The San Diego Padres have a “golden chance” (as Jerry Coleman would say) to take advantage of the ongoing San Diego Chargers’ soap opera. In recent years, the NFL has reigned supreme in popularity with sports fans locally and nationally.
However the Chargers’ hold on the local fan base appears to be unraveling (just as television ratings have fallen nationally for all NFL games).
The Chargers’ bid for a new stadium couldn’t even garner 45 percent of voter approval for a tax on other people (visitors that pay transient occupancy taxes at local hotels), hardly a vote of confidence.