It's been raining here....and raining.....and raining.....it has finally stopped and left us with about 3 inches of water and a small pond in the back yard.

I noticed yesterday that every ball field I passed was either half under water or completly submerged....why is it that they always seem to build ball fields near creeks or other bodies of water that are prone to flooding??? Or even why they are built in low spots so all the water just collects and sits there? Is there a rule book somewhere I missed?