With the Chargers season looming just a few weeks away, let us compare the two pro sports teams that San Diegans hold dear.
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Differences
The very fact that the Chargers in San Diego is in question is a difference. The Padres are here to stay. Petco Park is only 12 years old. They are in the middle of a 22-year contract with Petco for the rights of the ballpark being named Petco Park. They are receiving some $60 million for that. The Padres are very much apart of why downtown San Diego has flourished and bloomed.