"Hoover" <Hoover@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 21 Dec 2007 08:00:11 -0600, "Komet17" <selucas@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> wrote:
>
>
>>>
>>> Komet 17:
>>>
>>> Good to see your name here again.
>>>
>>> Thank you again for the, "This Day In Padre History" feature
>>> last year. Many of us enjoyed that, and I hope you will resume
>>> it as your time permits.
>>>
>>> It was surprising how often I could remember a specific game
>>> from decades back.
>>>
>>> Hoover
>>>
>>
>>Hi Hoover,
>>
>>Thanks for the note. I think I will do the "History" stuff again; had
to
>>let it go last year due to the time demands of a job change.
>>
>>Also, re: Kearny HS playing at Westgate Park--never heard of that, and
I'm
>>a
>>Kearny alum. Did they play there back when Kearny was located where
>>Montgomery Middle School is, or did they play there after the move to
the
>>current campus? When I was there (70s), all the home games were played
at
>>Mesa College.
>>
>>Komet17
>>
>
>
> Westgate Park was the Padres home from 1958 to 1967.
>
> Once their season ended each year, Westgate was an
> "occasional" venue for high school football games, in-
> volving Kearny High and other teams as well.
>
> The park held 7,500 seats and was a good place for foot-
> ball as well as baseball.
>
> Its' location is now Fashion Valley shopping center. :(
>
>
> Hoover
My dad took me to a few minor league Padres games--probably 1966-67. All
I
remember is that they played the Tulsa Drillers, I think.
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