Ballpark Database

I just found (was shown) Seamheads' Ballpark Database. Amazing.

It includes each park's location, first game, last game, number of seasons, games, latatude, longitude and altitude, park dimensions, capacity, park factors and occasional added info, Google sat view and links to Historic Aerials view.

Beautiful.

Ballparks Database was created by Kevin Johnson. Internet portion designed by Dan Hirsch, creator of TheBaseballGauge.com.

You can download the DB as an Access file.

Thank you!

New Marlins Ballpark

"February 15, 2011- The Florida Marlins are warming up for the start of baseball season with two historic milestones Tuesday. The new Marlins Ballpark had its first seat installed followed by the first batting practice inside the stadium.
"... nineteen months into construction and officials are proudly boasting the project remains on-time and on-budget."
- CBS Miami

ballpark news

Brian Borawski points out the latest ballpark news over at the Hardball Times. In Chicago, the new owners, are looking for public money for Wrigley Field renovations. As we read in Windy City Watch, "Its funny that Joe Ricketts is so passionate against “wasteful government spending” when his family, led by son, Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts, has just asked the people of Illinois to borrow $300 million in a bond offering so that it can rehab Wrigley Field. This request follows a vote in Mesa, AZ which guaranteed the Cubs $84 million in public funds to build a new spring training stadium and facility." Also: In Oakland, the A's are still shopping for a city to live in. In Baltimore, Camden Yards will get a face lift for her 20th birthday, and lose 3,000 seats. Check back for progress reports.