It's been a long time since I've had as much fun at a ballgame as I did tonight. Well, maybe not that long, as every game leading up to the Angels' World Series win last year was amazing, but there's just something about the return of the San Diego Chicken that gets a crowd going. Between every half inning, the chicken came out, made an appearance - lifting a leg to an umpire, beating up a Colorado shortstop, breakdancing with Barney, stealing home plate in slo-mo, it's all great. Oh yeah, the Padres also played a baseball game and won, 5-0.

In their final homestand at Jack Murphy Stadium (a.k.a. Qualcomm Stadium), the Padres put on a show with a great performance by the chicken, seven shutout innings from pitcher Adam Eaton, and a marvelous post-game fireworks show. Between fireworks sets, they showed highlights from the Padres' 30+ years at the Murph, including their National League wins and some great moments in sports history - Rickey Henderson's run record (and 3,000th hit) and just about every great moment from Tony Gwynn, Mr. Padre. It was a great time, saw some great baseball (including one absolutely befuddling play), and laughed during every half inning.

Oh yeah, I got a San Diego Chicken Bobble Head figurine too.

URL: San Diego Padres News