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NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN `""""` """"" `""""` """"" `""""` """"" -version 1.4 ______________________________ |\_____________________________\ | | Table of Contents | |/¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯/ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 1) Updates 2) Introduction 3) Controls 4) Game modes a) Quick Start b) Exhibition c) Playoffs d) Season e) Franchise f) Network g) Home Run Derby h) Custom 5) Players 6) Strategies a) Offensive b) Defensive c) Ultimate Team 7) Cheats 8) FAQ 9) Disclaimer 10) Contact Me 11) Credits 12) My Personal Review ______________________________ |\_____________________________\ | | Updates | |/¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯/ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Version 1.4(1/19/02)- Did some more of the players section. Why didn't I update in over a month? Because of school. Track has taken up any free time I may have had. Midterms coming up soon, so more time hindered. I'll eventually finish this guide; you'll just have to be patient. I'm never doing another FAQ for a sports game, it really sucks. Version 1.3(12/02/01)- A lot of work finished today. Halfway done with the players sections, and I should be moving on the strategies section soon. After that, I'll revamp the FAQ and it'll be done. The date for the team's section being done is being pushed back. I have a lot of other stuff to do. After all, I am going to school. I consider this great progress. The target date for the FAQ's completion is still around Christmas. No school=more time to work. Stuff to do: Finish the Players section. Start and Finish the Strategies section. Finish out the FAQ section, I've gotten around a dozen e-mails I need to add to the section. Version 1.2 (11/30/01)- Major formatting error. Allegedly, the margins on GameFAQs are narrower then mine. I have to completely redo the players section. Give it some time, everything will eventually be done. I hope to be at least up to the Mariners by the weekend. I hope to have the entire guide done before Christmas. Version 1.1 (11/28/01)- Worked on the Players section. It's mammoth, so it'll take a few weeks to complete. Will start the Strategies section when I'm done with the players. Also need to do the FAQ section. The Legal and Contact Me sections need some tweaking, so I'll have to get started on that. Whew, a lot of work. I hope to be finished with the players by next Sunday, and the entire FAQ before Christmas. Version 1.0 (11/27/01)- First version of this FAQ. Sections done: Introduction, Controls, Game modes, Cheats, Disclaimer, Contact Me, and My Personal Review. Sections left: Strategies, Players, and FAQ. ______________________________ |\_____________________________\ | | Introduction | |/¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯/ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ This is my World Series Baseball 2K2 FAQ for Dreamcast. It's one of my favorite games, and deserves a good FAQ. This is my first FAQ, and more will be coming soon. This FAQ was made so you could learn the basics of the game, as well as strategies. It gives you vital information on players, so you could crush your friends as well as opponents. ______________________________ |\_____________________________\ | | Controls | |/¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯/ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ On Offense: "A"- Swings the bat. "X"- Advances the baserunner. If you have a man on a base and want him to steal, you press "X" before the pitcher throws or when he's winding up to advance the runner. If you hit the ball into play, the "X" button is used to advance the runner extra bases. "Y"- Used to bunt. A guide on bunting is in the Strategies section. "B"- Used to move a runner back a base. For example, you hit a shallow fly into center and you press "X" to advance the runner to 2nd base, then decide to move him back to first. You use "B" to retreat him back. "R"- If you hold R before the pitcher winds up, you'll get a big hitting cursor. The cursor shows up later then normal, but you'll get an easier hit if you time your swing right. "L"- Does nothing during offense. "Analog Stick"- Moves the hitting cursor around. On Defense when a player has the ball: "A"- Throw the ball to home plate. "X"- Throw the ball to 3rd base. "Y"- Throw the ball to 2nd base. "B"- Throw the ball to 1st base. "L"- Does nothing during defense when a player has the ball. "R"- Does nothing during defense when a player has the ball. "Analog Stick"- Moves the player around. On Defense while pitching: "A"- Throws the ball, tapping it causes the pitcher to throw slow, conserving stamina. Holding it causes the pitcher to throw hard. It increases the chances of a strikeout, but drains stamina faster. "B"- After you select your pitch, and you have the strike zone on your screen, you can use "B" to throw the ball to a base. Pick your pitch, then move the analog stick in the direction you want to throw. For example, up throws it to 2nd, right throws it to 1st, etc. Move the analog stick in the direction you want to throw to and hit "B". The pitcher will throw it to the corresponding base. "Y"- Used to bean someone or intentionally walk someone. If you want to bean someone, move the analog stick so the pitch cursor is around their head and press "Y". If you want to throw a ball, move it away from the batter and hit "Y". You can only throw a ball or bean someone after you select your pitch. "X"- Does nothing on defense while pitching. "L"- Cycles through the defense options. "R"- Cycles through the defense options. "Analog Stick"- Used to select the pitch and used to place the pitch anywhere in the strike zone. The pitch selector is on the bottom right or left hand corner of your screen. You move the analog stick in the direction of your pitch. For example, if your pitcher has a curveball and you want to throw it move the analog stick to the right and press "A". Then you move the baseball anywhere in the strike zone and press "A" again to pitch it. On Defense while chasing the ball: "A"- Dive for the ball. "B"- Cycle through the players on the field. "X"- Cycle through the players on the field. "Y"- Jumps up for the ball. Used to snag a fly ball that's just over the wall. "L"- Does nothing on defense while chasing the ball. "R"- Does nothing on defense while chasing the ball. "Analog Stick"- Moves the highlighted player around. During Instant Replays "A"- Starts the instant replay. "B"- Zooms out. "X"- Zooms in. "Y"- Turns the controls for the instant replay function on or off. "L"- Cycle frames back. It's pressure-sensitive, so the harder you push the button down, the faster it'll rewind. "R"- Cycle frames forward. It's pressure-sensitive, so the harder you push the button down, the faster it'll rewind. "Analog Stick"- Move the camera angle around. "D-Pad"- Move the camera around. You can lock it on a player or the ball, and it'll automatically follow it. You can also manually move it. "Start"- Leave the instant replay mode. ______________________________ |\_____________________________\ | | Game Modes | |/¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯/ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Quick Start- A regular exhibition game. You don't select the teams. Instead, the game picks random teams. The difficulty level on here is rookie. It's your token 9-inning baseball game. You don't tweak any options in this mode. Exhibition- A regular game. The announcer calls it a pre-season game. You're allowed to change your teams and options in this mode, unlike the Quick Start mode. After you select Exhibition it takes you to the team select screen. You use the analog stick to cycle through the away team, and hit A to go change the home team. Pressing X will take you to the menu screen, where you can change a number of things. You can change the stadium. You can toggle the difficulty level between rookie, pro, and all-star. You can change the number of innings in a game, and you can change the Designated Hitter option. Playoffs- So you don't want to play the full 162 game season, huh? You want to go straight for the excitement. Well I don't blame you. You pick the number of teams in the playoffs and the format. The normal format is 5-5-7, but you can change it to suit your needs. You can also change the Designated Hitter option. On the next screen, you select the teams you want in your series'. You pick the teams you want to control and hit start. It takes you to the playoffs mode menu, where you can do a number of things. The first option is the Play Game option. If you select it, it'll take you to the Playoff Tree where you can use A to play or simulate a game. You hit B to go back, and Y for the help menu. The second option is the Statistics option, and it opens to a playoff statistics submenu. The first option on the submenu is the team statistics. The team statistics shows you the stats for each team in the league during the playoffs. You use R and L to toggle between leagues. It gives you the batting average, slugging percentages, on base percentage, at bats, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, RBIs, runs, strikeouts, and stolen bases. The league leaders option shows you the leaders of the league in a designated category. You hit R to toggle between leagues, and the analog stick to scroll between leaders. It gives you the leaders for the following options: batting average, home runs, hits, RBIs, runs, stolen bases, doubles, triples, most wins (for pitchers), most losses (for pitchers), most innings pitched, ERA leaders, save leaders, and strike out leaders (for pitchers). The player statistics option shows you the stats for each play on a team. You use R to toggle between teams, and analog stick to scroll through players and stats. This feature gives you the position, games played, batting average, at bats, runs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, RBIs, slugging percentage, on base percentage, strike outs, and stolen bases for each player. The next option is the setup option. It allows you to change the user-controlled teams in the playoffs. You use R and L to designate the user of the team to CPU or User. The next option is the save game option, and one after that is the quit option, which quits the playoff mode. Season- The cream of the crop. You select the number of players, the season length, the fantasy draft, the schedule format, the game difficulty, and the designated hitter options. The fantasy draft is fun, because it allows the teams to be more even and gives you a chance to try out different combinations of players. The rigid schedule format makes you play the games in order, while the flexible one lets you play the games in any order you want. On the next screen, you select the team(s) you want to play with. If you selected the fantasy draft, the next screen lets you pick your players. After that, it takes you to the season menu. The managing menu takes you to the season management sub-menu, where you make the team decisions. You select the pitching order, and drop pitchers or activate them from the minors. The lineups option allows you to customize your team's starting lineup, The minors option allows you to demote players and promote minor league players. The trade option allows you to trade with other teams. The CPU has the option to accept or decline a trade, so only make trades that'll benefit both sides. The free agents menu lets you sign free agents on your team. Sometimes there are some goodies here, so check it out every so often. The injuries menu allows you to monitor the league's injuries. The news menu keeps you up-to-date on trades, activations, demotions, etc. That's all in the management menu. The schedule option lets you play your games. It takes you to a 10-month calendar with all your team's games on it and allows you to simulate or play games. The statistics menu opens up to a sub-menu containing team statistics, team standings, league leaders, player statistics, and all-star voting. The team statistics menu shows you the stats for each team in the league. It shows you the team batting average, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, games, at bats, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, RBIs, runs, strikeouts, and stolen bases. Good for picking out the best team in the league. The team standings option shows you the team standings for the league, pretty self-explanatory. You use the analog stick to cycle between divisions, and "R" to cycle between leagues. This option shows the wins, losses, percentage, games behind, last ten game results, and streak for each team. It's useful for deciding whether or not you're making the playoffs. The league leaders option shows you the leaders for each option. You use "R" to cycle between leagues. It shows you the batting average leaders, the home run leaders, the hit leaders, the RBI leaders, the run leaders, the stolen base leaders, the doubles leaders, the triples leaders, the most wins leaders, the most losses leaders, the most innings pitched leaders, the ERA leaders, the save leaders, and the strike out leaders (for pitchers). The player statistics options show you the stats for each player on your team. You can use "R" to cycle between each team. It gives you the position, the games player, and batting average, the number of at bats, the runs, the hits, the doubles, the triples, the home runs, the RBIs, the slugging percentage, the on base percentage, the strike-outs, and the number of stolen bases. The all-star voting option shows you who's in the lead for an all-star position. You use "R" to toggle the leagues, and the analog stick to switch positions. That's it for the statistics menu, now onto the news. The news option shows you the same thing as the news option in the management sub-menu. The custom option let's you change the presentation of the game. That's basically it for the season option. Franchise- The franchise mode is a lot like the season mode, except it's spaced out over more then 1 season. When the season is over, it gives you the off-season news. You have to draft players and sign free agents. It's harder then the season mode, but it's also very fun. If you need the controls for the options, look above at the season mode, because they're virtually the same. Network- The network mode is used for Online play. You need a phone line connection or a Broadband Adapter, Ethernet Card, and Broadband modem to play if you have a Cable or DSL connection. It lags a lot on the modem that comes with your Dreamcast, so you won't really do good unless you have a Broadband Adapter. Home Run Derby- This is fun. You pick the number of players, the difficulty, the stadium, and the number of pitches. Then you pick the players you want to hit with, and start the Derby. It's too easy on rookie, and too hard on pro. If you pick rookie, it automatically sets the bat in the right position and all you have to do is swing. On pro you have to compete with players who hit 9/10 homeruns and you have to do it manually. Custom- You can edit a number of things here. First, the presentation. You can customized the sound options here. You use the load file option to load a season file from your VMU. You probably know what the save changes button does. The credits options show you the game developers. The user high scores and user records are pretty self-explanatory, just select it and you'll figure it out in a few seconds. The create a player option is very cool. First you type in the name, then select the position, number, and appearance. You pick whether he throws lefty or righty, bats lefty or righty, and his height and weight. Then you pick if he wears sunglasses, smears that black stuff under his eye, his skin color, his undershirt style, his elbow protector, his fielding glove style, his batting glove color, his wristband, his bat color, his shoes, and his shin guard. Then you pick his stats, like hitting, power, speed, and arm strength. You can max out everyone's stats except the pitcher's. For the pitcher, you pick things like hitting and the pitches. If you leave one of the pitches with no stats, he won't be able to throw that pitch. ______________________________ |\_____________________________\ | | Players | |/¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯/ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ This is the default roster for WSB2K2. It took a while to type up, so appreciate it. Key: Position-Number-Player-Hot Zone-Description Example C- Mike Piazza-#31- _____ - Mike Piazza is the best hitting catcher in the |H C H| league. He has a slow pickoff move though, but |C H H| his hitting performance makes up for it. |N C C| |_____| SP-Pedro Martinez-#45- Fastball: 99 - The best pitcher in the game. The Curveball: 97 coverboy for the CD Case. You want Slider: 98 to at least try him out, even if you Change-up: 98 hate him. ** The light blue color counts as cold, and the light red color counts as red The "H" stands for Hot, the "C" stands for Cold, and the "N" stands for neutral. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anaheim Angels: C- Ben Molina-#1- _____ - Pretty good catcher, but a mediocre batter. |C C N| Stick with Wooten if you want a good hitting |N H H| catcher. |C H N| |_____| C- Shawn Wooten-#44- _____ - A good batter. Hits the dead center |N N N| fastball over the wall most of the time. |N H C| An OK catcher. Use him if you need the |N C N| offense. |_____| C- Jorge Fabregas-#6- _____ - Not too bad. I got a few singles with him. |N N C| He's an average runner, and a pretty good |N H C| catcher. |N N H| |_____| 1B-Mo Vaughn-#42- _____ - Powerful hitter. Slow runner. Average on |C N C| defense. This is your cleanup hitter. |N H H| |C H H| |_____| 2B-Scott Spiezio-#23- _____ - Pretty bad. I couldn't get a hit with him. |N N C| A pretty good fielder though. Stick with |N H N| Kennedy. |C N H| |_____| 2B-Adam Kennedy-#2- _____ - Overall good hitter. Good 2B as well. Wait |C C C| for the inside curve or dead-center |H H N| fastball. Average runner. |C H H| |_____| 3B-Troy Glaus-#25- _____ - Don't let the cold-zones fool you. He's an |C C C| excellent hitter. Wait for the low pitch |H H H| and he'll crush it Very good at 3B as well, |C H C| he's one of the best. |_____| SS-David Eckstein-#22- _____ - Actually pretty good. Smash the low-inside |N C N| pitches with him. He's a bad fielder |N N N| though, you'll want to stick with Gil. |N N N| |_____| SS-Bengi Gil-#10- _____ - Good hitter, even though his zone doesn't |N N C| show it. I managed to get a few doubles with |N H N| him. He isn't too fast, but his power makes |C N N| up for it. |_____| LF-Garret Anderson-#16- _____ - Average hitter, average outfielder. Swing |H H C| at the high inside fastball or the away |N N C| slider. |C H H| |_____| LF-Orlando Palmeiro-#3- _____ - Use him as a DH. He's a nice hitter, but OK |N H C| at defense. Stick with Garret Anderson as |C H C| your starter. |C C H| |_____| CF-Kimera Bartee-#46- _____ - An average batter. I haven't really played |N N N| with him. He runs pretty fast, though. |N N N| He's an average fielder. |N N N| |_____| CF-Darin Erstad-#17- _____ - A good hitter, fast base-runner, and very |C H C| good fielder. Go for the medium height |N H H| pitches, and go for the extra bases when you |C C H| can. |_____| RF-Tim Salmon-#15- _____ - Don't swing at anything high. He'll miss |C C C| it. Wait for the low or medium-height |H H H| pitch. Good at defense and average at |C H C| offense. |_____| SP-Ramon Ortiz-#36- Fastball: 93 - Your average starting pitcher. Slider: 76 You'll use that fastball a lot, Change-up: 61 as well as the Slider/Sinker Sinker: 77 combo. SP-Pat Rapp-#34- Fastball: 89 - Has a nice fastball and Slider: 42 curveball. Rely on those pitches Curveball: 82 for your 1-2 punch. Change-up: 51 SP-Ismael Valdes-#59- Fastball: 88 - Good fastball and curveball Curveball: 89 again. Him and Rapp are alike. Change-up: 47 Don't throw the Change-up, Sinker: 52 they'll get a hit. SP-Jarrod Washburn-#56- Fastball: 92 - Another Fastball/Curveball Slider: 75 pitcher. He's pretty good, and Curveball: 81 has a nice breaking curveball. Change-up: 68 SP-Scott Schoeneweis-#60- Fastball: 84 - Nice pitcher. All his pitches Slider: 82 are good. You can really mess up Change-up: 76 the batter with a combination of Sinker: 85 pitches. LR-Lou Pote-#58- Fastball: 95 - Avoid this guy. You'll get Slider: 51 nowhere with a fastball. You Change-up: 28 need another good pitch. LR-Al Levine-#43- Fastball: 89 - Not too bad. A nice 3-pitch Slider: 79 combo. Use him around the fifth Change-up: 80 inning. Sinker: 56 MR-Ben Weber-#77- Fastball: 94 - Avoid this guy as well. He Slider: 50 sucks. Use anyone besides him Sinker: 36 and Pote. MR-Shigetoshi Hasegawa-#21- Fastball: 87 - Average pitcher. Nothing special Slider: 78 here. Your token middle Change-up: 74 reliever. Forkball: 67 SU-Mike Holtz-#65- Fastball: 91 - Almost bad. His change-up is Slider: 37 pretty good, and should confuse a Change-up: 82 few batters. CL-Troy Percival-#40- Fastball: 99 - This is the guy you want to use. Slider: 88 Nice pitches, but stamina wears Curveball: 86 down fast. 2 innings at most. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arizona Diamondbacks: C- Scott Patterson-#32- _____ - This guy is the better catcher, but a |C C C| picky hitter. He'll only hit the mid- |N H H| pitches. He's a gem on defense though, |C H N| so start him. |_____| C- Rod Barajas-#48- _____ - All I could say is he's a mediocre |N N N| player, you're not going to find |N H N| anything special here. Start Patterson |N C N| |_____| 1B-Greg Colbrunn-#28- _____ - Start Grace. He's the best of the 3 |C N C| 1st-basemen on this team. Colbrunn is |H H H| average on offense and below average |C H C| defense. He has a slow throw. |_____| 1B-Erubiel Durazo-#44- _____ - The real Erubeil doesn't do justice to |C H C| his counterpart in this game. He rules |N H H| in this game. Still stick with Grace at |C N H| first though. |_____| 1B-Mark Grace-#17- _____ - Better hitter then Erubiel, even though |C N C| his stats don't show it. I can nail a |N H N| double 2 out of 3 times with this guy. A |C N H| very good hitter in this game. |_____| 2B-Craig Counsell-#4- _____ - Only good at the low, inside fastball. |N N C| Can't really hit anything else. Start |N H C| Bell, he's better at defense and |N N H| offense. |_____| 2B-Jay Bell-#33- _____ - Pretty good hitter, but defense is his |C H C| specialty. You're going to want to start |H H H| him if you're facing a good hitting team. |C H C| |_____| 3B-Matt Williams-#9- _____ - Has a couple red-hot zones. That's the |C H N| dead center one and the lower-left one. |C H C| You'll want to swing at anything in that |H C C| area. Not too bad at defense either. |_____| SS-Tony Womack-#5- _____ - Average hitter in this game. This game |C N C| doesn't do justice to his abilities in |H H H| the world series. Good on defense in |C H C| this game. |_____| LF-Luis Gonzalez-#20- _____ - He's got the golf like swing. Take |C N C| anything inside and low. He'll get a hit |N H H| 85% of the time if you know how to use |C H H| him. |_____| LF-David Dellucci-#25- _____ - Not your starter, but a good backup. |N N C| Speedy, so he's your best option for a |N H N| pinch-hitter Nothing much else to say |N C H| about him. |_____| CF-Steve Finley-#12- _____ - Swing at anything in the strike zone |C H C| because he'll put it in play. Rarely |H H H| strikes out, and has a sparkling .280 |C H H| average. He'll hit .300 during a season |_____| though. RF-Reggie Sanders-#16- _____ - Average hitter. He's the better of the |C N N| two right fielders, so start him instead |N H N| of Bautista. He's better at defense too, |N N C| and boy could he run. |_____| RF-Danny Bautista-#29- _____ - Very good at those 3 hot zones, but |C C C| pitchers throw high to him for obvious |N H H| reasons. He'll develop in the next few |C H N| seasons, so keep your eye on him. |_____| SP-Brian Anderson-#34- Fastball: 89 - Brute speed ain't everything. His Slider: 90 curveball drops a foot and gets a Curveball: 98 high swing everytime. A good 3rd- Change-up: 86 strike pitch. SP-Todd Stottlemyre-#30- Fastball: 93 - Good pitcher, another fine addition Slider: 87 to the D-Backs pitching staff. All Curveball: 87 off his pitches contribute to Change-up: 78 fooling the batter. SP-Curt Schilling-#38- Fastball: 97 - And you wonder why this guy is so Slider: 97 good. No explanation necessary. Sinker: 94 Oh wait, use him. Splitter: 98 SP-Armando Reynoso-#27- Fastball: 89 - An average addition to the bullpen. Curveball: 90 You'll find yourself using him for Change-up: 52 relief in a season. Sinker: 72 SP-Randy Johnson-#51- Fastball: 99 - Arguably the best pitcher in the Curveball: 99 league. Him and Pedro rule this Slider: 98 game. You up your chances of Sinker: 98 winning by 50% with him. LR-Mike Morgan-#36- Fastball: 89 - An OK pitcher. Nothing special. Slider: 74 Use him when your starter is Sinker: 73 jammed. MR-Greg Swindell-#22- Fastball: 90 - Pretty good. The Fastball and Change-up: 90 Change-up are good for the 1/2 Forkball: 72 punch. Forkball isn't bad. MR-Bret Prinz-#41- Fastball: 97 - Not too good. The Fastball and Slider: 86 Slider give him the edge. He's Sinker: 42 easy to predict. MR-Russ Springer-#46- Fastball: 96 - Another middling player. Avoid him Curveball: 84 unless you need raw power from the Splitter: 26 fastball. SU-Byung-Hung Kim-#49- Fastball: 96 - Very good. Should provide with the Slider: 93 relief you need. Your first choice Sinker: 91 for a closer/reliever. CL-Matt Mantei-#31- Fastball: 99 - Isn't too balanced. Stick with Slider: 87 Kim, who'll fool more hitters. Curveball: 81 He's an average closer. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Atlanta Braves: C- Javy Lopez-#8- _____ - Starting catcher. Hits pretty well, but |C H C| his pickoff move is lacking. Most runners |N H N| can steal off him easily. Consider giving |N H H| him half of the season and Perez the other |_____| half. C- Eddie Perez-#12- _____ - Decent hitter, but below average at |C N N| defense. Use him if you need the base- |N H N| hits. Has a .182 average, but I picked up |N N C| .298 over a season. |_____| 1B-Rico Brogna-#2- _____ - Bad at the high pitches. He's the starter |C C C| because of his defense, so don't expect to |H H H| hit really well with him. He had a .232 |C N H| average. |_____| 1B-Wes Helms-#18- _____ - Not really good at anything. Start |N N N| Brogna, and save this guy for any injured |N H N| player. I guess you could pinch-run with |N C N| him if you get a pitcher on base. |_____| 2B-Quivilo Veras-#4- _____ - Your starting second baseman. Average on |C H N| offense but beautiful on defense. Had |C H C| virtually no errors all season. He's |C C H| a fast base-runner as well. |_____| 2B-Keith Lockhart-#7- _____ - A good DH. He's a good hitter and should |N H N| be used at those AL fields. Start Veras, |C H C| and trade this guy if you don't need him, |C C H| because you could get someone useful. |_____| 3B-Ken Caminiti-#11- _____ - Good hitter. Another option for DH. |C N C| since Chipper is obviously your starter, |H H H| trade him. You could get a good pitcher |C H H| for him. Has a .303 batting average. |_____| 3B-Chipper Jones-#10- _____ - One of the most consistent hitters in the |C N C| league. Has a .300+ average every year. |N H H| One of the best 3rd-basemen in the sport. |C H H| Not too fast though. |_____| SS-Raphael Furcal-#1- _____ - Another gem on defense. Dead-center |N N C| fastball hitter on defense, but his |N H N| skills are lacking. He's pretty |C N H| speedy, don't be afraid to run extra |_____| bases. LF-B.J. Surhoff-#15- _____ - Swing at anything inside, he's one of the |C H C| players with the golf-like swing. |N H H| Another fine addition to the Braves |C C H| lineup. Has around a .300 average. |_____| LF-Dave Martinez-#14- _____ - Average player. Fastest guy on the team |C H H| though. He's as fast as Ichiro. Use him |C H C| as your main pinch-runner. |C C H| |_____| CF-Andruw Jones-#25- _____ - One of your power hitters, he'll |C N C| absolutely crush the ball. Very good on |H H H| defense as well. One of the top-ranked |C H C| outfielders. |_____| RF-Bernard Gilkey-#23- _____ - Used to be good. Now just another has- |C N N| been. Bats a painful .177. Release him |N H N| and pick up someone with potential. |N N C| |_____| RF-Brian Jordan-#33- _____ - Strikes out a lot, but when he puts |C N C| contact on the ball it's usually a base |H H H| hit. Speedy, and good on defense too. |C H C| That combination earns him the starting |_____| spot. SP-John Smoltz-#29- Fastball: 96 - Awesome pitcher. His Knuckleball Slider: 96 leaves something to be desired Change-up: 97 for, but don't let that screw you Knuckle: 34 up. The first three are great. SP-John Burkett-#19- Fastball: 83 - Not too bad. He's well-rounded. Slider: 75 His Fastball/Curveball provide for Curveball: 86 the first 2 strikes most of the Change-up: 78 time. SP-Tom Glavine-#47- Fastball: 96 - God, will the Braves pitching wave Slider: 94 ever end? Nothing to say here, Change-up: 99 he's another one of the best. Sinker: 94 SP-Greg Maddux-#31- Fastball: 89 - Control-master. Can put the ball Slider: 96 anywhere he wants. Definitely Curveball: 96 your prominent pitcher. Change-up: 96 SP-Kevin Millwood-#34- Fastball: 96 - Another Curveball master. Throw Slider: 86 anything at the batter, they'll be Curveball: 97 stumped. Another good pitcher. Change-up: 87 LR-Odalis Perez-#45- Fastball: 95 - The only way you're going to do Slider: 47 some damage with him is by using Curveball: 66 power pitches (hold A while Sinker: 48 pitching). Decent at most. LR-Jason Marquis-#38- Fastball: 98 - You're better off letting your Slider: 76 starter go the whole 9 innings. Curveball: 76 He's another commonplace pitcher. Change-up: 44 MR-Steve Reed-#36- Fastball: 90 - One of the better relievers. Use Slider: 85 him as your first choice. All of Change-up: 84 his pitches should do some damage. Sinker: 84 MR-John Salwitz-#51- Fastball: 94 - The Fastball might help you if you Slider: 83 know how to use it, but the Splitter: 57 Splitter is a piece of crap. SU-Mike Remlinger-#37- Fastball: 95 - Not too bad. Would be better if Slider: 84 he had a Sinker. You can fool the Change-up: 85 batter with a combo of pitches. CL-Steve Karsay-#20- Fastball: 98 - His Fastball/Curveball should be Curveball: 96 all you need for the last inning Splitter: 83 of work. Pretty good closer. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Baltimore Orioles: C- Fernando Lunar-#51- _____ - Pretty sucky. .171 average, no |C N N| defense skills whatsoever, and no power. |N H N| He can run pretty fast though, so I |N N N| guess that's why he's on the team. |_____| C- Brook Fordyce-#26- _____ - A .300 hitter. He's good at hitting |C N H| line-drives into the outfield. He's an |C H H| average catcher, but his hitting got him |C H N| the starting position. Not as fast as |_____| Lunar, though. 1B-David Sequi-#23- _____ - Another average hitter. Good at |C N C| defense, I made a nice diving play with |N H H| him. Start Gibbons or him, whoever you |C N H| wish. |_____| 1B-Jay Gibbons-#25- _____ - Not bad for a backup. He's got some |C H C| power, but he's terribly slow. Start |N H H| him if you need power, starts Sequi if |C N H| you need defense. |_____| 2B-Jerry Hairston-#15- _____ - Don't really know much about him. He's |C N C| a pretty good fielder, and he has a .256 |N H N| average. There's no other 2B to compete |N N N| with, so I can't compare him to other |_____| players. 3B-Tony Batista-#7- _____ - Only reason he didn't start is because |N N C| of Ripken. He has power, speed, and |H H C| agility. Play him at 2B if you wish, |H H C| because he's better then Hairston. |_____| 3B-Cal Ripken Jr.-#8- _____ - Ah, the Ironman. He still has it, and |N N C| the game shows it. He's a good hitter |H H C| and an excellent fielder in this game. |N H C| One of the legendary 3B/Shortstops in |_____| the game. SS-Mike Bordick-#14- _____ - Very good power hitter. Good on |C C N| defense, has an excellent arm, but not a |N H N| fast runner. He's one of the best |H H C| Shortstops in the MLB. |_____| LF-Chris Richard-#38- _____ - Average hitter, but what gave him the |C H C| starting position was his defense. |H H C| Has a nice batting average, which means |N N H| he puts a lot of contact on the ball. |_____| LF-Mike Kinkade-#17- _____ - Has the talent. He's a .333 hitter. |N H N| It's a toss-up between him and Richard. |C H N| It's pretty much your choice, you have |N C N| to decide whether you want offense or |_____| defense. LF-Eugene Kingsale-#40- _____ - Good at defense, below average on |N N C| offense. I got a double with him, but |N H N| he almost got tagged out. He's not |N C H| really too fast, but he'll do as a |_____| backup. CF-Melvin Mora-#6- _____ - Good hitter, has a .275 average. Also a |C C N| good fielder, and pretty quick. An |N H C| overall fine player. He has potential. |H N N| |_____| RF-Jeff Conine-#18- _____ - Another good hitter. He's your DH at |C N C| the AL fields. Has some good power. |H H N| Brady Anderson is the better of the 2, |H H C| but Conine is a close second. |_____| RF-Brady Anderson-#9- _____ - Good hitter, good on defense. No |N H C| wonder he earned the starting spot. =) |H H N| Swing at anything in the strike zone, |C N H| he's an all-around hitter. |_____| SP-Scott Erickson-#19- Fastball: 88 - Pretty good. You could use any Slider: 88 kind of pitch and expect to get a Curveball: 85 One of the better hitting pitchers Sinker: 84 strike too. SP-Jason Johnson-#16- Fastball: 95 - Good starter. A well-rounded Slider: 84 pitcher that should meet your Curveball: 86 needs. He has stamina as well, an Change-up: 85 and should last 9 innings. SP-Sidney Ponson-#43- Fastball: 96 - Has a good Fastball and Curveball, Slider: 62 and that's all your basically Curveball: 90 going to use. Don't bother Change-up: 49 throwing the other 2, they suck. SP-Jose Mercedes-#31- Fastball: 91 - First 3 pitches are great. Don't Slider: 87 throw the change-up, I could hit a Curveball: 89 home-run off it. The first 3 Change-up: 32 pitches should get the job done. SP-Pat Hentgen-#41- Fastball: 93 - Very good. Has 5 pitches, and all Slider: 90 of them are throw-able. You Curveball: 91 should able to get at least 10 Change-up: 83 strikeouts on Pro with his Sinker: 83 arsenal. LR-Chuck McElroy-#47- Fastball: 87 - Yeah, you're gonna want to avoid Slider: 29 him. He can barely pull off the Change-up: 48 Sinker, and his Fastball isn't up Sinker: 71 to par. Forget about the other 2. MR-Alan Mills-#75- Fastball: 94 - Another goodie. The Splitter is Slider: 86 good to have, and you'll find Splitter: 87 yourself to be using it a lot. MR-Willis Roberts-#37- Fastball: 92 - Another sucky reliever. The good Slider: 46 Fastball isn't gonna help itself, Curveball: 49 and you need a backup pitcher. Sinker: 50 Stick him in the Farm system. MR-Ryan Kohlmeier-#59- Fastball: 93 - Not too bad. Another well-formed Slider: 89 pitcher with 3 good pitches. Curveball: 88 That's all you'll need. SU-Buddy Groom-#27- Fastball: 92 - The Slider sucks, and the Slider: 20 Fastball/Curveball is only going Curveball: 92 to hold them off for so long. CL-Mike Trombley-#28 Fastball: 93 - Good closer. Then again, who Curveball: 91 isn't. Good for about 2 innings, Splitter: 90 then he's out of fuel. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Boston Red Sox: C- Jason Varitek-#33- _____ - Good batting average (.248), and good |C N C| at defense. He's a hit/run batter, |C H C| meaning he'll pop in a shallow fly |N H H| that'll land and he'll take off to |_____| first. Has a rocket for an arm too. C- Scott Hatteberg-#10- _____ - Pretty good for a backup catcher. |C N C| Bats .265, and isn't bad at defense. |C H C| Is not as powerful as Varitek, but |H H H| gets the job done. |_____| 1B-John Novak-#22- _____ - Who the hell is this guy? He's |C C C| not too bad, I hit a couple singles |N H N| with him. Judging by his speed, I'd |H H H| say he's a power hitter. So take big |_____| swings at the low pitches. **The following was contributed by Jared Blankenship** I noticed that you were wondering who Jay Novak is. As far as I can tell, he is supposed to be Brian Daubach. I believe he was a replacement player during the strike, and as such, he is barred from the player's union (MLBPA). I think the licensing agreement for the game allows only for the inclusion of MLBPA members in the game, so for those strange, unknown guys who show up on rosters, that's what happened. 2B-Jose Offerman-#30- _____ - Good leadoff hitter. Puts the ball |N H N| in play most of the time. Bats around |C H C| .250. Not too bad at defense either. |C C H| An all around good player. |_____| 3B-John Valentin-#13- _____ - He's supposedly the starter, but start |C N N| Stynes. He's the better hitter and |N H N| fielder of the two. Trade Valentin, |N N C| as he's still good, but not better |_____| then Stynes. 3B-Chris Stynes-#12- _____ - Start him!! Bench Valentin, Stynes is |C N N| much better. Has a .334 average, so |N H N| you know he's good at offense. Can |N N C| also field better than Valentin. |_____| 3B-Shea Hillenbrand-#29- _____ - Even though the game doesn't give an |N H C| average for him, I can tell he's good. |C H C| He's pretty fast, which means he hits |H C C| a lot of liners. Good on defense as |_____| well. SS-Nomar Garciaparra-#5- _____ - They gave him a really bad strike-zone |C N N| in this game, but they gave him a .372 |N H N| average! Rely on the average and go |N N N| for the power hits. That's why he |_____| bats third in the order. LF-Troy O'Leary-#25- _____ - One of your 2 possible DH's. Bats a |C C C| .261, but in reality, he's better then |N H N| the average. You could hit at least 3 |H H H| for 5 with him. |_____| LF-Dante Bichette-#19- _____ - One of the rare high-outside fastball |C H H| hitters. Take advantage of this and |C H H| surprise pitchers. Bats around .300 |C C C| as well with 2-dozen homers. |_____| CF-Darren Lewis-#20- _____ - Not too bad. Bats around .250. |H H H| Better at defense than offense. |C H C| Definitely start Everett. You're not |H C N| gonna really need Lewis on this team. |_____| CF-Carl Everett-#2- _____ - A low-pitch power hitter. Bats .300. |C C C| Chances are if Manny gets up, this guy |N H N| will get up too. Hit 34 homers, so |H H H| he's another one of the RBI leaders. |_____| RF-Trot Nixon-#7- _____ - Bats around .276. He's your other DH. |N N C| Or, you could start him and put Manny |N H N| at DH. It doesn't really matter, |C N H| because they're the same at defense, |_____| it's just that Manny rocks at offense. RF-Manny Ramirez-#24- _____ - Another player with a weak strike- |N C C| zone, but a sparkling average. .352 |N H N| to be exact. Your cleanup power |N H N| hitter You'll get a lot of homers with |_____| this guy. Definite all-star material. SP-Hideo Nomo-#11- Fastball: 91 - Very good. His Forkball will Curveball: 89 fool anyone. All his pitches Sinker: 84 will get a strike, so use him Forkball: 98 whenever possible. SP-Pedro Martinez-#45- Fastball: 99 - The best pitcher in the game. Curveball: 99 The coverboy for the CD Case. Slider: 98 You want to at least try him out, Change-up: 98 even if you hate him. SP-David Cone-#36- Fastball: 93 - Used to be better. Remember that Slider: 39 perfect game? Avoid him in this Curveball: 86 game, the fastball isn't gonna Sinker: 48 get you anywhere. Throw the Splitter: 49 Curve a lot if you play with him. SP-Bret Saberhagen-#17- Fastball: 90 - If he had a third pitch, he would Slider: 27 be good. He'll do some good Curveball: 97 relief work. Don't start him, Change-up: 36 he's not going to get anywhere. SP-Frank Castillo-#37- Fastball: 90 - Not too good. Only has a Slider: 48 Fastball/Curveball. You could Curveball: 90 pull off Change-up and Slider Change-up: 61 about 10% of the time. He's OK Slider: 64 if you know where to throw. LR-Tim Wakefield-#49- Fastball: 66 - This guy rules. You could Slider: 49 squeeze in about 6 hitless Curveball: 84 innings with him. The knuckle is Knuckle: 99 your main pitch, use it a lot. LR-Paxton Crawford-#63- Fastball: 93 - Not too good. Can't pull off Slider: 42 anything besides the Fastball. Change-up: 57 Avoid him, don't even bother Sinker: 48 putting him out. MR-Rich Garces-#34- Fastball: 95 - Good for about 2 innings. Use Curveball: 94 him until the batters realize his Splitter: 89 pattern. MR-Rolando Arrojo-#44- Fastball: 96 - Another great pitcher. Can fool Slider: 85 the batter with any pitch. If Curveball: 87 you vary the pitches, he can Change-up: 84 throw around 5 hitless innings. Splitter: 83 SU-Rod Beck-#47- Fastball: 93 - Not too bad. Use the Fastball/ Slider: 52 Splitter a lot, and throw the Forkball: 53 Forkball a couple to confuse Splitter: 94 batters. CL-Derek Lowe-#32- Fastball: 95 - One of the most underestimated Curveball: 98 closers. Good for around 3 Change-up: 93 innings. You can really do some Sinker: 97 damage with this pitching staff. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chicago Cubs: C- Todd Hundley-#9- _____ - One of the better catchers in the |C C C| league Has a nice .284 average and |H H H| plenty of home-runs. Another low- |C H H| inside pitch hitter. Can pick-off a |_____| lot of batters. C- Joe Girardi-#27- _____ - He still has it. Bats about .300. |C N N| He has 6 homers, but he's still a |N H N| power hitter. You can get a whole |N N C| butt load of doubles with him. |_____| 1B-Julio Zuleta-#15- _____ - Very good backup 1B. This is your |C H N| DH. Hits .294. Pretty quick around |N H N| the bases as well. He's one of those |N C N| underrated players. |_____| 1B-Matt Stairs-#30- _____ - Average hitter, average fielder. Has |C C C| a nice arm though, but you're not |H H H| really going to need it since he's a |C H H| 1B. All I could say is wait for the |_____| low-inside pitch. 2B-Eric Young-#7- _____ - Bats around .300. Hits mostly line |C N N| drives. Fast and very good at |N H N| defense He's underestimated, because I |N N C| can do some damage with him. |_____| 3B-Ron Coomer-#6- _____ - Has a big hot zone, so you could swing |C H C| at a number of pitches. Boasts a .270 |H H H| average, so you'll get a couple of |C H C| hits. Another fine option for your |_____| DH. 3B-Bill Mueler-#33- _____ - Average hitter, he's better at |C H N| defense. Bats about .240. He's the |C H C| better 3B, but still only average |C N H| compared to the rest of the league. |_____| SS-Ricky Gutierrez-#12 _____ - Very good on defense. Swift runner, |N H N| and can make long throws. Has a .276 |C H C| average, and a dozen homers, so go for |H C C| liners. He has a varied hot-zone, so |_____| swing at anything that looks good. SS-Augie Ojeda-#1- _____ - Despite his hot-zone, he's a good |N H C| outside hitter. Doesn't have a really |N H N| good average (.221), but a nice |N C H| fielding shortstop. You can try him |_____| out, but that's about it. LF-Rondell White-#22- _____ - Pretty good hitter. Has a .311 |C N C| average. Not really a power hitter, |H H H| so aim the cursor level with the ball |C H C| so you get base hits. Has a very good |_____| arm, so you could make long throws. CF-Gary Matthews Jr.-#19- _____ - Don't bother with this loser either. |N N C| His stats show his suckiness. .190 |N H N| batting average, no power, etc. |N C H| Excellent at defense though. No |_____| errors, strong arm, VERY fast. CF-Delino DeShields-#16- _____ - Another option for DH. Has around a |N N C| .300 average. You could start him if |N H N| you want, because he hits a lot better |C N H| then Matthews. |_____| RF-Todd Dunwoody-#11- _____ - Avoid him, he sucks. No offense, .208 |N N C| batting average. No defense, had a |N H N| lot of errors during the season. Weak |N C H| arm, and no hitting power. Don't even |_____| bother trying him out. RF-Sammy Sosa-#21- _____ - Slammin' Sammy! He's one of the best |C N C| hitters in the sport. Kill the |N H H| pitches you get and you should hit it |N H C| most of the time. He bats around |_____| .320. SP-Jon Lieber-#32- Fastball: 94 - A VERY good pitcher. The Slider: 94 dominator of the Cubs bullpen. Curveball: 98 You know the drill, vary his Change-up: 90 pitches and get the K's. SP-Julian Tavarez-#50- Fastball: 95 - Second-rate at best. Only pitch Slider: 87 when his stamina is full and Change-up: 62 throw power pitches. The Sinker Sinker: 68 should be thrown 10% of the time SP-Jason Bere-#46- Fastball: 94 - Good for relief. His Fastball/ Slider: 36 Curveball should carry him Curveball: 89 through 3 innings. After that, Splitter: 34 he's easily hittable. SP-Kerry Wood-#34- Fastball: 98 - Excellent pitcher. 5 pitches, Slider: 97 and they can all blow out any Curveball: 88 batter. Fluctuate all of them. Change-up: 86 He can go the full 9 innings and Sinker: 85 get around 13 strike-outs. SP-Kevin Tapani-#36- Fastball: 90 - Another good starter. Actually, Curveball: 97 he's very good. Vary all his Change-up: 88 pitches. The change-up is a good Splitter: 87 follow-up to the fastball. LR-Kyle Farnsworth-#44- Fastball: 97 - Your run of the mill reliever. Curveball: 64 Good for 2 innings, try to get Sinker: 64 all 3 pitches into each out. MR-Felix Heredia-#94- Fastball: 96 - Good reliever. His pitches Slider: 94 should carry you through 3 Curveball: 87 innings. Will get a couple K's. MR-Courtney Duncan-#55- Fastball: 96 - You could use him in a jam. Use Curveball: 87 the 1st 2 most of the time, and Change-up: 41 then fool them with the Change. MR-Todd Van Poppel-#47- Fastball: 91 - Really good. He doesn't look Curveball: 90 it, but you'll notice when you Change-up: 88 throw him on the mound. SU-Jeff Fassero-#13- Fastball: 93 - Good hitting pitcher. When you Slider: 85 pitch him, check to see if he Sinker: 85 bats. If he does, you can Forkball: 88 probably get a hit. CL-Tom "Flash" Gordon-#45- Fastball: 96 - This guy blows, they call him Slider: 51 Flash because of his fastball. Curveball: 58 Use Fassero as your closer. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chicago White Sox: C- Sandy Alomar Jr.-#15- _____ - Not a power hitter, but definitely |N H N| up there. Has almost a .300 |C H C| average. What makes him good is his |H C C| speed and defense. He could pick |_____| off Ichiro with that arm. C- Josh Paul-#27- _____ - Judging by his batting average |N N N| (.282), I'd say he's good. Trade |N H N| him, because Alomar is still better. |N C N| Or, if you want, DH him. I haven't |_____| played with him a lot. 1B-Frank Thomas-#35- _____ - Ah, here we go. The power hitter of |C N N| the Sox. Had 43 homers and a .330 |N H N| average. Average on defense. Then |C H C| again, what does a 1B really do |_____| besides catch the ball? 1B-Paul Konerko-#14- _____ - Another good hitter. Hits .298, so |C H N| he should be your DH. Trade him if |N H N| you want, because you'll be starting |C N C| Thomas. You could pick up a nice |_____| pitcher for him. 2B-Tony Graffanino-#17- _____ - Another option for DH. Everyone on |H N N| this team rules at hitting. I |C H C| didn't try him on defense, but he |H C N| looks average. He's a power hitter. |_____| 2B-Ray Durham-#5- _____ - Bats first in the order. Good |C H C| hitter, and very fast. He's good on |N H H| defense, although his throwing speed |C N H| requires a little work. |_____| 3B-Herbert Perry-#43- _____ - Argh, another .300 batter. DH him |C N N| if you want. I would recommend |N H N| trading all these goodies for 1 all- |N N H| star pitcher or something like that. |_____| Nice arm too. SS-Jose Valentin-#22- _____ - Very good low-ball hitter. Had over |C C C| 2 dozen homeruns, so you can expect |H H H| a little power from him. Not as |C H H| fast ashe used to be, but still good |_____| enough to start. SS-Royce Clayton-#10- _____ - .242 average, but his real talent |N H N| rests on his defense and speed. A |C H C| fine pinch-runner, and can get that |H C C| double most of the time. |_____| LF-Carlos Lee-#45- _____ - Will the wave of good hitters ever |C N C| cease to end? Lee: .301 average |H H H| with 24 homers. Another good arm. |C H C| Why, oh why, didn't the Sox win the |_____| World Series? LF-Jose Canseco-#31- _____ - This guy is a real asshole. He gets |C C C| a hit off me every time. He has a |H H H| .252 average, but mysteriously hits |N H C| .700 when he faces me. He's your |_____| first option for DH, obviously. LF-Harold Baines-#3- _____ - Trade him, you already have 2 great |C N C| left-fielders. You can get someone |H H H| good for his .254 average. Yeah, |C H H| that's pretty much all I could say. |_____| CF-Chris Singleton-#12- _____ - I hate to say it, but this is |C N C| probably the crappiest player you're |C H H| gonna find on this team. That is, |C H H| if you consider .254 BA crappy. |_____| RF-Magglio Ordonez-#30- _____ - Another power hitter. 32 homers, |N N C| a .315 batting average, and |H H N| unprecedented speed. Also a star |C H C| right fielder with a rocket for an |_____| arm. This is your model player. SP-Jim Parque-#40- Fastball: 94 - Not only is he a good pitcher, Slider: 80 he has impressive stamina. He Curveball: 93 could go the full nine innings Change-up: 91 and then come back the next day. SP-Cal Eldred-#21- Fastball: 97 - Not too bad. The 3 strong Slider: 61 pitches should get the job done. Curveball: 80 Good in the sense that he's Change-up: 77 consistent and reliable. SP-Mark Buehrle-#56- Fastball: 95 - The three "average" pitches Slider: 78 should carry you through the Curveball: 81 majority the game. He's Change-up: 42 a pretty good pitcher. SP-James Baldwin-#37- Fastball: 96 - Overestimated. He actually Slider: 49 sucks. The Fastball and Curveball: 97 Curveball aren't as effective Change-up: 52 with this guy. SP-David Wells-#33- Fastball: 89 - Very good. Should get at least Slider: 44 10 strikeouts over 9 innings Curveball: 99 with that powerful Curveball. Change-up: 91 Use the Change 40% of the time. LR-Sean Lowe-#50- Fastball: 92 - Dump him in the farm system. Slider: 58 This guy is trash. No wonder Sinker: 60 the Sox need so many runs LR-Rocky Biddle-#60- Fastball: 95 - The Fastball and Curve should be Curveball: 87 all you need to get you through Change-up 29 a few innings. Cool name too. MR-Bill Simas-#41- Fastball: 97 - The Sinker is a good variation Slider: 28 to the Fastball. The Slider Sinker: 87 should be used 10% of the time. MR-Bob Howry-#46- Fastball: 98 - Pretty good. Effective with all Curveball: 93 3 pitches. Throws strong for Change-up: 80 2.5 innings, then he's done. SU-Kelly Wunsch-#65- Fastball: 94 - Eh, average at best. His Slider: 57 pitches barely qualify as Curveball: 88 "regulars". He could go for a Change-up: 58 long time though, say 5 innings. CL-Keith Foulke-#29- Fastball: 94 - The Screwball is awesome. And Change-up: 99 the change-up works great after Screwball: 93 a 95 mph fastball. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cincinnati Reds: C- Kelly Stinnett-#31- _____ - Heh, worse then LaRue. .217 |C C C| average, 8 homers, and a girl's |H H H| arm, hence the name Kelly. |C H C| Didn't think you could get worse |_____| then LaRue, huh? C- Jason LaRue-#23- _____ - The weak point of the Reds |N N N| lineup. Unfortunately, this is |N H N| the best catcher on the team. |C N N| .230 average, 5 homers, and his |_____| defense is pitiful. 1B-Sean Casey-#21- _____ - .315 hitter, and about 2 dozen |C H C| homers. Very good first baseman, |N H H| and almost never injured. This |C N H| is your reliable, consistent |_____| player. 2B-Pokey Reese-#3- _____ - Eh, not too bad. Good low-inside |N H N| hitter. Had a .255 average, so I |C H C| wouldn't say he's bad. He used |H C C| to be better though. He's |_____| another good baserunner. 3B-Bill Selby-#54- _____ - Average backup. Boone is a lot |N N C| better then him. He has around a |N H N| .250 average, and a few homers. |N C H| Haven't tried him out on defense, |_____| though. 3B-Aaron Boone-#17- _____ - Good 3B. He's better on defense |C N C| than offense. He's a good .285 |N H H| hitter, but virtually error-free |C H C| on defense. Your model 3B, who |_____| can make the long throws to 1st. SS-Juan Castro-#12- _____ - Piteous .241 average. Kind of |C N C| fast, and alright at defense. |N H N| He's a pretty good pinch runner, |N N N| but don't expect to hit homers |_____| with him. SS-Barry Larkin-#11- _____ - Nice average, .313, and enough |C H N| talent to get a base-hit leading |N H N| off. He's also pretty fast, so |N C C| that's a plus for a baserunner. |_____| LF-Dmitri Young-#25- _____ - Has a .303 average, so that's a |C H C| plus. Also a power hitter, so |H H N| it's good to see him batting |H N C| cleanup. Good fielder, with a |_____| strong arm. CF-Ken Griffey Jr.-#30- _____ - One of the best outfielders in |C N C| the game. Fast as hell, 40 |H H N| homers, and a rocket for an arm. |C H H| Dead low pitch hitter. Bean him |_____| if you're facing him. CF-Ruben Mateo-#19- _____ - Pretty good backup. .291 |C N N| average. He's pretty fast. |N H N| This is your main DH option. |N N C| You aren't gonna find a better |_____| backup hitter on this team. CF-Rubin Rivera-#28- _____ - Sucks, stay away from him. |C C N| You've already got 2 good center |N H C| fielders, so don't expect much. |H H C| He bats .208, so release him. |_____| He's a drain on the team. RF-Michael Tucker-#34- _____ - I guess he's OK. .270 average. |N H N| He looks to be a power hitter, so |C H C| go for some homers. His slow |C C H| speed and bad defense bench him |_____| though. RF-Alex Ochoa-#7- _____ - Sparkling .316 average with a |C C C| dozen homers. He's a nice |N H H| hitter, so don't be afraid to |C H N| swing. Not too slow either, so |_____| go for the doubles. SP-Scott Williamson-#48- Fastball: 98 - Basically sucks, pitchers are Slider: 90 supposed to have 4 pitches. He Change-up: 41 can't get more than 4 innings. SP-Chris Reitsma-#41- Fastball: 96 - Isn't too good. Better yet, he Slider: 42 sucks. Another Cincinnati Curveball: 38 disappointment. This is why Change-up: 84 they gave up so many runs. SP-Pete Harnisch-#38- Fastball: 92 - Pretty good with those 3 Slider: 49 dominating pitches. The Slider Curveball: 93 can be used sparingly to mess Change-up: 87 with the batters. SP-Sean O'Hara-#44- Fastball: 95 - He's great. The Sinker and Change-up: 80 Forkball work surprisingly well. Sinker: 96 Your optimal Red's pitcher. Forkball: 93 Use him the full 9 innings. SP-Elmer Dessens-#45- Fastball: 96 - He's OK. 3 pitches aren't Curveball: 97 too good for a starter, but Change-up: 76 he'll do for a few innings. LR-Jim Brower-#53- Fastball: 94 - With those crappy pitches, he Slider: 37 can only last an inning before Curveball: 43 you can take him out. Better Change-up: 34 yet, throw him in the minors. LR-John Riedling-#46- Fastball: 95 - What's worse then a pitcher with Slider: 37 4 crappy pitches? A pitcher Curveball: 45 with 3 crappy pitches. MR-Scott Sullivan-#56- Fastball: 97 - The first 2 pitches do a lot of Slider: 93 damage. Use the Sinker 20% of Sinker: 54 the time to fool the hitter. MR-Dennys Reyes-#49- Fastball: 89 - Good, well-rounded pitcher. Can Slider: 87 do about 2.5 innings worth of Curveball: 85 work before hitters predict him. SU-Mark Wohlers-#51- Fastball: 98 - The Splitter doesn't really do Slider: 89 anything, so that leaves him Splitter: 42 with 2 good pitches. 1 inning. CL-Danny Graves-#32- Fastball: 98 - Here we go. An optimal closer. Slider: 90 Vary all his pitches. He can go Change-up: 95 4 hitless innings, and he might Sinker: 94 need to, considering the others. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cleveland Indians: C- Eddie Taubensee-#16- _____ - Surprisingly, this is the worst player |N N C| on the team. .267 average, with 6 |N H N| homers. He's better at defense then |C N H| offense. He bats 8th in the order, |_____| so don't expect to do well with him. C- Einar Diaz-#2- _____ - Not a bad pinch-runner. Blazing |C C N| fast, and a pretty nice average |N H H| (.272). Sub him for the pitchers |N H C| if you want, because he isn't gonna |_____| do a lot more. 1B-Jim Thome-#25- _____ - Nearly 40 homers, so don't screw |C N C| around while pitching to him. When |N H H| you're batting, swing at anything low |C H H| and inside. You'll hit a homer 2 out |_____| of 4 times. 2B-Roberto Alomar-#12- _____ - This is a powerful hitter. Has a |C H C| .310 average with 19 homers. He |N H N| can hit a ton to right field though. |C N H| He also has a nice arm on defense, |_____| although he doesn't use it much. 3B-Travis Fryman-#17- _____ - The wave of good hitters is almost |N H H| over. Bats 7th in the order. Has a |N H N| .321 average with around 2 dozen |C C C| homers. Take him seriously, because |_____| he's better then he looks. SS-Omar Vizquel-#13- _____ - If you want, you can lead-off with |C H N| him. Has a .287 average, and a |C H C| great on-base percentage. Doesn't |C C H| have a lot of homers, which means |_____| he's a base-hit guy. SS-John McDonald-#8- _____ - Get this, a .444 average. This is |N H N| your DH. Sucks at defense and |C H N| running, so DH is all he's good for. |N C N| Will hit a ton. Has like a .900 |_____| slugging percentage. LF-Wil Cordero-#30- _____ - One of your options of DH. He |C N N| used to be better, now he's a |N H N| burn-out. .276 average with |N N C| 16 homers. His stats are better |_____| then him. LF-Russell Branyan-#33- _____ - Not too bad. This is your main |C C C| sub. He has a .238 average with |H H H| 16 homers, and has had a lot of |C H H| playing time. Your first choice |_____| for a substitution. CF-Kenny Lofton-#7- _____ - Great lead-off hitter. Has a |C H C| sparkling .278 average with over |N H H| a dozen homers. Unpredictable |C N H| speed, and a great fielder. This |_____| is another optimal player. CF-Jolbert Cabrera-#6- _____ - Drop him. He sucks. .251 average |N H N| with 2 homers. You already have good |C H N| subs, so you don't need him. Don't |N C N| even bother trying him out, it's not |_____| worth your time. RF-Juan Gonzalez-#22- _____ - This is the cleanup power hitter |C H C| for your team. Has around 2 dozen |H H N| homers, this is the guy you want to |C H C| swing with. .289 average, so don't |_____| mess with him. RF-Marty Cordova-#46- _____ - Not too bad. .245 average with 4 |C N N| homers. Another base-hit player. |N H N| Consider trading him for a better |N N C| hitter, because you already have |_____| a lot of players like him. RF-Ellis Burks-#23- _____ - Another batter you don't want to |N N C| mess with. Has one of the best |H H N| averages in the league, a beautiful |C H C| .344 with 2 dozen homers. I can get |_____| a base hit with him 75% of the time. SP-C.C. Sabathia-#52- Fastball: 99 - Unfortunately, this is one of the Curveball: 58 better pitchers on the team. Change-up: 51 Prepare to see one of the suckiest Slider: 52 pitching staffs in the league. SP-Charles Nagy-#41- Fastball: 95 - This is another better pitcher on Curveball: 96 the team. His pitches are lazy and Change-up: 70 easy to predict. Don't bother with Splitter: 68 the change-up. SP-Charles Finley-#31- Fastball: 94 - Best pitcher on the team. This is Curveball: 93 the guy you want to exploit. His Change-up: 46 3 main pitches should carry you Splitter: 92 through the majority of the game. SP-Bartolo Colon-#40- Fastball: 97 - Kinda bad. He's not gonna do a lot Curveball: 79 of damage with one good pitch. Change-up: 78 Start one of your two better Sinker: 68 starters. SP-Dave Burba-#34- Fastball: 93 - Second-best pitcher on the team. Curveball: 89 It's all downhill after him. His Change-up: 84 His ERA would be lower if his Splitter: 96 bullpen didn't suck. LR-Jaret Wright-#27- Fastball: 98 - Sucks. Good for about 2 innings Curveball: 78 of relief. Giving up 3 hits in Change-up: 68 2 innings is pretty good for him, Sinker: 69 especially with that dire sinker. MR-Bob Wickman-#26- Fastball: 96 - OK reliever. He has no stamina, Slider: 82 so is only good for about 1 inning. Sinker: 80 Throw power pitches with him. MR-David Riske-#54- Fastball: 94 - Yeah, that's not a typo. He Curveball: 20 really does suck that much. Change-up: 21 Just throw his ass into the farm Splitter: 36 system and forget about him. MR-Ricardo Rincon-#73- Fastball: 94 - , another bad reliever. Slider: 36 The fastball alone isn't going Sinker: 55 to do any damage. Drop him. SU-Paul Shuey-#53- Fastball: 98 - Good closer/reliever. One of Curveball: 84 the only good relievers on the Splitter: 80 team. 1.5 innings at most. CL-John Rocker-#49- Fastball: 100 - If this guy wasn't such an asshole Slider: 88 to the Mets he would be one of the Change-up: 86 best. He's very good in this game. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Colorado Rockies: C- Adam Melhuse-#38- _____ - Plainly, he sucks. .167 batting |N N C| average with no homers. He's a |N H N| disgrace at fielding, and has no |N N H| arm. Drop him, or use him as a |_____| pinch runner. C- Ben Petrick-#6- _____ - No wonder he starts. He has a |N N N| .322 average. He's also good at |N H N| defense. His hot zone isn't too |C N N| good, but don't let that bother you. |_____| He's better then he looks. 1B-Todd Helton-#17- _____ - Arguably one of the best hitters. |C N C| .372 average with a whopping 42 |N H H| homers. He's the 2nd best hitter on |C H H| the team. Definite home run power |_____| here, don't be afraid to swing. 1B-Robin Jennings-#30- _____ - Not too bad. The game doesn't |N N C| give him stats, but you could use |N H N| him as a DH if you wish. He's a |N C H| good base-hit player. Don't go |_____| for homers, he'll fly-out. 2B-Todd Walker-#12- _____ - Excellent hitter. Has a .290 |N H C| batting average with 9 homers. |N H H| Don't be fooled by the 9 homers, |N N H| he hits it up to the wall every |_____| time. Mid-inside pitch hitter. 3B-Jeff Cirillo-#7- _____ - You know what, set this guy as your |C H C| lead-off hitter. .326 average. He'll |H H N| get a hit 5 out of 6 times. He's a |C N C| monster on defense too. An all around |_____| good player. 3B-Terry Shumpert-#22- _____ - This is your main DH option. You'll |C N N| want to hit some homers with him. |N H N| .260 batting average with 9 homers. |N N C| He's a good power hitter, so aim a |_____| little below the expected pitch. 3B-Greg Norton-#14- _____ - Another good hitter. Unfortunately, |C C C| you already have 3 good 3B, so you |H H N| could trade him for someone good. |C H H| He's not too great at defense though, |_____| so all the more reason to trade him. SS-Juan Uribe-#4- _____ - Not too good. Drop him or trade him. |N N N| You won't get anyone good, so you're |N H N| better off dropping him. He's a |N C N| decent pinch-runner though, so he |_____| might serve some purpose. SS-Neifi Perez-#5- _____ - Very good starter. Excellent at |N N C| defense and a fast runner. Nice |N H N| .287 average with about a dozen |C N H| homers. This is one of your best |_____| players, so treat him like one. LF-Todd Hollandsworth-#27- _____ - Excellent hitter. .269 average with |N N C| 20 homers. He's the power hitter |N H N| for your team. Not too fast, but who |C N H| cares when he hits homers most of the |_____| time. CF-Juan Pierre-#9- _____ - Good backup. .310 average, but no |N N C| homers. He's good at defense and |N H N| a pretty good hitter. He can get the |N C H| single or double most of the time. |_____| RF-Larry Walker-#33- _____ - Another raw power hitter. Has a .309 |C N C| average, so use him wisely. Has 9 |N H H| homers, but he's pretty good at the |C H H| long hits. One of the better |_____| hitters on the team. SP-Denny Neagle-#15- Fastball: 93 - Not too bad. The Fastball/Changeup Slider: 81 combo are your main pitches. Use Change-up: 94 the other two sparingly, but be Sinker: 78 sure to use them occasionally. SP-Mike Hampton-#10- Fastball: 94 - The cream of the crop. Excellent Slider: 94 pitcher. Use all his pitches to Change-up: 97 keep the batter guessing. Good Sinker: 97 pitcher considering his stadium. SP-Brian Bohanon-#41- Fastball: 88 - Another average pitcher. Again, Change-up: 89 his Fastball/Change are the main Sinker: 68 pitches. The other two should Splitter: 69 be used cautiously. SP-Pedro Astacio-#34- Fastball: 96 - Good pitcher. His 3 main pitches Slider: 56 should be used 95% of the time. Curveball: 95 The slider looks like a lazy Change-up: 91 fastball, so use it scarcely. SP-Shawn Chacon-#56- Fastball: 96 - Sucks, don't bother. This Slider: 42 moron will give up 8 hits Curveball: 49 before the second inning. Change-up: 38 Dump him in the farm system. LR-Kane Davis-#37- Fastball: 90 - Another sucky pitcher. He's Slider: 32 another asshole who'll give up Curveball: 34 a ton of hits. Drop him, because Change-up: 32 he won't get better in the farm. LR-Makoto Suzuki-#16- Fastball: 97 - This is one of your best Slider: 82 relievers. Will go around 4 Curveball: 84 innings. He's got really good Splitter: 88 pitches, so use him a lot. MR-Mike Myers-#28- Fastball: 89 - Will go around 2 innings Slider: 52 before hitters start predicting Curveball: 54 him. Not too bad. MR-Juan Acevedo-#50- Fastball: 96 - Another bad pitcher. Don't Slider: 49 bother with him either. Dump Sinker: 27 him and hope he'll improve. MR-Jay Powell-#39- Fastball: 98 - Argh, he sucks too. Toss Slider: 42 in the farm system as well. Sinker: 44 You're better off getting a FA. SU-Gabe White-#36- Fastball: 94 - Finally, someone decent. Change-up: 85 Another main reliever for you, Sinker: 83 considering the others suck. CL-Jose Jimenez-#49- Fastball: 97 - Good closer. Use him a lot, Slider: 85 because your relievers suck. Sinker: 92 2 innings at most. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detroit Tigers: C- Brandon Inge-#12- _____ - The game doesn't give him any stats, |C N N| but I can tell you he's good. He's |N H N| better then Fick. He seems to be a |N N C| base-hit player, with not a lot of |_____| power. He can pick off runners well. C- Robert Fick-#25- _____ - Sucks. Start Inge. Fick has a |C N C| .252 batting average with 3 |N H C| homers. He sucks at defense as well. |N N H| You'll be better off playing with |_____| Inge, trust me. C- Mitch Meluskey-#21- _____ - Oops, forgot about him. He's a |N N C| very good hitter, but his defense |N H N| is lacking. Bats .300 with 14 |C N H| homers, another power hitter. Start |_____| him if you want some extra offense. 1B-Ryan Jackson-#20- _____ - Eh, don't bother. You have Clark at |N N N| 1B. The game doesn't give him stats. |N H N| He's not good at running either, so |N C H| dump him. Pick up a minor with some |_____| potential. 1B-Tony Clark-#44- _____ - One of the rare outside-pitch hitters. |N C C| He'll crush the outside pitches with |H H C| his .274 average. He also has 13 |H H N| homers. Slightly above average |_____| player. 2B-Jose Macias-#39- _____ - Not too bad as a DH. Has a .254 |N N C| batting average with 2 homers. |C H N| He's reliable, so use him when |N C H| your team's in a jam. He's pretty |_____| quick as well. 2B-Damion Easley-#9- _____ - Not too bad. .260 average with 14 |C N C| homers. Has some power, but not |H H H| enough to make you feel confident |C H C| about using him as a power hitter. |_____| Just go for base-hits with him. 3B-Dean Palmer-#7- _____ - Another power hitter. Has a .256 |C N C| batting average with 29 homers. He |N H H| puts an average amount of contact on |C H C| the ball, but when he does, it's |_____| usually a homer. 3B-Shane Halter-#17- _____ - Another good option for DH. Has a |C N N| .261 batting average with 3 homers. |N H N| He's reliable, but not too fast. |N N C| You could use him, but don't push for |_____| the extra bases. SS-Deivi Cruz-#8- _____ - Reasonable if you use him for |C N N| leading-off. Has a .302 batting |N H N| average with 10 homers. He'll get |N N C| a base hit 3 out of 5 times. He's |_____| pretty good at defense as well. LF-Bobby Higginson-#4- _____ - Very good hitter. .300 batting |C C C| average with 30 homers. He's your |N H H| cleanup/power hitter. Not too shabby |C H H| at defense either. One of the better |_____| players on the Tigers. CF-Juan Encarnacion-#34- _____ - Another one of the team's best |C H C| hitters. Has a .289 batting average |H H N| with 14 homers. When you play with |C N C| him, you'll see how good he is. |_____| Gets a hit 3 out of 4 times. CF-Roger Cedeno-#19- _____ - Used to be one of the most prominent |N N C| lead-off hitters in the sport. |N H N| Now just above average. Has a .282 |C N H| batting average with 6 homers, and |_____| should get a hit most of the time. RF-Wendell Magee-#29- _____ - Another rare outside-pitch hitter. |C N N| He's a very good substitute/DH. He |C H H| has a .274 average with 7 homers. |C H N| Definitely give him some playing time, |_____| you won't regret it. SP-Steve W. Sparks-#37- Fastball: 88 - A great off-speed pitcher. All Slider: 83 four of his pitches will do major Curveball: 90 damage. The knuckle is the most Knuckle: 92 unpredictable pitch, so use it. SP-Brian Moehler-#38- Fastball: 97 - Not too great. The 3 latter Slider: 65 pitches aren't too good. He'll Change-up: 69 give up a lot of hits and runs. Sinker: 68 Use him as a later resort. SP-Jeff Weaver-#36- Fastball: 98 - Very good. His greatness is Slider: 91 only surpassed by Sparks. Use Curveball: 98 this guy a lot, he has the Change-up: 90 stamina to go all the way. SP-Jose Lima-#42- Fastball: 95 - He used to be one of the most Curveball: 96 dominate pitchers in the league, Change-up: 90 now he's just good. Use him Sinker: 82 a lot, as he's a good starter. SP-Chris Holt-#41- Fastball: 95 - Pretty good. Has 3 controlling Curveball: 94 pitches. Not too much stamina Change-up: 48 though, so you're better off Sinker: 81 putting him in as relief. LR-Matt Perisho-#40- Fastball: 94 - Don't really bother. While he's Slider: 52 one of the better relievers, the Curveball: 60 starters ought to go the whole 9 Change-up: 62 innings. Good for 3 innings. MR-Danny Patterson-#28- Fastball: 94 - Don't laugh, it gets worse. While Change-up: 38 this guy blows, you'll see worse. Splitter: 40 Dump him in the farm system. MR-C.J. Nitkowski-#27- Fastball: 97 - Good for about 1.5 innings. The Slider: 50 Fastball/Curveball should be all Curveball: 75 you use. Unfortunately, he's one Change-up: 46 of the better relievers. MR-Dave Borkowski-#45- Fastball: 96 - Ok, now we can all laugh. To be Slider: 38 frank, this is one of the worst Curveball: 26 pitchers in the league. Dump him, Change-up: 26 he's not worth the minimum wage. Sinker: 32 How did he even get a job? SU-Todd Jones-#59- Fastball: 98 - Very good late reliever/closer. Slider: 90 Use him for the 8th/9th innings. Curveball: 95 He should be dominating your Change-up: 90 bullpen. CL-Matt Anderson-#14- Fastball: 99 - Eh, not too great. Todd Jones Slider: 65 should be used more. He's Curveball: 65 average, treat him that way. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Florida Marlins: C- Mike Redmond-#52- _____ - Eh, not too great. .252 average |N N N| with no homers. Johnson is your |N H C| starter, but this guy makes a |C N N| mediocre DH. Trade him if you want, |_____| but you're not gonna get anyone good. C- Charles Johnson-#23- _____ - The second best hitting catcher in the |N H N| league. .304 average with 31 homers. |C H C| This is the stretch in the lineup you |H C C| want to look out for. Wilson, Lowell, |_____| and Johnson with Lee on deck. 1B-Dan Tudge-#14- _____ - Isn't your starter. Not too good |C C C| at anything. The game doesn't |H H H| give him stats. Dump him, because |N N C| you have McGuire as a backup to |_____| Lee, so this guy has no purpose. 1B-Ryan McGuire-#9- _____ - Only use him as a last resort. |N N C| He sucks. While he's better then |N N N| Tudge, don't bother. Start Lee, and |N N H| only Lee. He can't hit, field, or |_____| run. No talent in this loser. 1B-Derrek Lee-#25- _____ - Will the wave of good hitters end? |C C C| .281 batting average with 28 homers, |H H H| this guy has talent. You could get |C H C| 3 homers in a row leading up to him |_____| if you try hard enough. 2B-Luis Castillo-#1- _____ - Very good lead-off hitter. Very |H H H| consistent, has a .334 average |C H C| with 2 homers. He'll get on base |H C C| most of the time. Also very fast |_____| and a gem on defense. 3B-Andy Fox-#6- _____ - Not too bad. .232 average with 4 |N H N| homers. You don't want to sub |C H C| Lowell though, so he doesn't really |N N H| have a purpose. DH him if you want, |_____| but there are better hitters. 3B-Mike Lowell-#19- _____ - Another power hitter. .270 average |C H C| with 22 homers. It's just a few |H H H| losers on the lineup that make this |C H C| ball-club suck. This guy is very |_____| good, and underestimated. SS-Dave Berg-#10- _____ - .252 average with 1 homer. Another |C N N| mediocre player. Don't really bother, |N H N| unless you want to try him out. |N N C| Gonzalez is better at defense, so |_____| you'll be better off starting him. SS-Alex Gonzalez-#11- _____ - The wave of good hitters ends here. |C N C| .200 average with 7 homers. He's |N H H| not bad, but could be better. Has |C H N| some speed and defense though, which |_____| is why he starts. CF-Cliff Floyd-#30- _____ - Woohoo! Some more raw power. |C H C| .300 batting average with 22 |N H H| homers. Put him in at RF. |C N H| Leave Wilson 4th in the order, |_____| and put him somewhere else. CF-Preston Wilson-#44- _____ - Your power hitter of the lineup. |C C C| Bats 4th for a reason, those 31 |H H H| homers. Will drive in a couple |C H C| RBIs. Has a .264 average, so he's |_____| pretty reliable. RF-Eric Owens-#4- _____ - Since you're starting Floyd, this |N H N| is your optimal DH. .293 batting |C H C| average with 6 homers. Very reliable, |H C C| so good to use in a jam. Definitely |_____| use him as your DH. RF-John Mabry-#47 - _____ - You should be starting Floyd here. |N N C| An average sub, with a .235 average |N H N| and 8 homers. Uh, there's not really |C N H| anything else to say about him. |_____| SP-Matt Clement-#51- Fastball: 97 - Pretty good, has a fair amount of Slider: 91 stamina. The 3 strong pitches Change-up: 48 should be enough, and the Sinker Sinker: 83 provides a good variation. SP-Ryan Dempster-#46- Fastball: 97 - Very dominating pitches. One of Slider: 98 the best pitchers in the league. Change-up: 92 I think you know what to do with Splitter: 91 him. Has ultimate potential. SP-A.J. Burnett-#43- Fastball: 97 - Not too shabby. Good for about Slider: 87 6 innings, then he's out of gas. Curveball: 87 You could use him for early Change-up: 80 relief if you wish. SP-Doug Snyder-#54- Fastball: 96 - Wow, another good pitcher. The Curveball: 94 Marlins really ARE a good team. Change-up: 92 Same drill for him. Vary the Sinker: 91 pitches, and he should do well. SP-Brad Penny-#31- Fastball: 97 - Good. Same routine for him. Curveball: 93 The only thing holding this Change-up: 90 ball-club back is the lack of Sinker: 87 a good managing staff. LR-Alex Fernandez-#32- Fastball: 90 - Average. The Curveball is his Slider: 75 only dominating pitch. The Curveball: 92 Fastball is too slow to do Change-up: 75 damage. The others are typical. LR-Ricky Bones-#29- Fastball: 91 - So what if he sucks. You still Slider: 39 have a good arsenal of starters. Curveball: 90 Take my advice and dump him in Change-up: 36 the farm system, he'll improve. MR-Vic Darensbourg-#22- Fastball: 95 - 1 inning at most. He's not Slider: 60 gonna get any better, so deal Curveball: 63 with it or get rid of him. MR-Armando Almanza-#55- Fastball: 94 - Another sucky reliever. He Slider: 40 blew a lot of saves. Abandon Change-up: 39 him as fast as you can. SU-Braden Looper-#41- Fastball: 99 - Very dominating Fastball. Slider: 75 Should scare the hitter enough Sinker: 73 for you to sneak a slider in. CL-Antonio Alfonseca-#57- Fastball: 99 - The Fastball/Slider combo should Slider: 85 grab you the save. He sucks Change-up: 40 other then that. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Houston Astros: C- Tony Eusebio-#20- _____ - Backup catcher. Not too bad for DH. |C N C| Has a .280 average and 7 homers. He |N H N| actually sucks at defense, and is |N N N| pretty good at offense. Look at |_____| Ausmus for defense. C- Brad Ausmus-#11- _____ - Good at putting those ground-balls |C N N| into play. Has a .266 average and |N H N| 7 homers. He'll provide the line |N N C| drives and runs for the team. Look |_____| at the outfield for power. 1B-Jeff Bagwell-#5- _____ - Power hitter. Bats cleanup for a |N N C| reason. Has a .310 average with 47 |C H N| homers. You'll want to go for the |C H H| long balls with this guy, as he's |_____| going to do some damage. 2B-Craig Biggio-#7- _____ - Your starting 2B. He's a very good |C H N| fielder, and an above-average hitter. |N H N| Has a .268 average and 8 homers, so |N N C| you know to hit line-drives with him. |_____| Not much else to say. 3B-Vinny Castilla-#19- _____ - Not too bad, a .221 average with 6 |N H N| homers. He's better then Spiers, so |C H C| he'll start. He's pretty good on |H C C| defense though, so look elsewhere |_____| for some offense. 3B-Bill Spiers-#28- _____ - Pretty good backup. Has a .301 |C H C| average with 3 homers, so you know |C H N| he's good at hitting line drives. |N N H| I haven't really tried him, so I |_____| can't tell you what he's like. SS-Julio Lugo-#4- _____ - Not too bad. You could start either |C N N| shortstop, they're both the same. He |N H N| bats .283 and has 10 homers. He's |N N C| pretty fast though, which is what |_____| makes him such a good leadoff guy. SS-Jose Vizcaino-#10- _____ - He's better in real life. The game |N H N| says he has a .251 average and no |C H C| homers, but he's really good when |N N H| he plays. Give him a chance, and |_____| start Lugo if you don't like him. LF-Daryle Ward-#31- _____ - .258 average with 20 homers. But |C C C| if you're pitching to him, throw |H H H| crap up top. He won't hit anything. |C H H| Good DH, probably the best on the |_____| team. LF-Lance Berkman-#17- _____ - Another good hitter. He's actually |C N C| better then the game says he is. Has |N H H| a .297 average and 21 homers, but will |C H H| definitely do better. Go for homers |_____| with him, he has the power. CF-Glen Barker-#24- _____ - Mediocre sub. You could trade him for |N N C| an OK pitcher, but don't expect too |N H C| much. He's obviously not gonna start |N C H| in front of your 3 main outfielders, |_____| so he's basically useless. CF-Richard Hidalgo-#15- _____ - Another awesome hitter. .314 average |C N C| with 44 homers, and he concludes the |H H H| power outfield. Hit homers with him, |C H C| because he can pull in a lot of RBIs |_____| if you swing at the right pitches. RF-Orlando Merced-#16- _____ - The game doesn't give you any stats, |C H C| but I can tell you he sucks. Can't |N H H| bat, field, or run. Drop him, he's |C N H| not even worth a trade. This guy is |_____| a disgrace to the league minimum. :P RF-Moises Alou-#18- _____ - Easily the second-best hitter on the |C H C| team, maybe the best. Has a .355 |H H N| average with 30 homers, and a lot of |C H C| talent on defense. He can do a lot of |_____| damage to the other team. SP-Dave Milicki-#23- Fastball: 90 - Pretty good pitcher. You're Curveball: 91 gonna use the Curve/Fastball Change-up: 42 combination a lot. Try to Sinker: 44 avoid the other two. SP-Wade Miller-#52- Fastball: 97 - Pretty damn good. This is your Slider: 88 main right-handed starter. Curveball: 90 You'll find yourself using him Sinker: 86 for relief for his stamina. SP-Roy Oswalt-#44- Fastball: 98 - Isn't too good. The 3 latter Slider: 68 pitches will only work for so Curveball: 73 long before hitters start to Change-up: 71 predict them. 5 innings at most. SP-Shane Reynolds-#37- Fastball: 93 - The splitter adds a nice touch, Slider: 82 so use that a lot. Pretty good Curveball: 95 starter, so use him wisely. Splitter: 96 Nothing much other then that. SP-Scott Elarton-#50- Fastball: 95 - Eh, average at best. One of Slider: 65 your 4 right handed starters, Curveball: 93 so you'll be better off with Change-up: 80 someone else. LR-Kent Bottenfield-#47- Fastball: 92 - Around 3 innings at most. Slider: 70 Average reliever with a fair Change-up: 51 amount of power. He's righty Sinker: 74 though, like so many others. LR-Ron Villone-#39- Fastball: 97 - Looks like a druggie. Pitches Slider: 40 like one too. The Curveball is Curveball: 78 OK, but is like so many others. Change-up: 76 2 innings at most. LR-Octavio Dotel-#29- Fastball: 98 - LMAO at the change-up. Uh, Slider: 75 he's an alright pitcher. Curveball: 76 You're obviously only going to Change-up: 28 throw the first 3 pitches. MR-Doug Brocail-#26- Fastball: 98 - Another sucky reliever. Don't Slider: 57 really take him too seriously, Curveball: 82 because he's not going to do Change-up: 40 much. SU-Mike Jackson-#38- Fastball: 96 - Eh, around 2 innings at most. Slider: 82 You could use him as a close if Change-up: 75 Wagner is tired. CL-Billy Wagner-#13- Fastball: 100- Very powerful fastball. I'd Slider: 80 hate to be beaned by him. Curveball: 72 Good for 1.5 innings at most. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kansas City Royals: C- Brent Mayne-#2- _____ - Not that bad. Has a nice .301 |N H N| average and 6 homers, which flat |C H C| out tells you not to try for homers. |C C H| Instead, go for the modest line drive, |_____| he'll get it 33% of the time. C- Gregg Zaun-#44- _____ - He's a pretty good catcher too. He |C C C| has a .274 average and 7 homers. He |H H N| won't lead your team, but he's a good |C H H| backup for Mayne. Consider DH'ing |_____| with him or trading him. 1B-Mike Sweeney-#29- _____ - .333 average with 29 homers. This |C C N| is your power cleanup hitter. Average |C H H| at defense. But then again, what does |C H H| a first baseman really do? This guy |_____| is the core of your lineup. 1B-Dave McCarty-#6- _____ - You should DH him or trade him. Don't |N H N| let the .278 average with 12 homers go |C H C| to waste. He's your first choice for |H C C| DH, and he's pretty good too. Well- |_____| balanced player. 2B-Carlos Febles-#3- _____ - Pretty good lead-off hitter. Has a |C N N| decent average (.257) and only 2 |N H N| homers. You could consider starting |N N C| Alicea if you want, it's really up to |_____| you. 2B-Luis Alicea-#12- _____ - Another option for DH. You might |C N C| even want to start him if you need |N H N| that extra zip in your lineup. He |N N H| has a .294 average and 6 homers. |_____| He's pretty reliable. 3B-Joe Randa-#16- _____ - Eh, not too bad. .304 average and |N H N| 15 homers. He's your token above- |C H C| average 3rd-baseman. He's good at |H C C| defense though, which is what gives |_____| him the starting spot. SS-Luis Ordaz-#8- _____ - Dump him into the farm system. .221 |N N N| average with no homers. Pretty much |N H N| useless. He won't get better though, |N C N| so release him and sign a good |_____| prospect. SS-Rey Sanchez-#1- _____ - Pretty bad. Better then Ordaz though. |C C N| He has a .273 average and a single |N H N| homer. Put him at the end of the |N N N| lineup, because he's not going to do |_____| much for your team. LF-Mark Quinn-#14- _____ - Another good hitter. .294 average |C N C| with 20 homeruns. He's more of a |H H H| power hitter, so aim your bat lower |C H C| then the ball. The strong average |_____| will increase your chances of a run. LF-Dee Brown-#27- _____ - Even more worthless then Ordaz. He |N N C| has a .160 average and no homers. |N H N| How did he even get to the majors, |N N H| he sucks. As usual, you'll want to |_____| dump him. CF-Carlos Beltran-#15- _____ - He's actually better then the game |C H C| portrays him. They give him a .247 |N H H| average and 7 homers, but he'll play a |C N H| lot better when you try him out. Good |_____| at defense too. RF-Jermaine Dye-#24- _____ - Easily the best hitter on the team. |C N C| Has a nice .321 average and 33 homers. |H H N| He bats cleanup for a reason. Him and |C H C| Mike Sweeny are enough to make your |_____| bullpen cry. RF-Raul Ibanez-#18- _____ - Standard player. Nothing special |N N C| here. .229 average and 2 homers. |N H C| You won't get anyone good for him, |N C H| so bench him in case of an |_____| emergency. SP-Dan Reichert-#41- Fastball: 95 - Pretty good pitcher. All 4 Slider: 89 pitches are well-rounded, and Curveball: 82 should all be rotated evenly. Change-up: 78 One of your main starters. SP-Jeff Suppan-#37- Fastball: 94 - Average at best. He has 3 Slider: 52 main pitches, so those should Curveball: 93 be used regularly. Use the Change-up: 70 slider as a defense pitch. SP-Blake Stein-#34- Fastball: 96 - He's not very good. The 3 Slider: 48 latter pitches are terrible, Change-up: 49 and the lone fastball won't Sinker: 51 do anything. SP-Jose Rosado-#50- Fastball: 93 - Another good pitcher. Slider Slider: 75 needs some work, but the other Curveball: 92 three pitches are pretty good. Change-up: 91 Has a good amount of stamina too. SP-Chad Durbin-#33- Fastball: 94 - Usually, starters with 3 pitches Curveball: 50 suck. So does he. The fastball Change-up: 50 isn't going to get you anywhere. LR-Paul Byrd-#36- Fastball: 88 - What an underachiever. He sucks Slider: 40 so bad it isn't even funny. I Curveball: 78 hit 6 runs in one out off him. Change-up: 74 Drop him fast. LR-Jason Grimsley-#38- Fastball: 98 - Actually not that bad. The Slider: 65 fastball and the 2 slow pitches Sinker: 63 form an inverse relationship. LR-Brian Meadows-#59- Fastball: 92 - Good reliever. He could start Slider: 85 if you really need him. He could Curveball: 93 go at least 5 innings. Has 3 Change-up: 39 really good pitches. MR-Tony Cogan-#55- Fastball: 88 - Good for about 1 inning. The Slider: 42 hitters start predicting him Curveball: 66 after that. SY-Doug Henry-#19- Fastball: 98 - Same as Cogan. He's only Slider: 42 going to get by the hitters Splitter: 55 for a few outs. CL-Roberto Hernandez-#39- Fastball: 99 - Not too bad. An average closer. Slider: 52 Has the strong fastball and Splitter: 79 nice splitter. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Los Angeles Dodgers: C- Paul LoDuca-#16- C- Chad Kreuter-#21- 1B-Eric Karros-#23- 2B-Hiram Bocachica-#33- 2B-Jeff Reboulet-#14- 2B-Mark Grudzielanek-#8- 3B-Dave Hansen-#25- 3B-Adrian Beltre-#29- SS-Alex Cora-#3- SS-Tim Bogar-#18- LR-Gary Sheffield-#10- CF-Tom Goodwin-#28- CF-Marquis Grissom-#9- RF-Shawn Green-#15- SP-Andy Ashby-#43- SP-Chan Ho Park-#61- SP-Eric Gagne-#38- SP-Darren Dreifort-#37- SP-Kevin Brown-#27- LR-M. Karnes LR-Terry Adams-#51- MR-G. Olson MR-Jesse Orosco-#47- SU-M. Getters CL-Jeff Shaw-#41- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Milwaukee Brewers: C- Henry Blanco-#12- C- Raul Casanova-#25- 1B-Richie Sexson-#11- 1B-M. Underwood 2B-Ronnie Belliard-#10- 3B-Tyler Houston-#2- SS-Jose Hernandez-#18- SS-Mark Loretta-#8- SS-Luis Lopez-#1- LF-Geoff Jenkins-#5- CF-Devon White-#22- CF-Jeffrey Hammonds-#41- CF-James Mouton-#24- RF-Jeromy Burnitz-#20- SP-Ben Sheets-#15- SP-Jamey Wright-#21- SP-Paul Rigdon-#31- SP-Jimmy Haynes-#51- SP-Jeff D'Amico-#13- LR-Mark Leiter-#23- MR-Mike DeJean-#48- MR-Ray King-#46- MR-Chad Fox-#40- SU-D. Weathers CL-Curtis Leskanic-#0- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Minnesota Twins: C- Tom Prince-#12- C- A.J. Pierzynski-#26- 1B-David Ortiz-#27- 1B-Doug Mientkiewicz-#16- 2B-Luis Rivas-#2- 2B-Jason Maxwell-#9- 3B-Corey Koskie-#47- SS-Denny Hocking-#7- SS-Cristian Guzman-#15- LF-Jacque Jones-#11- LF-Chad Allen-#31- CF-Torii Hunter-#48- RF-Matt Lawton-#23- RF-Brian Buchanan-#30- SP-J.C. Romero SP-M. Redman SP-Brad Radke-#22- SP-Eric Milton-#21- SP-Joe Mays-#25- LR-Johan Santana-#57- MR-Travis Miller-#20- MR-Hector Carrasco-#58- MR-Eeddie Guardado-#18- SU-Bob Wells-#46- CL-LaTroy Hawkins-#32- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Montreal Expos: C- Randy Knorr-#15- C- Michael Barrett-#5- 1B-Lee Stevens-#9- 1B-F. Sequiqnol 2B-Jose Vidro-#3- 3B-Mike Mordecai-#12- 3B-Geoff Blum-#11- 3B-Fernando Tatis-#21- SS-Orlando Cabrera-#18- LF-T. Raines CF-Peter Bergeron-#33- RF-Rob Ducey-#29- RF-C. Pride RF-Vladimir Guerrero-#27- SP-Javier Vazquez-#23- SP-Mike Thurman-#35- SP-Carl Pavano-#45- SP-H. Irabu SP-Tony Armas Jr.-#36- LR-C. Peters MR-A. Telford MR-Guillermo Mota-#40- MR-Graeme Lloyd-#47- SU-Scott Strickland-#20- CL-U. Urbina ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- New York Mets: C- T. Pratt- C- Mike Piazza-#31- 1B-Todd Zeile-#9- 2B-Edgardo Alfonzo-#13- 3B-Robin Ventura-#4- 3B-Lenny Harris-#19- SS-Rey Ordonez-#10- SS-Desi Relaford-#8- LF-J. Brooks LF-Joe McEwing-#47- LF-Tsuyoshi Shinjo-#5- CF-Jay Payton-#44- CF-D. Hamilton RF-Timo Perez-#6- SP-Kevin Appier-#17- SP-Glendon Rusch-#48- SP-G. Thomas SP-Al Leiter-#22- SP-Steve Trachsel-#29- LR-Donne Wall-#33- MR-Turk Wendell-#13- MR-John Franco-#45- MR-D. Cook SU-Rick White-#51- CL-Armando Benitez-#49- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- New York Yankees: C- J. Oliver C- Jorge Posada-#20- C- Todd Greene-#43- 1B-Tino Martinez-#24- 2B-Alfonso Soriano-#33- 2B-Luis Sojo-#19- 3B-Scott Brosius-#18- SS-Derek Jeter-#2- LF-D. Christianson LF-David Justice-#28- LF-Chuck Knoblauch-#11- LF-H. Rodriguez CF-Bernie Williams-#51- CF-Gerald Williams-#17- RF-Paul O'Neill-#21- SP-Andy Pettitte-#46- SP-Ted Lilly-#61- SP-Orlando Hernandez-#26- SP-Roger Clemens-#22- SP-Mike Mussina-#35- LR-Ramiro Mendoza-#55- MR-T. Williams MR-Jay Witasick-#45- SU-Mike Stanton-#29- CL-Mariano Rivera-#42- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oakland Athletics: C- Ramon Hernandez-#55- C- Greg Myers-#28- 1B-Jason Giambi-#16- 1B-Mario Valdez-#23- 2B-Mark Bellhorn-#14- 2B-Frank Menechino-#11- 3B-Olmedo Saenz-#9- 3B-Eric Chavez-#3- SS-Miguel Tejada-#4- LF-A. Piatt LF-Ron Gant-#5- LF-Jeremy Giambi-#7- CF-Johnny Damon-#8- RF-Terrence Long-#12- SP-Barry Zito-#75- SP-Mark Mulder-#20- SP-Tim Hudson-#15- SP-Gil Heredia-#31- SP-A. We LR-Mark Guthrie-#19- MR-E. Brady MR-Mike Magnante-#52- MR-Chad Bradford-#53- SU-Jim Mecir-#45- CL-Jason Isringhausen-#44- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Philadelphia Phillies: C- G. Bennett C- Johnny Estrada-#19- C- Mike Lieberthal-#24- 1B-Travis Lee-#16- 2B-Kevin Jordan-#23- 2B-Marlon Anderson-#8- 3B-Scott Rolen-#17- SS-Tomas Perez-#9- SS-Jimmy Rollins-#11- LF-Pat Burrell-#5- CF-Reggie Taylor-#28- CF-Doug Glanville-#6- CF-Brian L. Hunter-#12- RF-Bobby Abreu-#53- SP-Randy Wolf-#43- SP-A. Telemaco SP-Robert Person-#31- SP-Omar Daal-#37- SP-B. Chen LR-C. Brock MR-Vicente Padilla-#44- MR-Rheal Cormier-#33- MR-Ricky Bottalico-#27- SU-W. Gomes CL-Jose Mesa-#49- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pittsburgh Pirates: C- Z. Snyder C- Jason Kendall-#18- 1B-Kevin Young-#29- 2B-Pat Meares-#2- 3B-Aramis Ramirez-#16- SS-E. Wilson SS-Mike Benjamin-#6- SS-Jack Wilson-#12- SS-Abraham Nunez-#10- LF-Brian Giles-#24- CF-Adrian Brown-#13- RF-J. Vander Wal RF-E. Brown RF-Derek Bell-#14- SP-Todd Ritchie-#48- SP-Francisco Cordova-#32- SP-Kris Benson-#34- SP-Jimmy Anderson-#55- SP-J. Schmidt LR-Josias Manzanillo-#49- LR-Bronson Arroyo-#69- LR-Omar Olivares-#31- MR-L. Peacock SU-Scott Sauerbeck-#47- CL-M. Williams ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- San Diego Padres: C- Ben Davis-#13- C- Wiki Gonzalez-#7- 1B-Ryan Klesko-#30- 2B-Damian Jackson-#2- 3B-Phil Nevin-#23- 3B-Dave Magadan-#12- SS-Donaldo Mendez-#17- SS-D'Angelo Jimenez-#4- SS-Alex Arias-#9- LF-Bubba Trammell-#27- LF-Rickey Henderson-#24- CF-Mike Darr-#26- RF-Mark Kotsay-#14- RF-Tony Gwynn-#19- SP-Adam Eaton-#53- SP-Bobby J. Jones-#28- SP-Kevin Jarvis-#32- SP-W. Williams SP-S. Hitchcock LR-Jose Nunez-#37- MR-Tom Davey-#44- MR-Kevin Walker-#56- MR-R. Myers SU-R. Seanez CL-Trevor Hoffman-#51- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- San Francisco Giants: C- Edwards Guzman-#13- C- Benito Santiago-#33- 1B-J.T. Snow-#6- 2B-Jeff Kent-#21- 3B-Ramon E. Martinez-#34- 3B-Pedro Feliz-#39- SS-Rich Aurilla-#35- LF-Barry Bonds-#25- CF-Calvin Murray-#8- CF-Marvin Benard-#7- RF-A. Rios RF-S. Sunston RF-Eric Davis-#22- RF-F. Crespo SP-Kirk Rueter-#46- SP-Russ Ortiz-#48- SP-Livan Hernandez-#61- SP-Mark Gardner-#26- SP-Shawn Estes-#55- LR-Chad Zerbe-#41- MR-Brain Boehringer-#43- MR-Aaron Fultz-#38- MR-Tim Worrell-#45- SU-Felix Rodriguez-#47- CL-Robb Nen-#31- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seattle Mariners: C- Tom Lampkin-#17- C- Dan Wilson-#6- 1B-Edgar Martinez-#11- 1B-John Olerud-#5- 2B-Bret Boone-#29- 2B-Mark McLemore-#4- 3B-David Bell-#25- SS-Carlos Guillen-#8- LF-A. Sanders LF-Al Martin-#23- CF-Mike Cameron-#44- CF-Stan Javier-#28- RF-Ichiro Suzuki-#51- RF-Jay Buhner-#19- SP-Aaron Sele-#30- SP-Jamie Moyer-#50- SP-John Halama-#54- SP-Freddy Garcia-#34- SP-Paul Abbot-#48- LR-Ryan Franklin-#45- LR-Brett Tomko-#40- MR-Arthur Rhodes-#53- MR-Jose Paniaqua-#36- SU-Jeff Nelson-#43- CL-Kazuhiro Sasaki-#22- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- St. Louis Cardinals: C- Eli Marrero-#26- C- Carlos Hernandez-#8- C- Mike Matheny-#22- 1B-Mark McGwire-#25- 2B-Fernando Vina-#4- 2B-Placido Polanco-#27- 3B-Albert Pujols-#5- 3B-Craig Paguette-#21- SS-Edgar Renteria-#3- LF-Ray Lankford LF-Bobby Bonilla-#24- CF-Jim Edmonds-#15- RF-J.D. Drew-#7- SP-Dustin Hermanson-#30- SP-Garrett Stephenson-#55- SP-Matt Morris-#35- SP-Darryl Kile-#57- SP-Andy Benes-#40- LR-Gene Stechschultle-#36- LR-Mike Matthews-#60- MR-Steve Kline-#44- MR-Mike James-#49- MR-J. Christiansen SU-Mike Timlin-#50- CL-Dave Veres-#43- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tampa Bay Devil Rays: C- John Flaherty-#6- C- M. Difelice 1B-Steve Cox-#28- 1B-F. McGriff 2B-Russ Johnson-#25- 2B-Brent Abernathy-#3- 3B-Damian Rolls-#33- 3B-Aubrey Huff-#19- SS-A. Sheets LF-Greg Vaughn-#23- CF-Randy Winn-#2- CF-Jason Tyner-#14- RF-Ben Grieve-#18- RF-Jose Guillen-#30- SP-Wilson Alvarez-#40- SP-Paul Wilson-#41- SP-Tanyon Sturtze-#49- SP-A. Lopez SP-Juan Guzman-#57- LR-Ryan Rupe-#24- LR-Bryan Rekar-#35- MR-Jeff Wallace-#51- MR-Jesus Colome-#46- SU-Doug Creek-#38- CL-Esteban Yan-#43- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Texas Rangers: C- Bill Haselman-#33- C- Ivan Rodriguez-#7- 1B-Rafael Palmeiro-#25- 1B-A. Galarraga 2B-R. Velarde 2B-Frank Catalanotto-#27- 3B-Mike Lamb-#13- SS-Scott Sheldon-#4- SS-Alex Rodriguez-#3- LF-Ricky Ledee-#12- LF-Rusty Greer-#29- CF-Chad Curtis-#9- RF-Gabe Kapler-#19- RF-Ruben Sierra-#24- SP-Kenny Rogers-#37- SP-Rick Helling-#32- SP-R. Glynn SP-Doug Davis-#17- SP-Darren Oliver-#28- LR-Pat Mahomes-#23- LR-M. Judd MR-Mark Petkovsek-#46- MR-Mike Venafro-#43- SU-Tim Crabtree-#35- CL-Jeff Zimmerman-#59- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Toronto Blue Jays: C- Darrin Fletcher-#9- C- Alberto Castillo-#30- 1B-Carlos Delgado-#25- 1B-Brad Fullmer-#20- 2B-Homer Bush-#18- 2B-R. Freet 3B-Chris Woodward-#5- 3B-Jeff Frye-#3- 3B-Tony Fernandez-#1- SS-Alex S. Gonzalez-#8- LF-Shannon Stewart-#24- LF-Brian Simmons-#22- CF-Jose Cruz Jr.-#23- RF-Raul Mondesi-#43- SP-Mike Sirotka-#33- SP-C. Michalak SP-Chris Carpenter-#26- SP-Esteban Loaiza-#21- SP-J. Hamilton LR-Steve Parris-#39- LR-Kevin Escobar-#45- MR-Paul Quantrill-#48- MR-Pedro Borbon-#51- SU-Dan Piesac-#19- CL-Billy Koch-#44- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ______________________________ |\_____________________________\ | | Strategies | |/¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯/ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Strategies on Defense: Strategies on Offense: Best possible team: Hitters/Pitchers to watch out for: ______________________________ |\_____________________________\ | | Cheats | |/¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯/ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Cheats: Change computer shutouts. When playing a season or franchise, go to the schedule screen, then press X to get the list of games and start times. When you simulate games, it gives you the score. If one of the computer teams throws a shutout, you can simulate it again by pressing A. If there is another shutout, it will simulate it again and again, until both teams score. Get a huge batting cursor While hitting, hold the R trigger button before the pitcher goes into the windup. The hitting cursor will come up later than the normal cursor, but when it does, it will be big. The cursor shrinks to normal size as the pitch comes to the plate, but hitting with the huge cursor is still a lot easier. Glitch: Picking off a runner 100% of the time When a runner is on any base, attempt to pick them off by throwing to their base. They will run back and be safe. Now, as soon as the screen changes back to the pitcher and batter, throw to the same base very quickly, before they get their full lead. The runner will slide back but overslide the base and will be called out. If not, run around them. After you pick off 1 guy, throw to other bases to get all runners out. Useful on All-Star when the cpu gets bases loaded. Glitch: Score by getting in a run down. Get someone on first or second base. Before the pitcher goes into his windup, try to advance the runner. The pitcher will throw the ball to the base you are trying to steal. You will now be in a run down. The fielder will chase you back to the bag. Then, as soon as your baserunner goes into the slide animation, press the buttons to advance to the next base. The player with the ball will freeze until you get to the base, then they will throw it to the next base you can steal. Reset the pitch count This can only be done if you're hitting and have a runner on base. Have the runner steal and do whatever with him, make him steal or go back to his base, but immediately hold down Y before the camera switches back to the batter. If you did it correctly it should show the animation of your batter walking up to the plate and the count will be reset back to 0-0. Gameshark Codes: Codes Made & Tested on 198 Version Gameshark Cheat Device 1) Infinite Outs 01FA50B8 00000000 2) 1 Out And You Are Out 0DFA50B8 00000000 01FA50B8 00000002 3) 2 Outs And You Are Out 0DFA50B8 00000000 01FA50B8 00000001 4) Infinite Balls 01FA50BC 00000000 5) 1 Ball And You Walk 0DFA50BC 00000000 01FA50BC 00000003 6) 2 Balls And You Walk 0DFA50BC 00000000 01FA50BC 00000002 7) 3 Balls And You Walk 0DFA50BC 00000000 01FA50BC 00000001 8) Infinite Strikes 01FA50C0 00000000 9) 1 Strike And You Are Out 0DFA50C0 00000000 01FA50C0 00000002 10) 2 Strikes And You Are Out 0DFA50C0 00000000 01FA50C0 00000002 Home Team Score Modifier Codes 11) 1st Inning 01F76CFA 000000?? 12) 2nd Inning 01F76D02 000000?? 13) 3rd Inning 01F76D0A 000000?? 14) 4th Inning 01F76D12 000000?? 15) 5th Inning 01F76D1A 000000?? 16) 6th Inning 01F76D22 000000?? 17) 7th Inning 01F76D2A 000000?? 18) 8th Inning 01F76D32 000000?? 19) 9th Inning 01F76D3A 000000?? 20) 10th Inning 01F76D42 000000?? 21) 11th Inning 01F76D4A 000000?? 22) 12th Inning 01F76D52 000000?? 23) 11th Inning 03F76D5A 000000?? 24) 14th Inning 01F76D62 000000?? 25) 15th Inning 01F76D6A 000000?? Away Team Score Modifier Codes 26) 1st Inning 01F77DDA 000000?? 27) 2nd Inning 01F77DE2 000000?? 28) 3rd Inning 01F77DEA 000000?? 29) 4th Inning 01F77DF2 000000?? 30) 5th Inning 01F77DFA 000000?? 31) 6th Inning 01F77E02 000000?? 32) 7th Inning 01F77E0A 000000?? 33) 8th Inning 01F77E12 000000?? 34) 9th Inning 01F77E1A 000000?? 35) 10th Inning 01F77E22 000000?? 36) 11th Inning 01F77E2A 000000?? 37) 12th Inning 01F77E32 000000?? 38) 13rd Inning 01F77E3A 000000?? 39) 14th Inning 01F77E42 000000?? 40) 15th Inning 01F77E4A 000000?? **You can change the "?"'s in the last couple of codes to any value from 0-9** ______________________________ |\_____________________________\ | | FAQ | |/¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯/ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ In this section I'll try to answer the most common questions I get. I have actually gotten these questions, so bear with me. Q: How do I burn PS2 games? A: You might notice that this is a WSB2K2 FAQ for Dreamcast. But you're in luck, because I know how to burn PS2 games, and I'm going to tell you. First, get the original PS2 game and black DVD-R. Put the PS2 game facedown on the recording side of the DVD-R. Now put the combination in the microwave on high for 10 minutes. You must stand next to the microwave while it's burning and frolic happily, or else it won't work. Not only will you get a perfectly burned PS2 game, you'll get a nice fireworks show. Q: When will the Strategies section be up? A: When I'm done with the players section. The FAQ should be entirely done by Christmas. Q: Can I host your FAQ on my site? A: E-mail me for permission, and I'll review your site and decide whether I want my FAQ on it or not. You must be able to host the latest version without me telling you. If not, don't bother e-mailing me. Q: Do you have a life? Why are you posting every player's hot zone? A: First of all, I don't appreciate the flame. I'm posting every player's hot zone because it helps you set up your lineup for maximum hitting. It helps you adjust your line-up and pick the best leadoff hitters, cleanup hitters, etc. Q: I sent you a comment, suggestion, question, correction, etc. Why didn't you reply? A: Either I replied and your mail server rejected it, or I'm lazy. You'll eventually get a reply. Q: í ð\/\/ñ j00!!1!!1 ? ÐIdnt j00 refiy¿¿ A: Because you're an idiot. Q: The game is A LOT of fun for about half an hour, then freezes up without fail. Any suggestions? If I can't keep it from freezing, how can I get the Dreamcast reading discs again? After it freezes in World Series 2K2, it won't read any disc. Letting it cool off for an hour or so is the only thing I have found that fixes the machine. Unplugging all the cords, and resetting with the Power and Open buttons doesn't help. A: If the Dreamcast is ever played on carpet it gets small fibers in it that cause overheating. A can of compressed air should be shot into the side vent. Make sure there is nothing obstructing the vents. If the problem is consistent, aim a small fan as the system. ______________________________ |\_____________________________\ | | Disclaimer | |/¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯/ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ This FAQ is copyrighted(c) 2001 to Rahul Bhagat (MarshmalloW96). -Do not change the name on this FAQ and pass it off as yours. -Do not make monetary value, in any shape or form, from this FAQ. ______________________________ |\_____________________________\ | | Contact Me | |/¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯/ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ E-MAIL RULES: Types I WILL accept: - Questions that are NOT answered in the FAQ - Comments - Any types of contributions that can be HELPFUL to others - Corrections for this FAQ (Spelling & Grammar Errors, and Game Corrections) - Constructive Criticism Types I will NOT accept: - Small contributions that will NOT help anyone - Chain letters - Any mail that is in ALL CAPS - Any questions that are already answered in this FAQ - Mail in "leet" speech or in Ascii. It's annoying for me to read. You may think it's cool, but it's just more material for me to use when I flame you. With that said, my e-mail address is m_mallow96@hotmail.com My website address it http://geocities.com/m_mallow96 You can AIM me at MarshmalloW96. If it gets too excessive, I'll take my AIM screen name off the FAQ. Don't IM me and then Warn me after you help me. It's happened before, and I won't tolerate it. ______________________________ |\_____________________________\ | | Credits | |/¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯/ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Let's see, who should I give credits to? CJayC- The webmaster of GameFAQs, he hosts this FAQ. Myself- For typing this whole thing up. My Dreamcast- For spending long hours powered up and not breaking. GameFAQs- For the cheats and glitches. Game Software Code Creators Club (http://cmgsccc.com)- For allowing me to use their Gameshark codes. Jared Blankenship (JBLANKENSHIP@primediabusiness.com)- For a contribution on Jay Novak. That's it for now, if I missed you e-mail me and I'll add you in. ______________________________ |\_____________________________\ | | My Personal Review | |/¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯/ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Graphics Graphically, this game is just beautiful. The stadium models are just great looking, not to mention some actual blowing flags and updating scoreboards with the picture of the batter at bat and the score inning by inning like the real things. However, this may just be a small gripe, but the crowd looks flat and the animations don't appear to be that smooth. But that is small, and doesn't affect the game at all. As for the players and their jerseys, they look excellent including the players looking, for the most part, like their real life counterparts. They have great animations, especially the pitchers. The actually deliver the ball to the plate like they do in real life (I know, I tested it with Byung-Hyun Kim, of my favorite D-backs, and he delivered it with his weird wind-up). There is one other problem I saw, and that was the collision system when fielding. I mean, it seems as if as long as you were in the target you caught it, even if it looked like it hit the guy in the back or crotch. Other than that, great game graphically. Sound This game sounds like a baseball should. Of course, since this is a baseball game the only music you're going to hear is on the menus and maybe the 7th inning stretch, "Take Me Out to the Ball Game," if you consider the game's version music. As for the announcer, he seems very good, although after a few games (or innings) he starts to sound a bit repetitive. There is also a P.A. announcer who sounds like he should. As for sound effects, there's some great crowd ones including "Peanuts!" and "Let's go !" Then there's even the normal organ music every once in a while and at the 7th inning stretch. Of course, there's also the normal sound effects like boo's and the crack of the bat too. Overall, it gives you a great baseball atmosphere. Gameplay As for gameplay, it has improved on last years, although still has minor problems related to controls. This game contains all the stadiums and teams. The players are almost all there, but I even noticed a few that weren't probably because of time restraints. The modes you can select from in this game are as follows: quick start, exhibition, playoffs, season, franchise, network, home run derby, and custom. Quick start is just as it sounds, it'll take you to a game where the teams and everything were quickly chosen, and allow you to get right to the game. Of course, you'll have to go into options and adjust the controls so it isn't just CPU versus CPU. Exhibition mode allows you to select both the home and away teams, along with ballpark, and do any line-up changes before a game, along with actually playing the game of course. Playoffs are basically how it sounds. You select the format, the teams, and choose the series you want to simulate and actually play. It all leads up to the World Series. Season let's you do a whole lot more. You can propose trades, bring up players from the minors, adjust your pitching roster and line-up, manage the DL, sign free agents, and even news for all the transactions you do over the season. Only thing about trades is the CPU has to agree to it, so not all your trades will work. Franchise mode allows you to manage your own team, and if you'd like, play as them too. As for network mode, it's playing online. Just dial in, find someone to play against, and "Play Ball!" Home Run Derby mode is a welcome addition this year, as it never ended up in last years despite them saying it was going to be. As for custom, this is where you go to adjust options, view records and high scores, and create-a-player. This game definitely ups last years, and has a whole lot more to offer players too in terms of gameplay. Control The controls in this game are a little different than in the normal baseball games, at least ones I'm used to. For instant, when fielding, instead of pointing the joystick in the direction of the base and hitting the throw button, you just hit the corresponding button (ex. B is 1st, Y is 2nd, X is 3rd, and A is home). After you get used to that, it's all normal baseball from there. As for when you're up to bat, you will use Y to bunt, A to swing, and the joystick aims where you are going to swing. As for base running, it uses the joystick and hitting X to advance to the base in the direction of the joystick, or B to return. This will work for stealing a base using the X button too. As for fielding, A will dive, B will change the player, and Y will leap when going for a ball. When you have the ball, you just hit the corresponding button for the base you want to throw it to like I mentioned before. This game's controls will take a little adjusting to get used to, but they do work well after that. The Final Word Overall, baseball fans are in for a good experience from this year World Series Baseball 2K2. After last years disappointment, Visual Concepts has brought WSB2K2 back to being a excellent baseball series again. So if you're in the market for a MLB baseball game, this one I do highly recommend. Hidden options At the team selection screen, press X to display an options screen that allows you to change such things as the difficulty, weather, stadium, and time of game. Reset the count While batting with a runner on any base, have the runner attempt a steal. Either go through with the steal or send him back. Quickly press Y before the view returns to your batter to reset the count to no balls and strikes. Harder swing Before the pitcher makes his selection, press R. When the pitch is thrown, your cursor will become small. If you hit the ball it will either be a home run, or a very hard hit. Easy homerun When you are up to bat with a decent power hitter, move the top of the batting cursor to where the ball is being pitched. You will hit a homerun about 90% of the time. Bean the batter After you select your pitch, move your cursor towards the batter and press Y. Intentional walk After you select your pitch, move your cursor away from the batter and press Y. Change computer pitched shutouts Go to your schedule screen. Press X to get the list of games and start times. When you simulate computer played games, and one of the teams pitches a shutout, you can simulate it again, until both teams score. You can also play games over when you or your opponent are shut out. =-end of document-=