Opening day, finally.
Here the Padres fans are getting hiked.
Welcome back to the four.
I'm Heather Meyers.
I'm Carlo chichetto.
The game will start in just a
little over 2 hours. Right now,
fans are flowing into the stadi.
CBS8's Jenny Day, a hometown gi,
is live out of Peco right now.
Having a great time with
all the other fans. Jenny.
San Diego Baseball is back and
gates for opening day are openig
right now here at Petco Park.
These fans have been waiting for hours.
You are witnessing it right her.
The 2023 season has begun.
Wow, this is just so exciting.
Obviously getting through security now,
but really it's just electric down here.
I got to say though,
last half hour it was pouring r.
Just a big downpour.
Now the sun is shining,
the skies are starting to clear,
so things are really looking up.
It's so exciting.
I'm a local with, this is our y,
so we truly do have an incredible roster.
Those expectations are high.
I don't want to jinx it,
no superstitions, but I will say it again.
This is our year to go all the .
We got so close last season,
got that sweet taste of victory
and now the excitement for the m
has really only multiple. Slide.
It brings the whole community together.
Yes, you see, all of this brown and Gold City
connect jerseys to everyone's looking good.
First pitch was set for 1:00
o'clock because of rain,
but now Blake's now will take
the mound at 6:40.
Padres open against the
Colorado Rockies tonight.
You can expect a lot of new
food here at Petco Park as well.
New merchandise?
No big surprise.
A sports book.
And J bet actually just named Petco Park the
best ballpark in the US so no surprise again,
just beautiful here.
They took into consideration parking,
transportation,
fan feedback,
bars, restaurants,
all within walking distance ande
price of things like tickets and beer.
So we do.
Average 92% when it comes to home game,
home game attendance.
So in a nutshell you see it her.
Fans are pumped.
I'm excited for this season.
We going to bring it home
this season we going to bring
this World Series home. No,
the energy in here is crazy.
I can't just looking at all
the fans ready to get in.
Like you could tell it's in the,
San Diego all the way and this is our year.
Yeah, so at last check tickets e
still available for tonight's g.
The least expensive that I
saw was going for 124 bucks.
The best seat in the house still
available will cost you close to $500.00.
So As for tomorrow and Saturday,
I did see tickets though for
Gallagher Square at just $32.
Friday at Petco Park is beer fe.
Saturday's game comes with a
block party in the East Village,
and then Sunday is the first
Kids Fest 1st 40,000 people will
also get an opening series hat.
And with some new rule changes,
games are now set to be about
2 1/2 hours instead of three.
But again,
Gates have just opened for
the 2023 Padres season.
Who we are ready
back to you guys.
I could just sense your
excitement with this.
Jenny, I have to ask you though,
you're a hometown girl,
as Carlos said early earlier,
Jenny Day reporting on opening .
It's a perfect fit,
but your outfit, your Padre shi,
I know you had that.
You did not stop by the team ste
today just to buy that, right?
This is this is old school.
This is Templeton.
Jerry Templeton. In a band
for a long time. Not a
bandwagon fan. Give her her pros
full to Jenny day down at Petco Park.
That is awesome. How fun, Jenny.
How fun. Alright, Jenny, thanks.
Templeton all right, so Padres
fans have been busy today and nt
only did they get out there ear,
but they didn't let the rain stop the party.
Looks like it's clearing up.
We had some sunshine on Jenny
days face CBS8's Kirsten Holmes.
She joins us live from the gas p
quarter right side outside of Peco Park.
Packed with fans, as you would imagine,
getting more crowded by the minute as we get
to first pitch. Kirsten.
All right, so the Friar
of faithful are here.
At the intersection,
I think 7th and J Street.
Take a look at this lie.
That is the line to get inside the stadium.
Now I've been with the gentlema.
He's probably been here for hou.
He has been a frightener.
Faithful, I think. Since
you were two years old,
Cody has been a fantasy series .
Cody, talk to me a little bit.
It's opening day.
How excited are you? Absolutely
love the sport. Got my son down here,
my nephews, all my buddies are down here.
Can't wait for the game today.
It's going to be absolutely amazing. So
one of the things that people are talking
about the most are the new rule.
You're not a fan. You know what?
I don't mind the new rule,
but I don't like how they stop serving
in the 7th inning when the rules
are when that game shortened up.
We need to go to the 9th inning.
That is why he doesn't like the new rules.
We'll find out all of them,
all the new rules and how it goes tonight.
Tonight is opening night.
You're going to watch the game, right?
You're going to the game.
What time are you going in?
I'm going to go in as soon
as I'm done with you.
So he's going to go in right now because
the rain and stop this time fore
Padre fans to get inside the stadium.
Before we go,
we got to do a big go Padres.
Y'all ready, y'all ready.