| San Diego Padres Awesomeseating.com is your go-to broker for MBL tickets. Whether you’re looking for cheap seats in the bleachers, a luxury sky-box or something closer to the infield, we’re your Awesome ticket broker for San Diego Padres tickets for the regular season and San Diego Padres postseason tickets. The San Diego Padres entered Major League Baseball as part of 1969’s four-team expansion that also included the Kansas City Royals, the Montreal Expos (now the Washington Nationals) and the Seattle Pilots (now the Milwaukee Brewers). The team played at Qualcomm Stadium (known as Jack Murphy Stadium from 1980–97 and San Diego Stadium from 1969–80) until 2003. In 2004 the franchise moved to PETCO Park, a new open-air stadium in downtown San Diego. The San Diego Padres have been National League Champs twice, in 1998 and 1984. In 1984 the team finished the regular season with a 92-70 record, good enough for 2nd in their division and a Wild Card berth in the MLB postseason. They beat the Chicago Cubs in 5 games in the NLCS, but lost to the Detroit Tigers in 5 in the World Series. In 1998 the team went 98-64 in the regular season, taking first in its division. The club faced the Houston Astros in the NLDS and won in 4. They won their second National League Pennant by beating the Atlanta Braves in 6 in the league championship series but were swept in the World Series by the New York Yankees. In 2005 and 2006 the Padres won their division but were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs both seasons by the St. Louis Cardinals. In 2008 the San Diego Padres lost 99 games. Explanations for why the team faired so poorly, even with 2007 Cy Young Award winner Jake Peavy on staff, are numerous, with most explanations focusing on the coaching staff. The Padre front office doesn’t agree. On the last day of the 2008 regular season CEO Sandy Alderson gave his coaching a clear, loud endorsement by renewing the contracts of Manager Bud Black, Pitching Coach Darren Balsley, Bullpen Coach Darrell Akerfelds, Third Base Coach Glenn Hoffman and First Base Coach Rick Renteria. Only Bench Coach Craig Colbert was not renewed. Hitting coach Wally Joyner had resigned two weeks earlier. In Oct. 10, the Padres offered all-time save leader Trevor Hoffman $4 million for 2009 with a $4 million club option for 2010. A month later the offer was withdrawn, Padres making Hoffman a free agent. The San Diego Padres are in the 5-team West Division of the 16-team National League of 30-team Major League Baseball. Awesomeseating.com offers cheap tickets and luxury tickets for all MLB teams. We have San Diego Padres and MLB postseason tickets as soon as the playoff situation finalizes. Buy your cheap tickets to San Diego Padres baseball from Awesomeseating.com, your trusted ticket broker right now. |