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Some pitchers are good regardless of where they pitch, but it never hurts to pitch in a huge park to erase some of those mistakes. When you are selecting a pitcher it's not only the home park but what parks make up division that's important.  Judging by the numbers staying with a western division team, National or American League, gives you the best chance of keeping the ball in the yard.  Here's the breakdown of the top 10 best ballparks for not allowing the long ball.

1)  Progressive (Indians) Field (.670)
2)  Petco (Padres) Park (.721)
3)  Busch (Cardinals) Stadium (.736)
4)  Kauffman (Royals) Stadium (.761)
5)  Turner (Braves) Field (.861)
6)  Dodgers Stadium (.876)
7)  Safeco (Mariners) Field (.886)
8)  Oakland (Athletics) Coliseum (.927)
9)  Tropicana (Rays) Field (.939)
10) Fenway (Red Sox) Park (.964)

If you are in a rotisserie or head to head league, you know, home runs are a good thing.  When putting together your roster you need to get the entire picture of a player and part of that is knowing where he plays.  The ballpark a player plays at can have a dramatic effect on his stats, just ask Matt Holliday owners.  Follow this list for the parks that produce the most bombs.


1)  Yankee Stadium (1.261 HR Per Game)
2)  Angels Stadium (1.220 HR Per Game)
3)  Rangers Ballpark (1.194 HR Per Game)
4)  U.S. Cellular (White Sox) Field (1.193 HR Per Game)
5)  Oriole Park (1.185 HR Per Game)
6)  Great American (Reds) Ballpark (1.176 HR Per Game)
7)  Land Shark (Marlins) Stadium (1.127 HR Per Game)
8)  Mall of America (Twins) Field **Closed in 2010** (1.111 HR Per Game)
9)  Coors (Rockies) Field (1.082 HR Per Game)
10) Miller (Brewers) Park (1.069 HR Per Game)