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Just got my ratings "disk". It's actually a download this year, thankfully. Here's the ballpark data for some discussion:

Ballpark effect chart for 2009 Season Major Leagues

TEAM
Arizona SI 11/17 HR 11/11
Atlanta SI 6/6 HR 8/8
Baltimore SI 10/13 HR 12/15
Boston SI 19/16 HR 4/7
Chicago (AL) SI 4/4 HR 15/15
Chicago (NL) SI 10/13 HR 14/11
Cincinnati SI 9/3 HR 14/17
Cleveland SI 10/10 HR 4/4
Colorado SI 16/19 HR 11/14
Detroit SI 5/11 HR 9/12
Florida SI 9/9 HR 8/8
Houston SI 9/9 HR 7/13
Kansas City SI 19/15 HR 3/3
Los Angeles(AL) SI 11/11 HR 7/10
Los Angeles(NL) SI 5/5 HR 11/5
Milwaukee SI 5/2 HR 12/9
Minnesota SI 6/6 HR 6/6
New York (AL) SI 4/4 HR 15/15
New York (NL) SI 1/4 HR 9/12
Oakland SI 2/2 HR 12/3
Philadelphia SI 9/9 HR 11/14
Pittsburgh SI 15/9 HR 10/4
San Diego SI 1/1 HR 1/3
San Francisco SI 13/13 HR 7/7
Seattle SI 5/5 HR 7/7
St. Louis SI 10/10 HR 4/4
Tampa Bay SI 10/4 HR 7/7
Texas SI 7/13 HR 12/12
Toronto SI 1/1 HR 10/10
Washington SI 10/4 HR 7/7

Most left-handed leaning stadiums

1- Oakland
2- Pittsburgh
3- LosAngeles (NL)

most right-handed leaning stadiums
1- Houston
2- Detroit
3- Baltimore/Colorado/New York (NL)

Most pitching-oriented stadiums
1- SanDiego
2- Cleveland
2- St. Louis

Most offense-oriented stadiums
1. Colorado
2. Baltimore
3. Cincinnati

Kansas City
Boston (as usual)

Check it out, arms, runners, bunters and hit and runners!

NY's a little smaller. Chicago's a little bigger.

New Yankee Stadium has the same potential for Homeruns as the "Phone Booth" (US Cellular) in Chicago!!

Geez. What would Coors Field (Colorado) be without the humidor?

What it was at its inception: straight 19s for all ballpark effects.

I'm going to say that Oakland's stadium will be the most popular among the 2009 stadiums because it is the only true "extreme" ballpark.

You'd better look out for the guys who have a knack for putting together an "Extreme Team" for a small-ball park! LOL!

Seriously tho, like you said. . . . Oakland seems like the most lopsided! I'll be sure to draft a few Great Lakes Boys like Fielder (MIL), Avila (DET) and Mauer (MIN). :D

Am a little late to this conversation, but as Rojo touched on, both new NY parks seem to be WAY off, imho.

CitiField (NY-N) has a 9/12 HR rating?!? That park seemed to play HUGE (just ask David Wright). I admit I'm basing this more on mid-season impressions/numbers, than end of the season numbers, but it seems like that park gives a lot fewer HRs than that.

Similarly, I know it evened out a bit toward the end of the year, but New Yankee didn't seem to play equally for HR hitters (just ask Johnny Damon). At 15/15, that seems to help Righties much more than the short porch reputation that Yankee (new and old) seems to play to.

Maybe the numbers say differently but, instinctively, seems like HR numbers in Citi should be down, and at least righties should be down in New Yankee.