Too Big for Its Own Good?

Exterior of Joe W. Davis Stadium, Aug-1999.

A view of the seats in front of the press box.

Looking out on the field.

• Location: Drake Avenue at Memorial Parkway, Huntsville, Ala.
• Opened: 1985
• Home team: Huntsville Stars, Southern League
• Capacity: 10,200

Rating: 2 baseballs

The result is a shorter seating area in right field than in left. The left-field seats actually curve around into the outfield, providing end zone seating for football, although not quite as many seats as are found on the right field line (the other end zone).

For me, the park was a little too sterile, although it could have been the smallish crowd that gathered the evening I saw it. Like many parks in the South, attendance suffers on warm evenings unless there’s a promotion to draw the fans in.