Jack Torrance - contributing reporter
With one relocation and a few new teams, let's take a look at the parks that make up Cobbfather. First we'll break them into Hitter, Neutral, and Pitcher parks by using their Park Factors. Bold are last year's playoff teams. Tokyo was not listed as they've changed ownership and parks.Pitcher Parks - below 0.970
- Tacoma - 0.793
- Oklahoma City - 0.843
- Anaheim - 0.941
- Augusta - 0.904
- Atlanta - 0.950
- Buffalo - 0.953
- Charleston - 0.956
- Mexico City - 0.956
- Jacksonville - 0.957
- Columbus - 0.991
- Chicago - 0.993
- Colorado Springs - 1.000
- Pittsburgh - 1.000
- New York - 1.004
- Washington DC - 1.004
- Houston - 1.006
- Philadelphia - 1.010
- Minnesota - 1.022
- Vancouver - 1.035
- Helena - 1.041
- Fargo - 1.041
- New Owner, was Milwaukee - 0.990
- Salem - 1.043
- Dover - 1.054
- New Orleans - 1.069
- Austin - 1.072
- Montreal - 1.074
- Boston - 1.111
- Scottsdale- 1.119
- New Owner, was Tokyo - 1.280
- Huntington - 1.134
- Hartford - 1.134
- Tucson - 1.194
- Relocation from Salt Lake City - 1.056
- Santa Fe - 1.332
Count them, per last year's ratings the top 4 hitting parks all made the playoffs. And 4 of the top pitcher parks made the playoffs. Houston, Minnesota, and Helena were the only playoff teams closer to neutral; though all still favored hitters.