Pacific Bell Park
							History
						Opened: March 31, 2000 (exhibition against the Milwaukee Brewers) First regular season game: April 11, 2000 (against the Los Angeles Dodgers) Surface: Sports Turf (blend of five low-growing bluegrass hybrid turf grasses) Capacity: 40,930 (2000); 41,059 (2001). Weather: Pacific Bell Park is located in one of the sunniest, warmest areas in San Francisco. Wind conditions are greatly improved from 3Com Park, as modern design technology allows for construction which can block the wind effectively.
					Trivia: The Giants' Kirk Rueter threw the first official pitch. It was a ball to Devon White of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers' Kevin Elster hit the first official home run on Opening Day, April 11, 2000. He went on to hit three home runs that day. Barry Bonds hit the first official Giants home run on Opening Day, April 11, 2000 and the first official home run into China Basin (McCovey's Cove) over the right field fence on May 1, 2000. The Giants lost their first six games at Pacific Bell Park. Their first home victory did not come until April 29, 2000 against the Montreal Expos. Bobby McFerrin sang the national anthem on Opening Day. Huge glove in left field is clearly marked with a "502" sign, making it the most distant current outfield measurement sign in baseball. Barry Bonds hit his 500th home run here on April 17, 2001, becoming the seventeenth man in Major League Baseball history to reach that plateau.