Talk:Petco Park

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Contents 1 Controversy with PETA 2 "The Litter Box" 3 Issues with this article 4 Fair use rationale for Image:PETCOParkLogo150.PNG

[edit] Controversy with PETA

Is it worth mentioning in this article that PETA inscribed an encrypted message in one of PETCO Park's bricks?

http://www.snopes.com/business/hidden/peta.asp

And that's not even mentioning Direct Merchant's Bank. PETCO's not the first choice of names for many reasons.--76.212.155.198 (talk) 11:33, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Now, I don't follow the tie-in with Direct Merchant's Bank and PETCO Park. You want to explain what

you're talking about? I know Direct Merchant's has a bad track record with credit cards, and had ::something to do with the ending of "free" credit cards and the beginning of annual fees (when ::everything changed from MasterCard to Visa), but what ::does that have to do with San Diego? Do the Padres all have Direct Merchant's credit cards?--76.248.228.108 (talk) 01:43, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] "The Litter Box"

This nickname is unsourced, and I have never heard it used in popular media sources.

    OK I went ahead and removed the "Litter Box" comment as it was uncited and we agreed here that it has not been used popularly.

[edit] Issues with this article

I'm not quite sure where the person who wrote this is from, but I'm not sure they're from San Diego.

I've been to the park several times and: A. Never heard anyone EVER refer to it as the litter box. I do remember when the park opened several media outlets tried to see if a nickname would stick, but none did. And litter box was never one that I heard. B. The article goes on to mention views of the bay and Balboa park. I've sat all over the park, and about the only view that you get while inside the seating bowl is buildings and cranes.

Am I crazy here? Jersey72 03:45, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

• • Slightly crazy. You can certainly see the bay and the park from inside the stadium (from varous viewpoints). But you're right in that it's never called the litter box. Except by Dodger fans. 69.231.233.61 06:17, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

Also, at certain areas near the Western Metals building you can see the gray and red clocktower of the 12th & Imperial trolley terminal around the right-field upper deck. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.6.178.220 (talk) 00:16, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:PETCOParkLogo150.PNG

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BetacommandBot (talk) 14:41, 8 March 2008 (UTC)