John Thurman Field

Entrance to John Thurman Field, Aug-2004.

The easy-to-assemble seating bowl.

A view from in front of the press box.

• Location: Neece Drive at Tuolomne Boulevard, Modesto, Calif.
• Opened:
• Home team: Modesto A’s (1975-2004), Nuts (2005-present), California League
• Capacity:

Rating: 3 baseballs

The prefabricated stadium, similar in design to Lake Olmstead Stadium in Georgia though without the roof, made it easy to install. A recent site visitor tells me that the Nuts – a new name following the end of the team’s affiliation with the Athletics after 30 years – added a new video board for the 2007 season.

I thought the old structure was rather comfortable for watching a game, and the new one is just as comfortable. The only complaint I had was a very slow souvenir stand worker the day I visited in 2004, but that may have been an aberration.