I'll keep this brief to mirror the experience itself.  While the Hall of Fame Game itself was a wash, seeing the Padres roll in on the trolley and warm up was exciting. 

Heath Bell was the star of the show, he was like a big kid.  He snapped pictures whenever possible, of fans, the field, teammates.  It was nice to see that some guys still enjoy baseball for what it is, a game.

Other random observations.  Greg Maddux is hilarious in that he refuses to sign autographs for adults.  Luke Carlin looks to be about 14 years old.  Tony Clark is seemingly on stilts.  Kevin Towers was wearing the greatest shirt I've ever seen.  Paul McAnulty was a seemingly genuine nice guy.  He even chuckled when I mentioned the "Jack-Anulty" nickname to him. 

Chase Headley generated a lot of excitement when people saw him there with the team.

Trevor Hoffman played catch with his sons for the entire time the Padres were warming up.  Here's a short video:




Click the picture below to see some of the pictures I took.  Also, you can download the set of pictures here.