New Park for Braves

The Braves are moving to the suburbs! Or will be in 2017. Reports swimming around the deal reveal a lot of concerns for their new hosts.

Atlantic

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

@AndyGlockner, Sports Illustrated writer

Neil deMause

Jay Jaffe, Sports Illustrated

You get the point.

Also, Atlanta's mayor, Kasim Reed, announced that the city refused to shoulder the $250 million cost of improving Turner Field, and the poor neighborhood will be the site of a large "middle class" development. They've already committed at least $200 million to fund a new football stadium, less than 20% of the estimated cost.


But how will this truly effect the new location, Cobb County? The AP decided to end any debate -  
"For Cobb County, the benefits of the project are clearly worth any risk."

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!