Power to the Padres

Sporting News, The, March 8, 1999 by Dave Kindred

Oh, and Larry Lucchino has come up with a way to raise Padres' revenues. It's an office rule. In references to the new ballpark, anyone heard calling it a stadium has to pay up. "The S-word," the smiling president says, "is a $5 fine."

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