was from the 2017 Memorial Day game against the Cubs.

Jorge Cantú also played his last season in majors with the Padres. I know him more as a Marlin because I used to play against them a lot in MLB 2K8. Someone also asked me if he played as Padre I said yes as I started Googling. Turns out I was right.

Lastly, I wanted this last year and couldn't find it when it left my sight. Luckily, they had plenty of them this year.

I have a Jered Weaver jersey and wanted to add the banner to my collection. They had plenty of banners of different players and I really like former Angels.

I bought my first brown hat.

Paid $18 on sale for it. Funny story, it had a shoplifting sensor on it. They couldn't remove it. I had to go to the permanent team store and after a couple of attempts they got the sensor off.

So I had fun. I didn't buy as much as I used to because other people beat me to it. I was thinking about going to Angels Moving Day but they aren't having it this year. 

Padres FanFest 2019 Part Two The Merchandise

Continuing on from yesterday, the stuff I bought or received.

Padres FanFest 2019 Part One The Experience

Today is the biggest day of the year for me. It's the biggest day for this blog. It all goes downhill from here (unless I go to Angels Moving Day, Dodgers FanFest, or the Ducks End of Season sale.) This day isn't about hats, shirts, or jerseys. It's about everything.

Today is my Christmas.

Today is Padres FanFest.

Top 5 Jerseys I Bought In 2018

Happy New Years Eve everyone. In lieu of posting of something new, lets look back on 2018.

Padres Giveaways

I'm going to apologize again. It's been terribly overcast where I live and it makes it hard to take pictures. I can't post without pictures otherwise every post would be three sentences. With that in mind, I have stuff to show.

Padres Duffle Bag

The layout of the Ross near me has luggage and bags near the active wear. I of course visit the active wear and hat sections every time I go. While on a recent visit they had these hanging and I had to get one:

Padres Hat

Hello everyone. I know I haven't posted on here in awhile. I do have things to post and I'll have a couple things to post next week. Anyway, I have another Padres hat to post on here:

Padres FanFest 2018 - The Quest For More Jerseys

I was pleasantly surprised by what I saw today. There was a lot to choose from when it came to jerseys. Let's begin.

MLB FanFests

With the Padres Fan Fest being next Saturday, I thought I should post all the other Fan Fests and Caravan events around the league. Most of them are this month before the teams set out for Spring Training. I have links to the clubs' websites with more info.

End of the Year Top Five Jerseys I Bought

Today is the annual list of jerseys I bought throughout the year. This list was hastily made and completely arbitrary. Thanks for your support through the last two years.  I've got unexciting stuff to post next week, plus Padres FanFest is coming soon next year; January 13th to be exact, so I'll have a lot to post then.

Padres Tumbler and Geography

 I went to Ross a few days ago and they had a lot of these Padres Tumblers on a shelf. I picked one up as a early Christmas present.

Padres Fan Appreciation Day Sale

During the last home stand of season for the San Diego Padres, they had a Fan Appreciation Sale. Everything they had out was 50% off and some items were 90% off.

A Couple of Padres Shirts

I went to Ross last week and picked up a couple of Padres shirts.

Padres Promo Jersey

When the 2017 Padres schedule was released, they designated Saturday June 10th as the day they were going to give out free jerseys. I was excited because I have never received a free jersey for going to a game. I know I shouldn't be considering how many I own.

A Couple of Padres Shirts

My local Ross store has been carrying more Padres shirts and hats.

I Went To a Padres Game

Usually, the Padres don't give away anything during Sunday games.  I went yesterday and this is the first promotion item I've ever gotten from the Padres:

Padres All Star Cap

You know how I bought a jersey with a player who didn't play on the team; I thought why not get a matching cap to go with it. (I've worn the jersey several times now and it doesn't bother me.)