Padres Announce Promotional Lineup for 2006

2006 features 31 fan giveaways, 17 special events and three opening celebrations
The San Diego Padres today announced the promotional lineup for their 2006 season at PETCO Park, offering family-friendly events, exciting activities and popular premium giveaways. There will be a total of 31 giveaways, including 18 all-fan giveaways, the most in the three-year history of PETCO Park. Additionally, there will be a total of 17 special events as well as three separate Opening Day/Night Celebrations.At every Friday home game throughout the season, fans will receive giveaways including:• Padres Opening Weekend Long Sleeve T-shirts (April 7 vs. Colorado).• Padres Beanie Caps (May 26 vs. St. Louis).• The return of fan-favorite promotions, including Safari Floppy Caps (May 5 vs. Chicago) and Beach Towels (June 23 vs. Seattle).• Padres Replica Road Jersey T-Shirts (June 30 vs. San Francisco).On Saturdays, the Padres and PETCO Park will host special events and activities including five postgame fireworks shows, Park at the Park concerts, the Third Annual Action Sports Day (April 29 vs. Los Angeles) and Fiesta Con Los Padres (June 24 vs. Seattle).Sundays will be directed exclusively toward kids with events including Photo Day and Kids Run the Bases, as well as giveaways such as Trading Cards and Collector Sets, Lunch Boxes and for the first time Brian Giles-in-a-Box.Other core events that return to the promotional schedule include the 10th annual Mexico Opening Night featuring Vinny Castilla T-Shirts for Kids (Sunday, April 9 vs. Colorado), Military Opening Night when the team dons camouflage uniforms for the seventh straight season with this year's version patterned after desert camouflage uniforms (Saturday, April 22 vs. the New York Mets), the third annual Salute to the Negro Leagues (Saturday, May 6 vs. the Chicago Cubs) and a retro day in which the team sports 1976 throwback uniforms (Thursday, August 3 vs. Houston).Fans can purchase single game tickets beginning 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, Feburary 25, at the PETCO Park Advance Ticket Windows, over the Internet at www.padres.com, by phone at 1-877-FRIARTIX, at all San Diego area PETCO locations and at the Padres Team Store in Tijuana. The Padres are also introducing seven special ticket "6-Packs," featuring an assortment of attractive divisional and interleague matchups available for purchase by fans beginning Saturday, February 11. Season tickets are available by calling (619) 795-5500, online at padres.com or by visiting the Padres Ticket Office at PETCO Park during regular business hours.