__ __ ____ /'\_/`\/\ \/\ \/\ _`\ /\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \L\ \ \ \ \__\ \ \ \ \ \ \ ,__/ \ \ \_/\ \ \ \_/ \ \ \/ \ \_\\ \_\ `\___/\ \_\ \/_/ \/_/`\/__/ \/_/ ____ __ ___ ___ /\ _`\ /\ \ /\_ \ /\_ \ \ \ \L\ \ __ ____ __\ \ \____ __ \//\ \ \//\ \ \ \ _ <' /'__`\ /',__\ /'__`\ \ '__`\ /'__`\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \L\ \/\ \L\.\_/\__, `\/\ __/\ \ \L\ \/\ \L\.\_ \_\ \_ \_\ \_ \ \____/\ \__/.\_\/\____/\ \____\\ \_,__/\ \__/.\_\/\____\/\____\ \/___/ \/__/\/_/\/___/ \/____/ \/___/ \/__/\/_/\/____/\/____/ ___ __ __ __ __ /'___`\ /'__`\ /'__`\/\ \\ \ /\_\ /\ \ /\ \/\ \/\ \/\ \ \ \\ \ \/_/// /__\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \\ \_ // /_\ \\ \ \_\ \ \ \_\ \ \__ ,__\ /\______/ \ \____/\ \____/\/_/\_\_/ \/_____/ \/___/ \/___/ \/_/ MVP Baseball 2004 FAQ/Strategy Guide Version 0.6 3/29/04 AJE fanbaseballdrew@aol.com www.suresportsbets.com My e-mail address will no longer be accepting questions about MVP Baseball 2004 or any of my other guides. Please now go to: www.suresportsbets.com, and ask any question you have about the game on the forums. There is a forum specifically designed to answer these questions. Also, if you would like me to get back into writing guides, please post in the forum. I haven't made a dime off writing these guides, and due to the fact that I put 20-50 hours into writing them, I just don't have the time anymore. If you would like to donate a few dollars to my donation bin, to help me write more guides, I would really appreciate it. Remember, the site is: www.suresportsbets.com. Thank you. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Table of Contents ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Introduction 2. Update History 3. Controls 4. Game Modes 5. Manager Mode 6. Jukebox/Lyrics 7. Minor League Affiliates 8. MLB Team Rankings 9. AAA Team Rankings 10. AA Team Rankings 11. MLB Rosters 12. Stadiums 13. MVP Checklist 14. Legendary Teams 15. Legendary Players 16. Retro Jerseys 17. Classic Stadiums 18. Hitting/Pitching/Fielding/Running Help 19. Created Players (CAPS) 20. Sliders 21. Glitches 22. Credits 23. Legal Information ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Introduction ------------------------------------------------------------------ Welcome to the ULTIMATE MVP Baseball 2004 guide. Having trouble with your game? Mad because you can't win a game on MVP? Well, you've came to the right place to learn all the secrets, hints, and tips to suceed in this game. I would play online to show you that I know what I'm talking about, but I can't because I'm behind a firewall at a school that doesn't allow you to go on the net if you don't have a web browser. If anyone can fix this or help me installing a web browser on my PS2, I would be very happy. Anyway, if you are a newbie to the game you can rework your game and find out all the information here to win. Need help on dynasty mode? Then feel free to browse at the Table of Contents and work your way down to the Dynasty section. Need help on basic hitting, fielding, or anything like that? Well, look at the corresponding sections for help. Everything that you ever wanted to know about MVP Baseball 2004 will be in this guide sooner or later. I love feedback on my work, so if you guys can please drop me a line at: fanbaseballdrew@aol.com I would glady appreciate it. Hopefully, I'll be able to go online and play all the time with you guys if I get the right connection. Until then, check back frequently, 1-4 times a week, for an updated version of this guide. Thank you, and enjoy! ------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. Update History ------------------------------------------------------------------ March 29, 2004 (version 0.6) - Well, I'm not getting that much feedback on this guide, so I'm going to start working on some new guides to spark my interest. Everything about the game is basically in this guide, except some information on the dynasty mode and all the player rankings. All of these will be done slowly but surely. I added a great email I got about hte lefty glitch regarding that it is false. Check it out in the glitches section. Other than that, openning day starts tonight (yankees in japan) so I hope you guys enjoy. EA also updated the rosters online frequently (rosters2) so make sure you get them. March 23, 2004 (version 0.5) - Alright, I'm back with updating this guide. Sorry for the brief break, but I was busy finishing up my school work. Added some new CAPs and also added a Hitting/Pitching/Fielding/Running Help section for this guide. I'm working on a few new goodies that should be posted very soon, so keep checking this guide. Also, please send some feedback about how you like this guide. Thanks and enjoy! March 17, 2004 (version 0.4) - Happy Saint Patrick's Day. Added another CAP, fixed the Houston rosters by adding the Hot/Cold zone and the Spray Chart. Also, added the Oakland Athletics full roster. Also, added all the teams Major League Affiliates. March 16, 2004 (version 0.3) - Added some new CAPs, some new lyrics to a few songs, and added a Glitches section. Also, added some more information to the rosters. This week is going to be a bit slow due to finals. Once those are over, things should be rolling again. March 14, 2004 (version 0.2) - Ultimate update. This guide is now 4X the size. A lot of new goodies have been added. The rosters are taking me over a hour each, so look for small updates in that situation. Other then that, feel free to look at all the features this guide has. This guide is still NOWHERE near where I want it to be, so look for updates everyday. March 12, 2004 (version 0.1) - Three days after the official release of the game the first version of this guide is up. Rough draft of the guide, not that much there because I haven't discovered much of the game yet. Check back frequently for updates on this guide. Also, if you have any questions, comments, suggestions feel free to e-mail me at: fanbaseballdrew@aol.com. Enjoy! ------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. Controls ------------------------------------------------------------------ Basically the controls in MVP Baseball 2004 are the same as MVP Baseball 2003 with a few nice additions. ------------- Menu Controls ------------- Highlight Menu Item D-Button (up/down) Cycle Choices/Move Sliders D-Button (left/right) Select/Go to next screen X Return to Previous Screen Triangle ------------- Pitching ------------- Choose Pitch Location Left Analog Stick Throw a Pitch X, Circle, Triangle, Square, R1 (hold, tap 2x) Pickoff Attempt L1 + Circle, Triangle, Square Pitchout L1 + X Int. Walk A Batter L1 + R3 Int. Hit A Batter L1 + L3 Choose IF/OF Alignment R2 Button (hold) + D Button View Pitch History L3 + L1 View Bullpen/Dugout Menu L2 + D Button ------------- Batting ------------- Swing X Square To Bunt R3 Button (release to pull back) ------------- BaseRunning ------------- Control runner At Base Circle, Triangle, Square Steal/Choose Base D-Button (towards base) Slide Right Analog Up (Head-first) Right Analog Diagonal Up (Head First Left/Right) Right Analog Down (Pop-up Slide) Right Analog Diagonal Down (Hook Slide Left/Right) Right Analog Up (Dislodge Ball From Catcher) Retreat Runner D-Button (towards base) Advance/Retreat Runners L1/R1 Increase/Decreaste Leadoff Right Analog Up (increase all) Right Analog Down (decrease all) Right Analog Left (increase lead) Right Analog Right (decrease lead) ------------- Fielding ------------- Move Fielder Left Analog Stick Change Fielders L1 EA Sports Big Control Right Analog Left/Right (dive/stretch for the ball) Up (Climb Wall, Jump Up) Down (Sliding Catch) Throw To Bases X, circle, Triangle, Square (Hold to Power) Throw To Cut off Man R1 Button (Hold to Power) ------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. Game Modes ------------------------------------------------------------------ There are a ton of modes of play that you can participate in for MVP Baseball 2004. ------------- Exhibition ------------- This is your basic mode of gameplay. Like the Play Now mode with more features. Set up how many innings you want to play and all those goodies here. ------------- Dynasty Mode ------------- Want to begin a 120 year dynasty? Well, this is the place for you then! ------------- MVP Online ------------- Play with the best by hooking your Playstation 2 online and compete with thousands of gamers. Goodluck! ------------- Home Run Showdown ------------- Think you can hit the ball a mile before your friend or the computer? Well, this is the place for you then. Play anywhere from 3,000 feet, 1 Mile, 7,500 feet, to 10,000 feet. ------------- Pitcher Showdown ------------- Think you can pitch well? Well, this is the place for you then. You attempt to record 3, 6, 9 strikeouts with various point totals. Goodluck and hope that you don't get Tommy John surgery anytime soon! ------------- Manager Mode ------------- Sit back, relax, and be the next manager. Think it's a good time to hit and run, well then tell your players to hit and run. Surprisingly a very fun aspect of MVP Baseball 2004. ------------- Scenario Editor ------------- Two outs, bottom of the ninth, bases load. Always want to be in that situation? Then hop into Scenario Editor when you can throw yourself into any game situation. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. Manager Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------ One of the coolest new features to MVP Baseball 2004 is Manager Mode. Though many people may not fans of it due to it's simplicity, I think that it's really fun to play around with. It is very possible to win a lot more games then you expect by doing the simple things in games. Using Manager Mode, you can find out what works the best and then apply it to real game situations. In this section of my guide, you will not only learn about all the features that Manager Mode has, but also, you will find out my own personal strategy on how to win throughout each respected category. ------------------------------------------------------------------ While Batting ------------------------------------------------------------------ There are many options that you need to know when your team is up to bat. Here I have described all of the terms for you and have given you some my strategy of how I use them. ------------- Swing Away ------------- This is your basic hit button. If you want to hit the ball, tell your guy to swing away. You will use this almost all the time when you are leading off the inning (other then if you are going to try to bunt your way on). By using "Swing Away" you can get a single, double, triple, homerun. Also, you can strikeout and get walked. ------------- Sac Bunt ------------- A sac bunt is a bunt that you know will almost always sacrifice the runner on first base to second. Most of the time you will get out by using the sac bunt option, but you will usually move the runner up one base. This would be use in a no out situation with a runner on second. The worse that can happen is that you get thrown out at first, but move the runner to third base with only one out. ------------- Bunt and Hit ------------- This is your basic bunt. You can strikeout, walk, or foul out by using the "Basic Bunt." Most of the time, you will get out using this option, but it is good when you have a pitcher up to bat who you don't want to subsitute. Be aware that you should never bunt on two strikes because you can strikeout even if you make contact on a two strike bunt. ------------- Hit and Run ------------- The hit and run idea is used when you are trying to advance the runner from first to third on a little outfield single. Though this is a very risky play, it can really help out your situation in scoring a run. Though it may be aggressive, I think that you should use it when you need to come back from an early deficit. Remember though, you can strikeout and get caught stealing using this option, so be aware! Always hit and run in manager mode when there is two outs! ------------- Run and Hit ------------- Instead of the hitter running on contact, the hitter is swinging due to the runner trying to advance. This is a very dangerous play, and I highly do not recommend it during gameplay. The hit and run seems to have a much better success rate in this game, so stick to that if you are trying to be aggressive. ------------- Steal ------------- Need to steal a base? Well, this is where you go if you think that you can outrun the catcher's arm. Usually, I wouldn't steal a base with anyone who is slower then a 86 speed in the game. Though someone slower may get the stolen base due to luck, it's not the smartest idea. Also, I would only steal second base, because third base is very hard to steal in Manager Mode. I've seen Juan Pierre do it a few times in this game, but other than that, it's almost impossible. ------------- Pinch Hit ------------- This is your basic Pinch Hit option. Don't like who is batting at the time? Bench him for the game and sub in someone who you think will get the job done. Remember though, the guy you bench can't come back in the game. ------------- Pinch Run ------------- Bottom of the ninth, down by one, with no outs with a runner on first. Instead of having someone with no speed on first, put a guy with major wheels by pinch running. Though the pinch runner will take his place for the whole game, it's very wise to use in a situation where you think that increasing your baserunners speed will substantially give you a much better chance of scoring. ------------- Defensive Sub ------------- Your third baseman already has two errors in the game that has changed the whole momentum of the game. Rather then keeping him in to screw up again, sub him in for a better glove. Remember though, usually putting in defensive subs decreases your chances on offense to score due to the guy you are taking out is probably a much better hitter than the guy you replacing him with. ------------- Quit ------------- Quits out of Manager Mode. ------------------------------------------------------------------ While Pitching ------------------------------------------------------------------ There are many options that you need to know when your team is out on the field. Here I have described all of the terms for you and have given you some my strategy of how I use them. ------------- Pitch Batter ------------- This is your basic pitch feature where you pitch to the batter. Usually this results in a hit, out, or strikeout. I use this almost all the time when the game isn't on the line. ------------- Pitch Around ------------- I think the Pitch Around option is the best option when pitching to guys you know who can change the game on one swing of the bat. When Pujols, ARod, Helton, or any other major power hitter comes up to bat, I always pitch around. The funny thing about this option is that you can still strike the guy out or get the guy to ground/pop out. I think this is the most successful pitch to throw when you are going up against a great hitter. ------------- Walk Batter ------------- Easier than said. Hit the walk batter, and you'll put the man on first base with one click. Two outs with runners on second and third? Walk their stud batter to face a guy that doesn't have as good as a shot of hitting the ball. Not only will this increase your chances of getting out of the inning, but it will create forces at every base. ------------- Hit Batter ------------- Just gave up a big homerun last inning to the guy you are facing again? Instead of putting him on first by walking him, hit him and make him pay for his homerun. Remember though, there is always a chance that you may get ejected for doing this especially if you do it more then once in a game. ------------- Sub Pitcher ------------- Stamina meter is low? Then sub your pitcher to get a harder thrower on the mound. I usually always sub my pitchers in the beginning of the 7th inning, just to make sure that their arm doesn't fall off by the end of the season. ------------- Def. Sub ------------- Your third baseman already has two errors in the game that has changed the whole momentum of the game. Rather then keeping him in to screw up again, sub him in for a better glove. Remember though, usually putting in defensive subs decreases your chances on offense to score due to the guy you are taking out is probably a much better hitter than the guy you replacing him with. ------------- Quit ------------- Quits out of Manager Mode. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. Jukebox/Lyrics ------------------------------------------------------------------ Like all the major EA games, MVP Baseball 2004 is no different with their great jukebox. Though it may not be most people's favorite music, it will keep you pumped throughout the game. If you have lyrics for these songs, please send them in ASAP. Thank you. 1. stellastar* "My Coco" (album: stellastar*) 2. Steriogram "Walkie Talkie Man" (album: Schmack!) 3. Seven Wiser "Take Me as I Am" (album: Seven Wiser) 4. Home Town Hero "Robbers" (album: ***** City) 5. Chronic Future "Time & Time Again" (album: A Chronic Future) 6. The Von Bodies "C'mon C'mon" (album: Pawn Shoppe Heart) 7. Snow Patrol "Spitting Games" (album: Final Straw) 8. Trustcompany "Surfacing" (album: True Parallels) 9. Hoodoo Gurus "Bittersweet" (album: Mars Needs Guitars) 10. Lucky Boys Confusion "Hey Driver" (album: Commitment) 11. Maxeen "Please" (album: Maxeen) 12. To My Surprise "Get it To Go" (album: To My Surprise) 13. Jonny Lives! "Get Steady" (album: Tabloid Nation) ------------------------------------------------------------------ "My Coco" ------------------------------------------------------------------ Cool my brains and soothe my head Stimulate me my Co-co-co Sneak into my empty bed And educate me my Co-co-co In the summer in the spring In public places my Co-co-co On an island far away Lemonade me my Co-co-co And when I was down and failing life You can't save me my Co-co-co And when they said I'm telling lies You believed me my Co-co-co And through the noise I heard a song You were singing my Co-co-co And when you said that nothings wrong I believed you my Co-co-co But you were gone when I came through And I remember you- first When someday I'll dance with you When I'm dreaming my Co-co-co I sat alone and I didn't care I sat two years in the same old chair I saw three roads and I didn't know Which way to go-go-go I need some help from a little love I need some help from a little above And you were there I'm still in love I wont forget Coco I won't forget you Coco [X3] I won't forget you no no [X4] Because your my Coco, your my Coco, My Coco Your my Coco, Yeah, my Coco [ www.azlyrics.com ] mpearce4@cox.net ------------------------------------------------------------------ "Walkie Talkie" ------------------------------------------------------------------ Verse 1 Well you're walkin and a talkin And a movin and a groovin And a hippin and a hoppin And a pickin and a boppin Those bods are being bad You better take a stand You gonna wake up that thing in your hand You're looking all around There is trouble to be found Make sure when you find it you get to say it loud Gotta code three Need back up Bring me My bright pink fluro jacket Chorus He's fat and he don't run too fast But he's faster than me Last night at the show we saw him Going out of his tree Well you're walkin and a talkin You're my walkie talkie man Well you're walkin and a talkin Go Go Go Go Verse 2 Well you're walkin and a talkin And a freakin and a yellin And a bossin and a speakin And a lookin and a pointin Always tell us what to do With your high top shoes And you wave your torch With your black short shorts Don't let em get away Don't think they can play Nail 'em to the wall Cause you really need to say Gotta code three Need back up Bring me My bright pink fluro jacket -donated by: Hugelyrics.com ------------------------------------------------------------------ "Spitting Games" ------------------------------------------------------------------ I broke into your house last night And left a note at your bedside I'm far too shy to speak to you at school You leave me numb and I don't know why I find it easier to sit and stare Than push my limbs out towards you right My heart is bursting in your perfect eyes As blue as oceans and as pure as skies I struggle for the words and then give up My heads up with the birds on the t-hut A little piece of mind that I know better That the plain disgrace of all my letters After that the floodgates opened up And I fell in love with everyone I saw Take your time I'm not in any rush And it's in everything I ever write It's not as if I need the extra weight Confused enough by life so thanks a lot Lonely written words for company Just raise the roof this once and follow me [ www.azlyrics.com ] mpearce4@cox.net ------------------------------------------------------------------ "Hey Driver" ------------------------------------------------------------------ Sparks fly, i hit the ground running Thumb in the air on the side of the road Good work.. never comes easy Hey Driver to the top of the world [x2] Come on i'm not full of my right shoulder with confidence [Chorus:] and here i come westbound leave the motor running because i'm on the run in this crowded world i'll be high waiting when the last train comes Dark Skies, i feel my heels burning False hi's to the end of the road No doubt, i've got alot of learning Hey driver to the top of the road Come on i'm not full of my right shoulder with confidence [Chorus] Sparks fly, i hit the ground running I'm in the air on the side of the road Good work.. never comes easy Hey Driver to the top of the world Sparks fly, i hit the ground running Time stops at the end of the road The big life, big deals, beginnings, Hey Driver to the top of the world [x9] -donated by: Jared Cardoza ------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. Minor League Affiliates ------------------------------------------------------------------ Here is the list of the Minor League teams that are affiliated with the MLB teams. ------------------------------------------------------------------ MLB Team: Anaheim Angles (ANA) AAA Affiliate: Salt Lake Stingers (SL) AA Affiliate: Arkansas Travelers (ARK) ------------------------------------------------------------------ MLB Team: Arizona Diambondback (ARI) AAA Affiliate: Tuscon Sidewinders (TUC) AA Affiliate: El Paso Diablos (EP) ------------------------------------------------------------------ MLB Team: Atlanta Braves (ATL AAA Affiliate: Richmond Braves (RIC) AA Affiliate: Greenville Braves (GRE) ------------------------------------------------------------------ MLB Team: Baltimore Orioles (BAL) AAA Affiliate: Ottawa Lynx (OTT) AA Affiliate: Bowie Baysox (BOW) ------------------------------------------------------------------ MLB Team: Boston Red Sox (BOS) AAA Affiliate: Pawtucket Red Sox (PAW) AA Affiliate: Portland Sea Dogs (PSD) ------------------------------------------------------------------ MLB Team: Chicago Cubs (CHC) AAA Affiliate: Iowa Cubs (IOW) AA Affiliate: West Tenn Diamond Jaxx (WT) ------------------------------------------------------------------ MLB Team: Chicago White Sox (CHS) AAA Affiliate: Charlotte Knights (CHA) AA Affiliate: Birmingham Barons (BIR) ------------------------------------------------------------------ MLB Team: Cincinnati Reds (CIN) AAA Affiliate: Louisville Bats (LOU) AA Affiliate: Chattanooga Lookouts (CHT) ------------------------------------------------------------------ MLB Team: Cleveland Indians (CLE) AAA Affiliate: Buffalo Bisons (BUF) AA Affiliate: Akron Aeros (ARK) ------------------------------------------------------------------ MLB Team: Colorado Rockies (COL) AAA Affiliate: Colorado Springs Sky Sox (CS) AA Affiliate: Tulsa Drillers (TUL) ------------------------------------------------------------------ MLB Team: Detroit Tigers (DET) AAA Affiliate: Toledo Mud Hens (TOL) AA Affiliate: Erie SeaWolves (ERI) ------------------------------------------------------------------ MLB Team: Florida Marlins (FLA) AAA Affiliate: Albuquerque Isotopes (ALB) AA Affiliate: Carolina Mudcats (CAR) ------------------------------------------------------------------ MLB Team: Houston Astros (HOU) AAA Affiliate: New Orleans Zephyrs (NO) AA Affiliate: Round Rock Express (RR) ------------------------------------------------------------------ MLB Team: Kansas City Royals (KC) AAA Affiliate: Omaha Royals (OMA) AA Affiliate: Wichita Wranglers (WIC) ------------------------------------------------------------------ MLB Team: Los Angeles Dodgers (LA) AAA Affiliate: Las Vegas 51s (LV) AA Affiliate: Jacksonville Suns (JAX) ------------------------------------------------------------------ MLB Team: Milwaukee Brewers (MIL) AAA Affiliate: Indianapolis Indians (IND) AA Affiliate: Huntsville Stars (HUN) ------------------------------------------------------------------ MLB Team: Minnesota Twins (MIN) AAA Affiliate: Rochester Red Wings (ROC) AA Affiliate: New Britain Rock Cats (NB) ------------------------------------------------------------------ MLB Team: Montreal Expos (MON) AAA Affiliate: Edmonton Trappers (EDM) AA Affiliate: Harrisburg Senators (HAR) ------------------------------------------------------------------ MLB Team: New York Mets (NYM) AAA Affiliate: Norfolk Tides (NOR) AA Affiliate: Binghamton Mets (BNG) ------------------------------------------------------------------ MLB Team: New York Yankees (NYY) AAA Affiliate: Columbus Clippers (CLS) AA Affiliate: Trenton Thunder (TRE) ------------------------------------------------------------------ MLB Team: Oakland Athletics (OAK) AAA Affiliate: Sacramento River Cats (SAC) AA Affiliate: Midland RockHounds (MID) ------------------------------------------------------------------ MLB Team: Philadelphia Philles (PHI) AAA Affiliate: Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons (SWB) AA Affiliate: Reading Phillies (REA) ------------------------------------------------------------------ MLB Team: Pittsburgh Pirates (PIT) AAA Affiliate: Nashville Sounds (NSH) AA Affiliate: Altoona Curve (ALT) ------------------------------------------------------------------ MLB Team: San Diego Padres (SD) AAA Affiliate: Portland Beavers (POR) AA Affiliate: Mobile BayBears (MOB) ------------------------------------------------------------------ MLB Team: San Francisco Giants (SF) AAA Affiliate: Fresno Grizzlies (FRE) AA Affiliate: Norwich Navigators (NOW) ------------------------------------------------------------------ MLB Team: Seattle Mariners (SEA) AAA Affiliate: Tacoma Rainiers (TAC) AA Affiliate: San Antonio Missions (SA) ------------------------------------------------------------------ MLB Team: St. Louis Cardinals (STL) AAA Affiliate: Memphis Redbirds (MEM) AA Affiliate: Tennessee Smokies (TEN) ------------------------------------------------------------------ MLB Team: Tampa Bay Devil Rays (TB) AAA Affiliate: Durham Bulls (DUR) AA Affiliate: Montgomery Biscuits (MNT) ------------------------------------------------------------------ MLB Team: Texas Rangers (TEX) AAA Affiliate: Oklahoma RedHawks (OKL) AA Affiliate: Frisco RoughRiders (FRI) ------------------------------------------------------------------ MLB Team: Toronto Blue Jays (TOR) AAA Affiliate: Syracuse SkyChiefs (SYR) AA Affiliate: New Hampshire Fisher Cats (NH) ------------------------------------------------------------------ 8. MLB Team Rankings ------------------------------------------------------------------ Here are the MLB Team Rankings for MVP Baseball 2004. Further down in the guide, there is my personal rankings for the teams in the game. Team Name: Anaheim Angels Pitching: 17th Hitting: 12th Fielding: 29th Baserunning: 9th Overall: 13th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Arizona Diamondbacks Pitching: 19th Hitting: 15th Fielding: 9th Baserunning: 22nd Overall: 17th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Atlanta Braves Pitching: 21st Hitting: 13th Fielding: 22nd Baserunning: 21st Overall: 19th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Baltimore Orioles Pitching: 26th Hitting: 6th Fielding: 4th Baserunning: 16th Overall: 12th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Boston Red Sox Pitching: 7th Hitting: 3rd Fielding: 31st Baserunning: 14th Overall: 4th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Chicago Cubs Pitching: 4th Hitting: 16th Fielding: 30th Baserunning: 23rd Overall: 8th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Chicago White Sox Pitching: 15th Hitting: 8th Fielding: 13th Baserunning: 27th Overall: 7th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Cincinnati Reds Pitching: 29th Hitting: 28th Fielding: 23rd Baserunning: 30th Overall: 32nd ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Cleveland Indians Pitching: 20th Hitting: 21st Fielding: 21st Baserunning: 18th Overall: 26th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Colorado Rockies Pitching: 31st Hitting: 7th Fielding: 19th Baserunning: 28th Overall: 24th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Detroit Tigers Pitching: 30th Hitting: 22nd Fielding: 32nd Baserunning: 8th Overall: 29th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Florida Marlins Pitching: 9th Hitting: 29th Fielding: 8th Baserunning: 6th Overall: 16th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Houston Astros Pitching: 13th Hitting: 14th Fielding: 6th Baserunning: 24th Overall: 10th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Kansas City Royals Pitching: 23rd Hitting: 11th Fielding: 20th Baserunning: 7th Overall: 15th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Los Angeles Dodgers Pitching: 6th Hitting: 32nd Fielding: 24th Baserunning: 10th Overall: 20th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Milwaukee Brewers Pitching: 28th Hitting: 26th Fielding: 17th Baserunning: 17th Overall: 30th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Minnesota Twins Pitching: 25th Hitting: 17th Fielding: 10th Baserunning: 15th Overall: 21st ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Montreal Expos Pitching: 12th Hitting: 23rd Fielding: 25th Baserunning: 12th Overall: 18th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: New York Mets Pitching: 16th Hitting: 31st Fielding: 27th Baserunning: 20th Overall: 28th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: New York Yankees Pitching: 1st Hitting: 5th Fielding: 18th Baserunning: 3rd Overall: 3rd ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Oakland Athletics Pitching: 5th Hitting: 24th Fielding: 11th Baserunning: 31st Overall: 14th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Philadelphia Phillies Pitching: 11th Hitting: 19th Fielding: 3rd Baserunning: 19th Overall: 11th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching: 27th Hitting: 30th Fielding: 26th Baserunning: 26th Overall: 31st ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: San Diego Padres Pitching: 22nd Hitting: 18th Fielding: 16th Baserunning: 25th Overall: 25th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: San Francisco Giants Pitching: 14th Hitting: 27th Fielding: 2nd Baserunning: 29th Overall: 23rd ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Seattle Mariners Pitching: 8th Hitting: 20th Fielding: 1st Baserunning: 4th Overall: 6th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: St. Louis Cardinals Pitching: 18th Hitting: 4th Fielding: 12th Baserunning: 13th Overall: 5th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Tampa Bay Devil Rays Pitching: 24th Hitting: 25th Fielding: 14th Baserunning: 5th Overall: 27th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Texas Rangers Pitching: 32nd Hitting: 10th Fielding: 15th Baserunning: 11th Overall: 22nd ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Toronto Blue Jays Pitching: 10th Hitting: 9th Fielding: 28th Baserunning: 32nd Overall: 9th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: AL All-Stars Pitching: 3rd Hitting: 2nd Fielding: 5th Baserunning: 1st Overall: 2nd ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: NL All-Stars Pitching: 2nd Hitting: 1st Fielding: 7th Baserunning: 2nd Overall: 1st ------------------------------------------------------------------ 9. AAA Team Rankings ------------------------------------------------------------------ Here are the AAA Team Rankings for MVP Baseball 2004. Team Name: Albuquerque Isotopes Pitching: 9th Hitting: 29th Fielding: 8th Baserunning: 6th Overall: 16th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Buffalo Bisons Pitching: 20th Hitting: 21st Fielding: 21st Baserunning: 18th Overall: 26th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Charlotte Knights Pitching: 15th Hitting: 8th Fielding: 13th Baserunning: 27th Overall: 7th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Columbus Clippers Pitching: 1st Hitting: 5th Fielding: 18th Baserunning: 3rd Overall: 3rd ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Colorado Springs Sky Sox Pitching: 31st Hitting: 7th Fielding: 19th Baserunning: 28th Overall: 24th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Durham Bulls Pitching: 24th Hitting: 25th Fielding: 14th Baserunning: 5th Overall: 27th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Edmonton Trappers Pitching: 12th Hitting: 23rd Fielding: 25th Baserunning: 12th Overall: 18th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Fresno Grizzilies Pitching: 14th Hitting: 27th Fielding: 2nd Baserunning: 29th Overall: 23rd ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Indianapolis Indians Pitching: 28th Hitting: 26th Fielding: 17th Baserunning: 17th Overall: 30th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Iowa Cubs Pitching: 4th Hitting: 16th Fielding: 30th Baserunning: 23rd Overall: 8th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Las Vegas 51's Pitching: 6th Hitting: 32nd Fielding: 24th Baserunning: 10th Overall: 20th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Louisville Bats Pitching: 29th Hitting: 28th Fielding: 23rd Baserunning: 30th Overall: 32nd ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Memphis Redbirds Pitching: 18th Hitting: 4th Fielding: 12th Baserunning: 13th Overall: 5th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Nashville Sounds Pitching: 27th Hitting: 30th Fielding: 26th Baserunning: 26th Overall: 31st ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: New Orleans Zephyrs Pitching: 13th Hitting: 14th Fielding: 6th Baserunning: 24th Overall: 10th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Norfolk Tides Pitching: 16th Hitting: 31st Fielding: 27th Baserunning: 20th Overall: 28th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Oklahoma RedHawks Pitching: 32nd Hitting: 10th Fielding: 15th Baserunning: 11th Overall: 22nd ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Omaha Royals Pitching: 23rd Hitting: 11th Fielding: 20th Baserunning: 7th Overall: 15th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Ottawa Lynx Pitching: 26th Hitting: 6th Fielding: 4th Baserunning: 16th Overall: 12th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Pawtucket Red Sox Pitching: 7th Hitting: 3rd Fielding: 31st Baserunning: 14th Overall: 4th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Portland Beavers Pitching: 22nd Hitting: 18th Fielding: 16th Baserunning: 25th Overall: 25th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Richmond Braves Pitching: 21st Hitting: 13th Fielding: 22nd Baserunning: 21st Overall: 19th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Rochester Red Wings Pitching: 25th Hitting: 17th Fielding: 10th Baserunning: 15th Overall: 21st ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Sacramento River Cats Pitching: 5th Hitting: 24th Fielding: 11th Baserunning: 31st Overall: 14th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Salt Lake Stingers Pitching: 17th Hitting: 12th Fielding: 29th Baserunning: 9th Overall: 13th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: S/W-B Red Barons Pitching: 11th Hitting: 19th Fielding: 3rd Baserunning: 19th Overall: 11th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Syracuse SkyChiefs Pitching: 10th Hitting: 9th Fielding: 28th Baserunning: 32nd Overall: 9th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Tacoma Rainiers Pitching: 8th Hitting: 20th Fielding: 1st Baserunning: 4th Overall: 6th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Toledo Mud Hens Pitching: 30th Hitting: 22nd Fielding: 32nd Baserunning: 8th Overall: 29th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Tuscon Sidewinders Pitching: 19th Hitting: 15th Fielding: 9th Baserunning: 22nd Overall: 17th ------------------------------------------------------------------ 10. AA Team Rankings ------------------------------------------------------------------ Here are the AA Team Rankings for MVP Baseball 2004. Team Name: Akron Aeros Pitching: 20th Hitting: 21st Fielding: 21st Baserunning: 18th Overall: 26th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Altoona Curve Pitching: 27th Hitting: 30th Fielding: 26th Baserunning: 26th Overall: 31st ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Arkansas Travelers Pitching: 17th Hitting: 12th Fielding: 29th Baserunning: 9th Overall: 13th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Binghamton Mets Pitching: 16th Hitting: 31st Fielding: 27th Baserunning: 20th Overall: 28th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Birmingham Barons Pitching: 15th Hitting: 8th Fielding: 13th Baserunning: 27th Overall: 7th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Bowie Baysox Pitching: 26th Hitting: 6th Fielding: 4th Baserunning: 16th Overall: 12th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Cardinal Mudcats Pitching: 9th Hitting: 29th Fielding: 8th Baserunning: 6th Overall: 16th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Chattanooga Lookouts Pitching: 29th Hitting: 28th Fielding: 23rd Baserunning: 30th Overall: 32nd ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: El Paso Diablos Pitching: 19th Hitting: 15th Fielding: 9th Baserunning: 22nd Overall: 17th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Erie SeaWolves Pitching: 30th Hitting: 22nd Fielding: 32nd Baserunning: 8th Overall: 29th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Frisco RoughRiders Pitching: 32nd Hitting: 10th Fielding: 15th Baserunning: 11th Overall: 22nd ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Greenville Braves Pitching: 21st Hitting: 13th Fielding: 22nd Baserunning: 21st Overall: 19th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Harrisburg Senators Pitching: 12th Hitting: 23rd Fielding: 25th Baserunning: 12th Overall: 18th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Huntsville Stars Pitching: 28th Hitting: 26th Fielding: 17th Baserunning: 17th Overall: 30th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Jacksonville Suns Pitching: 6th Hitting: 32nd Fielding: 24th Baserunning: 10th Overall: 20th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Midland RockHounds Pitching: 5th Hitting: 24th Fielding: 11th Baserunning: 31st Overall: 14th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Mobile Baybears Pitching: 22nd Hitting: 18th Fielding: 16th Baserunning: 25th Overall: 25th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Montgomery Biscuits Pitching: 24th Hitting: 25th Fielding: 14th Baserunning: 5th Overall: 27th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: New Britain Rock Cats Pitching: 25th Hitting: 17th Fielding: 10th Baserunning: 15th Overall: 21st ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: New Hampshire Fisher Cats Pitching: 10th Hitting: 9th Fielding: 28th Baserunning: 32nd Overall: 9th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Norwich Navigators Pitching: 14th Hitting: 27th Fielding: 2nd Baserunning: 29th Overall: 23rd ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Portland Sea Dogs Pitching: 7th Hitting: 3rd Fielding: 31st Baserunning: 14th Overall: 4th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Reading Phillies Pitching: 11th Hitting: 19th Fielding: 3rd Baserunning: 19th Overall: 11th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Round Rock Express Pitching: 13th Hitting: 14th Fielding: 6th Baserunning: 24th Overall: 10th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: San Antonio Missions Pitching: 8th Hitting: 20th Fielding: 1st Baserunning: 4th Overall: 6th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Tennessee Smokies Pitching: 18th Hitting: 4th Fielding: 12th Baserunning: 13th Overall: 5th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Trenton Thunder Pitching: 1st Hitting: 5th Fielding: 18th Baserunning: 3rd Overall: 3rd ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Tulsa Drillers Pitching: 31st Hitting: 7th Fielding: 19th Baserunning: 28th Overall: 24th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: W.T. Diamond Jaxx Pitching: 4th Hitting: 16th Fielding: 30th Baserunning: 23rd Overall: 8th ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team Name: Wichita Wranglers Pitching: 23rd Hitting: 11th Fielding: 20th Baserunning: 7th Overall: 15th ------------------------------------------------------------------ 11. MLB Rosters ------------------------------------------------------------------ Here are the rosters for the teams in MVP Baseball 2004. These are the default rosters that came with the game. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Anaheim Angels ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: David Eckstein Position: SS Number: 22 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: 2B Age: 29 Height: 5 feet, 7 inches Weight: 165 pounds Contact vs. RHP: 66 Contact vs LHP: 69 Power vs. RHP: 43 Power vs LHP: 48 Bunting: 90 Plate Discipline: 70 Durability: 80 Speed: 82 Stealing Aggressive: 80 Baserunning Abilitiy: 70 Fielding: 75 Range: 80 Throwing Strength: 55 Throwing Accuracy: 75 AVG: .252 HR: 3 RBI: 31 Runs: 59 SB: 16 Hits: 114 OBP: .325 Slugging Percentage: .325 Career Games: 425 Career Hits: 458 Career Average: .279 Career Homeruns: 15 Career RBI: 135 Career Runs: 248 Career SB: 66 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | None | Cold | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Cold | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | Hot | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | None | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 23% \ / \ / 44% 33% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Darin Erstad Position: 1B Number: 17 Throws: Left Bats: Left Second Postion: OF Age: 29 Height: 6 feet, 2 inches Weight: 210 pounds Contact vs. RHP: 65 Contact vs LHP: 81 Power vs. RHP: 46 Power vs LHP: 56 Bunting: 70 Plate Discipline: 60 Durability: 65 Speed: 82 Stealing Aggressive: 70 Baserunning Abilitiy: 99 Fielding: 90 Range: 95 Throwing Strength: 55 Throwing Accuracy: 80 AVG: .252 HR: 4 RBI: 17 Runs: 35 SB: 9 Hits: 65 OBP: .309 Slugging Percentage: .333 Career Games: 1002 Career Hits: 1172 Career Average: .289 Career Homeruns: 100 Career RBI: 485 Career Runs: 645 Career SB: 143 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Hot | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | Hot | None | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Cold | None | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 22% \ / \ / 39% 39% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Vladimir Guerrero Position: RF Number: 27 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: OF Age: 28 Height: 6 feet, 3 inches Weight: 220 pounds Contact vs. RHP: 93 Contact vs LHP: 96 Power vs. RHP: 87 Power vs LHP: 95 Bunting: 20 Plate Discipline: 70 Durability: 95 Speed: 81 Stealing Aggressive: 90 Baserunning Abilitiy: 70 Fielding: 80 Range: 90 Throwing Strength: 99 Throwing Accuracy: 75 AVG: .330 HR: 25 RBI: 79 Runs: 71 SB: 9 Hits: 130 OBP: .426 Slugging Percentage: .586 Career Games: 1004 Career Hits: 1215 Career Average: .323 Career Homeruns: 234 Career RBI: 702 Career Runs: 641 Career SB: 123 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Hot | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Hot | None | Hot | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Cold | None | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Hot | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Hot | Hot | Hot | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 23% \ / \ / 47% 30% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Garret Anderson Position: CF Number: 16 Throws: Left Bats: Left Second Postion: OF Age: 31 Height: 6 feet, 3 inches Weight: 225 pounds Contact vs. RHP: 92 Contact vs LHP: 88 Power vs. RHP: 86 Power vs LHP: 71 Bunting: 20 Plate Discipline: 60 Durability: 95 Speed: 60 Stealing Aggressive: 30 Baserunning Abilitiy: 65 Fielding: 70 Range: 70 Throwing Strength: 55 Throwing Accuracy: 70 AVG: .315 HR: 29 RBI: 116 Runs: 80 SB: 6 Hits: 201 OBP: .345 Slugging Percentage: .541 Career Games: 1365 Career Hits: 1633 Career Average: .299 Career Homeruns: 193 Career RBI: 872 Career Runs: 703 Career SB: 66 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | None | Hot | Hot | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Hot | Hot | None | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | None | Hot | Hot | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | Hot | Hot | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | None | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 25% \ / \ / 22% 53% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Troy Glaus Position: 3B Number: 25 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: None Age: 27 Height: 6 feet, 5 inches Weight: 240 pounds Contact vs. RHP: 62 Contact vs LHP: 80 Power vs. RHP: 84 Power vs LHP: 62 Bunting: 0 Plate Discipline: 85 Durability: 90 Speed: 67 Stealing Aggressive: 55 Baserunning Abilitiy: 85 Fielding: 75 Range: 80 Throwing Strength: 95 Throwing Accuracy: 70 AVG: .248 HR: 16 RBI: 50 Runs: 53 SB: 7 Hits: 79 OBP: .343 Slugging Percentage: .464 Career Games: 769 Career Hits: 696 Career Average: .253 Career Homeruns: 164 Career RBI: 473 Career Runs: 476 Career SB: 47 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | None | Hot | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | Hot | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | Hot | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 25% \ / \ / 46% 29% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Jose Guillen Position: LF Number: 6 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: OF Age: 27 Height: 5 feet, 11 inches Weight: 190 pounds Contact vs. RHP: 85 Contact vs LHP: 85 Power vs. RHP: 87 Power vs LHP: 81 Bunting: 50 Plate Discipline: 55 Durability: 65 Speed: 69 Stealing Aggressive: 70 Baserunning Abilitiy: 40 Fielding: 65 Range: 65 Throwing Strength: 70 Throwing Accuracy: 70 AVG: .311 HR: 31 RBI: 86 Runs: 77 SB: 1 Hits: 151 OBP: .359 Slugging Percentage: .569 Career Games: 750 Career Hits: 684 Career Average: .270 Career Homeruns: 83 Career RBI: 354 Career Runs: 316 Career SB: 15 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Hot | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | Hot | None | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | None | None | Hot | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 30% \ / \ / 41% 29% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Tim Salmon Position: RF Number: 15 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: OF Age: 35 Height: 6 feet, 3 inches Weight: 235 pounds Contact vs. RHP: 75 Contact vs LHP: 77 Power vs. RHP: 68 Power vs LHP: 74 Bunting: 0 Plate Discipline: 80 Durability: 50 Speed: 53 Stealing Aggressive: 40 Baserunning Abilitiy: 75 Fielding: 80 Range: 60 Throwing Strength: 90 Throwing Accuracy: 80 AVG: .275 HR: 19 RBI: 72 Runs: 78 SB: 3 Hits: 145 OBP: .374 Slugging Percentage: .464 Career Games: 1536 Career Hits: 1571 Career Average: .284 Career Homeruns: 288 Career RBI: 966 Career Runs: 941 Career SB: 47 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Hot | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Hot | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | None | None | Hot | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | Hot | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 28% \ / \ / 46% 26% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Bengie Molina Position: Catcher Number: 1 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: None Age: 29 Height: 5 feet, 11 inches Weight: 220 pounds Contact vs. RHP: 81 Contact vs LHP: 81 Power vs. RHP: 56 Power vs LHP: 80 Bunting: 65 Plate Discipline: 50 Durability: 55 Speed: 44 Stealing Aggressive: 0 Baserunning Abilitiy: 0 Fielding: 80 Range: 80 Throwing Strength: 85 Throwing Accuracy: 80 AVG: .281 HR: 14 RBI: 71 Runs: 37 SB: 1 Hits: 115 OBP: .304 Slugging Percentage: .443 Career Games: 500 Career Hits: 464 Career Average: .267 Career Homeruns: 40 Career RBI: 239 Career Runs: 169 Career SB: 2 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | None | Hot | Hot | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | Hot | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | None | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | Hot | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | None | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 25% \ / \ / 47% 28% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Adam Kennedy Position: 2B Number: 2 Throws: Right Bats: Left Second Postion: None Age: 28 Height: 6 feet, 1 inches Weight: 185 pounds Contact vs. RHP: 79 Contact vs LHP: 65 Power vs. RHP: 57 Power vs LHP: 49 Bunting: 70 Plate Discipline: 65 Durability: 65 Speed: 80 Stealing Aggressive: 65 Baserunning Abilitiy: 90 Fielding: 65 Range: 75 Throwing Strength: 60 Throwing Accuracy: 70 AVG: .269 HR: 13 RBI: 49 Runs: 71 SB: 22 Hits: 121 OBP: .344 Slugging Percentage: .399 Career Games: 613 Career Hits: 583 Career Average: .277 Career Homeruns: 36 Career RBI: 229 Career Runs: 278 Career SB: 73 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | Hot | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | Cold | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | Hot | |______|______|______| | | | | | Hot | None | None | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 25% \ / \ / 33% 42% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Jose Molina Position: Catcher Number: 28 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: None Age: 28 Height: 6 feet, 1 inches Weight: 215 pounds Contact vs. RHP: 45 Contact vs LHP: 62 Power vs. RHP: 40 Power vs LHP: 41 Bunting: 30 Plate Discipline: 50 Durability: 55 Speed: 48 Stealing Aggressive: 55 Baserunning Abilitiy: 10 Fielding: 65 Range: 60 Throwing Strength: 80 Throwing Accuracy: 70 AVG: .184 HR: 0 RBI: 6 Runs: 12 SB: 0 Hits: 21 OBP: .210 Slugging Percentage: .219 Career Games: 107 Career Hits: 55 Career Average: .229 Career Homeruns: 2 Career RBI: 16 Career Runs: 28 Career SB: 0 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | Hot | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Hot | None | Hot | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 25% \ / \ / 39% 36% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Chone Figgins Position: 2B Number: 7 Throws: Right Bats: Switch Second Postion: Utility Age: 26 Height: 5 feet, 9 inches Weight: 155 pounds Contact vs. RHP: 81 Contact vs LHP: 78 Power vs. RHP: 46 Power vs LHP: 46 Bunting: 70 Plate Discipline: 50 Durability: 65 Speed: 92 Stealing Aggressive: 85 Baserunning Abilitiy: 75 Fielding: 70 Range: 70 Throwing Strength: 70 Throwing Accuracy: 65 AVG: .296 HR: 0 RBI: 27 Runs: 34 SB: 13 Hits: 71 OBP: .345 Slugging Percentage: .367 Career Games: 86 Career Hits: 73 Career Average: .290 Career Homeruns: 0 Career RBI: 28 Career Runs: 40 Career SB: 15 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | None | Hot | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | Hot | Hot | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | None | Cold | Hot | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | Cold | None | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 24% \ / \ / 42% 34% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Barry Wesson Position: CF Number: 64 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: OF Age: 26 Height: 6 feet, 2 inches Weight: 195 pounds Contact vs. RHP: 52 Contact vs LHP: 49 Power vs. RHP: 58 Power vs LHP: 42 Bunting: 65 Plate Discipline: 55 Durability: 70 Speed: 75 Stealing Aggressive: 0 Baserunning Abilitiy: 0 Fielding: 80 Range: 65 Throwing Strength: 60 Throwing Accuracy: 65 AVG: .182 HR: 1 RBI: 3 Runs: 2 SB: 1 Hits: 2 OBP: .182 Slugging Percentage: .455 Career Games: 25 Career Hits: 6 Career Average: .194 Career Homeruns: 1 Career RBI: 4 Career Runs: 3 Career SB: 1 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 34% \ / \ / 41% 25% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Jeff DaVanon Position: RF Number: 20 Throws: Right Bats: Switch Second Postion: OF Age: 30 Height: 6 feet, 0 inches Weight: 185 pounds Contact vs. RHP: 72 Contact vs LHP: 55 Power vs. RHP: 59 Power vs LHP: 68 Bunting: 60 Plate Discipline: 80 Durability: 70 Speed: 79 Stealing Aggressive: 0 Baserunning Abilitiy: 40 Fielding: 70 Range: 75 Throwing Strength: 80 Throwing Accuracy: 70 AVG: .282 HR: 12 RBI: 43 Runs: 56 SB: 17 Hits: 93 OBP: .360 Slugging Percentage: .445 Career Games: 186 Career Hits: 119 Career Average: .254 Career Homeruns: 19 Career RBI: 60 Career Runs: 70 Career SB: 19 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | Hot | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | None | Cold | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | None | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 29% \ / \ / 26% 45% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Bartolo Colon Position: SP Number: 39 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: None Age: 30 Height: 5 feet, 11 inches Weight: 240 pounds IP: 242.0 Wins: 15 Losses: 13 Saves: 0 ERA: 3.87 Strikeouts: 173 Walks: 67 OPP Avg: .248 Career Games: 213 Career IP: 1388.2 Career Wins: 100 Career Losses: 62 Career Saves: 0 Career Strikeouts: 1120 Career Walks: 525 Career ERA: 3.86 Stamina: 97 Pickoff: 70 4-Seam Fastball: 92 Changeup: 77 Curveball: 69 Slider: 71 2-Seam Fastball: 79 Contact vs. RHP: 29 Contact vs LHP: 21 Power vs. RHP: 24 Power vs LHP: 33 Bunting: 50 Plate Discipline: 0 Durability: 95 Speed: 46 Stealing Aggressive: 0 Baserunning Abilitiy: 0 Fielding: 50 Range: 60 Throwing Strength: 65 Throwing Accuracy: 65 AVG: .000 HR: 0 RBI: 0 Runs: 0 SB: 0 Hits: 0 OBP: .000 Slugging Percentage: .000 Career Games: 213 Career Hits: 9 Career Average: .123 Career Homeruns: 0 Career RBI: 4 Career Runs: 1 Career SB: 0 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 0% \ / \ / 25% 75% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Jarrod Washburn Position: SP Number: 56 Throws: Left Bats: Left Second Postion: None Age: 29 Height: 6 feet, 1 inches Weight: 195 pounds IP: 207.1 Wins: 10 Losses: 15 Saves: 0 ERA: 4.43 Strikeouts: 188 Walks: 54 OPP Avg: .256 Career Games: 139 Career IP: 826.2 Career Wins: 56 Career Losses: 41 Career Saves: 0 Career Strikeouts: 519 Career Walks: 257 Career ERA: 3.96 Stamina: 93 Pickoff: 75 4-Seam Fastball: 86 Changeup: 79 Curveball: 77 Slider: 82 2-Seam Fastball: 87 Contact vs. RHP: 32 Contact vs LHP: 21 Power vs. RHP: 38 Power vs LHP: 31 Bunting: 60 Plate Discipline: 20 Durability: 75 Speed: 42 Stealing Aggressive: 10 Baserunning Abilitiy: 30 Fielding: 75 Range: 75 Throwing Strength: 65 Throwing Accuracy: 65 AVG: .200 HR: 0 RBI: 0 Runs: 0 SB: 0 Hits: 1 OBP: .200 Slugging Percentage: .200 Career Games: 139 Career Hits: 6 Career Average: .316 Career Homeruns: 0 Career RBI: 2 Career Runs: 1 Career SB: 0 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | Cold | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 25% \ / \ / 60% 15% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Kelvim Escobar Position: SP Number: 47 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: None Age: 27 Height: 6 feet, 1 inches Weight: 210 pounds IP: 180.1 Wins: 13 Losses: 9 Saves: 4 ERA: 4.29 Strikeouts: 159 Walks: 78 OPP Avg: .270 Career Games: 301 Career IP: 849.0 Career Wins: 58 Career Losses: 55 Career Saves: 58 Career Strikeouts: 744 Career Walks: 394 Career ERA: 4.58 Stamina: 74 Pickoff: 10 4-Seam Fastball: 87 Changeup: 64 Slider: 65 Splitter: 81 Contact vs. RHP: 33 Contact vs LHP: 22 Power vs. RHP: 39 Power vs LHP: 27 Bunting: 20 Plate Discipline: 40 Durability: 60 Speed: 43 Stealing Aggressive: 0 Baserunning Abilitiy: 30 Fielding: 80 Range: 70 Throwing Strength: 65 Throwing Accuracy: 65 AVG: .167 HR: 0 RBI: 1 Runs: 1 SB: 0 Hits: 1 OBP: .167 Slugging Percentage: .167 Career Games: 301 Career Hits: 1 Career Average: .071 Career Homeruns: 0 Career RBI: 1 Career Runs: 1 Career SB: 0 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 75% \ / \ / 0% 25% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Ramon Ortiz Position: SP Number: 45 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: None Age: 30 Height: 6 feet, 0 inches Weight: 175 pounds IP: 180.0 Wins: 16 Losses: 13 Saves: 0 ERA: 5.20 Strikeouts: 94 Walks: 63 OPP Avg: .287 Career Games: 123 Career IP: 765.2 Career Wins: 54 Career Losses: 42 Career Saves: 0 Career Strikeouts: 508 Career Walks: 287 Career ERA: 4.63 Stamina: 89 Pickoff: 60 4-Seam Fastball: 91 Changeup: 78 Slider: 83 2-Seam Fastball: 78 Contact vs. RHP: 20 Contact vs LHP: 23 Power vs. RHP: 23 Power vs LHP: 29 Bunting: 60 Plate Discipline: 55 Durability: 95 Speed: 42 Stealing Aggressive: 10 Baserunning Abilitiy: 30 Fielding: 65 Range: 60 Throwing Strength: 65 Throwing Accuracy: 65 AVG: .000 HR: 0 RBI: 0 Runs: 1 SB: 0 Hits: 0 OBP: .000 Slugging Percentage: .000 Career Games: 123 Career Hits: 0 Career Average: .00 Career Homeruns: 0 Career RBI: 0 Career Runs: 1 Career SB: 0 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 28% \ / \ / 36% 36% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: John Lackey Position: SP Number: 41 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: None Age: 25 Height: 6 feet, 6 inches Weight: 205 pounds IP: 204.0 Wins: 10 Losses: 16 Saves: 0 ERA: 4.63 Strikeouts: 151 Walks: 66 OPP Avg: .278 Career Games: 51 Career IP: 312.1 Career Wins: 19 Career Losses: 20 Career Saves: 0 Career Strikeouts: 220 Career Walks: 99 Career ERA: 4.29 Stamina: 92 Pickoff: 50 4-Seam Fastball: 84 Changeup: 76 Slider: 84 2-Seam Fastball: 79 Contact vs. RHP: 27 Contact vs LHP: 27 Power vs. RHP: 23 Power vs LHP: 26 Bunting: 60 Plate Discipline: 20 Durability: 85 Speed: 46 Stealing Aggressive: 10 Baserunning Abilitiy: 30 Fielding: 80 Range: 70 Throwing Strength: 65 Throwing Accuracy: 65 AVG: .000 HR: 0 RBI: 0 Runs: 0 SB: 0 Hits: 0 OBP: .000 Slugging Percentage: .000 Career Games: 51 Career Hits: 0 Career Average: .000 Career Homeruns: 0 Career RBI: 0 Career Runs: 0 Career SB: 0 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 10% \ / \ / 70% 20% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Aaron Sele Position: SP Number: 34 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: None Age: 33 Height: 6 feet, 5 inches Weight: 230 pounds IP: 121.2 Wins: 7 Losses: 11 Saves: 0 ERA: 5.77 Strikeouts: 53 Walks: 581 OPP Avg: .284 Career Games: 293 Career IP: 1748.0 Career Wins: 122 Career Losses: 88 Career Saves: 0 Career Strikeouts: 1217 Career Walks: 655 Career ERA: 4.48 Stamina: 68 Pickoff: 50 4-Seam Fastball: 86 Changeup: 68 Curveball: 85 Slider: 71 2-Seam Fastball: 71 Contact vs. RHP: 26 Contact vs LHP: 24 Power vs. RHP: 28 Power vs LHP: 27 Bunting: 60 Plate Discipline: 20 Durability: 85 Speed: 46 Stealing Aggressive: 10 Baserunning Abilitiy: 30 Fielding: 60 Range: 60 Throwing Strength: 65 Throwing Accuracy: 65 AVG: .333 HR: 0 RBI: 0 Runs: 0 SB: 0 Hits: 1 OBP: .333 Slugging Percentage: .333 Career Games: 293 Career Hits: 4 Career Average: .167 Career Homeruns: 0 Career RBI: 1 Career Runs: 2 Career SB: 0 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 0% \ / \ / 75% 25% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Scot Shields Position: SP Number: 62 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: None Age: 28 Height: 6 feet, 1 inches Weight: 175 pounds IP: 148.1 Wins: 5 Losses: 6 Saves: 1 ERA: 2.85 Strikeouts: 111 Walks: 38 OPP Avg: .247 Career Games: 81 Career IP: 208.1 Career Wins: 10 Career Losses: 9 Career Saves: 1 Career Strikeouts: 148 Career Walks: 66 Career ERA: 2.55 Stamina: 61 Pickoff: 75 4-Seam Fastball: 84 Changeup: 78 Curveball: 76 2-Seam Fastball: 80 Contact vs. RHP: 25 Contact vs LHP: 20 Power vs. RHP: 21 Power vs LHP: 23 Bunting: 20 Plate Discipline: 10 Durability: 60 Speed: 46 Stealing Aggressive: 0 Baserunning Abilitiy: 30 Fielding: 50 Range: 55 Throwing Strength: 65 Throwing Accuracy: 65 AVG: .000 HR: 0 RBI: 0 Runs: 0 SB: 0 Hits: 0 OBP: .000 Slugging Percentage: .000 Career Games: 81 Career Hits: 0 Career Average: .000 Career Homeruns: 0 Career RBI: 0 Career Runs: 0 Career SB: 0 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 23% \ / \ / 37% 40% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Greg Jones Position: RP Number: 58 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: None Age: 27 Height: 6 feet, 2 inches Weight: 195 pounds IP: 27.2 Wins: 0 Losses: 0 Saves: 0 ERA: 4.88 Strikeouts: 28 Walks: 14 OPP Avg: .261 Career Games: 18 Career IP: 27.2 Career Wins: 0 Career Losses: 0 Career Saves: 0 Career Strikeouts: 28 Career Walks: 14 Career ERA: 4.88 Stamina: 45 Pickoff: 50 4-Seam Fastball: 81 Changeup: 71 Curveball: 76 2-Seam Fastball: 68 Contact vs. RHP: 20 Contact vs LHP: 23 Power vs. RHP: 21 Power vs LHP: 25 Bunting: 30 Plate Discipline: 30 Durability: 55 Speed: 43 Stealing Aggressive: 10 Baserunning Abilitiy: 30 Fielding: 40 Range: 60 Throwing Strength: 55 Throwing Accuracy: 60 AVG: .000 HR: 0 RBI: 0 Runs: 0 SB: 0 Hits: 0 OBP: .000 Slugging Percentage: .000 Career Games: 18 Career Hits: 0 Career Average: .000 Career Homeruns: 0 Career RBI: 0 Career Runs: 0 Career SB: 0 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 20% \ / \ / 45% 35% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Derrick Turnbow Position: RP Number: 54 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: None Age: 26 Height: 6 feet, 3 inches Weight: 180 pounds IP: 15.1 Wins: 2 Losses: 0 Saves: 0 ERA: 0.59 Strikeouts: 15 Walks: 3 OPP Avg: .140 Career Games: 35 Career IP: 53.1 Career Wins: 2 Career Losses: 0 Career Saves: 0 Career Strikeouts: 40 Career Walks: 39 Career ERA: 3.54 Stamina: 40 Pickoff: 30 4-Seam Fastball: 84 Changeup: 62 Curveball: 67 2-Seam Fastball: 62 Contact vs. RHP: 21 Contact vs LHP: 24 Power vs. RHP: 22 Power vs LHP: 23 Bunting: 20 Plate Discipline: 10 Durability: 85 Speed: 43 Stealing Aggressive: 0 Baserunning Abilitiy: 30 Fielding: 40 Range: 40 Throwing Strength: 55 Throwing Accuracy: 55 AVG: .000 HR: 0 RBI: 0 Runs: 0 SB: 0 Hits: 0 OBP: .000 Slugging Percentage: .000 Career Games: 35 Career Hits: 0 Career Average: .000 Career Homeruns: 0 Career RBI: 0 Career Runs: 0 Career SB: 0 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 23% \ / \ / 37% 40% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Ben Weber Position: RP Number: 77 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: None Age: 34 Height: 6 feet, 4 inches Weight: 205 pounds IP: 80.1 Wins: 5 Losses: 1 Saves: 0 ERA: 2.69 Strikeouts: 46 Walks: 22 OPP Avg: .275 Career Games: 200 Career IP: 249.1 Career Wins: 19 Career Losses: 6 Career Saves: 7 Career Strikeouts: 143 Career Walks: 81 Career ERA: 3.18 Stamina: 41 Pickoff: 55 4-Seam Fastball: 86 Changeup: 80 Slider: 80 2-Seam Fastball: 70 Contact vs. RHP: 29 Contact vs LHP: 21 Power vs. RHP: 22 Power vs LHP: 20 Bunting: 20 Plate Discipline: 10 Durability: 30 Speed: 43 Stealing Aggressive: 0 Baserunning Abilitiy: 30 Fielding: 40 Range: 50 Throwing Strength: 65 Throwing Accuracy: 65 AVG: .000 HR: 0 RBI: 0 Runs: 0 SB: 0 Hits: 0 OBP: .000 Slugging Percentage: .000 Career Games: 200 Career Hits: 0 Career Average: .000 Career Homeruns: 0 Career RBI: 0 Career Runs: 0 Career SB: 0 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 23% \ / \ / 37% 40% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Francisco Rodriguez Position: RP Number: 57 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: None Age: 22 Height: 6 feet, 0 inches Weight: 185 pounds IP: 86.0 Wins: 8 Losses: 3 Saves: 2 ERA: 3.03 Strikeouts: 95 Walks: 35 OPP Avg: .172 Career Games: 64 Career IP: 91.2 Career Wins: 8 Career Losses: 3 Career Saves: 2 Career Strikeouts: 108 Career Walks: 37 Career ERA: 2.85 Stamina: 42 Pickoff: 65 4-Seam Fastball: 96 Slider: 98 Cutter: 80 Contact vs. RHP: 23 Contact vs LHP: 22 Power vs. RHP: 20 Power vs LHP: 25 Bunting: 20 Plate Discipline: 50 Durability: 75 Speed: 46 Stealing Aggressive: 0 Baserunning Abilitiy: 30 Fielding: 85 Range: 75 Throwing Strength: 65 Throwing Accuracy: 65 AVG: .000 HR: 0 RBI: 0 Runs: 0 SB: 0 Hits: 0 OBP: .000 Slugging Percentage: .000 Career Games: 64 Career Hits: 0 Career Average: .000 Career Homeruns: 0 Career RBI: 0 Career Runs: 0 Career SB: 0 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 23% \ / \ / 37% 40% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Troy Percival Position: RP Number: 33 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: None Age: 34 Height: 6 feet, 3 inches Weight: 235 pounds IP: 49.1 Wins: 0 Losses: 5 Saves: 33 ERA: 3.47 Strikeouts: 48 Walks: 33 OPP Avg: .184 Career Games: 527 Career IP: 537.0 Career Wins: 27 Career Losses: 35 Career Saves: 283 Career Strikeouts: 647 Career Walks: 234 Career ERA: 3.00 Stamina: 38 Pickoff: 30 4-Seam Fastball: 99 Changeup: 67 Curvball: 89 Contact vs. RHP: 23 Contact vs LHP: 20 Power vs. RHP: 23 Power vs LHP: 22 Bunting: 20 Plate Discipline: 10 Durability: 70 Speed: 41 Stealing Aggressive: 0 Baserunning Abilitiy: 30 Fielding: 40 Range: 50 Throwing Strength: 65 Throwing Accuracy: 65 AVG: .000 HR: 0 RBI: 0 Runs: 0 SB: 0 Hits: 0 OBP: .000 Slugging Percentage: .000 Career Games: 527 Career Hits: 0 Career Average: .000 Career Homeruns: 0 Career RBI: 0 Career Runs: 0 Career SB: 0 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 23% \ / \ / 37% 40% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Houston Astros ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Craig Biggio Position: CF Number: 7 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: 2B Age: 38 Height: 5 feet, 11 inches Weight: 185 pounds Contact vs. RHP: 70 Contact vs LHP: 69 Power vs. RHP: 62 Power vs LHP: 55 Bunting: 75 Plate Discipline: 70 Durability: 80 Speed: 65 Stealing Aggressive: 60 Baserunning Abilitiy: 90 Fielding: 65 Range: 65 Throwing Strength: 55 Throwing Accuracy: 65 AVG: .264 HR: 15 RBI: 62 Runs: 102 SB: 8 Hits: 166 OBP: .350 Slugging Percentage: .412 Career Games: 2253 Career Hits: 2461 Career Average: .287 Career Homeruns: 210 Career RBI: 931 Career Runs: 1503 Career SB: 389 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | None | Cold | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | Hot | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | Hot | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 19% \ / \ / 56% 25% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Morgan Ensberg Position: 3B Number: 14 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: None Age: 28 Height: 6 feet, 2 inches Weight: 220 pounds Contact vs. RHP: 76 Contact vs LHP: 85 Power vs. RHP: 81 Power vs LHP: 86 Bunting: 50 Plate Discipline: 80 Durability: 75 Speed: 59 Stealing Aggressive: 0 Baserunning Abilitiy: 40 Fielding: 50 Range: 60 Throwing Strength: 70 Throwing Accuracy: 60 AVG: .291 HR: 25 RBI: 60 Runs: 69 SB: 7 Hits: 112 OBP: .377 Slugging Percentage: .530 Career Games: 180 Career Hits: 146 Career Average: .279 Career Homeruns: 28 Career RBI: 79 Career Runs: 83 Career SB: 9 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | None | Hot | Hot | |______|______|______| | | | | | Hot | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Cold | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | Cold | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 21% \ / \ / 49% 30% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Jeff Bagwell Position: 1B Number: 5 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: None Age: 35 Height: 6 feet, 0 inches Weight: 215 pounds Contact vs. RHP: 77 Contact vs LHP: 88 Power vs. RHP: 81 Power vs LHP: 89 Bunting: 40 Plate Discipline: 85 Durability: 95 Speed: 62 Stealing Aggressive: 60 Baserunning Abilitiy: 80 Fielding: 85 Range: 65 Throwing Strength: 60 Throwing Accuracy: 60 AVG: .278 HR: 39 RBI: 100 Runs: 109 SB: 11 Hits: 168 OBP: .373 Slugging Percentage: .524 Career Games: 1955 Career Hits: 2137 Career Average: .300 Career Homeruns: 419 Career RBI: 1421 Career Runs: 1402 Career SB: 196 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | Hot | |______|______|______| | | | | | Hot | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 24% \ / \ / 52% 24% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Jeff Kent Position: 2B Number: 12 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: 1B Age: 36 Height: 6 feet, 1 inches Weight: 215 pounds Contact vs. RHP: 80 Contact vs LHP: 94 Power vs. RHP: 78 Power vs LHP: 81 Bunting: 10 Plate Discipline: 70 Durability: 85 Speed: 59 Stealing Aggressive: 20 Baserunning Abilitiy: 90 Fielding: 70 Range: 65 Throwing Strength: 70 Throwing Accuracy: 70 AVG: .297 HR: 22 RBI: 93 Runs: 77 SB: 6 Hits: 150 OBP: .351 Slugging Percentage: .509 Career Games: 1632 Career Hits: 1754 Career Average: .289 Career Homeruns: 275 Career RBI: 1100 Career Runs: 943 Career SB: 79 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Hot | Hot | Hot | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | Hot | Hot | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | Hot | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 28% \ / \ / 43% 29% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Lance Berkman Position: LF Number: 17 Throws: Left Bats: Switch Second Postion: OF Age: 28 Height: 6 feet, 1 inches Weight: 220 pounds Contact vs. RHP: 82 Contact vs LHP: 75 Power vs. RHP: 81 Power vs LHP: 65 Bunting: 55 Plate Discipline: 90 Durability: 90 Speed: 55 Stealing Aggressive: 40 Baserunning Abilitiy: 70 Fielding: 65 Range: 60 Throwing Strength: 65 Throwing Accuracy: 65 AVG: .288 HR: 25 RBI: 93 Runs: 110 SB: 5 Hits: 155 OBP: .412 Slugging Percentage: .515 Career Games: 615 Career Hits: 642 Career Average: .300 Career Homeruns: 126 Career RBI: 429 Career Runs: 412 Career SB: 31 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | Hot | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | Cold | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | Hot | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Hot | Hot | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | Hot | None | Hot | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 25% \ / \ / 37% 38% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Richard Hildago Position: RF Number: 15 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: OF Age: 28 Height: 6 feet, 3 inches Weight: 220 pounds Contact vs. RHP: 85 Contact vs LHP: 78 Power vs. RHP: 85 Power vs LHP: 85 Bunting: 10 Plate Discipline: 75 Durability: 65 Speed: 64 Stealing Aggressive: 50 Baserunning Abilitiy: 75 Fielding: 80 Range: 65 Throwing Strength: 80 Throwing Accuracy: 75 AVG: .309 HR: 28 RBI: 88 Runs: 91 SB: 9 Hits: 159 OBP: .385 Slugging Percentage: .572 Career Games: 755 Career Hits: 736 Career Average: .280 Career Homeruns: 130 Career RBI: 435 Career Runs: 421 Career SB: 43 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | None | None | Hot | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | Hot | Hot | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 29% \ / \ / 54% 17% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Jason Lane Position: RF Number: 24 Throws: Left Bats: Right Second Postion: OF Age: 27 Height: 6 feet, 2 inches Weight: 215 pounds Contact vs. RHP: 50 Contact vs LHP: 64 Power vs. RHP: 62 Power vs LHP: 73 Bunting: 60 Plate Discipline: 80 Durability: 70 Speed: 70 Stealing Aggressive: 55 Baserunning Abilitiy: 55 Fielding: 70 Range: 70 Throwing Strength: 70 Throwing Accuracy: 65 AVG: .296 HR: 4 RBI: 10 Runs: 5 SB: 0 Hits: 8 OBP: .296 Slugging Percentage: .815 Career Games: 62 Career Hits: 28 Career Average: .292 Career Homeruns: 8 Career RBI: 20 Career Runs: 17 Career SB: 1 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | None | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Hot | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Hot | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 16% \ / \ / 44% 40% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Brad Ausmus Position: Catcher Number: 11 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: None Age: 34 Height: 5 feet, 11 inches Weight: 200 pounds Contact vs. RHP: 61 Contact vs LHP: 58 Power vs. RHP: 41 Power vs LHP: 56 Bunting: 60 Plate Discipline: 70 Durability: 85 Speed: 64 Stealing Aggressive: 20 Baserunning Abilitiy: 30 Fielding: 80 Range: 90 Throwing Strength: 85 Throwing Accuracy: 85 AVG: .229 HR: 4 RBI: 47 Runs: 43 SB: 5 Hits: 103 OBP: .303 Slugging Percentage: .291 Career Games: 1314 Career Hits: 1107 Career Average: .256 Career Homeruns: 63 Career RBI: 430 Career Runs: 542 Career SB: 85 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Hot | Cold | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | Hot | None | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | None | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | COld | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 23% \ / \ / 39% 38% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Adam Everett Position: SS Number: 28 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: None Age: 27 Height: 6 feet, 0 inches Weight: 160 pounds Contact vs. RHP: 65 Contact vs LHP: 78 Power vs. RHP: 52 Power vs LHP: 72 Bunting: 40 Plate Discipline: 70 Durability: 70 Speed: 72 Stealing Aggressive: 0 Baserunning Abilitiy: 60 Fielding: 55 Range: 75 Throwing Strength: 75 Throwing Accuracy: 75 AVG: .256 HR: 8 RBI: 51 Runs: 51 SB: 8 Hits: 99 OBP: .320 Slugging Percentage: .380 Career Games: 177 Career Hits: 116 Career Average: .243 Career Homeruns: 8 Career RBI: 55 Career Runs: 63 Career SB: 12 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | Hot | Hot | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | COld | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | Hot | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 22% \ / \ / 44% 34% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Raul Chavez Position: Catcher Number: 46 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: None Age: 31 Height: 5 feet, 11 inches Weight: 210 pounds Contact vs. RHP: 50 Contact vs LHP: 65 Power vs. RHP: 47 Power vs LHP: 56 Bunting: 30 Plate Discipline: 50 Durability: 55 Speed: 48 Stealing Aggressive: 20 Baserunning Abilitiy: 55 Fielding: 65 Range: 60 Throwing Strength: 80 Throwing Accuracy: 70 AVG: .270 HR: 1 RBI: 4 Runs: 5 SB: 0 Hits: 10 OBP: .289 Slugging Percentage: .432 Career Games: 53 Career Hits: 30 Career Average: .259 Career Homeruns: 2 Career RBI: 11 Career Runs: 10 Career SB: 2 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | COld | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 29% \ / \ / 50% 21% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Jose Vizcaino Position: 2B Number: 10 Throws: Right Bats: Switch Second Postion: IF Age: 36 Height: 6 feet, 1 inches Weight: 185 pounds Contact vs. RHP: 70 Contact vs LHP: 55 Power vs. RHP: 50 Power vs LHP: 43 Bunting: 80 Plate Discipline: 60 Durability: 70 Speed: 64 Stealing Aggressive: 40 Baserunning Abilitiy: 30 Fielding: 60 Range: 70 Throwing Strength: 65 Throwing Accuracy: 65 AVG: .249 HR: 3 RBI: 26 Runs: 14 SB: 0 Hits: 47 OBP: .281 Slugging Percentage: .365 Career Games: 1504 Career Hits: 1276 Career Average: .272 Career Homeruns: 30 Career RBI: 416 Career Runs: 565 Career SB: 71 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Hot | Cold | Hot | |______|______|______| | | | | | Hot | Cold | Hot | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | Cold | None | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | COld | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | Hot | Hot | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 25% \ / \ / 41% 34% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Eric Bruntlett Position: SS Number: 4 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: 2B Age: 25 Height: 6 feet, 0 inches Weight: 195 pounds Contact vs. RHP: 57 Contact vs LHP: 48 Power vs. RHP: 50 Power vs LHP: 48 Bunting: 30 Plate Discipline: 30 Durability: 85 Speed: 42 Stealing Aggressive: 30 Baserunning Abilitiy: 30 Fielding: 65 Range: 55 Throwing Strength: 40 Throwing Accuracy: 50 AVG: .259 HR: 1 RBI: 4 Runs: 3 SB: 0 Hits: 14 OBP: .255 Slugging Percentage: .370 Career Games: 31 Career Hits: 14 Career Average: .259 Career Homeruns: 1 Career RBI: 4 Career Runs: 3 Career SB: 0 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | COld | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 26% \ / \ / 38% 36% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Colin Porter Position: CF Number: 9 Throws: Left Bats: Left Second Postion: RF Age: 28 Height: 6 feet, 2 inches Weight: 210 pounds Contact vs. RHP: 40 Contact vs LHP: 40 Power vs. RHP: 41 Power vs LHP: 42 Bunting: 30 Plate Discipline: 30 Durability: 70 Speed: 45 Stealing Aggressive: 30 Baserunning Abilitiy: 30 Fielding: 60 Range: 55 Throwing Strength: 60 Throwing Accuracy: 60 AVG: .188 HR: 0 RBI: 0 Runs: 5 SB: 1 Hits: 6 OBP: .212 Slugging Percentage: .188 Career Games: 24 Career Hits: 6 Career Average: .188 Career Homeruns: 0 Career RBI: 0 Career Runs: 5 Career SB: 1 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Cold | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | COld | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 22% \ / \ / 45% 33% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Roger Clemens Position: SP Number: 22 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: None Age: 41 Height: 6 feet, 4 inches Weight: 238 pounds IP: 211.2 Wins: 17 Losses: 9 Saves: 0 ERA: 3.91 Strikeouts: 190 Walks: 58 OPP Avg: .247 Career Games: 607 Career IP: 4278.2 Career Wins: 310 Career Losses: 160 Career Saves: 0 Career Strikeouts: 4099 Career Walks: 1379 Career ERA: 3.19 Stamina: 92 Pickoff: 70 4-Seam Fastball: 90 Changeup: 66 Slider: 76 Splitter: 95 2-Seam Fastball: 72 Contact vs. RHP: 23 Contact vs LHP: 28 Power vs. RHP: 20 Power vs LHP: 28 Bunting: 30 Plate Discipline: 20 Durability: 80 Speed: 44 Stealing Aggressive: 10 Baserunning Abilitiy: 30 Fielding: 50 Range: 60 Throwing Strength: 65 Throwing Accuracy: 65 AVG: .000 HR: 0 RBI: 0 Runs: 0 SB: 0 Hits: 0 OBP: .000 Slugging Percentage: .000 Career Games: 608 Career Hits: 4 Career Average: .200 Career Homeruns: 0 Career RBI: 1 Career Runs: 2 Career SB: 0 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 23% \ / \ / 37% 40% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Roy Oswalt Position: SP Number: 44 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: None Age: 26 Height: 6 feet, 0 inches Weight: 175 pounds IP: 127.1 Wins: 10 Losses: 5 Saves: 0 ERA: 2.97 Strikeouts: 108 Walks: 29 OPP Avg: .246 Career Games: 84 Career IP: 502.0 Career Wins: 43 Career Losses: 17 Career Saves: 0 Career Strikeouts: 460 Career Walks: 115 Career ERA: 2.92 Stamina: 86 Pickoff: 65 4-Seam Fastball: 92 Changeup: 73 Curveball: 86 Slider: 83 Contact vs. RHP: 33 Contact vs LHP: 38 Power vs. RHP: 38 Power vs LHP: 38 Bunting: 75 Plate Discipline: 65 Durability: 85 Speed: 43 Stealing Aggressive: 0 Baserunning Abilitiy: 0 Fielding: 75 Range: 65 Throwing Strength: 65 Throwing Accuracy: 70 AVG: .179 HR: 0 RBI: 0 Runs: 4 SB: 0 Hits: 7 OBP: .220 Slugging Percentage: .205 Career Games: 84 Career Hits: 26 Career Average: .160 Career Homeruns: 0 Career RBI: 7 Career Runs: 12 Career SB: 0 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | None | Cold | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | Cold | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | Cold | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 16% \ / \ / 33% 51% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Andy Pettitte Position: SP Number: 21 Throws: Left Bats: Left Second Postion: None Age: 31 Height: 6 feet, 5 inches Weight: 225 pounds IP: 207.1 Wins: 21 Losses: 8 Saves: 0 ERA: 4.02 Strikeouts: 180 Walks: 50 OPP Avg: .272 Career Games: 283 Career IP: 1792.2 Career Wins: 149 Career Losses: 78 Career Saves: 0 Career Strikeouts: 1275 Career Walks: 579 Career ERA: 3.94 Stamina: 93 Pickoff: 99 4-Seam Fastball: 86 Changeup: 74 Curveball: 89 2-Seam Fastball: 74 Cutter: 93 Contact vs. RHP: 30 Contact vs LHP: 23 Power vs. RHP: 39 Power vs LHP: 26 Bunting: 75 Plate Discipline: 20 Durability: 80 Speed: 44 Stealing Aggressive: 10 Baserunning Abilitiy: 30 Fielding: 90 Range: 75 Throwing Strength: 65 Throwing Accuracy: 65 AVG: .143 HR: 0 RBI: 1 Runs: 0 SB: 0 Hits: 1 OBP: .143 Slugging Percentage: .143 Career Games: 283 Career Hits: 3 Career Average: .107 Career Homeruns: 0 Career RBI: 2 Career Runs: 0 Career SB: 0 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | Cold | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 23% \ / \ / 42% 35% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Wade Miller Position: SP Number: 52 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: None Age: 27 Height: 6 feet, 2 inches Weight: 210 pounds IP: 187.1 Wins: 14 Losses: 13 Saves: 0 ERA: 4.13 Strikeouts: 161 Walks: 77 OPP Avg: .242 Career Games: 112 Career IP: 679.1 Career Wins: 51 Career Losses: 32 Career Saves: 0 Career Strikeouts: 585 Career Walks: 262 Career ERA: 3.93 Stamina: 86 Pickoff: 55 4-Seam Fastball: 92 Changeup: 65 Curveball: 86 Slider: 67 Contact vs. RHP: 37 Contact vs LHP: 40 Power vs. RHP: 33 Power vs LHP: 34 Bunting: 75 Plate Discipline: 40 Durability: 75 Speed: 45 Stealing Aggressive: 0 Baserunning Abilitiy: 0 Fielding: 70 Range: 65 Throwing Strength: 60 Throwing Accuracy: 65 AVG: .159 HR: 0 RBI: 6 Runs: 4 SB: 0 Hits: 10 OBP: .185 Slugging Percentage: .206 Career Games: 115 Career Hits: 36 Career Average: .155 Career Homeruns: 0 Career RBI: 14 Career Runs: 18 Career SB: 0 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | Cold | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 32% \ / \ / 45% 23% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Jerome Robertson Position: SP Number: 62 Throws: Left Bats: Left Second Postion: None Age: 26 Height: 6 feet, 1 inches Weight: 200 pounds IP: 160.2 Wins: 15 Losses: 9 Saves: 0 ERA: 5.10 Strikeouts: 99 Walks: 64 OPP Avg: .287 Career Games: 43 Career IP: 170.1 Career Wins: 15 Career Losses: 11 Career Saves: 0 Career Strikeouts: 105 Career Walks: 69 Career ERA: 5.18 Stamina: 81 Pickoff: 65 4-Seam Fastball: 81 Changeup: 72 Slurve: 78 Contact vs. RHP: 25 Contact vs LHP: 21 Power vs. RHP: 26 Power vs LHP: 31 Bunting: 20 Plate Discipline: 10 Durability: 65 Speed: 42 Stealing Aggressive: 0 Baserunning Abilitiy: 30 Fielding: 50 Range: 50 Throwing Strength: 60 Throwing Accuracy: 65 AVG: .154 HR: 0 RBI: 3 Runs: 4 SB: 0 Hits: 8 OBP: .170 Slugging Percentage: .192 Career Games: 44 Career Hits: 8 Career Average: .154 Career Homeruns: 0 Career RBI: 3 Career Runs: 4 Career SB: 0 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | Cold | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Cold | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 15% \ / \ / 29% 56% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Tim Redding Position: SP Number: 51 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: None Age: 26 Height: 6 feet, 0 inches Weight: 295 pounds IP: 176.0 Wins: 10 Losses: 14 Saves: 0 ERA: 3.68 Strikeouts: 116 Walks: 65 OPP Avg: .261 Career Games: 64 Career IP: 305.0 Career Wins: 16 Career Losses: 21 Career Saves: 0 Career Strikeouts: 234 Career Walks: 124 Career ERA: 4.43 Stamina: 68 Pickoff: 55 4-Seam Fastball: 86 Changeup: 68 Curveball: 78 2-Seam Fastball: 70 Contact vs. RHP: 36 Contact vs LHP: 35 Power vs. RHP: 30 Power vs LHP: 35 Bunting: 60 Plate Discipline: 20 Durability: 80 Speed: 43 Stealing Aggressive: 0 Baserunning Abilitiy: 0 Fielding: 70 Range: 60 Throwing Strength: 60 Throwing Accuracy: 60 AVG: .200 HR: 0 RBI: 2 Runs: 4 SB: 0 Hits: 10 OBP: .231 Slugging Percentage: .260 Career Games: 64 Career Hits: 15 Career Average: .179 Career Homeruns: 0 Career RBI: 5 Career Runs: 4 Career SB: 0 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | None | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 25% \ / \ / 38% 37% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Kirk Saarloos Position: SP Number: 23 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: None Age: 24 Height: 6 feet, 0 inches Weight: 185 pounds IP: 49.1 Wins: 2 Losses: 1 Saves: 0 ERA: 4.93 Strikeouts: 43 Walks: 17 OPP Avg: .281 Career Games: 53 Career IP: 134.2 Career Wins: 8 Career Losses: 8 Career Saves: 0 Career Strikeouts: 97 Career Walks: 44 Career ERA: 5.61 Stamina: 53 Pickoff: 55 4-Seam Fastball: 80 Sinker: 79 Slider: 64 2-Seam Fastball: 68 Contact vs. RHP: 23 Contact vs LHP: 23 Power vs. RHP: 22 Power vs LHP: 33 Bunting: 70 Plate Discipline: 30 Durability: 80 Speed: 42 Stealing Aggressive: 0 Baserunning Abilitiy: 0 Fielding: 75 Range: 60 Throwing Strength: 65 Throwing Accuracy: 65 AVG: .000 HR: 0 RBI: 1 Runs: 0 SB: 0 Hits: 0 OBP: .167 Slugging Percentage: .000 Career Games: 53 Career Hits: 2 Career Average: .057 Career Homeruns: 0 Career RBI: 3 Career Runs: 0 Career SB: 0 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 43% \ / \ / 41% 16% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Tony Fiore Position: RP Number: 50 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: None Age: 32 Height: 6 feet, 4 inches Weight: 210 pounds IP: 36.0 Wins: 1 Losses: 1 Saves: 0 ERA: 5.50 Strikeouts: 23 Walks: 21 OPP Avg: .242 Career Games: 87 Career IP: 151.2 Career Wins: 12 Career Losses: 6 Career Saves: 0 Career Strikeouts: 94 Career Walks: 76 Career ERA: 4.39 Stamina: 46 Pickoff: 20 4-Seam Fastball: 87 Curveball: 63 Slider: 70 2-Seam Fastball: 84 Palmball: 83 Contact vs. RHP: 20 Contact vs LHP: 25 Power vs. RHP: 24 Power vs LHP: 24 Bunting: 20 Plate Discipline: 10 Durability: 75 Speed: 40 Stealing Aggressive: 0 Baserunning Abilitiy: 30 Fielding: 50 Range: 50 Throwing Strength: 65 Throwing Accuracy: 65 AVG: .000 HR: 0 RBI: 0 Runs: 0 SB: 0 Hits: 0 OBP: .000 Slugging Percentage: .000 Career Games: 87 Career Hits: 0 Career Average: .000 Career Homeruns: 0 Career RBI: 0 Career Runs: 0 Career SB: 0 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 23% \ / \ / 37% 40% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Peter Munro Position: RP Number: 53 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: None Age: 28 Height: 6 feet, 3 inches Weight: 210 pounds IP: 54.0 Wins: 3 Losses: 4 Saves: 0 ERA: 4.47 Strikeouts: 27 Walks: 26 OPP Avg: .294 Career Games: 99 Career IP: 215.2 Career Wins: 9 Career Losses: 12 Career Saves: 0 Career Strikeouts: 126 Career Walks: 88 Career ERA: 4.76 Stamina: 43 Pickoff: 50 4-Seam Fastball: 82 Changeup: 76 Curveball: 76 Slider: 69 Contact vs. RHP: 20 Contact vs LHP: 29 Power vs. RHP: 20 Power vs LHP: 35 Bunting: 60 Plate Discipline: 70 Durability: 60 Speed: 44 Stealing Aggressive: 0 Baserunning Abilitiy: 0 Fielding: 70 Range: 60 Throwing Strength: 65 Throwing Accuracy: 65 AVG: .000 HR: 0 RBI: 0 Runs: 0 SB: 0 Hits: 0 OBP: .500 Slugging Percentage: .000 Career Games: 98 (misprint in the game) Career Hits: 3 Career Average: .125 Career Homeruns: 0 Career RBI: 2 Career Runs: 1 Career SB: 0 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 10% \ / \ / 20% 70% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Brad Lidge Position: RP Number: 54 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: None Age: 27 Height: 6 feet, 5 inches Weight: 200 pounds IP: 85.0 Wins: 6 Losses: 3 Saves: 1 ERA: 3.60 Strikeouts: 97 Walks: 42 OPP Avg: .202 Career Games: 84 Career IP: 93.2 Career Wins: 7 Career Losses: 3 Career Saves: 1 Career Strikeouts: 109 Career Walks: 51 Career ERA: 3.84 Stamina: 39 Pickoff: 55 4-Seam Fastball: 76 Changeup: 69 Curveball: 76 2-Seam Fastball: 72 Contact vs. RHP: 28 Contact vs LHP: 23 Power vs. RHP: 20 Power vs LHP: 28 Bunting: 20 Plate Discipline: 10 Durability: 65 Speed: 40 Stealing Aggressive: 0 Baserunning Abilitiy: 30 Fielding: 40 Range: 55 Throwing Strength: 65 Throwing Accuracy: 65 AVG: .000 HR: 0 RBI: 0 Runs: 0 SB: 0 Hits: 0 OBP: .000 Slugging Percentage: .000 Career Games: 84 Career Hits: 2 Career Average: .333 Career Homeruns: 0 Career RBI: 2 Career Runs: 0 Career SB: 0 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 23% \ / \ / 37% 40% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Ricky Stone Position: RP Number: 20 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: None Age: 29 Height: 6 feet, 1 inch Weight: 190 pounds IP: 83.0 Wins: 6 Losses: 4 Saves: 1 ERA: 3.69 Strikeouts: 47 Walks: 31 OPP Avg: .247 Career Games: 149 Career IP: 168.0 Career Wins: 9 Career Losses: 7 Career Saves: 2 Career Strikeouts: 114 Career Walks: 67 Career ERA: 3.59 Stamina: 41 Pickoff: 55 4-Seam Fastball: 86 Changeup: 72 2-Seam Fastball: 79 Slurve: 69 Contact vs. RHP: 28 Contact vs LHP: 22 Power vs. RHP: 20 Power vs LHP: 23 Bunting: 20 Plate Discipline: 10 Durability: 70 Speed: 46 Stealing Aggressive: 0 Baserunning Abilitiy: 30 Fielding: 80 Range: 65 Throwing Strength: 65 Throwing Accuracy: 65 AVG: .000 HR: 0 RBI: 0 Runs: 0 SB: 0 Hits: 0 OBP: .000 Slugging Percentage: .000 Career Games: 149 Career Hits: 0 Career Average: .000 Career Homeruns: 0 Career RBI: 0 Career Runs: 0 Career SB: 0 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 10% \ / \ / 20% 70% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Octavio Dotel Position: RP Number: 29 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: None Age: 28 Height: 6 feet, 0 inches Weight: 200 pounds IP: 87.0 Wins: 6 Losses: 4 Saves: 4 ERA: 2.48 Strikeouts: 97 Walks: 31 OPP Avg: .172 Career Games: 289 Career IP: 499.2 Career Wins: 30 Career Losses: 23 Career Saves: 28 Career Strikeouts: 587 Career Walks: 215 Career ERA: 3.62 Stamina: 44 Pickoff: 55 4-Seam Fastball: 95 Changeup: 67 Curveball: 77 Slider: 81 2-Seam Fastball: 82 Contact vs. RHP: 25 Contact vs LHP: 22 Power vs. RHP: 21 Power vs LHP: 30 Bunting: 20 Plate Discipline: 10 Durability: 85 Speed: 47 Stealing Aggressive: 0 Baserunning Abilitiy: 30 Fielding: 65 Range: 50 Throwing Strength: 65 Throwing Accuracy: 65 AVG: .000 HR: 0 RBI: 0 Runs: 0 SB: 0 Hits: 0 OBP: .000 Slugging Percentage: .000 Career Games: 289 Career Hits: 5 Career Average: .068 Career Homeruns: 0 Career RBI: 1 Career Runs: 3 Career SB: 0 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 0% \ / \ / 0% 100% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Oakland Athletics ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Mark Kotsay Position: CF Number: 21 Throws: Left Bats: Left Second Postion: OF Age: 28 Height: 6 feet, 0 inches Weight: 201 pounds Contact vs. RHP: 75 Contact vs LHP: 63 Power vs. RHP: 57 Power vs LHP: 44 Bunting: 90 Plate Discipline: 75 Durability: 75 Speed: 87 Stealing Aggressive: 60 Baserunning Abilitiy: 60 Fielding: 90 Range: 95 Throwing Strength: 95 Throwing Accuracy: 85 AVG: .266 HR: 7 RBI: 38 Runs: 64 SB: 6 Hits: 128 OBP: .343 Slugging Percentage: .384 Career Games: 868 Career Hits: 878 Career Average: .281 Career Homeruns: 65 Career RBI: 336 Career Runs: 434 Career SB: 69 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Hot | Cold | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | Hot | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Cold | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | None | Cold | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Cold | None | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 26% \ / \ / 30% 44% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Scott Hatteberg Position: 1B Number: 10 Throws: Right Bats: Left Second Postion: C Age: 34 Height: 6 feet, 1 inch Weight: 210 pounds Contact vs. RHP: 66 Contact vs LHP: 66 Power vs. RHP: 59 Power vs LHP: 50 Bunting: 30 Plate Discipline: 85 Durability: 70 Speed: 59 Stealing Aggressive: 0 Baserunning Abilitiy: 0 Fielding: 40 Range: 55 Throwing Strength: 55 Throwing Accuracy: 55 AVG: .253 HR: 12 RBI: 61 Runs: 63 SB: 0 Hits: 137 OBP: .342 Slugging Percentage: .383 Career Games: 737 Career Hits: 625 Career Average: .267 Career Homeruns: 61 Career RBI: 281 Career Runs: 284 Career SB: 1 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | None | Cold | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | Hot | None | None | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | Cold | Hot | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 25% \ / \ / 26% 49% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Erubiel Durazo Position: 1B Number: 44 Throws: Left Bats: Left Second Postion: DH Age: 30 Height: 6 feet, 3 inches Weight: 240 pounds Contact vs. RHP: 65 Contact vs LHP: 76 Power vs. RHP: 67 Power vs LHP: 69 Bunting: 0 Plate Discipline: 90 Durability: 40 Speed: 55 Stealing Aggressive: 10 Baserunning Abilitiy: 10 Fielding: 55 Range: 50 Throwing Strength: 50 Throwing Accuracy: 50 AVG: .259 HR: 21 RBI: 77 Runs: 92 SB: 1 Hits: 139 OBP: .374 Slugging Percentage: .430 Career Games: 441 Career Hits: 347 Career Average: .270 Career Homeruns: 68 Career RBI: 226 Career Runs: 238 Career SB: 3 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | None | None | Hot | |______|______|______| | | | | | Hot | Cold | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | Hot | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | Cold | Hot | |______|______|______| | | | | | Hot | None | Hot | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 23% \ / \ / 28% 49% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Eric Chavez Position: 3B Number: 3 Throws: Right Bats: Left Second Postion: None Age: 26 Height: 6 feet, 0 inches Weight: 206 pounds Contact vs. RHP: 86 Contact vs LHP: 61 Power vs. RHP: 85 Power vs LHP: 69 Bunting: 30 Plate Discipline: 75 Durability: 85 Speed: 71 Stealing Aggressive: 40 Baserunning Abilitiy: 80 Fielding: 85 Range: 85 Throwing Strength: 90 Throwing Accuracy: 85 AVG: .282 HR: 29 RBI: 101 Runs: 94 SB: 8 Hits: 166 OBP: .350 Slugging Percentage: .514 Career Games: 744 Career Hits: 727 Career Average: .277 Career Homeruns: 134 Career RBI: 466 Career Runs: 414 Career SB: 28 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | Cold | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Cold | None | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | Hot | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 25% \ / \ / 30% 45% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Jermaine Dye Position: RF Number: 24 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: OF Age: 30 Height: 6 feet, 5 inches Weight: 220 pounds Contact vs. RHP: 48 Contact vs LHP: 61 Power vs. RHP: 50 Power vs LHP: 66 Bunting: 20 Plate Discipline: 75 Durability: 70 Speed: 62 Stealing Aggressive: 0 Baserunning Abilitiy: 40 Fielding: 85 Range: 75 Throwing Strength: 95 Throwing Accuracy: 90 AVG: .172 HR: 4 RBI: 20 Runs: 28 SB: 1 Hits: 38 OBP: .261 Slugging Percentage: .253 Career Games: 902 Career Hits: 896 Career Average: .273 Career Homeruns: 138 Career RBI: 531 Career Runs: 478 Career SB: 19 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | None | Hot | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | Hot | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | None | Cold | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 23% \ / \ / 46% 31% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Eric Byrnes Position: LF Number: 22 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: OF Age: 28 Height: 6 feet, 2 inches Weight: 210 pounds Contact vs. RHP: 67 Contact vs LHP: 79 Power vs. RHP: 60 Power vs LHP: 76 Bunting: 50 Plate Discipline: 65 Durability: 60 Speed: 80 Stealing Aggressive: 0 Baserunning Abilitiy: 60 Fielding: 65 Range: 85 Throwing Strength: 70 Throwing Accuracy: 70 AVG: .263 HR: 12 RBI: 51 Runs: 64 SB: 10 Hits: 109 OBP: .333 Slugging Percentage: .459 Career Games: 240 Career Hits: 144 Career Average: .259 Career Homeruns: 18 Career RBI: 67 Career Runs: 102 Career SB: 16 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Hot | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Hot | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | Hot | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | None | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | Hot | Hot | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 27% \ / \ / 47% 26% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Bobby Crosby Position: SS Number: 7 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: 1B Age: 24 Height: 6 feet, 3 inches Weight: 195 pounds Contact vs. RHP: 40 Contact vs LHP: 40 Power vs. RHP: 44 Power vs LHP: 43 Bunting: 30 Plate Discipline: 30 Durability: 75 Speed: 47 Stealing Aggressive: 30 Baserunning Abilitiy: 30 Fielding: 55 Range: 40 Throwing Strength: 55 Throwing Accuracy: 60 AVG: .000 HR: 0 RBI: 0 Runs: 1 SB: 0 Hits: 0 OBP: .143 Slugging Percentage: .000 Career Games: 11 Career Hits: 0 Career Average: .000 Career Homeruns: 0 Career RBI: 0 Career Runs: 1 Career SB: 0 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 43% \ / \ / 16% 41% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Adam Melhuse Position: C Number: 17 Throws: Right Bats: Switch Second Postion: None Age: 32 Height: 6 feet, 2 inches Weight: 185 pounds Contact vs. RHP: 76 Contact vs LHP: 58 Power vs. RHP: 69 Power vs LHP: 75 Bunting: 30 Plate Discipline: 55 Durability: 40 Speed: 50 Stealing Aggressive: 20 Baserunning Abilitiy: 55 Fielding: 60 Range: 50 Throwing Strength: 75 Throwing Accuracy: 65 AVG: .299 HR: 5 RBI: 14 Runs: 13 SB: 0 Hits: 23 OBP: .372 Slugging Percentage: .584 Career Games: 104 Career Hits: 40 Career Average: .233 Career Homeruns: 6 Career RBI: 26 Career Runs: 21 Career SB: 1 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Cold | Hot | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | Cold | None | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 20% \ / \ / 37% 43% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Mark Ellis Position: 2B Number: 14 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: IF Age: 26 Height: 5 feet, 11 inches Weight: 180 pounds Contact vs. RHP: 65 Contact vs LHP: 60 Power vs. RHP: 48 Power vs LHP: 48 Bunting: 75 Plate Discipline: 75 Durability: 80 Speed: 73 Stealing Aggressive: 30 Baserunning Abilitiy: 75 Fielding: 70 Range: 75 Throwing Strength: 75 Throwing Accuracy: 75 AVG: .248 HR: 9 RBI: 52 Runs: 78 SB: 6 Hits: 137 OBP: .313 Slugging Percentage: .371 Career Games: 252 Career Hits: 231 Career Average: .257 Career Homeruns: 15 Career RBI: 87 Career Runs: 136 Career SB: 10 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | Cold | Hot | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | Hot | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 22% \ / \ / 53% 25% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Ramon Castro Position: C Number: 18 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: None Age: 28 Height: 6 feet, 3 inches Weight: 235 pounds Contact vs. RHP: 47 Contact vs LHP: 65 Power vs. RHP: 61 Power vs LHP: 77 Bunting: 70 Plate Discipline: 65 Durability: 60 Speed: 43 Stealing Aggressive: 0 Baserunning Abilitiy: 0 Fielding: 75 Range: 75 Throwing Strength: 75 Throwing Accuracy: 70 AVG: .283 HR: 5 RBI: 8 Runs: 6 SB: 0 Hits: 15 OBP: .333 Slugging Percentage: .604 Career Games: 175 Career Hits: 86 Career Average: .232 Career Homeruns: 15 Career RBI: 45 Career Runs: 31 Career SB: 0 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | Hot | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | Hot | Hot | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 23% \ / \ / 62% 15% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Esteban German Position: 2B Number: 50 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: None Age: 25 Height: 5 feet, 10 inches Weight: 180 pounds Contact vs. RHP: 47 Contact vs LHP: 40 Power vs. RHP: 40 Power vs LHP: 45 Bunting: 70 Plate Discipline: 80 Durability: 65 Speed: 75 Stealing Aggressive: 0 Baserunning Abilitiy: 40 Fielding: 65 Range: 65 Throwing Strength: 65 Throwing Accuracy: 60 AVG: .250 HR: 0 RBI: 1 Runs: 0 SB: 0 Hits: 1 OBP: .250 Slugging Percentage: .250 Career Games: 14 Career Hits: 8 Career Average: .205 Career Homeruns: 0 Career RBI: 1 Career Runs: 4 Career SB: 1 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | None | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Cold | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 0% \ / \ / 75% 25% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Bobby Kielty Position: LF Number: 23 Throws: Right Bats: Switch Second Postion: OF Age: 27 Height: 6 feet, 1 inch Weight: 215 pounds Contact vs. RHP: 58 Contact vs LHP: 80 Power vs. RHP: 50 Power vs LHP: 80 Bunting: 55 Plate Discipline: 90 Durability: 80 Speed: 73 Stealing Aggressive: 30 Baserunning Abilitiy: 65 Fielding: 90 Range: 70 Throwing Strength: 85 Throwing Accuracy: 85 AVG: .244 HR: 13 RBI: 57 Runs: 71 SB: 8 Hits: 104 OBP: .358 Slugging Percentage: .400 Career Games: 286 Career Hits: 214 Career Average: .261 Career Homeruns: 27 Career RBI: 117 Career Runs: 128 Career SB: 15 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Hot | Hot | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | Hot | Cold | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Cold | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Hot | Hot | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 23% \ / \ / 42% 35% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Billy McMillon Position: LF Number: 13 Throws: Left Bats: Left Second Postion: 1B Age: 32 Height: 5 feet, 11 inches Weight: 179 pounds Contact vs. RHP: 75 Contact vs LHP: 40 Power vs. RHP: 59 Power vs LHP: 50 Bunting: 55 Plate Discipline: 65 Durability: 55 Speed: 65 Stealing Aggressive: 55 Baserunning Abilitiy: 60 Fielding: 55 Range: 65 Throwing Strength: 65 Throwing Accuracy: 65 AVG: .268 HR: 6 RBI: 26 Runs: 15 SB: 0 Hits: 41 OBP: .354 Slugging Percentage: .458 Career Games: 217 Career Hits: 132 Career Average: .259 Career Homeruns: 13 Career RBI: 82 Career Runs: 56 Career SB: 4 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | Cold | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Hot | Cold | Hot | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | Hot | Hot | None | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 18% \ / \ / 24% 58% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Tim Hudson Position: SP Number: 15 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: None Age: 28 Height: 6 feet, 1 inch Weight: 164 pounds IP: 240.0 Wins: 16 Losses: 7 Saves: 0 ERA: 2.70 Strikeouts: 162 Walks: 61 OPP Avg: .223 Career Games: 156 Career IP: 1052.0 Career Wins: 80 Career Losses: 33 Career Saves: 0 Career Strikeouts: 796 Career Walks: 338 Career ERA: 3.26 Stamina: 96 Pickoff: 70 4-Seam Fastball: 90 Changeup: 77 Slider: 82 Splitter: 91 2-Seam Fastball: 91 Contact vs. RHP: 21 Contact vs LHP: 33 Power vs. RHP: 24 Power vs LHP: 34 Bunting: 60 Plate Discipline: 20 Durability: 90 Speed: 41 Stealing Aggressive: 10 Baserunning Abilitiy: 30 Fielding: 70 Range: 60 Throwing Strength: 65 Throwing Accuracy: 65 AVG: .333 HR: 0 RBI: 1 Runs: 0 SB: 0 Hits: 1 OBP: .333 Slugging Percentage: .333 Career Games: 161 Career Hits: 3 Career Average: .130 Career Homeruns: 0 Career RBI: 1 Career Runs: 2 Career SB: 0 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 10% \ / \ / 75% 15% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Barry Zito Position: SP Number: 75 Throws: Left Bats: Left Second Postion: None Age: 25 Height: 6 feet, 4 inches Weight: 215 pounds IP: 231.2 Wins: 14 Losses: 12 Saves: 0 ERA: 3.30 Strikeouts: 146 Walks: 88 OPP Avg: .219 Career Games: 119 Career IP: 768.0 Career Wins: 61 Career Losses: 29 Career Saves: 0 Career Strikeouts: 611 Career Walks: 291 Career ERA: 3.12 Stamina: 93 Pickoff: 55 4-Seam Fastball: 91 Changeup: 90 Curveball: 96 Contact vs. RHP: 25 Contact vs LHP: 24 Power vs. RHP: 20 Power vs LHP: 29 Bunting: 60 Plate Discipline: 20 Durability: 95 Speed: 42 Stealing Aggressive: 10 Baserunning Abilitiy: 30 Fielding: 55 Range: 60 Throwing Strength: 65 Throwing Accuracy: 65 AVG: .000 HR: 0 RBI: 0 Runs: 0 SB: 0 Hits: 0 OBP: .000 Slugging Percentage: .000 Career Games: 119 Career Hits: 0 Career Average: .000 Career Homeruns: 0 Career RBI: 0 Career Runs: 0 Career SB: 0 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | Cold | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 75% \ / \ / 25% 0% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Mark Mulder Position: SP Number: 20 Throws: Left Bats: Left Second Postion: None Age: 26 Height: 6 feet, 6 inches Weight: 208 pounds IP: 186.2 Wins: 15 Losses: 9 Saves: 0 ERA: 3.13 Strikeouts: 128 Walks: 40 OPP Avg: .259 Career Games: 117 Career IP: 777.1 Career Wins: 64 Career Losses: 34 Career Saves: 0 Career Strikeouts: 528 Career Walks: 215 Career ERA: 3.77 Stamina: 97 Pickoff: 65 4-Seam Fastball: 84 Changeup: 82 Slider: 86 Splitter: 92 2-Seam Fastball: 79 Contact vs. RHP: 28 Contact vs LHP: 21 Power vs. RHP: 24 Power vs LHP: 24 Bunting: 60 Plate Discipline: 20 Durability: 85 Speed: 47 Stealing Aggressive: 10 Baserunning Abilitiy: 30 Fielding: 65 Range: 60 Throwing Strength: 65 Throwing Accuracy: 65 AVG: .000 HR: 0 RBI: 1 Runs: 0 SB: 0 Hits: 0 OBP: .000 Slugging Percentage: .000 Career Games: 117 Career Hits: 1 Career Average: .056 Career Homeruns: 0 Career RBI: 1 Career Runs: 0 Career SB: 0 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | Cold | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 0% \ / \ / 100% 0% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Mark Redman Position: SP Number: 55 Throws: Left Bats: Left Second Postion: None Age: 30 Height: 6 feet, 5 inches Weight: 245 pounds IP: 190.2 Wins: 14 Losses: 9 Saves: 0 ERA: 3.59 Strikeouts: 151 Walks: 61 OPP Avg: .239 Career Games: 107 Career IP: 615.2 Career Wins: 37 Career Losses: 39 Career Saves: 0 Career Strikeouts: 421 Career Walks: 187 Career ERA: 4.27 Stamina: 94 Pickoff: 70 4-Seam Fastball: 86 Changeup: 70 Curveball: 68 2-Seam Fastball: 73 Contact vs. RHP: 21 Contact vs LHP: 20 Power vs. RHP: 22 Power vs LHP: 31 Bunting: 60 Plate Discipline: 40 Durability: 75 Speed: 47 Stealing Aggressive: 10 Baserunning Abilitiy: 30 Fielding: 50 Range: 60 Throwing Strength: 70 Throwing Accuracy: 65 AVG: .016 HR: 0 RBI: 1 Runs: 0 SB: 0 Hits: 1 OBP: .032 Slugging Percentage: .016 Career Games: 107 Career Hits: 2 Career Average: .029 Career Homeruns: 0 Career RBI: 1 Career Runs: 1 Career SB: 0 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | Cold | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 21% \ / \ / 36% 43% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Rich Harden Position: SP Number: 40 Throws: Right Bats: Left Second Postion: None Age: 22 Height: 6 feet, 1 inch Weight: 180 pounds IP: 74.2 Wins: 5 Losses: 4 Saves: 0 ERA: 4.46 Strikeouts: 67 Walks: 40 OPP Avg: .259 Career Games: 15 Career IP: 74.2 Career Wins: 5 Career Losses: 4 Career Saves: 0 Career Strikeouts: 67 Career Walks: 40 Career ERA: 4.46 Stamina: 80 Pickoff: 30 4-Seam Fastball: 90 Changeup: 72 Slider: 69 Splitter: 83 2-Seam Fastball: 67 Contact vs. RHP: 22 Contact vs LHP: 25 Power vs. RHP: 24 Power vs LHP: 27 Bunting: 30 Plate Discipline: 30 Durability: 70 Speed: 42 Stealing Aggressive: 30 Baserunning Abilitiy: 30 Fielding: 60 Range: 55 Throwing Strength: 60 Throwing Accuracy: 60 AVG: .000 HR: 0 RBI: 0 Runs: 0 SB: 0 Hits: 0 OBP: .000 Slugging Percentage: .000 Career Games: 15 Career Hits: 0 Career Average: .000 Career Homeruns: 0 Career RBI: 0 Career Runs: 0 Career SB: 0 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Cold | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 23% \ / \ / 47% 30% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Justin Duchscherer Position: SP Number: 58 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: None Age: 26 Height: 6 feet, 3 inches Weight: 164 pounds IP: 16.1 Wins: 1 Losses: 1 Saves: 0 ERA: 3.31 Strikeouts: 15 Walks: 3 OPP Avg: .262 Career Games: 9 Career IP: 31.0 Career Wins: 2 Career Losses: 2 Career Saves: 0 Career Strikeouts: 26 Career Walks: 7 Career ERA: 7.55 Stamina: 67 Pickoff: 30 4-Seam Fastball: 80 Changeup: 70 Slider: 68 Contact vs. RHP: 20 Contact vs LHP: 20 Power vs. RHP: 22 Power vs LHP: 20 Bunting: 20 Plate Discipline: 10 Durability: 75 Speed: 42 Stealing Aggressive: 0 Baserunning Abilitiy: 30 Fielding: 55 Range: 55 Throwing Strength: 55 Throwing Accuracy: 65 AVG: .000 HR: 0 RBI: 0 Runs: 0 SB: 0 Hits: 0 OBP: .000 Slugging Percentage: .000 Career Games: 9 Career Hits: 0 Career Average: .000 Career Homeruns: 0 Career RBI: 0 Career Runs: 0 Career SB: 0 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 23% \ / \ / 37% 40% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Chad Harville Position: RP Number: 32 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: None Age: 27 Height: 5 feet, 9 inches Weight: 186 pounds IP: 21.2 Wins: 1 Losses: 0 Saves: 1 ERA: 5.82 Strikeouts: 18 Walks: 17 OPP Avg: .294 Career Games: 39 Career IP: 39.0 Career Wins: 1 Career Losses: 2 Career Saves: 1 Career Strikeouts: 35 Career Walks: 27 Career ERA: 5.77 Stamina: 56 Pickoff: 60 4-Seam Fastball: 80 Changeup: 70 Slider: 79 Contact vs. RHP: 24 Contact vs LHP: 25 Power vs. RHP: 22 Power vs LHP: 25 Bunting: 20 Plate Discipline: 10 Durability: 70 Speed: 44 Stealing Aggressive: 0 Baserunning Abilitiy: 30 Fielding: 50 Range: 50 Throwing Strength: 55 Throwing Accuracy: 65 AVG: .000 HR: 0 RBI: 0 Runs: 0 SB: 0 Hits: 0 OBP: .000 Slugging Percentage: .000 Career Games: 39 Career Hits: 0 Career Average: .000 Career Homeruns: 0 Career RBI: 0 Career Runs: 0 Career SB: 0 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 23% \ / \ / 37% 40% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Chris Hammond Position: RP Number: 39 Throws: Left Bats: Left Second Postion: None Age: 38 Height: 6 feet, 1 inch Weight: 195 pounds IP: 63.0 Wins: 3 Losses: 2 Saves: 1 ERA: 2.86 Strikeouts: 45 Walks: 11 OPP Avg: .270 Career Games: 316 Career IP: 982.2 Career Wins: 56 Career Losses: 59 Career Saves: 2 Career Strikeouts: 621 Career Walks: 355 Career ERA: 4.16 Stamina: 38 Pickoff: 60 4-Seam Fastball: 87 Changeup: 86 Curveball: 73 Slider: 83 Contact vs. RHP: 24 Contact vs LHP: 24 Power vs. RHP: 21 Power vs LHP: 24 Bunting: 20 Plate Discipline: 10 Durability: 65 Speed: 44 Stealing Aggressive: 0 Baserunning Abilitiy: 30 Fielding: 70 Range: 50 Throwing Strength: 65 Throwing Accuracy: 65 AVG: .000 HR: 0 RBI: 0 Runs: 0 SB: 0 Hits: 0 OBP: .000 Slugging Percentage: .000 Career Games: 319 Career Hits: 48 Career Average: .204 Career Homeruns: 4 Career RBI: 14 Career Runs: 30 Career SB: 0 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | Cold | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 23% \ / \ / 47% 30% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Jim Mecir Position: RP Number: 45 Throws: Right Bats: Switch Second Postion: None Age: 33 Height: 6 feet, 1 inch Weight: 230 pounds IP: 37.0 Wins: 2 Losses: 3 Saves: 1 ERA: 5.59 Strikeouts: 25 Walks: 16 OPP Avg: .280 Career Games: 357 Career IP: 436.0 Career Wins: 28 Career Losses: 26 Career Saves: 10 Career Strikeouts: 367 Career Walks: 189 Career ERA: 3.86 Stamina: 38 Pickoff: 30 4-Seam Fastball: 86 Changeup: 87 Screwball: 88 Slider: 75 Contact vs. RHP: 25 Contact vs LHP: 20 Power vs. RHP: 24 Power vs LHP: 22 Bunting: 20 Plate Discipline: 10 Durability: 60 Speed: 43 Stealing Aggressive: 0 Baserunning Abilitiy: 30 Fielding: 50 Range: 50 Throwing Strength: 65 Throwing Accuracy: 45 AVG: .000 HR: 0 RBI: 0 Runs: 0 SB: 0 Hits: 0 OBP: .000 Slugging Percentage: .000 Career Games: 357 Career Hits: 0 Career Average: .000 Career Homeruns: 0 Career RBI: 0 Career Runs: 0 Career SB: 0 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 20% \ / \ / 45% 35% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Corey Bradford Position: RP Number: 53 Throws: Right Bats: Right Second Postion: None Age: 29 Height: 6 feet, 5 inches Weight: 203 pounds IP: 77.0 Wins: 7 Losses: 4 Saves: 2 ERA: 3.04 Strikeouts: 62 Walks: 30 OPP Avg: .236 Career Games: 226 Career IP: 237.0 Career Wins: 16 Career Losses: 8 Career Saves: 6 Career Strikeouts: 172 Career Walks: 63 Career ERA: 3.23 Stamina: 39 Pickoff: 50 4-Seam Fastball: 84 Changeup: 86 Sinker: 90 Slurve: 76 Contact vs. RHP: 20 Contact vs LHP: 20 Power vs. RHP: 22 Power vs LHP: 23 Bunting: 20 Plate Discipline: 10 Durability: 75 Speed: 44 Stealing Aggressive: 0 Baserunning Abilitiy: 30 Fielding: 75 Range: 50 Throwing Strength: 65 Throwing Accuracy: 65 AVG: .000 HR: 0 RBI: 0 Runs: 0 SB: 0 Hits: 0 OBP: .000 Slugging Percentage: .000 Career Games: 226 Career Hits: 0 Career Average: .000 Career Homeruns: 0 Career RBI: 0 Career Runs: 0 Career SB: 0 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 23% \ / \ / 37% 40% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Ricardo Rincon Position: RP Number: 73 Throws: Left Bats: Left Second Postion: None Age: 33 Height: 5 feet, 9 inches Weight: 187 pounds IP: 55.1 Wins: 8 Losses: 4 Saves: 0 ERA: 3.25 Strikeouts: 40 Walks: 32 OPP Avg: .230 Career Games: 418 Career IP: 355.0 Career Wins: 19 Career Losses: 22 Career Saves: 21 Career Strikeouts: 324 Career Walks: 154 Career ERA: 3.42 Stamina: 37 Pickoff: 60 4-Seam Fastball: 87 Slider: 85 2-Seam Fastball: 71 Contact vs. RHP: 27 Contact vs LHP: 22 Power vs. RHP: 26 Power vs LHP: 31 Bunting: 20 Plate Discipline: 10 Durability: 65 Speed: 46 Stealing Aggressive: 0 Baserunning Abilitiy: 30 Fielding: 65 Range: 50 Throwing Strength: 65 Throwing Accuracy: 65 AVG: .000 HR: 0 RBI: 0 Runs: 0 SB: 0 Hits: 0 OBP: .000 Slugging Percentage: .000 Career Games: 418 Career Hits: 0 Career Average: .000 Career Homeruns: 0 Career RBI: 0 Career Runs: 0 Career SB: 0 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | Cold | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 25% \ / \ / 40% 35% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Arthur Rhodes Position: RP Number: 33 Throws: Left Bats: Left Second Postion: None Age: 34 Height: 6 feet, 2 inches Weight: 212 pounds IP: 54.0 Wins: 3 Losses: 3 Saves: 3 ERA: 4.17 Strikeouts: 48 Walks: 18 OPP Avg: .256 Career Games: 514 Career IP: 883.1 Career Wins: 69 Career Losses: 51 Career Saves: 17 Career Strikeouts: 868 Career Walks: 388 Career ERA: 4.33 Stamina: 36 Pickoff: 50 4-Seam Fastball: 95 Curveball: 79 Slider: 89 2-Seam Fastball: 70 Circle Change: 61 Contact vs. RHP: 28 Contact vs LHP: 21 Power vs. RHP: 20 Power vs LHP: 24 Bunting: 20 Plate Discipline: 10 Durability: 80 Speed: 43 Stealing Aggressive: 0 Baserunning Abilitiy: 30 Fielding: 55 Range: 50 Throwing Strength: 65 Throwing Accuracy: 65 AVG: .000 HR: 0 RBI: 0 Runs: 0 SB: 0 Hits: 0 OBP: .000 Slugging Percentage: .000 Career Games: 516 Career Hits: 1 Career Average: .250 Career Homeruns: 0 Career RBI: 0 Career Runs: 0 Career SB: 0 STRIKE ZONE VS LHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | Cold | Cold | Cold | |______|______|______| STRIKE ZONE VS RHP ____________________ | | | | | Cold | None | None | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | Hot | Cold | |______|______|______| | | | | | None | None | Cold | |______|______|______| Spray Chart _______________ / \ / \ / 23% \ / \ / 47% 30% \ / \ / \ / \ |_______________________________| ------------------------------------------------------------------ 12. Stadiums ------------------------------------------------------------------ Here are all the stadiums in MVP Baseball 2004 with their respected information. Name: AA Stadium One Open: April 5th, 2004 Team: Aeros Turf: Bluegrass Capacity: 12,000 Average Attendance: N/A Foul Territory: Average 400 ____ 385 / \ 385 / \ / \ / \ 325/ \ 325 \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: AA Stadium Two Open: April 5th, 2004 Team: Curve Turf: Grass Capacity: 9,453 Average Attendance: N/A Foul Territory: Average 400 ____ / \ 385 / \ 385 / \ / \ 325/ \ 325 \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: AA Stadium Three Open: April 5th, 2004 Team: Travelers Turf: Grass Capacity: 9,134 Average Attendance: N/A Foul Territory: Average 400 ____ / \ 385 / \ 385 / \ / \ 300/ \ 300 \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: AAA Stadium One Open: April 5th, 2004 Team: Isotopes Turf: Grass Capacity: 18,572 Average Attendance: N/A Foul Territory: Average 420 ____ / \ 360 / \ 360 / \ / \ 330/ \ 335 \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: AAA Stadium Two Open: April 5th, 2004 Team: Bisons Turf: Bermuda Grass Capacity: 21,780 Average Attendance: N/A Foul Territory: Average 410 ____ / \ 360 / \ 365 / \ / \ 325/ \ 325 \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: AAA Stadium Three Open: April 5th, 2004 Team: Clippers Turf: Grass Capacity: 17,000 Average Attendance: N/A Foul Territory: Average 440 ____ / \ 365 / \ 375 / \ / \ 340/ \ 325 \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Angel Stadium of Anaheim Open: April 19th, 1966 Team: Angels Turf: Bermuda Grass Capacity: 45,050 Average Attendance: 37,791 Foul Territory: Average 404 ____ / \ 370 / \ 370 / \ / \ 333/ \ 333 \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: BankOne BallPark Open: March 31st, 1998 Team: Diamondbacks Turf: Kentucky Blue Grass Capacity: 49,033 Average Attendance: 34,636 Foul Territory: Average 402 ____ / \ 376 / \ 376 / \ / \ 328/ \ 335 \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Busch Stadium Open: May 12th, 1966 Team: Cardinals Turf: Grass Capacity: 50,354 Average Attendance: 35,930 Foul Territory: Large 402 ____ / \ 372 / \ 375 / \ / \ 330/ \ 330 \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Citizens Bank Park Open: April 2004 Team: Phillies Turf: Kentucky Bluegrass Capacity: 43,000 Average Attendance: N/A Foul Territory: Average 401 ____ / \ 369 / \ 369 / \ / \ 329/ \ 330 \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Comerica Park Open: April 11th, 2000 Team: Tigers Turf: Grass Capacity: 40,120 Average Attendance: 17,103 Foul Territory: Small 420 ____ / \ 370 / \ 365 / \ / \ 345/ \ 330 \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Coors Field Open: April 26th, 1995 Team: Rockies Turf: Grass Capacity: 50,449 Average Attendance: 28,815 Foul Territory: Average 415 ____ / \ 390 / \ 375 / \ / \ 347/ \ 350 \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Dodger Stadium Open: April 10th, 1962 Team: Dodgers Turf: Bermuda Grass Capacity: 56,000 Average Attendance: 38,758 Foul Territory: Large 395 ____ / \ 385 / \ 385 / \ / \ 330/ \ 330 \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Fenway Park Open: April 20th, 1912 Team: Red Sox Turf: Bluegrass Capacity: 33,993 Average Attendance: 33,631 Foul Territory: Very Small 420 ____ / \ 379 / \ 380 / \ / \ 315/ \ 302 \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Great American Ball Park Open: March 28th, 2003 Team: Reds Turf: Grass Capacity: 42,053 Average Attendance: 29,077 Foul Territory: Small 404 ____ / \ 379 / \ 370 / \ / \ 328/ \ 325 \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Hiram Bithorn Stadium Open: 1964 Team: Expos Turf: Artificial Capacity: 55,600 Average Attendance: 23,796 Foul Territory: Large 400 ____ / \ 360 / \ 360 / \ / \ 315/ \ 315 \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Open: April 3rd, 1982 Team: Twins Turf: Astroturf Capacity: 48,678 Average Attendance: 24,024 Foul Territory: Small 408 ____ / \ 385 / \ 367 / \ / \ 343/ \ 327 \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Jacobs Field Open: April 4th, 1994 Team: Indians Turf: Kentucky Bluegrass Capacity: 43,389 Average Attendance: 21,358 Foul Territory: Small 410 ____ / \ 368 / \ 375 / \ / \ 325/ \ 325 \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Kauffman Stadium Open: April 10th, 1973 Team: Royals Turf: Grass Capacity: 40,793 Average Attendance: 22,819 Foul Territory: Small 400 ____ / \ 375 / \ 375 / \ / \ 330/ \ 330 \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Miller Park Open: March 30th, 2001 Team: Brewers Turf: Grass Capacity: 41,900 Average Attendance: 20,992 Foul Territory: Average 400 ____ / \ 374 / \ 378 / \ / \ 342/ \ 356 \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Minute Maid Park Open: March 30th, 2000 Team: Astros Turf: Seashore Paspalum Capacity: 40,950 Average Attendance: 30,299 Foul Territory: Average 435 ____ / \ 362 / \ 373 / \ / \ 315/ \ 326 \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Network Associates Coliseum Open: April 17th, 1968 Team: Athletics Turf: Bluegrass Capacity: 43,662 Average Attendance: 27,365 Foul Territory: Very Large 400 ____ / \ 362 / \ 362 / \ / \ 330/ \ 330 \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Olympic Stadium Open: April 15th, 1977 Team: Expos Turf: AstroGrass Capacity: 46,500 Average Attendance: 12,662 Foul Territory: Large 404 ____ / \ 375 / \ 375 / \ / \ 325/ \ 325 \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Oriole Park Open: April 6th, 1992 Team: Orioles Turf: Maryland Bluegrass Capacity: 48,190 Average Attendance: 30,302 Foul Territory: Average 410 ____ / \ 364 / \ 373 / \ / \ 333/ \ 318 \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: PETCO Park Open: April, 2004 Team: Padres Turf: Grass Capacity: 46,000 Average Attendance: N/A Foul Territory: Average 390 ____ / \ 367 / \ 387 / \ / \ 334/ \ 322 \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: PNC Park Open: March 31st, 2001 Team: Pirates Turf: Grass Capacity: 37,898 Average Attendance: 20,983 Foul Territory: Average 399 ____ / \ 389 / \ 375 / \ / \ 325/ \ 320 \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Pro Player Stadium Open: April 5th, 1993 Team: Marlins Turf: Bermuda Grass Capacity: 36,331 Average Attendance: 16,290 Foul Territory: Average 434 ____ / \ 385 / \ 385 / \ / \ 330/ \ 345 \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: SAFECO Field Open: July 15th, 1999 Team: Mariners Turf: Grass Capacity: 47,772 Average Attendance: 40,351 Foul Territory: Average 405 ____ / \ 390 / \ 386 / \ / \ 331/ \ 326 \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: SBC Park Open: March 31st, 2000 Team: Giants Turf: Sports Turf Capacity: 41,503 Average Attendance: 40,307 Foul Territory: Average 404 ____ / \ 364 / \ 420 / \ / \ 335/ \ 307 \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Shea Stadium Open: April 17th, 1964 Team: Mets Turf: Bluegrass Capacity: 57,393 Average Attendance: 28,165 Foul Territory: Very Large 410 ____ / \ 378 / \ 378 / \ / \ 338/ \ 338 \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: SkyDome Open: June 5th, 1989 Team: Blue Jays Turf: AstroGrass Capacity: 50,516 Average Attendance: 22,215 Foul Territory: Average 400 ____ / \ 378 / \ 375 / \ / \ 328/ \ 328 \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: The BallPark in Arlington Open: April 1st, 1994 Team: Rangers Turf: Bermuda Grass Capacity: 49,115 Average Attendance: 25,856 Foul Territory: Small 400 ____ / \ 388 / \ 381 / \ / \ 332/ \ 325 \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Tropicana Field Open: March 31st, 1998 Team: Devil Rays Turf: FieldTurf Capacity: 43,772 Average Attendance: 13,070 Foul Territory: Small 407 ____ / \ 371 / \ 371 / \ / \ 315/ \ 322 \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Turner Field Open: March 29th, 1997 Team: Braves Turf: Bermuda Grass Capacity: 50,091 Average Attendance: 30,393 Foul Territory: Average 400 ____ / \ 380 / \ 385 / \ / \ 335/ \ 330 \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: U.S. Cellular Field Open: April 18th, 1991 Team: White Sox Turf: Bluegrass Capacity: 47,098 Average Attendance: 23,944 Foul Territory: Average 400 ____ / \ 377 / \ 372 / \ / \ 330/ \ 335 \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Wrigley Field Open: April 20th, 1916 Team: Cubs Turf: Merion Bluegrass Capacity: 39,241 Average Attendance: 37,032 Foul Territory: Very Small 400 ____ / \ 368 / \ 368 / \ / \ 355/ \ 353 \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Yankee Stadium Open: April 18th, 1923 Team: Yankees Turf: Merion Bluegrass Capacity: 57,478 Average Attendance: 42,785 Foul Territory: Average 408 ____ / \ 399 / \ 385 / \ / \ 318/ \ 314 \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: AstroDome Open: ? Team: ? Turf: ? Capacity: ? Average Attendance: ? Foul Territory: ? ? ____ / \ ? / \ ? / \ / \ ? / \ ? \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Crosley Field Open: April 1912 - June 1970 Team: Reds Turf: Grass Capacity: 30,274 Average Attendance: N/A Foul Territory: Average 387 ____ / \ 383 / \ 380 / \ / \ 328 / \ 366 \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Locked Cooperstown Stadium #3 Open: ? Team: ? Turf: ? Capacity: ? Average Attendance: ? Foul Territory: ? ? ____ / \ ? / \ ? / \ / \ ? / \ ? \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Griffith Stadium Open: ? Team: ? Turf: ? Capacity: ? Average Attendance: ? Foul Territory: ? ? ____ / \ ? / \ ? / \ / \ ? / \ ? \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Locked Cooperstown Stadium #5 Open: ? Team: ? Turf: ? Capacity: ? Average Attendance: ? Foul Territory: ? ? ____ / \ ? / \ ? / \ / \ ? / \ ? \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Locked Cooperstown Stadium #6 Open: ? Team: ? Turf: ? Capacity: ? Average Attendance: ? Foul Territory: ? ? ____ / \ ? / \ ? / \ / \ ? / \ ? \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Locked Cooperstown Stadium #7 Open: ? Team: ? Turf: ? Capacity: ? Average Attendance: ? Foul Territory: ? ? ____ / \ ? / \ ? / \ / \ ? / \ ? \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Tiger Stadium Open: April 1912 - September 1999 Team: Tigers Turf: Bluegrass Capacity: 52,416 Average Attendance: N/A Foul Territory: Small 440 ____ / \ 365 / \ 370 / \ / \ 340/ \ 325 \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ 13. MVP Checklist ------------------------------------------------------------------ The MVP Checklist is your number one source to find out all the secrets that you can unlock in this game. Here I have listed all the MVP Points you get for completing tasks. ------------- In-Game ------------- Win a game in extra innings (repeatable) 25 points Score 10 runs in one game (repeatable) 50 points Hit 2 HR with the same player in a game (repeatable) 100 points Have a player hit a grand slam in a game (repeatable) 150 points Have a player hit .600 in a game (repeatable) 50 points Have a player hit .800 in a game (repeatable) 75 points Have a player hit 1.000 in a game (repeatable) 120 points Have a pitcher pitch a complete game (repeatable) 75 points Have a pitcher pitch a shutout (repeatable) 100 points Have a pitcher pitch a no-hitter (repeatable) 150 points Have a pitcher pitch a perfect game (repeatable) 200 points Have a player steal third base (repeatable) 25 points Have a player steal home (repeatable) 50 points Beat the Yankees in Yankee Stadium (exhibition game) 75 points Beat the Red Sock in Fenway Park (exhibition game) 75 points Beat the Angels in Anaheim (exhibition game) 75 points Beat the SF Giants in SBC Park (exhibition game) 75 points Beat the Mariners in Seattle (exhibition game) 50 points Beat the Mets in Shea Stadium (exhibition game) 50 points Beat the Blue Jays in the Skydome (exhibition game) 50 points Beat the Orioles in Baltimore (exhibition game) 50 points Beat the Cubs in Chicago (exhibition game) 50 points Beat the Braves in Atlanta (exhibition game) 50 points Beat a AAA Team with a AAA Team (exhibition game) 50 points Beat a AA team with a AA Team (exhibition game) 50 points ------------- Home Run Showdown ------------- Beat Albert Pujols in a Home Run Showdown 50 points Beat Alex Rodriguez in a Home Run Showdown 50 points Beat Jim Thome in a Home Run Showdown 50 points Beat Richie Sexson in a Home Run Showdown 50 points Beat Javy Lopez in a Home Run Showdown 50 points Beat Carlos Delgado in a Home Run Showdown 50 points Beat Frank Thomas in a Home Run Showdown 50 points Beat Jason Giambi in a Home Run Showdown 50 points Beat Sammy Sosa in a Home Run Showdown 50 points Beat Jeff Bagwell in a Home Run Showdown 50 points Beat Gary Sheffield in a Home Run Showdown 50 points Beat Rafael Palmeiro in a Home Run Showdown 50 points Beat Manny Ramirez in a Home Run Showdown 50 points Beat Brett Boone in a Home Run Showdown 50 points Beat Aubrey Huff in a Home Run Showdown 50 points Beat Todd Helton in a Home Run Showdown 50 points ------------- Pitcher Showdown ------------- Beat Randy Johnson in a Pitcher Showdown 50 points Beat Pedro Martinez in a Pitcher Showdown 50 points Beat Kerry Wood in a Pitcher Showdown 50 points Beat Mark Prior in a Pitcher Showdown 50 points Beat Javier Vazquez in a Pitcher Showdown 50 points Beat Jason Schmidt in a Pitcher Showdown 50 points Beat Curt Schilling in a Pitcher Showdown 50 points Beat Esteban Loaiza in a Pitcher Showdown 50 points Beat Roger Clemens in a Pitcher Showdown 50 points Beat Hideo Nomo in a Pitcher Showdown 50 points Beat Kevin Millwood in a Pitcher Showdown 50 points Beat Tim Hudson in a Pitcher Showdown 50 points Beat Livan Hernandez in a Pitcher Showdown 50 points Beat Eric Gagne in a Pitcher Showdown 50 points Beat Billy Wagner in a Pitcher Showdown 50 points Beat John Smoltz in a Pitcher Showdown 50 points ------------- Dynasty ------------- Have a player hit 35 HR in a season (repeatable) 25 points Have a player hit 50 HR in a season (repeatable) 50 points Have a player hit 60 HR in a season (repeatable) 100 points Have a player hit 70 HR in a season (repeatable) 150 points Have a player hit 74 HR in a season (repeatable) 250 points Have a player slug .700 in a season (repeatable) 100 points Have a player slug .800 in a season (repeatable) 150 points Have a player slug .864 in a season (repeatable) 225 points Have a player score 120 runs in a season (repeatable) 100 points Have a player score 150 runs in a season (repeatable) 125 points Have a player score 178 runs in a season (repeatable) 175 points Have a player steal 100 bases in a season (repeatable) 125 points Have a player steal 120 bases in a season (repeatable) 175 points Have a player steal 130 bases in a season (repeatable) 200 points Have a player bat .400 in a season (repeatable) 175 points Have a player bat .427 in a season (repeatable) 250 points Have a player get 200 hits in a season (repeatable) 175 points Have a player get 230 hits in a season (repeatable) 200 points Have a player get 258 hits in a season (repeatable) 225 points Have a player walk 150 times a season (repeatable) 150 points Have a player walk 200 times a season (repeatable) 200 points Have a player get 150 RBI in a season (repeatable) 125 points Have a player get 175 RBI in a season (repeatable) 175 points Have a player get 192 RBI in a season (repeatable) 225 points Have a pitcher win 20 games in a season (repeatable) 125 points Have a pitcher win 30 games in a season (repeatable) 200 points Have a pitcher win 40 games in a season (repeatable) 300 points Have a pitcher get an ERA < 2.50 a season (repeatable) 75 points Have a pitcher get an ERA < 2.00 a season (repeatable) 125 points Have a pitcher get 30 saves in a season (repeatable) 100 points Have a pitcher get 40 saves in a season (repeatable) 125 points Have a pitcher get 50 saves in a season (repeatable) 150 points Have a pitcher get 60 saves in a season (repeatable) 175 points Have a pitcher get 300 K in a season (repeatable) 125 points Have a pitcher get 350 K in a season (repeatable) 175 points Have a pitcher get 385 K in a season (repeatable) 225 points Win a game in extra innings (repeatable) 25 points Score 10 runs in one game (repeatable) 50 points Hit 2 HR with the same player in a game 100 points Have a player hit a grand slam in a game (repeatable) 150 points Have a player hit .600 in a game (repeatable) 50 points Have a player hit .800 in a game (repeatable) 75 points Have a player hit 1.000 in a game (repeatable) 120 points Have a pitcher pitch a complete game (repeatable) 75 points Have a pitcher pitch a shutout (repeatable) 100 points Have a pitcher pitch a no-hitter (repeatable) 150 points Have a pitcher pitch a perfect game (repeatable) 200 points Have a player steal third base (repeatable) 25 points Have a player steal home (repeatable) 50 points Have a player steal twice in one game (repeatable) 50 points Win a MLB team's first playoff game 50 points Win a AA team's first playoff game 50 points Win a AAA team's first playoff game 50 points Win a playoff series (repeatable) 75 points Win the World Series (repeatable) 100 points Lead the league in team batting average (repeatable) 50 points Lead the league in fewest errors (repeatable) 25 points Meet 1 Dynasty goal in the currenty year (repeatable) 100 points Meet 3 Dynasty goal in the currenty year (repeatable) 150 points Meet All Dynasty goal in the currenty year (repeatable) 200 points Have a team win 100 games in a season (repeatable) 75 points Have a team win 110 games in a season (repeatable) 100 points Have a team win 120 games in a season (repeatable) 150 points ------------- Playoffs ------------- Win an MLB's first playoff game 50 points Win a AA team's first playoff game 50 points Win a AAA team's first playoff game 50 points Win a playoff series (repeatable) 75 points Win the World Series (repeatable) 100 points ------------- All ------------- Have a player hit 35 HR in a season (repeatable) 25 points Have a player hit 50 HR in a season (repeatable) 50 points Have a player hit 60 HR in a season (repeatable) 100 points Have a player hit 70 HR in a season (repeatable) 150 points Have a player hit 74 HR in a season (repeatable) 250 points Have a player slug .700 in a season (repeatable) 100 points Have a player slug .800 in a season (repeatable) 150 points Have a player slug .864 in a season (repeatable) 225 points Have a player score 120 runs in a season (repeatable) 100 points Have a player score 150 runs in a season (repeatable) 125 points Have a player score 178 runs in a season (repeatable) 175 points Have a player steal 100 bases in a season (repeatable) 125 points Have a player steal 120 bases in a season (repeatable) 175 points Have a player steal 130 bases in a season (repeatable) 200 points Have a player bat .400 in a season (repeatable) 175 points Have a player bat .427 in a season (repeatable) 250 points Have a player get 200 hits in a season (repeatable) 175 points Have a player get 230 hits in a season (repeatable) 200 points Have a player get 258 hits in a season (repeatable) 225 points Have a player walk 150 times a season (repeatable) 150 points Have a player walk 200 times a season (repeatable) 200 points Have a player get 150 RBI in a season (repeatable) 125 points Have a player get 175 RBI in a season (repeatable) 175 points Have a player get 192 RBI in a season (repeatable) 225 points Have a pitcher win 20 games in a season (repeatable) 125 points Have a pitcher win 30 games in a season (repeatable) 200 points Have a pitcher win 40 games in a season (repeatable) 300 points Have a pitcher get an ERA < 2.50 a season (repeatable) 75 points Have a pitcher get an ERA < 2.00 a season (repeatable) 125 points Have a pitcher get 30 saves in a season (repeatable) 100 points Have a pitcher get 40 saves in a season (repeatable) 125 points Have a pitcher get 50 saves in a season (repeatable) 150 points Have a pitcher get 60 saves in a season (repeatable) 175 points Have a pitcher get 300 K in a season (repeatable) 125 points Have a pitcher get 350 K in a season (repeatable) 175 points Have a pitcher get 385 K in a season (repeatable) 225 points Win a game in extra innings (repeatable) 25 points Score 10 runs in one game (repeatable) 50 points Hit 2 HR with the same player in a game 100 points Have a player hit a grand slam in a game (repeatable) 150 points Have a player hit .600 in a game (repeatable) 50 points Have a player hit .800 in a game (repeatable) 75 points Have a player hit 1.000 in a game (repeatable) 120 points Have a pitcher pitch a complete game (repeatable) 75 points Have a pitcher pitch a shutout (repeatable) 100 points Have a pitcher pitch a no-hitter (repeatable) 150 points Have a pitcher pitch a perfect game (repeatable) 200 points Have a player steal third base (repeatable) 25 points Have a player steal home (repeatable) 50 points Have a player steal twice in one game (repeatable) 50 points Win a MLB team's first playoff game 50 points Win a AA team's first playoff game 50 points Win a AAA team's first playoff game 50 points Win a playoff series (repeatable) 75 points Win the World Series (repeatable) 100 points Lead the league in team batting average (repeatable) 50 points Lead the league in fewest errors (repeatable) 25 points Meet 1 Dynasty goal in the currenty year (repeatable) 100 points Meet 3 Dynasty goal in the currenty year (repeatable) 150 points Meet All Dynasty goal in the currenty year (repeatable) 200 points Have a team win 100 games in a season (repeatable) 75 points Have a team win 110 games in a season (repeatable) 100 points Have a team win 120 games in a season (repeatable) 150 points Beat the Yankees in Yankee Stadium (exhibition game) 75 points Beat the Red Sock in Fenway Park (exhibition game) 75 points Beat the Angels in Anaheim (exhibition game) 75 points Beat the SF Giants in SBC Park (exhibition game) 75 points Beat the Mariners in Seattle (exhibition game) 50 points Beat the Mets in Shea Stadium (exhibition game) 50 points Beat the Blue Jays in the Skydome (exhibition game) 50 points Beat the Orioles in Baltimore (exhibition game) 50 points Beat the Cubs in Chicago (exhibition game) 50 points Beat the Braves in Atlanta (exhibition game) 50 points Beat a AAA Team with a AAA Team (exhibition game) 50 points Beat a AA team with a AA Team (exhibition game) 50 points Beat Albert Pujols in a Home Run Showdown 50 points Beat Alex Rodriguez in a Home Run Showdown 50 points Beat Jim Thome in a Home Run Showdown 50 points Beat Richie Sexson in a Home Run Showdown 50 points Beat Javy Lopez in a Home Run Showdown 50 points Beat Carlos Delgado in a Home Run Showdown 50 points Beat Frank Thomas in a Home Run Showdown 50 points Beat Jason Giambi in a Home Run Showdown 50 points Beat Sammy Sosa in a Home Run Showdown 50 points Beat Jeff Bagwell in a Home Run Showdown 50 points Beat Gary Sheffield in a Home Run Showdown 50 points Beat Rafael Palmeiro in a Home Run Showdown 50 points Beat Manny Ramirez in a Home Run Showdown 50 points Beat Brett Boone in a Home Run Showdown 50 points Beat Aubrey Huff in a Home Run Showdown 50 points Beat Todd Helton in a Home Run Showdown 50 points Beat Randy Johnson in a Pitcher Showdown 50 points Beat Pedro Martinez in a Pitcher Showdown 50 points Beat Kerry Wood in a Pitcher Showdown 50 points Beat Mark Prior in a Pitcher Showdown 50 points Beat Javier Vazquez in a Pitcher Showdown 50 points Beat Jason Schmidt in a Pitcher Showdown 50 points Beat Curt Schilling in a Pitcher Showdown 50 points Beat Esteban Loaiza in a Pitcher Showdown 50 points Beat Roger Clemens in a Pitcher Showdown 50 points Beat Hideo Nomo in a Pitcher Showdown 50 points Beat Kevin Millwood in a Pitcher Showdown 50 points Beat Tim Hudson in a Pitcher Showdown 50 points Beat Livan Hernandez in a Pitcher Showdown 50 points Beat Eric Gagne in a Pitcher Showdown 50 points Beat Billy Wagner in a Pitcher Showdown 50 points Beat John Smoltz in a Pitcher Showdown 50 points ------------------------------------------------------------------ 14. Legendary Teams ------------------------------------------------------------------ Legendary Teams There are two Legendary Teams which I'm not quite sure who they are yet. If anyone has unlocked them, please e-mail me and tell me. Thanks. Number: 1/2 To unlock Legends Team, you must unlock all 25 Legends Team Players Number: 2/2 To unlock Heroes Team, you must unlock all 25 Heroes Team Players. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 15. Legendary Players ------------------------------------------------------------------ There are 52 Legendary Players that you can unlock in this game. Here I have listed each player with all their respected information included. Number: 1/52 Name: Hal Newhouser Position: P Team: Tigers Played from: 1939 - 1955 MVP Points: 2500 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 2/52 Name: Robin Roberts Position: P Team: Phillies Played from: 1948 - 1966 MVP Points: 2500 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 3/52 Name: Richie Ashburn Position: CF Team: Phillies Played from: 1948 - 1962 MVP Points: 2500 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 4/52 Name: Ralph kiner Position: LF Team: Pirates Played from: 1946 - 1955 MVP Points: 2500 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 5/52 Name: Bob Lemon Position: P Team: Indians Played from: 1941 - 1958 MVP Points: 3000 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 6/52 Name: Phil Rizzuto Position: SS Team: Yankees Played from: 1941 - 1956 MVP Points: 3000 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 7/52 Name: Hoyt Wilhelm Position: RP Team: Giantes/Orioles/White Sox Played from: 1952 - 1972 MVP Points: 3000 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 8/52 Name: Larry Doby Position: CF Team: Indians Played from: 1947 - 1959 MVP Points: 3000 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 9/52 Name: Mel Ott Position: RF Team: Giants Played from: 1926 - 1947 MVP Points: 3500 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 10/52 Name: Pee Wee Reese Position: SS Team: Dodgers Played from: 1940 - 1958 MVP Points: 3500 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 11/52 Name: Bobby Feller Position: P Team: Indians Played from: 1936 - 1956 MVP Points: 3500 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 12/52 Name: Whitey Ford Position: P Team: Yankees Played from: 1950 - 1967 MVP Points: 3500 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 13/52 Name: Early Wynn Position: P Team: Senators/Indians/White Sox Played from: 1939 - 1963 MVP Points: 3500 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 14/52 Name: Eddie Mathews Position: 3B Team: Braves Played from: 1952 - 1968 MVP Points: 4000 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 15/52 Name: Warren Spahn Position: P Team: Braves Played from: 1942 - 1965 MVP Points: 4000 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 16/52 Name: Jimmie Fox Position: 1B Team: Athletics/Red Sox Played from: 1925 - 1945 MVP Points: 4000 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 17/52 Name: * Position: C Team: Dodgers Played from: 1948 - 1957 MVP Points: 4500 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 18/52 Name: * Position: 1B Team: Yankees Played from: 1923 - 1939 MVP Points: 4500 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 19/52 Name: * Position: SS Team: Pirates Played from: 1897 - 1917 MVP Points: 4500 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 20/52 Name: * Position: P Team: Senators Played from: 1907 - 1927 MVP Points: 4500 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 21/52 Name: * Position: P Team: Red Sox Played from: 1890 - 1911 MVP Points: 4500 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 22/52 Name: * Position: P Team: Indians/Browns/Athletics Played from: 1948 - 1953, 1965 MVP Points: 4500 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 23/52 Name: * Position: CF Team: Tigers Played from: 1905 - 1928 MVP Points: 5000 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 24/52 Name: * Position: RF/P Team: Red Sox/Yankees Played from: 1914 - 1935 MVP Points: 5000 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 25/52 Name: * Position: 2B Team: Dodgers Played from: 1947 - 1956 MVP Points: 5000 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 26/52 Name: Billy Williams Position: LF Team: Cubs Played from: 1959 - 1976 MVP Points: 2500 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 27/52 Name: Al Kaline Position: RF Team: Tigers Played from: 1953 - 1974 MVP Points: 2500 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 28/52 Name: Ferguson Jenkins Position: P Team: Cubs/Rangers Played from: 1965 - 1983 MVP Points: 2500 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 29/52 Name: Phil Niekro Position: P Team: Braves Played from: 1964 - 1987 MVP Points: 2500 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 30/52 Name: Lou Brock Position: LF Team: Cardinals Played from: 1961 - 1979 MVP Points: 3000 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 31/52 Name: Catfish Hunter Position: P Team: Athletics/Yankees Played from: 1965 - 1979 MVP Points: 3000 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 32/52 Name: Luis Aparicio Position: SS Team: White Sox/Orioles Played from: 1956 - 1973 MVP Points: 3000 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 33/52 Name: Harmon Killebrew Position: 1B/3B/LF Team: Senators/Twins Played from: 1954 - 1975 MVP Points: 3500 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 34/52 Name: Orlando Cepeda Position: 1B Team: Giants/Cardinals Played from: 1958 - 1974 MVP Points: 3500 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 35/52 Name: Rod Carew Position: 2B/1B Team: Twins/Angels Played from: 1967 - 1985 MVP Points: 3500 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 36/52 Name: Brooks Robison Position: 3B Team: Orioles Played from: 1955 - 1977 MVP Points: 3500 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 37/52 Name: Rollie Fingers Position: RP Team: Athletics/Padres/Brewers Played from: 1968 - 1985 MVP Points: 3500 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 38/52 Name: Juan Marichal Position: P Team: Giants Played from: 1960 - 1975 MVP Points: 3500 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 39/52 Name: Gaylord Perry Position: P Team: Giants/Indians Played from: 1962 - 1983 MVP Points: 3500 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 40/52 Name: Tom Seaver Position: P Team: Mets/Reds Played from: 1967 - 1986 MVP Points: 4000 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 41/52 Name: Jim Palmer Position: P Team: Orioles Played from: 1965 - 1984 MVP Points: 4000 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 42/52 Name: * Position: 2B Team: Astros/Reds Played from: 1963 - 1984 MVP Points: 4000 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 43/52 Name: * Position: LF/1B Team: Pirates Played from: 1962 - 1982 MVP Points: 4000 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 44/52 Name: * Position: 3B Team: Phillies Played from: 1972 - 1989 MVP Points: 4000 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 45/52 Name: * Position: SS/CF Team: Brewers Played from: 1974 - 1993 MVP Points: 4000 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 46/52 Name: * Position: 1B Team: Giants Played from: 1959 - 1980 MVP Points: 4500 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 47/52 Name: * Position: RF Team: Athletics/Yankees/Angels Played from: 1967 - 1987 MVP Points: 4500 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 48/52 Name: * Position: C Team: Yankees Played from: 1946 - 1965 MVP Points: 4500 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 49/52 Name: * Position: P Team: Mets/Angels/Astros/Rangers Played from: 1966 - 1975 MVP Points: 4500 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 50/52 Name: * Position: P Team: Cardinals Played from: 1959 - 1975 MVP Points: 4500 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 51/52 Name: * Position: Manager Team: Reds/Tigers Played from: 1970 - 1995 MVP Points: ? ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 52/52 Name: * Position: Manager Team: Dodgers Played from: 1976 - 1996 MVP Points: ? ------------------------------------------------------------------ 16. Retro Jerseys ------------------------------------------------------------------ There are 60 Retro Jerseys that you can unlock in this game. Here I have listed all the information about each retro jersey that you can unlock. Number: 1/60 Team Name: Anaheim Angels Colors: White/Red/Blue Description: Retro 1986 California Angels Home Jersey MVP Points: 250 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 2/60 Team Name: Anaheim Angels Colors: Gray/Red/Blue Description: Retro 1986 California Angels Road Jersey MVP Points: 250 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 3/60 Team Name: Houston Astros Colors: White/Orange/Yellow/Blue Description: Retro 1986 Home Jersey MVP Points: 250 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 4/60 Team Name: Houston Astros Colors: White/Blue Description: Retro 1986 Road Jersey MVP Points: 250 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 5/60 Team Name: Kansas City Royals Colors: White/Blue Description: Retro 1985 Home Jersey MVP Points: 250 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 6/60 Team Name: Kansas City Royals Colors: Blue/White Description: Retro 1985 Road Jersey MVP Points: 250 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 7/60 Team Name: Milwaukee Brewers Colors: White (Pinstrip)/Yellow/Blue Description: Retro 1982 Home Jersey MVP Points: 250 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 8/60 Team Name: Milwaukee Brewers Colors: Light Blue/Yellow Description: Retro 1982 Road Jersey MVP Points: 250 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 9/60 Team Name: Toronto Blue Jays Colors: White/Blue Description: Retro 1992 Home Jersey MVP Points: 250 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 10/60 Team Name: Toronto Blue Jays Colors: Gray/Blue Description: Retro 1992 Road Jersey MVP Points: 250 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 11/60 Team Name: Seattle Mariners Colors: White/Blue Description: Retro 1981 Home Jersey MVP Points: 350 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 12/60 Team Name: Seattle Mariners Colors: Blue/Yellow Description: Retro 1981 Road Jersey MVP Points: 350 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 13/60 Team Name: San Diego Padres Colors: White/Orange Description: Retro 1984 Home Jersey MVP Points: 350 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 14/60 Team Name: San Diego Padres Colors: Dark Brown/Orange Description: Retro 1984 Road Jersey MVP Points: 350 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 15/60 Team Name: New York Mets Colors: White (Pinstripe)/Blue/Orange Description: Retro 1986 Home Jersey MVP Points: 350 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 16/60 Team Name: New York Mets Colors: Gray/Orange/Blue Description: Retro 1986 Road Jersey MVP Points: 350 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 17/60 Team Name: Montreal Expos Colors: White/Blue/Red Description: Retro 1981 Home Jersey MVP Points: 350 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 18/60 Team Name: Montreal Expos Colors: Blue/Red/White Description: Retro 1981 Road Jersey MVP Points: 350 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 19/60 Team Name: Chicago White Sox Colors: White/Red/Blue Description: Retro 1983 Home Jersey MVP Points: 350 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 20/60 Team Name: Chicago White Sox Colors: Gray/Red/Blue Description: Retro 1983 Road Jersey MVP Points: 350 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 21/60 Team Name: Atlanta Braves Colors: White/Blue/Red Description: Retro 1974 Home Jersey MVP Points: 500 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 22/60 Team Name: Atlanta Braves Colors: Blue/Red/White Description: Retro 1974 Road Jersey MVP Points: 500 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 23/60 Team Name: Baltimore Orioles Colors: White/Orange Description: Retro 1971 Home Jersey MVP Points: 500 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 24/60 Team Name: Baltimore Orioles Colors: Orange/Black Description: Retro 1971 Road Jersey MVP Points: 500 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 25/60 Team Name: Minnesota Twins Colors: White/Red Description: Retro 1977 Home Jersey MVP Points: 500 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 26/60 Team Name: Minnesota Twins Colors: Blue/Red Description: Retro 1977 Road Jersey MVP Points: 500 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 27/60 Team Name: Oakland Athletics Colors: Yellow/Green/White Description: Retro 1972 Home Jersey MVP Points: 500 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 28/60 Team Name: Oakland Athletics Colors: Green/Yellow/White Description: Retro 1972 Road Jersey MVP Points: 500 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 29/60 Team Name: Philadelphia Phillies Colors: White/Red Description: Retro 1980 Home Jersey MVP Points: 500 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 30/60 Team Name: Philadelphia Phillies Colors: Blue/Red/White Description: Retro 1980 Road Jersey MVP Points: 500 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 31/60 Team Name: Pittsburgh Pirates Colors: White (Pinstripe)/Brown Description: Retro 1979 Home Jersey MVP Points: 500 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 32/60 Team Name: Pittsburgh Pirates Colors: Yellow/Brown Description: Retro 1979 Road Jersey MVP Points: 500 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 33/60 Team Name: Texas Rangers Colors: White/Red/Blue Description: Retro 1976 Home Jersey MVP Points: 500 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 34/60 Team Name: Texas Rangers Colors: Blue/Red Description: Retro 1976 Road Jersey MVP Points: 500 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 35/60 Team Name: * Colors: ? Description: Retro 1970 Home Jersey MVP Points: 500 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 36/60 Team Name: Cincinnati Reds Colors: ? Description: Retro 1970 Road Jersey MVP Points: 500 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 37/60 Team Name: * Colors: ? Description: Retro 1975 Home Jersey MVP Points: 500 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 38/60 Team Name: * Colors: ? Description: Retro 1975 Road Jersey MVP Points: 500 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 39/60 Team Name: * Colors: ? Description: Retro 1954 Home Jersey MVP Points: 750 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 40/60 Team Name: * Colors: ? Description: Retro 1954 Road Jersey MVP Points: 750 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 41/60 Team Name: * Colors: ? Description: Retro 1934 Home Jersey MVP Points: 750 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 42/60 Team Name: * Colors: ? Description: Retro 1934 Road Jersey MVP Points: 750 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 43/60 Team Name: Brooklyn Dodgers Colors: ? Description: Retro 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers Home Jersey MVP Points: 750 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 44/60 Team Name: Brooklyn Dodgers Colors: ? Description: Retro 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers Road Jersey MVP Points: 750 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 45/60 Team Name: * Colors: ? Description: Retro 1916 Home Jersey MVP Points: 750 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 46/60 Team Name: * Colors: ? Description: Retro 1916 Road Jersey MVP Points: 750 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 47/60 Team Name: New York Giants Colors: ? Description: Retro 1954 New york Giants Home Jersey MVP Points: 750 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 48/60 Team Name: New York Giants Colors: ? Description: Retro 1954 New york Giants Road Jersey MVP Points: 750 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 49/60 Team Name: * Colors: ? Description: Retro 1906 Home Jersey MVP Points: 750 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 50/60 Team Name: * Colors: ? Description: Retro 1906 Road Jersey MVP Points: 750 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 51/60 Team Name: * Colors: ? Description: Retro 1927 Home Jersey MVP Points: 1000 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 52/60 Team Name: * Colors: ? Description: Retro 1927 Road Jersey MVP Points: 1000 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 53/60 Team Name: Philadelphia Athletics Colors: ? Description: Retro 1921 Philadelphia Athletics Home Jersey MVP Points: 1000 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 54/60 Team Name: Philadelpia Athletics Colors: ? Description: Retro 1921 Philadelphia Athletics Road Jersey MVP Points: 1000 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 55/60 Team Name: * Colors: ? Description: Retro 1919 Home Jersey MVP Points: 1000 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 56/60 Team Name: * Colors: ? Description: Retro 1919 Road Jersey MVP Points: 1000 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 57/60 Team Name: Washington Senators Colors: ? Description: Retro 1913 Washington Senators Home Jersey MVP Points: 1000 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 58/60 Team Name: Washington Senators Colors: ? Description: Retro 1913 Washington Senators Road Jersey MVP Points: 1000 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 59/60 Team Name: * Colors: ? Description: Retro 1903 Home Jersey MVP Points: 1000 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 60/60 Team Name: * Colors: ? Description: Retro 1903 Road Jersey MVP Points: 1000 MVP Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ 17. Classic Stadiums ------------------------------------------------------------------ There are 8 Classic Stadiums in this game. Here I have listed all of the details for each of the stadiums. Number: 1/8 Name: Crosley Field Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Description: Home of the Reds When: 1912 - 1970 MVP Points: 2500 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 2/8 Name: Astrodome Location: Houston, Texas Description: Home of the Astros When: 1965 - 1999 MVP Points: 2500 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 3/8 Name: Tiger Stadium Location: Detroit, Michigan Description: Home of the Tigers When: 1912 - 1999 MVP Points: 3000 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 4/8 Name: Griffith Stadium Location: Washington, DC Description: Home of the Senators When: 1903 - 1961 MVP Points: 3000 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 5/8 Name: ? Location: Philadelphia, Pennslyvania Description: Home of the Athletics When: 1909 - 1954 MVP Points: 4000 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 6/8 Name: ? Location: St Louis, Missouri Description: Home of the Cardinals When: 1920 - 1966 MVP Points: 4000 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 7/8 Name: ? Location: New York, New York Description: Home of the Giants When: 1911 - 1957 MVP Points: 5000 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ Number: 8/8 Name: ? Location: Pittsburgh, Pennslyvania Description: Home of the Pirates When: 1909 - 1970 MVP Points: 5000 Points ------------------------------------------------------------------ 18. Hitting/Pitching/Fielding/Running Help ------------------------------------------------------------------ This is the ultimate section to find a detailed description of all your hitting/pitching/fielding/running problems. Need help on hitting, then check hitting. Big thanks to Inks71 (email:delfjac@yahoo.com, website: www.highaims.com) for donating all this information for this guide. I thought that it would be very nice to have more than one strategy on hitting/pitching/fielding/running. Though this section is really a basic understanding of baseball, it really help people that are having problems with the basics of this game. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Pitching ------------------------------------------------------------------ Here are some conventions I'd like to establish to help make sense out of this FAQ. 1. I'll always use the View 3 (Center) in this FAQ, even though when I pitch, I have the pitcher cam on. 2. Unless otherwise stated, I assume it's a RHP facing a righty situation. 3. I number the zones like the following diagram. ---------------------- | | | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | ---------------------- | | | | | 4 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | ---------------------- | | | | | 7 | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | | ---------------------- Assuming it's righty vs righty, Zone 1 is "Up and in", and Zone 9 is "Low and away" etc 4. I use 3 basic corner descriptions for the locations of the target Location A: Inside the corner (The cursor is inside the strike zone, and the edge of your cursor just barely touches both edges of the corner and your controller should barely vibrate) Here is an example using zone 9. It applies to zone 1,3 and 7 as well. | ## | ####| ####| ______##_| Location B: Right on the corner (The center of the cursor is right on the corner. Controller vibrates moderately) Here is an example using zone 9. It applies to zone 1,3 and 7 as well. | | ## _______#### #### ## Location C: Outside the corner (The cursor is outside of the strike zone but still barely touches the corner of the strike zone. You can feel the vibration of the controller telling you that your pitch is most likely going to be ball.) Here is an example using zone 9. It applies to zone 1,3 and 7 as well. | | | _________|## #### #### ## Here's a simple diagram of all the locations I use C C B-----------B | A| | | | | | | | | | | |A A| B-----------B C C Notice the absence of Location A at the upper left corner (Zone 1). That's not a good target because you need to be extra careful with up and in pitches. ------------------------------------------------------------------ The Basics ------------------------------------------------------------------ The first step to good pitching in this game is being able to consistently hit the green zone. In 100 pitches, you shouldn't miss more than 3 times in the green zone. (This doesn't mean you don't pitch balls. It means that you don't tip off your pitch and has a big bright "hit me" cursor showing on the screen for the batter) I can usually use my starter until 35% stamina where some of his pitches only give me a thin line of green. Most people don't have problem with hitting the green zone. The trick is to understand a few mechanics about the game and about real pitching. 1. Understand that the meter matches the animation of your pitcher and the speed varies depending on the pitcher. 2. If you never pitched a ball in real life, try it (I am serious). Get yourself a ball and try it out in the backyard. You will understand the windup and observe the release point (the moment you let the ball go to hit the wall). The release point is where the green zone is. Once you get a handle on it, it's very intuitive. You shouldn't even be too focused on the pitching meter. It's a matter of rhythm and feel. 3. IMPORTANT: for most pitchers, the speed of the pitch meter becomes faster once there is someone on base. This is because pitchers generally have a full windup when no one is on base to get more power out of the pitch. And when there are runners, he pitches from the stretch (shorter windup to prevent base stealing). Hence, the meter moves faster. However, some pitchers, especially relievers, always pitch from the stretch and their meters always move fast regardless of man on base. Derek Lowe from the Red Sox, though a starter, always pitches from the stretch (He used to be a reliever). If you find your pitching out of synch in the middle of the game, this might be the reason. 4. You can also sacrifice effectiveness for larger green zone. (I usually press the meter all the way into the red because I have no problem hitting a thin green line) ------------------------------------------------------------------ The Setup ------------------------------------------------------------------ What is the purpose of Pitching? It's to get outs. It doesn't matter whether it's a ground out, pop out, or strikeout. Your job as a pitcher is to confuse the hell out of the batter so he couldn't put a good swing on the ball. How? First, think about how the CPU gets you out. Have you been in a situation where you don't know what the hell is going on and swing at the wrong pitches, pass up the good pitches, and swing too late or too early or what have you. I bet you have. Well, what happened? Perhaps you got intimidated by a fastball so you swing early on the next slow pitch. Perhaps you got fooled by a curveball that dropped outside of the strike zone so you pass up on the next good pitch. Guess what, you can do exactly the same thing to CPU. Here are the steps: 1. Always Pitch to the Corners This is a no-brainer. But since I have friends whose knowledge of baseball is only limited to games, I'll have to explain. I was asked: "the strike zone is so big, why do you always have to pitch to the corners?" Because they are harder to hit. And that is the essence of baseball. The pitcher tries his best to get the batter to hit a bad pitch and the batter tries his best to wait for a good pitch to drive before getting 3 strikes. If you wonder why you are getting hammered, perhaps you haven't been told to pitch to the corners. When you are pitching, there is no strike zone, only 4 corners. Of course, there are pitchers whose fastball can blow by you even when thrown down the center. And of course, the CPU probably strikes you out several times by pitching down the center. Bad news, you can't do that back to CPU, not at MVP level, not even at players who have a blue zone 5. Don't pitch to zone 5, ever! NOTE: To know if you are throwing a good corner pitch: if your controller does not vibrate at all, you are aiming too close to the center. (Apology to the veteran players, I just have to get this part out of the way, I hate to have someone telling me my tips don't work only to find out he missed the first step) 2. Understand your pitcher Your pitcher does not have all good pitches. You can see right on the screen which are his good pitches, and which one are his ok pitches. Besides giving you a larger green zone on the meter, his good pitches have a higher probability of getting a called strike when pitching to Locations B – right on the corner (refer to the 3 basic locations above). Locations A is almost always a strike. And you can even get strike called once in awhile using Locations C. (from now on, I'm going to assume that you hit the green zone meter with full effectiveness in the pitch discussed) This is especially useful when you are facing a dangerous batter, you want to use your good pitch on Locations C and preferably combined with his blue zone and hope you can get lucky. Every pitcher should have 2 bread and butter pitches (a fastball and a breaking ball), all the other pitches are useful also, you just have to use them correctly. Your good pitches are the ones you want to use in a tough situation, throwing to Locations B or C. Your good breaking ball is also your strikeout pitch. 3. Understand your opponent How you pitch has a lot to do with your opponent's ability, the aggressiveness of the batter (tendency to swing at close or bad pitches), the power and contact ratings. A batter with high power but mediocre contact rating will rarely pull your low and away pitch for a homerun. And we all know that coming inside on a power hitter is one of the most dangerous things a pitcher can do. You can trick an aggressive hitter into swinging bad pitches easier than more disciplined hitters. 4. And here is a sample approach -- ***** 0-0 Count ***** Start with a blue corner A good way to start your pitching sequence is to Locations A or B (or somewhere between A and B) to a blue corner (outside corner is better than inside corner). If the batter doesn't have a blue corner, then pick a white corner (however, it's a toss up between red corner away and white corner inside), or blue side zone (again, outside is better than inside and make sure that your controller vibrates a little) If you do this well (hit the meter, have the proper location and corner, using your good pitch), you are only giving up hits on this first pitch less than 5% of the time*. The other 15% of the time might result in a called ball, and 80% of the time is the result you want: weak grounder, fly out or pop out, or a foul/called strike. *Let's say you give up 10 hits, 2 walks and 1 error in 9 innings. Perhaps only 2 of the 10 hits are from the very first pitch. 2 in 40 At-bats (27outs+10hits+2walk+1E), that's 5%. If you get a strike because of a foul ball or a swinging strike, you want to know if the batter swings early or late and by how much. ===== 0-1 Count ===== Obviously, you want to go for 0-2, but how you arrive at 0-1 and who the batter is will determine what you do. If the batter did not swing at your first pitch, you can repeat the same process if you are not afraid of the batter (i.e. he is not a dangerous hitter), especially if you have a good fastball. Other good choices including going to a different blue corner or using a different (good) pitch. Let's say you arrive at 0-1 via a foul ball or a swinging strike: If the batter was late on the first pitch, it means he's timing for a slow pitch. You want to go for another fast pitch or even faster (if your first pitch is already your fastest, then you can either do the same thing or change location). It also depends on how late the first swing was. This rarely happens on the first pitch, but sometimes you'll see the CPU batter not only swings late but also looks totally stupid, then you definitely want to humiliate him by blowing him away with another fastball. (this happens more often when the CUP has a AAA call-up) If the batter was too early on the first pitch, it means he's anticipating a fastball. Then you want to give him a slow pitch to mess up his timing (changeups and curves are good) Now, if you decide to repeat the same pitch and location of the first pitch, Remember to push the location out a bit. I.e. if you used Location A (inside corner), then go to Location B (right on corner). If you already used Location B, you want to move the location towards C but not completely outsides because you really don't want a ball. You don't mind the possibility of getting a called ball, but you just don't want to intentionally pitching a ball. IMPORTANT: you absolutely do not want to repeat the same pitch and location if the batter's swing was not too far off. If the batter hit a foul ball that's barely foul (example: almost a HR), your next identical pitch is almost guaranteed to be a hit. Change the pitch and location. ===== 1-0 Count ===== If your first pitch resulted in a called ball, you want to be a little bit more careful on the second one. If it's a threat situation and you want to be careful, you can still use Locations B. But if the hitter is not really a great concern (i.e. opposing pitcher is hitting), you should opt for Locations A, which have a better percentage of getting a strike. Again, pick a blue corner if available ===== 1-1 Count ===== Treat 1-1 count like 0-0 count but don't use the same location and pitch as the first 2 pitches. Mix them up. ===== 2-0 Count ===== Now you are behind, you want to be really careful on the 3rd pitch. Still aim at corners as always. You want to use Locations A or even more careful if the batter is not a terrible threat. To have a better chance of getting a strike, make sure that your controller is NOT vibrating. ===== 2-1 Count ===== Treat this count similar to 2-0 Count. Aim for corners, mix pitch type and speed as usual. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Going for Strikeouts ------------------------------------------------------------------ If you are interested in striking out your batter (not all pitchers are suitable for this task) here's how: ===== 0-2 Count ===== You have the advantage here and have balls to give. There is absolute no need for you to throw a strike. This is the count where the CPU batter will swing at bad pitches. Breaking balls (curve, sinker, etc) that break down and outside of the strike zone are great in this situation. Use Locations C only, or even further out. ===== 1-2 Count ===== Almost the same idea as 0-2 count, just another chance. There is no need to be overly concern about another called ball. ===== 2-2 Count ===== Going to 3-2 count is not something you want to do. You can give Locations C another try if the batter is dangerous, otherwise, use Locations B. ===== Called 3rd Strike and Swinging 3rd Strike ===== The strategy describe above is geared towards getting a swinging strikeout. If the batter does not swing, you will definitely get a ball. However, if you want to be careful about the count, particularly on 1-2 and 2-2 counts, you might want to aim for a called 3rd strike. You use Locations A or B instead of C to accomplish this (Remember, even using Locations A, your controller should vibrate a bit). Yes, the chance for the batter to make contact with the pitch is greater (hopefully ground out or pop out) but if you do it correctly, you can make them look stupid by getting a called third strike. What the batter has done to the pitch before has a lot to do with your approach. If you have noticed that he made contact with your slow pitch (slow curve or change up) but fouled it off, a fastball to a different corner quite often leaves him stunned. If he has been pulling your fastballs, a curve to a low corner or changeup to any corner might also get a called strike. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Giving Up Walks ------------------------------------------------------------------ Why would you give up walks? Well, if the possible damage of giving up a critical hit (someone is on 3rd), an extra base hit, or a homerun is greater than giving up a walk, then you should consider. We are not talking about intentional walks here. We are talking about pitching around a batter. Intentional walks are easy to comprehend: you don't want to face Sosa, so you walk him. Pitching around a batter is when you are facing a good hitter but iffy about walking him out right. You use Locations B and C during the at-bat, and never Locations A because you want to be careful. You hope that he will swing at a bad pitch and get himself out, but instead, you get balls and fall behind. ===== 3-0 Count ===== In most cases, CPU will take one. You are safe to throw one over the plate. But I'd still be careful about it. An away side zone is good (Zone 6 for righty). And your controller should not be vibrating at all. Your cursor does not have to go all the way to the edge, just as long as it's not in zone 5, you should have a 3-1 Count right away. ===== 3-1 Count ===== CPU batters will swing in this case. Locations A are ideal. If you don't want to walk the batter, err on the safe side and make sure that the controller does not vibrate. If you are just a little bit concerned about giving up a hit, still use Locations A but have the cursor encroaches on the lines a bit more so the controller vibrates just a little. If you are really concerned about giving up a hit, use Locations B (or closer to C even, depending on your level of concerns). The probability of walking him is greater, but you also might get lucky and get a strike or an easy ground/pop out. Throwing fastballs on 3-1 Count is dangerous, because the batter expects it. (You expect it also when you bat) However, in most cases, it's your best pitch and has the best chance of hitting your target. Again, depends on your concern and willingness to walk (and of course, your ability to hit the green meter accurately) you might want to use something else. ===== 3-2 Count ===== Anything goes, it's also a strikeout count. Not too worried about giving up a hit? Use the Called 3rd Strike strategy (use Locations A). Afraid of the batter? Use the Swinging 3rd Strike strategy (Locations B or C or somewhere in between). ------------------------------------------------------------------ Additional Pitching Tips ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. If you are using a power pitcher, (Randy Johnson, for example) you can throw to low and away corner all day and do ok (mix up the pitch type a bit, but use primarily fastball and hit the same corner every pitch). You might give up 2 or 3 runs, but that's about it. Though, you can really get torched occasionally, and you'll definitely feel stupid if you lose a game pitching this way. 2. Rally Has this ever happened to you? You are pitching fine, but all of the sudden, you give up 2 consecutive hits to the first 2 batters during an inning in the middle of the game, then the hits start pouring. You just don't understand it. You are making good pitches, strikes to the corners, but they just keep pounding you away. And the crowd is roaring if you are the visiting team. It's a rally. This usually happens when your pitching pattern becomes predictable (you always throw a first strike low and away, or you always go inside-outside, etc). And now, they know you are desperate to keep throwing good strikes, particularly fastball corner strikes, and particularly low strikes because you want a double play. You are stuck in a ditch. And you need to do something unpredictable to get out of it. You might want to throw a few balls, really come inside on the batter short of hitting him, perhaps a few slow pitches. Send the manager to the mount. And hopefully the crowd will quiet down and your pitcher can regain his composure. 3. Alternating pitch speed (added on 3/22/04) Though the strategy mentioned above works well in most cases, it's still very tough in MVP mode. I was experimenting with different pitch sequences and I found something interesting that you might want to try. For several games, I've been pitching one fast pitch followed by one slow pitch and repeat to blue zones at the CPU hitters. I found out that when you throw a fastball to a CPU hitter, he waits for a fastball the next pitch. Then if you throw a slow pitch, he waits for a slow pitch the next pitch. So by alternating between a fastball and a slow pitch (I use predominantly curveballs and changeups for slow pitches), the CPU hitters always appear to be early on slow pitches and late on fast pitches. I've been able to hold the CPU to 6 hits or less for a few games now. Maybe you want to give this method a try. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Batting ------------------------------------------------------------------ "Pure Swing" is a pure joy. If you ever used it correctly to hit a dead-on line drive, you'd agree that this batting system is the best ever created for a video game. Many people seem to have problem with batting in this game, particularly playing on MVP level. Partially is due to the lack of information from the manual, and partially is due to the experience we accumulated from playing other baseball video games. I hope the tips I recommend here can improve your understanding of batting in MVP. ------------------------------------------------------------------ The Basics of Hitting ------------------------------------------------------------------ The common problems for most players are: the inability to draw walks, high frequency of strikeouts, and the inability to make good contact with the pitch. Now, let's forget about hitting and the "Pure Swing" system for a moment. Before you can hit, you need to be able to recognize the pitch, work the count, and anticipate pitches correctly. To start off, here are the Primary Goals we want to achieve: 1. Minimize your tendency to swing at bad pitches 2. Get you to be aware of and understand how to work the count 3. Increase your chance of getting the pitch you want and to hit on your terms instead of the pitchers'. 4. Increase the probability of making good contact Here's an exercise I designed that can help (It's not an exercise you need to do per se. It's just an easy way for me to illustrate my method. If you can comprehend it and use the approach directly in your games, great!) 1. Setup up an exhibition match, any teams will do. Make sure that you set the difficulty to MVP on both sides. 2. Follow the approach described below. 3. You are only interested in hitting, so when an inning is over, switch the controller to play the other team. Use the following approach: 1. Absolutely DO NOT use the analog stick for this exercise. Use the X button only. Using analog stick gives you a false impression that you are capable of hitting pitches outsides of the strike zone. 2. You want to be VERY SELECTIVE when you don't have any strike on you. (0-0. 1-0 or 2-0 counts. 3-0 approach is different). You want to select an area to hit. No more than 4 zones. I.e. you can look for pitches in zones 1,2,4 and 5; or 2-3-5-6, or 5-6-8-9, etc. You can focus on even less areas if you want (like 4 and 5 only – middle and middle inside), but make sure you always include zone 5. 3. You can anticipate a pitch to hit. It's not necessary, but if you have difficulty making contact, set your mind on a fastball. It could be difficult anticipating for the first couple of batters since you are not familiar with the pitcher yet. For the first few batters, you want to get a feel of the pitcher's fastball speed and breaking ball movement. 4. Before the ball is pitched, you should have a pretty good visualization of how the pitch is supposed to come and how/when you are supposed to swing. If the pitch is not close to how you anticipated (either zonewise or speedwise), let it go. EVEN IF IT'S GOING TO BE A STRIKE. This is the toughest part. We all have the temptation to swing at a potential strike. But don't. You have 3 strikes to give, what's the rush? 5. Don't swing at borderline pitches and don't swing at corner pitches. Remember from the Pitching section, corner pitches are what we use to get CPU players out, why would you want to swing at them, especially when you don't have to. When in doubt, let it go. (Don't get too excited over the tipped off pitches. If the big bright white dot is not in the zone you want, you're better off letting it go by. Also, if the tipped-off pitch shows up in your zone, don't get too fixated and forget to gauge the speed of the pitch. You don't want to swing too early) 6. This approach will get you a lot of first called ball. And if you do swing, you are more likely to make good contact because it's hitting on your terms. 7. You can repeat the same process after the first pitch. But remember the following: On 0-1 count – the likelihood of the pitcher throwing you a junk pitch is greater On 2-1 and 2-0 count – the likelihood of getting a strike is greater. 8. There are also 3 pitcher types to be aware of: Finesse Pitchers (Mike Mussina, Greg Maddux) They don't have overbearing fastballs (92-93MPH at most). They have an array of good breaking balls. And they tend to throw balls to trick you into swinging. Power Pitchers (Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson, Curt Schilling) They have fastballs 94MPH+ that you can't react to and must anticipate. They tend to go after you with strikes Knuckleballer (Tim Wakefield, Steve Sparks). They are the SOBs. Don't use them in this exercise or you will go mad. Face them when you get better. Good luck. You can bet on power pitchers to throw more fastball strikes, and you can bet on finesse pitchers to throw more balls. Since in this exercise you'll be batting on both sides, it's a good idea to pick similar pitchers for both sides. 9. If you get in to a 2-strike situation, then you are in a reactive mode. You can still gamble and anticipate if you want. But it's not a bad idea to be protective, and try to react to the pitch the best way you can. When the count is 0-2, the probability of getting ball is HUGE, especially for finesse pitchers. Be ready to NOT SWING. 10. On 3-0 count, normally you are supposed to take a pitch as in real life (unless your batter is very capable of hitting a HR, it's not worth it to swing at a 3-0 pitch just to get a hit). However, this is an exercise, and the goal is to learn to make good contact, so look for a pitch and swing away if you get the pitch you want. (It's not a bad idea to look outside. On MVP level, the CPU pitchers are very reluctant to come inside on you on 3-0 and 3-1 situations knowing that's what most people are looking to hit) 11. In this exercise, you want to aim for getting solid contact. We don't worry about getting hits. Lines drive outs are good; hit hard to someone is ok. As long as it's hit hard. You'll find out that if you are looking for an inside pitch, you want to pull the ball (swing a bit early), if you are looking for an outside pitch you don't want to swing too late (this is kind of hard to explain. Outside pitches are naturally harder to hit. If you hit it right on, it's a comebacker to the pitcher. If you swing just a fraction late, you can put it between the first and second basemen. But since we are not using the analog stick, it's difficult to hit it hard the other way. But the goal here is to avoid pulling outside pitches) 12. Avoid "Bad Outs". I define the 2 following conditions as "Bad Outs" a. 3-pitch strikeout. A common scenario if you have no control. Swinging at the first bad pitch, pass up on the second good pitch; and don't know what's going on the 3rd pitch. If you are using my approach, you should have plenty of opportunities to avoid this type of outs. You'd know not to swing at the first bad pitch; you'd know to be aware of a ball when it's 0-2. b. Hit a weak grounder or a pop up when there is no strike on you. When there is no strike on you, you should not be swinging at anything that's not close to what you are looking for. This is a situation when you are looking for an inside pitch, but just can't resist to take a whack at an away corner pitch that looks like a strike. It's understandable if you have one or two strikes on you to swing at bad pitches, but it shouldn't happen often with no strikes. 13. After playing 9 innings (54 outs, 27 on each side), if you can consistently get 1-2 walks, 10+ hits (combined, I know, 5 per team is a low number, but remember we don't use the analog stick at all), and less then 10 "Bad Outs" (you have to count this yourself), you are in pretty good shape. This means you've learn to minimize your urge to swing at craps, you've maximized your chance to get a good crack at the ball and ready for the analog stick. Another good way to gauge you patience is by looking at the opposing pitcher's pitch count (it's on the pause screen). If you can get the pitcher to throw 10+ pitches per inning, you are not doing too badly. If he only needs 6-8 pitches to end an inning, you are too impatient. BTW, I'm sure you know never to swing at a tipped-off ball, right? The pitch that comes with a circle and X right in the middle. The only time you might possible swinging at them is when you are anticipating a 98MPH fastball and jumped the gun. Remember, hitting, is not guessing. Guessing is when you guess for an inside fastball and swing away regardless of the actual pitch. This is a systematic way of improving your chance of getting a hit. ------------------------------------------------------------------ "Pure Swing" Explained ------------------------------------------------------------------ The description from the manual and even the video explanation in the game are very simplistic. Once you get a handle on the system, it makes a lot of sense and it makes all other video game batting system obsolete. ===== The Key Points About "Pure Swing" ===== 1. Timing is more important than how you use the analog stick. From the previous exercise, you probably figured out that your batter is capable of making contact with any strikes as long as your timing is correct. If you watch the replay of your swing, you'll see that your batter tries his best to make contact with the ball regardless of its location. 2. You have absolute control over the timing of your swing, but only some control over the type of contact your batter can make. The position of the thumb stick is a general direction or objective you ask the batter to accomplish. Just like the manual says, hold up for a fly ball, down for a ground ball, etc. however, you must realize that because the batter is position on one side of the home plate, he cannot generate the same power to all 9 zones, and contact results from the zones are not symmetric. I.e. you cannot approach inside and outside pitches the same way, and you cannot expect the same result. 3. You cannot hit pitches outside of the strike zone well. In many baseball video games, if you use the thumb stick or D-pad well, you can sometimes reach balls outside the strike zone and get a hit. This type of occurrence is rare in MVP. That's because the thumb stick is not a "reaching tool" 4. Moving the thumb stick to where the ball is pitched is not the only way to have good hits. "Pure Swing" is not zone hitting like in High Heat. The thumb stick does not tell your batter where to swing but rather "How to Swing" 5. To get a quick understanding of "Pure Swing", go to homerun showdown games and try out different swings. ===== "Pure Swing" in Depth ===== (Assuming the batter is right handed) 1. Up Pushing the stick up tells your batter to lift the ball in the air, regardless of the location it's pitched. I.e. he needs to get his bat underneath the ball in order to lift it. Naturally, it's easier to lift a pitch that's already high, but you can still do it with a low pitch, provided that it's in the strike zone and your timing is perfect. If your timing is just a bit off, the common result is a weak grounder, or a pop up if you swing too early. 2. Down Pushing the stick down tells your batter to hit the ball to the ground. He must get the bat on top of the pitch. And it's naturally easier to do with lower pitcher. However, this type of hitting can create interesting results for high pitches. If the pitch is on the top of the strike zone, your batter might not be able to lift his shoulders high enough to get to bat on top of the pitch, but he might hit it squarely instead. A common result is actually a line drive. Yes, a line drive when the pitch is a high strike and you push the stick down. Pushing the stick down for a low pitch is actually not a very good idea unless you know what you are doing. All you are doing is driving the ball hard to the ground. You might get good contact, but lots of groundouts. Just like in real life, low balls are tougher to hit, and when the defense want to get you on a double play, they pitch low. In many case, it's actually better to leave the stick in the center when hitting low balls, your chances of hitting a line drive over the infielders are better. However, in the situations where you need a ground ball (Hit and Run), you want to push the stick down. 3. Left Telling your batter to pull the pitch. Pulling and push has a lot more to do with timing than the position of the thumb stick. However, using the stick can help especially if the pitcher has a very fast fastball. This position only works with center and inside pitches (zones 1,2,4,5,7,8). You chance of pulling an outside pitch using this method is next to zero. That's because this commend tells your batter to shorten his swing so he can get the bat head thru the strike zone faster in order to pull the pitch (if you miss, pay attention to the overhead p-i-p replay, you'll see the bat barely covers the strike zone). Remember, he also tries his best to make contact with the pitch, so an outside pitch is the direct contradiction of this commend. If you want to pull an outside pitch, the better way would be to leave the stick neutral and swing early, or even point the stick outside and swing early. 4. Right If you want to hit the pitch to the opposite side, this is the way to do it. If your batter does not have a high contact or a high power rating, this is the only way to counter outside pitches (or be patient). Pushing to the right works well with zones 3,6, and 9. Just like they are supposed to be in real life, outside pitches are harder to hit than inside pitches. The timing for an outside pitch is very tricky. My advice is: don't swing too early. Most of the time, if you try to pull an outside pitch to the left field, all you do is hitting it off the end of your bat and weakly ground out to the second baseman. If you hit it squarely, you might get a comebacker between the second baseman and the short stop. And if you just hit it a tad late, you might be able to put it through the space between the 1st and 2nd basemen. However, the contact will not be strong because your swing does not have the chance to generate power. And if you are too late, it's another weak grounder again. Moving the stick to the right side will cause your batter to lean in a bit and increase the power given to this type of contact, and get a better chance of driving the ball pass infielders. Outside pitches are generally the kind you pass up when you have no strikes on you, unless you have a good reason: you have a man on first so the gap between 1st and 2nd basemen is larger; Outside is your batter's hot zone; You are executing Hit and Run; or the pitcher has a great fastball that you can't catch up and want to try a different approach. For pitches that are in the middle column (zone 2,5 and 8), you normally want to pull them for power, but if you can't catch up with the pitch, it's not a bad idea to go the other way because that gives you just a fraction of a second longer to react and still be able to get a good hit. 5. Up and left. This is the most popular approach. And in most cases, it works wonders. This position tells your batter to shorten up his swing and scoop the pitch high over the left field fence. This type of swing works well with zones 1,2,4 and 5. It also works with low-and-in pitches in zone 7. It has occasional success with zone 3 and 8 depending on your batter and timing. Tough to hit zone 6 and almost impossible to get a good contact from zone 9 (except possibly bloopers to the right field). If you don't want to think much about hitting, don't want to pay attention about hitting, this is the best casual way to play. Simply sit on one pitch and one general area and hope to get lucky. Also, hopefully you are playing with a team that has many power hitters, otherwise you are just hitting flyouts. However, in MVP difficulty, CPU don't come to this zone often, particularly in times when you think they might such as 3-0 or 3-1 counts. They are more likely to pitch you away especially if you have a power hitter in the batter's box. (In my games, CPU never pitches to Pujols inside on 3-0 and 3-1) Anticipating to jack one out of the park this way is a sensible approach when you have no strikes and can afford to be picky. 6. Up and Right. This is similar to simply pressing right. However, besides giving more power to the outside swings, your batter will also attempt to lift the ball in the air. This swing works well with zone 3,6 and 9. Yes, it works with zone 9. You batter can hit a low and away pitch out of the park the other way for a homerun if you push Up and Right. It's a great way to hit if you need a fly ball (man on 3rd) and just can't get a middle or inside pitch to hit. It's also a great way to a triple. And in the situation where the CPU is setting you up for a double play, this type of swing is a good way to avoid it. (if you don't connect well, it's probably a weak grounder that won't result in a double play.) 7. Down and Right. Going for a grounder away. This is a specialty swing. You want to hit a strong grounder pass the 1st and 2nd basemen. Your batter will attempt to get his bat on top of the ball just like holding the stick directly down, except with extra power to the right side. It works with zone 3, 6 and 9. You actually can get good line drives hitting zone 3 pitches this way. Just like trying to hit high pitches holding down, your batter cannot get the bat high enough to drive the ball to the ground but hits it squarely instead. However, if your zone 3 is a cold zone, there is no way the batter can get the bat on top of the pitch, not even close. All you do is hitting pop-ups. 8. Down and Left. You are asking your batter to pull a pitch into the left side for a ground ball hit. Again, can result in line drive when approaching pitches in high zones. If your contact rating is low, you won't even be able to touch balls in zone 3,6 and 9. This is a specialty swing just like the one above. But because of the natural arc of a swing, this type of swing can also scoop low-inside pitch for a single to the left field. Remember, your thumb stick is not about where to swing, but how to swing. And your batter's performance, besides contact rating, has a lot to do with hot and cold zones. For example, if your batter has a cold zone 2, his ability to do what you ask for in that zone is low. He can't pull or push pitches well, and if you ask him to hit down hoping to get a hard line drive, you can forget about it. All he'll do is hitting pop ups. Usually all he can do in the cold zones is trying to make contact. And if your timing is good, he might get a hit. Let's say your batter has a hot zone 2 and cold zone 8, if you hold down to swing at a pitch coming at zone 2, your batter has a good chance of getting a line drive, even though your thumb stick is pointing down at the cold zone 8. Thumb stick position has nothing to do with swing location. Occasionally, Hot zones can be a mix blessing. For example, your batter has a hot zone 6 (outside). You ask him to hit an away grounder intended to go between 1st and 2nd basemen. You swing just a little bit early, and it becomes a grounder directly to the 2nd baseman. However, with another batter who has a cold zone 6, and since he is incapable of following orders in the zone to drive the ball to the ground (i.e. get his bat on top of the pitch), he simply hits it over the head of the 2nd baseman. Yes, that can happen. My description is a very generic and simplistic outline of Pure Swing. You will encounter many many incidences where the results don't even come close to what I describe or what you have in mind. I can't stress enough, timing is far more important than the analog stick. If you want to hit the ball the other way but pull it instead, you swing too early. Any time you get an unusual or unexpected result, use the replay feature to find out the contact point, you'll gain much insight to the Pure Swing system in no time. Q. It's so complicated, why can't I just point the analog stick at the pitch? A: Of course you can. It's a lot of work to make "Pure Swing" work. It demands a lot of attention and mental focus. You probably noticed during your exercise, whenever your mind wanders, you do horribly. I sometimes play it just like that, simply pointing the stick at the ball. And that's also how the in game tutorial tells you to play. Most of the time, you'll do ok, the only area lacking in this type of approaches is the low balls; you might hit into more double plays than you prefer. I just want you to know that you have options. If you've ever correctly taken an outside pitch to the opposite field for a HR, smack a high pitch to the ground for a Hit and Run, hit a line drive comebacker over the middle infielders, you'd truly appreciate the beauty of the system. ------------------------------------------------------------------ The Green Zone for Hitting ------------------------------------------------------------------ The idea of hitting is to make contact in the Green Zone. (Not the Green Zone for pitchers, the Green Zone for batters). What Green Zone? Please watch the in game MVP tips video, "Art of the Hitting". It explains to you that Green Zone is where your swing can make good contact; Yellow Zone is where your swing makes so-so contact, and the White Zone is probably for no contact. You can't see these zones in the game, but they exist nevertheless. The size of green zone varies according to the location of the pitch, the batter's contact rating, hot and cold zones, and how you position the analog stick. The green zone is large for pitches in zone 5, small for corner pitches (that's why we pitch to the corners). Large in red squares and small in blue squares. Also small in away squares. Green zone is earlier (close to the pitcher) for inside pitches and a little bit late (closer to the catcher) for outside pitchers. That's why we swing early on inside pitches and a tad late or not too early for outside pitches. When you move your stick to the outside to hit the ball the other way, you increase the green zone in that area. Green zone is huge for tipped-off pitches. Green zone is almost nonexistent if your low contact rating batter tries to pull an outside pitch. When I say "if your timing is correct…" I mean that if you are capable of hitting the green zone regardless of its size. You know when you hit the green zone because you hear the crisp and sweet crack of the bat sound and it's very satisfying. Timing, is all about hitting the green zone. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Fielding ------------------------------------------------------------------ Fielding can be the most troublesome aspect of the game. You can get better at pitching and hitting, but you can only do well in fielding as long as the CPU doesn't choke on you. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Outfield ------------------------------------------------------------------ Most people don't have any problem with a routine fly ball, even if you need to use the right analog stick for Big Play Control moments. The most common problems in the outfield are - giving up too many triples, and have a late jump on the ball. Here are a few things you need to know about fielding: 1. Despite what you might feel, the CPU usually does a good job of assigning you with a fielder who has the best chance to catch the ball. Mistake happens when you think you should be controlling one fielder but in fact, you are controlling the other and taking him down the wrong direction. 2. When CPU assigns a fielder for you to make the catch, the others fielders run back up paths. (They actually run them correctly) 3. There is about 0.5 to 1.0 sec delay after the ball is hit and before you can have control of the assigned fielder. 4. During this brief delay, all fielders are running at the correct directions, including yours. You job is to: Quickly identify your fielder and continue the path he is on before you take over. You need to move the stick to the direction he's running before the transition, otherwise he will stop and go (or slowdown) and frequently let a catchable fly ball turn into a blooper hit or worse. Here is a likely scenario of confusion: The ball is hit between left and center fielders. You assume that you are in control of the left fielder and immediately press down-right to chase the ball, but in fact, the CPU assigns you the center fielder and all you are doing is sending you center fielder to the first base direction, while the CPU controlled left fielder is running the backup path (towards the wall). ===== Tricks for locating your assigned fielder ===== 1. The fielder you control has a white circle underneath him. And if you have the player name option on, the nametag will appear underneath your fielder. 2. Unfortunately, both the circle and the name usually show up late. By the time you see them, you fielder already stops running. 3. You have 0.5 to 1.0 of time to decide, don't move your stick right away after the hit, moving the fielder to the wrong direction is more damaging than not moving or moving late. 4. The fielder that has the "L1" label on him is NOT the one you are controlling. And in most cases, it's only a decision between 2 fielders; it's easy to find him this way. Besides, unlike the circle and nametag, "L1" label shows up right away. 5. Turn off the player icon option. You don't need it. If you are playing Dynasty mode, you should know who your outfielders are and their capabilities before the game. You should also use the scouting report to know your opponent. There is no need to use icons. They inhibit your ability to quickly find the "L1" label. Let's revisit the scenario: As soon as the ball is hit and the camera switches view, don't jump the gun by immediately moving down-right. Judging by the view, you should know right away the choice is between the center fielder and the left fielder. You see the "L1" tag next to the left fielder, you immediately press down-left (because you know you are in control of the center fielder by process of elimination. You already roughly know where he is supposed to be, you know where the ball will land, you don't need to locate him before you move. You move first then fine tune his path). ===== Reducing unfair triples ===== Ah... the notorious CPU cheap triples. Some triples are legit, like those hit to the right field, or the batter is a fast runner. Some are questionable, especially the ones hit to the left side of the field by average speed hitters. They are usually the result of bad fielding, not slow fielders. Here is usually how it happens: The ball is hit between the center and left fielders. It is closer to the left fielder so you think you should be in control of the left fielder. But no, CPU assigns you the center fielder. Why? Because that's an easy double and the left fielder doesn't have a realistic chance of catching the ball. The ball will reach the outfield wall and bounce towards the center fielder. If you think you are in control of the left fielder, you probably move the center fielder out of position by the time the ball bounces towards him. Worse, if you hit the "L1" button to control the left fielder, all you can do is chasing after the ball for a long time. Even if you haven't moved the center fielder out of position much, he is no help because you know that the CPU controlled fielders don't field the ball when yours is in close proximity. Instead, if you realize that you are in control of the center fielder and use him to field the bounced ball, you can hold the runner at the second base. It's still not safe after you field the ball. You need to know where to throw, the best way is to throw to the third base (hit the square button) and immediately hold R1 to cut it off with your shortstop. If you don't cut it off, the ball will die down somewhere before reaching the 3rd base and allowing the runner to reach safely. If you do it correctly, you'll see the runner thinking about taking third but return to second right away. ===== Bloopers ===== In most cases, you are deciding between 2 out fielders to control. However, if the hit is a lazy shallow blooper, CPU might assign you an infielder. This is particularly tricky. If you can identify the situation quickly and correctly move the infielder outward without any hiccups, your infielder can make the catch. But if you just hesitate a bit or have a wrong initial move, you might want to tap L1 right away and have your outfielder come in if they are reasonably close by. CPU does tend to get a few cheap bloopers in every game. Still, with practice, the number can be reduced. ===== Other Outfield Tips ===== -Know your limit. It's a temptation trying to catch everything and trying to throw everyone out at the home plate. Don't. You should know who's running the bases, your outfielders' strength and make the correct throws. -It's better to give up a base hit than trying to reach for a tough catch and risk the possibility of letting the ball go by (i.e. a triple). The only time you do this is in a do or die situation (Bottom of the 9th, last out, man on 3rd). If you are up by 1 run, you don't mind a single, but you don't want to give up a triple. -If you can't make the catch, you should move your fielder to intercept the path of the ball before it reaches the wall instead of running directly towards the ball. -You can add more power to your throw to the home plate. When there is a man on 3rd and you get a high fly ball (you have plenty of time to get your outfielder in position) you can move the stick up after the fielder locks in position. This will cause him to move to the top of the circle (the fielding aid). Press and hold the X button BEFORE you catch the ball, and you'll see him does a short running catch and throw the ball to the home plate. (You still need to release the X button correctly after the throw meter shows up) -When throwing to the home plate, don't let your throw meter go into red. Offline throws are useless. Also, be aware of other baserunners. If the play at home doesn't have a good chance, you are better off throwing the ball to 2nd base so other base runners don't advance on you. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Infield ------------------------------------------------------------------ Some key points about the outfield still apply to infield. 1. CPU tries to assign you the optimum fielder (still true, I'll explain) 2. You still have a fraction of a second before taking control of the fielder, and they all move correctly before you take over. (NOTE: my description of the fielding mechanics is not 100% accurate. The CPU behavior is not always consistent and I can't figure out why. But at least I can get my fielders to perform as instructed 90% of the time) ===== Normal Fielding ===== You move your fielder in position. LET GO of the stick once he fields the ball, then throw. This way, your fielder will try to get a good footing before throwing. Most obvious for the Shortstop --- he runs towards the third base to catch the ball. After he fields (No Big Play Control). He stops and plants his right foot, then throw to the first base. This is the way to throw if you have plenty of time to get the out. A fielder who's already running towards the throw direction might not slowdown to plant his foot (he doesn't have to) ===== Throwing on the Move ===== You move your fielder towards the ball. CONTINUE to hold the stick towards the running direction after the catch, and throw. In this case, your fielder will throw on the move without trying to get a solid footing first. If you are using Derek Jeter (or other good Shortstops), you'll see them hop and turn in the mid air to throw to the first base. Be aware of your throw meter, the chance of committing an error is greater than the Normal Fielding (particularly on MVP level) ===== Preload Your Throw ===== If you hold down the throw button before the fielder catches the ball, he'll try to get rid of it as soon as he catches it. (The throw meter will still pop up and you still need to release the button correctly). It can be done both in stationary or running positions. If your fielder is running when you preload your throw, he will do something similar to Throwing on the Move. ===== Big Play Control ===== Your fielder can jump up or take a bigger step to catch the ball when needed. And if the situation requires, he can leap and dive. This is a problem area. Leap is just like what an outfielder does, jump sideway in the air trying to catch a line drive. Dive, he slides and hits the ground trying to stop a fast ground ball. To perform a leap, your right analog stick needs to be at the top half of the circle, and to perform a dive, use the lower half. Let's say you are moving the second baseman towards the second base to stop a fast groundball that gets pass the pitcher. Your left thumb stick point up- left. You need to execute a Big Play in order to catch the ball so you move your right thumb stick to up-left position as well. It's only natural. But instead of diving down to stop the ball, because the right stick moves to the top half of the circle, the second baseman leaps as if trying to catch a line drive and let the groundball go to the outfield. It's ugly. You need to remember down for dive, up for leap regardless of his running direction. ===== Throwing after Big Play Control ===== If you hold down the throw button while executing the Big Play, your fielder will do some nifty moves. You get to see him toss from the knee; toss from the knee and roll over (common for 2nd baseman), bare hand toss etc. The only tricky part is the throw meter. The meter can be very slow or very fast depending on the Big Play. If you release the button too early, your fielder will toss the ball softly and waste the Big Play effort, if release too late, he might commit and error. You want to pay attention under these circumstances and don't assume all throw meters move at the same speed. ===== The Problem Areas ===== When pitches are hit between the first and second basemen, CPU has a tendency to give you control of the first baseman. Yes, it's the optimum choice because he indeed is capable of making the catch. However, your reaction is frequently too late to utilize the first baseman, and you prefer to control the second baseman. What usually happens is you watching the CPU controlled second baseman letting the ball go by when he is also perfectly capable of catching it. This is because CPU fielders do not field the ball when yours is close by. (They will get in the position, but just won't catch it) Though, sometimes you can get lucky if your first baseman is way out of position and CPU switch your control to second baseman before the ball gets by. Ideally, you want to quickly tap L1 and use the second baseman to catch the ball. The same thing happens on the other side between the 3rd baseman and the shortstop. And for direct comebacker, CPU will initially give you control of the pitcher, once the ball gets by him, CPU MIGHT switch control to the shortstop or 2nd baseman for you. If you can tap L1 early enough, you are in good shape. What you don't want to do is tapping L1 too late, especially just a fraction of a second after CPU gives you the correct fielder. Another issue with infielder is that they cannot lead the throw. For example, your first baseman comes in to field the ball and your pitcher moves over to cover the first base. In real life, the first base man will throw the ball to first base before the pitcher gets there so both the ball and the pitcher arrive at the same time. Unfortunately, MVP fielders in this game can't do that. They only throw if someone is there. If you wonder why sometimes your first baseman won't throw the ball to the pitcher covering the first base, this is the reason. You can either wait, or keep hitting throw button until the meter shows up. Sometimes the meter will show up, but the player won't move at all. You don't have to worry much in this case, he's just waiting for the pitcher to get there, and he'll throw once the pitcher is in position. Have you seen hits off pitcher's foot? This is the reason I don't turn the player name option on. When a ball is hit off the pitcher's foot, you might have a hard time finding it if the name option is on, especially with a long last name, the text covers up a good chuck of the grass in from of the pitcher and making locating the tiny white dot difficult. The worst part is the animation stutter. You might have seen this before. For whatever reason, your fielder just won't throw the ball as expected after fielding it. This happens more often when a fielder runs forward to catch the ball and is still in motion and unbalanced when you want him to throw. It looks like he's having trouble getting the ball out of his glove. And it happens more if the target is 180 degree from his running direction. None of these situations is a problem. Usually you just have to keep trying until he throws. The real killer is when you want a double play... ------------------------------------------------------------------ Turning the Double Play ------------------------------------------------------------------ -Preload your throw is usually necessary. And it's always necessary if you used the Big Play Control (leap or dive) to catch the ball. -If there is going to be a takeout slide, I would choose to release the button earlier. Even though the throw to the first base might be softer, the alternative is no throw. There is rarely an overthrow to the first base because before you can charge up the meter to the red zone, you are already taken out by the runner. -On a 3-4-1 Double play (1st-2nd-pitcher covering 1st), you want to make sure that your throw to the second base is accurate so the second baseman can return it faster. -The worse CPU problem regarding the Double Play is not the animation stutter. It's the inability to change my mind. I can live with the notion that my fielder is having trouble getting the ball out of the glove. But once I realize that the double play is not going to work, I should have the option to abandon it in favor of getting the out at first base. But no, the fielder will still throw to 2nd base. That's ok. Because I can use it to my advantage...;) ======>Extra tips: beating the rundown If you ever get caught in a rundown, don't give up easily. You can beat it. Because the fielders are not allowed to change their minds once they decide to throw, you can change your direction as soon as you see the guy chasing you is about to throw. He can't stop his throwing motion to tag you out so you'll have enough time to get pass him and back to the base safely. (hopefully by the time you touch him, the ball is already out of his hand and in mid-air). If you can do this successfully, you can be quite callous about taking a big lead when trying to steal base. When the pitcher throws the ball to the first base and your runner hasn't moved, tell him to run to the second base instead of returning to first. Then try to beat it in a rundown. There is a reason why I have no problem with the default sliders. The CPU has advantage in some areas, and can be cheap in some areas, but I also have my advantage in some areas (more accurate pitching) and can also be cheap in some areas (better base stealing). So I think we are about even. Big thanks to Inks71 (email:delfjac@yahoo.com, website: www.highaims.com) for donating all this information for this guide. Without him, this section of the guide wouldn't be here. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 19: Created Players (CAPS) ------------------------------------------------------------------ In MVP Baseball 2004, you can create players that look very similiar to players that aren't in the game. Here are some Created Players that people have made so far. If you have one of your own, feel free to e-mail me and I'll post it here. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Kazuo Matsui ------------------------------------------------------------------ DOB: 10/23/1975 Pos: SS B/T: S/R Batter Ditty Type: Dance No: 25 Height: 5'10 Body Type: Athletic (skinny made him 140lbs.) Face: 6 Hair Color: 1 (I wanted a reddish/orange but no dice) Hair Style: 6 (they do not have long hair unfortunately) Facial Hair: 1 Body Build (I did not change any of these) Bat Color: 1 Fielding Glove: 1 Elbow Guard: 3 Shin Guard: 2 Wristband: 1 Socks: High Catcher's Mask: 1 Batting Gloves: On Batting Stance: Generic (do you know what it is?) Contact vs. RHP/LHP: 76/88 Power vs. LHP/RHP: 54/56 Bunting: 85 Plate Discipline: 70 Durability: 97 Speed: 97 Stealing Tendency: 85 Baserunning Ability: 85 Fielding: 90 Range: 95 Throwing Strength: 85 Throwing Accuracy: 90 -by LetsGoOakland927 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Kevin Millar ------------------------------------------------------------------ DOB: 9/24/1971 Pos: 1B B/T: R/R Batter Ditty Type: Heavy Rock/Country No: 15 Height: 6'0 Body Type: Heavy Face: 5 Hair Color: 1 Hair Style : 1 or 6 (depends if you want the shaved look or not) Facial Hair: 6 Bat Color: 2 Fielding Glove: 3 Elbow Guard: 2 Socks: High Batting Gloves: On Batting Stance: Sheffield Contact vs. RHP/LHP: 70/75 Power vs. RHP/LHP: 69/70 Bunting: 40 Plate Discipline: 55 Durability: 75 Speed: 47 Stealing Tendency: 30 Baserunning Ability: 60 Fielding: 75 Range: 65 Throwing Strength: 75 Throwing Accuracy: 75 -by LetsGoOakland927 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Damian Miller ------------------------------------------------------------------ DOB: 10/13/1969 Pos: C B/T: R/R Ditty: Country No: 26 Height: 6'3 Body Type: Athletic Face: 3 Hair Color: 4 Hair Style: 3 Facial Hair: 1 Bat Color: 1 Glove: 3 Socks: Regular Catcher Mask: 1 Batting Gloves: On Batting Stance: Generic Contact vs. RHP/LHP: 63/60 Power vs. RHP/LHP: 46/40 Bunting: 50 Plate Discipline: 65 Durability: 85-90 Speed: 62 Stealing Tendency: 50 Baserunning Ability: 65 Fielding: 95 Range: 95 Throwing Strength: 85 Throwing Accuracy: 85-90 -by LetsGoOakland927 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Shingo Takatsu ------------------------------------------------------------------ First: Shingo Last: Takatsu DOB: Nov 25 1968 Position: RP Throws: Right Bats: Right Ditty: Pop #: 10 Height: 5'11 Body: Skinny Face: 6 Hair Color: 1 Style: 3 Facial: 1 Body Build: No adjusting Bat Color: 2 Glove Color: 3 Elbow/Shin/Wrist: None Socks: Low Gloves: On Stance: Generic C RHP: 22 C LHP: 19 P RHP: 20 P LHP: 20 Bunt: 20 Discipline: 10 Durability: 75 Speed: 44 Stealing: 0 Baserunning: 30 Fielding: 65 Range: 50 Strength: 65 Accuracy: 65 Delivery: Style2 Stamina: 38 Pickoff: 50 Fastball C: 50 Fastball V: 86 Move: 60 Control: 84 Velocity: 79 Move: 85 Control: 80 Velocity: 88 -by Remer88 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Adam LaRoche ------------------------------------------------------------------ DOB: 11/6/79 Position: 1B 2nd Pos.: None Throws: Left Bats: Left Ditty: Rock Number: 19 Height: 6'3" Build: Skinny Face: 2 Hair Color: 2 Hair Style: 4 Facial Hair: 8 Bat Color: 1 Fielding Glove: 2 Elbow Guard: 3 Shin Guard: None Wristband: 5 Socks: Regular Catcher Mask: 1 Batting Gloves: On Batting Stance: Generic Contact vs RHP: 80 Contact vs LHP: 65 Power vs RHP: 70 Power vs LHP 60 Bunting: 40 Plate Discipline: 75 Durability: 80 Speed: 60 Stealing Tendency: 30 Baserunning Ability: 65 Fielding: 80 Range: 65 Throwing Strength: 85 Throwing Accuracy: 75 -by LetsGoOakland927 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Name: Joe Mauer ------------------------------------------------------------------ DOB: 4/18/1983 Pos: C B/T: L/R Batter Ditty Type: Rock No: 7 Height: 6'4 Body Type: Athletic 212lbs Face: 5 Hair Color: 2 Hair Style: 7 Facial Hair: 1 Bat Color: 1 Fielding Glove: 4 Elbow Guard: 1 Shin Guard: NONE Wristband: 3 Socks: Low Catcher's Mask: 1 Batting Gloves: On Batting Stance: Generic Contact vs. RHP/LHP: 66/63 Power vs. LHP/RHP: 72/69 Bunting: 60 Plate Discipline: 75 Durability: 85 Speed: 68 Stealing Tendency: 30 Baserunning Ability: 60 Fielding: 80 Range: 85 Throwing Strength: 90 Throwing Accuracy: 85 -by BigDaddy0000 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Grady Sizemore ------------------------------------------------------------------ DOB: 8/2/82 POS: LF/CF B/T: L/L Batter Ditty Type: Hip Hop Number: 65 Height: 6'2 Build: Athletic (make close to 200-205) Face: 9 Hair Color: 1 Hair Style: 6 Facial Hair: 1 Bat Color: 5 Glove: 3 Socks: Regular Batting Gloves: On Stance: Generic Contact vs LHP/RHP: 58/62 Power LHP/RHP: 60/63 Bunting: 40 Plate Discipline: 65 Durability: 85 Speed: 83 Steal Tend: 60 Base Ab: 80 Fielding: 75 Range: 75 Throw Strength: 75 Throw Acc: 75 -donated by: Skyline ------------------------------------------------------------------ Akinori Otsuka ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team: Padres Birthday: January 13, 1972 POS: RP Throws/Bats: R/R Ditty: Doesn't Matter NO: 16 Height: 6-0 Body: Athletic Face: 7 Hair Color: 1 Hair Style: 3 Facial Hair: 1 Bat Color: (Whatever it gives you) Fielding Glove: 2 Wristband: 1 Socks: Regular Batting Gloves: On Batting: Stance: Generic Contact (RHP/LHP): 21/22 Power (RHP/LHP): 18/18 Plate Discipline: 20 Durability: 50 Speed: 55 Stealing Tendency: 10 Baserunning Ability: 20 Fielding: 40 Range: 40 Throwing Strength: 60 Throwing Accuracy: 65 Pitching: Stamina: 41 Pickoff: 50 Fastball Control: 82 Fastball Velocity: 91 Pitch #2: Slider Movement: 82 Control: 80 Velocity: 85 Pitch #3: Splitter Movement: 78 Control: 86 Velocity: 86 Pitch #4: Changeup Movement: 65 Control: 77 Velocity: 79 Pitch #5: None -donated by: Rag3vsW0rld ------------------------------------------------------------------ Scott Kazmir ------------------------------------------------------------------ DOB: 1/24/1984 Pos: SP B/T: L/L Ditty: Rock? No: (don't know) Height: 6'1 Body: Skinny (I've read listing of 170-180, this makes him 172) Face: 1 Hair Color: 3 Hair Style: 5 Facial Hair: 1 Bat Color: 1 Glove: 3 Socks: Regular Batting Stance: Generic (don't know) Pitcher Delivery: Style 2 Stamina: 62 Pickoff: 30 FB Control: 33 FB Velocity: 94 Slider Movement: 20 Control: 31 Velocity: 82 Curveball Movement: 10 Control: 27 Velocity: 77 Change-up Movement: 10 Control: 20 Velocity: 79 -donated by: Swift1 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Cory Lidle ------------------------------------------------------------------ Team: Cincinati Reds DOB: 3-22-1972 Postion: SP B/T: R/R Number: #15 Height: 6’0" Built: Skinny Face: 5 Hair Color: 5 Hair Style: 4 Facial Hair: 6 Bat Color: 1 Fielding Glove: 2 Elbow Guard: None Shin Guard: None Wristband: None Socks: Low Batting Stance: Generic RHP Contact: 25 LHP Contact: 29 RHP Power: 27 LHP Power: 38 Bunting: 50 Discipline: 40 Durability: 75 Speed: 48 Stealing Tendency: 20 Baserunning Ability: 40 Fielding: 65 Range: 60 Throwing Strength: 65 Throwing Accuracy: 65 Delivery: STYLE 1 Stamina: 74 Pickoff: 50 Pitch Type: Fastball Control: 76 Velocity: 90 Pitch Type: Splitter Movement: 81 Control: 75 Velocity: 83 Pitch Type: Curveball Movement: 73 Control: 66 Velocity: 78 Pitch Type: Changeup Movement: 52 Control: 67 Velocity: 77 -This was on the EA sports page ------------------------------------------------------------------ BJ Upton ------------------------------------------------------------------ DOB: August 21, 1984 Pos: SS B/T: R/R Batter Ditty Type: Rock No: 22 Height: 6-3 Body Type: Skinny Face: 12 Hair Color: 1 Hair Style: 1 Facial Hair: 1 Bat Color: 2 Fielding Glove: 2 Wristband: 3 Socks: High Catcher's Mask: 1 Batting Gloves: On Batting Stance: Generic Contact vs. RHP/LHP: 57/67 Power vs. LHP/RHP: 46/50 Bunting: 90 Plate Discipline: 50 Durability: 80 Speed: 92 Stealing Tendency: 80 Baserunning Ability: 85 Fielding: 75 Range: 80 Throwing Strength: 75 Throwing Accuracy: 80 -donated by: NFLWilliamGreen31no3 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Matt Herges ------------------------------------------------------------------ DOB: April 1, 1970 B/T: RP/None Throws: Right Bats: Left Ditty: Rock Jersey: #48 Height: 6'0" Built: Athletic Head: 1/6/8/1 Build: Upper: 3 Squares Lower: 5 Squares Biceps: 4 Squares Forearms: 4 Squares Wrists: 5 Squares Thighs: 4 Squares Shins: 4 Squares Feet: 4 Squares Bat Color: 2 Glove: 3 Elbow: None Shin: None Wrist: None Socks: Regular Gloves: On Batting Stance: High (Not sure) RHP: 23 Contact, 25 Power LHP: 20 Contact, 21 Power Bunting: 20 Discipline: 20 Speed: 43 Stealing: 0 Baserunning: 0 Fielding: 50 Range: 60 Throwing Strength: 65 Throwing Accuracy: 65 Delivery style: Not Sure Stamina: 46 Pickoff: 50 Fastball Control: 80 Faasbtall Velocity: 91 Curveball Movement: 60 Control: 56 Velocity: 75 Changeup Movement: 40 Control: 64 Velocity: 80 Sinker Movement: 60 Control: 58 Velocity: 86 -donated by: Splodem ------------------------------------------------------------------ Edwin Encarnacion ------------------------------------------------------------------ DOB: April 1, 1970 Team: Cincinnati Reds (AAA) DOB: 1/7/1983 1st Position: 3B 2nd Position: INF Throws: R Bats: R Batter Ditty Type: Rock Weight: 195 Height: 6-1 Jersey #: 68 Face: 12 Hair Color: 1 Hair Style: 10 Facial Hair: 1 Bat: 4 Glove: 2 Elbow Guard: None Shin Guard: None Wrist band: None Socks: High Catcher mask: 1 Batting gloves: On Batting Stance: Generic Contact vs. RHP: 44 Contact vs. LHP: 50 Power vs. RHP: 53 Power vs. LHP: 56 Bunting: 55 Plate Discipline: 75 Durability: 70 Speed: 76 Stealing Agg.: 75 Baserun Abil.: 80 Fielding: 75 Range: 75 Throw Strg: 65 Throw Acc.: 65 -donated by HokeyRules ------------------------------------------------------------------ 20: Sliders ------------------------------------------------------------------ Ever want to tweak the gameplay even more because you feel like you are getting great games on the difficulty mode you like. Well you can easily do this by adjusting the sliders of the game. Here are some sliders that will make the games you play more fun. ------------------------------------------------------------------ ParedFIA Sliders ------------------------------------------------------------------ *All pitching aides off!* MVP 2004 SLIDERS - All Star difficulty Pitch Speed: -5 User Pitcher Fatigue: -5 CPU Pitcher Fatigue: 3 (Better than before. Pitchers tire a LOT better) User Batting Contact: 17 CPU Batting Contact: -13 (You'll see more foul balls as well as more realistic hits) User Batting Power: 5 CPU Batting Power: 10 (believe it or not the CPU just doesn't hit you hard enough) User Bunting Ability: 30 CPU Bunting Ability: 30 User Outfielder Speed: 15 CPU Outfielder Speed: 8 User Infielder Speed: 1 CPU Infielder Speed: 1 User Baserunning Speed: -3 CPU Baserunning Speed: -5 User Throw Speed: -3 CPU Throw Speed: -3 User Throw Accuracy: 0 CPU Throw Accuracy: 0 User Runner Agression: 0 CPU Runner Agression: 10 Runner Injury Frequency: 13 (Just so we can get a few more injuries going...) Pitcher Injury Frequency: 13 Batter Injury Frequency: 13 Fielder Injury Frequency: 13 CPU Steal Rate: 50 (Still having a big problem with steals... I'll post more below) User Dive Difficulty: 18 User Catch Errors: 20 (C'mon, we needed more errors!) CPU Catch Errors: 20 User Runner Steal Speed: -9 CPU Runner Steal Speed: -9 (This one is still up in the air... more below) User Runner Steal Delay: -5 CPU Runner Steal Delay: -5 Bullpen Fatigue Rate: 6 (The '-' was a mistake last time) Bullpen Fatigue Grace: 12 Notes: -Drawing walks should NOT be a problem for patient players. -Steals... aye, this is an issue. I've done extensive testing on this, but so far it's not looking good. The game has only been released less than a week so far, so lets give it some more time. As of right now, it seems the CPU does not steal or hit and run as much as I see in a real baseball broadcast. There are some key points that might affect this: a.The CPU logic is very good. The lack of steals might be b/c of the fact that most of us get ahead of the CPU and would rather throw a borderline strike (which the CPU puts into play) than fall behind in the count. It's a game, and I'm sure a majority of the gamers are doing that. >_< b.The CPU steal speed and steal delay might be affecting the CPU's logic on stealing. Tinkering with it might be causing less steals. But I have to say, I don't remember steals before messing with them anyway.... c.There might be an honest to god lack of steals, and the CPU Steal Rate slider doesn't do JACK. Let's hope it's not (c). Now, the slight changes I've made for MVP difficulty level: User Batting Contact: 5 CPU Batting Contact: -23 User Batting Power: 3 CPU Batting Power: -10 CPU Outfielder Speed: 6 (They get a better jump on balls hit on this level) That's it for MVP. The rest are the same. ------------------------------------------------------------------ ParedFia's New Sliders ------------------------------------------------------------------ These sliders are a bit different which allows games not to be always so close. All pitching aides off!* All Star difficulty Pitch Speed: 0 (This actually has an effect on force of balls hit... raise/lower at your own risk) User Pitcher Fatigue: 2 (Seems best here) CPU Pitcher Fatigue: 7 (Pitchers getting shelled get taken out earlier now - Remember to work the count! Still having a problem getting the CPU to use it's bullpen earlier though...) User Batting Contact: 13 CPU Batting Contact: -25 (You will see the CPU batters watch a few strikes go by...) User Batting Power: 11 (To address all the complaints of close games... you should get more varying scores, similar to the game the way it is today, unlike the 80's and early 90's) CPU Batting Power: 9 (believe it or not the CPU just doesn't hit you hard enough) User Bunting Ability: 30 CPU Bunting Ability: 30 User Outfielder Speed: 17 CPU Outfielder Speed: 6 User Infielder Speed: -3 CPU Infielder Speed: -3 (Now you'll see some more "seeing eye singles!") User Baserunning Speed: -2 CPU Baserunning Speed: -5 (EVEN LESS triples now... with no effect to steal speed; MAKE SURE YOU HIT THE CUTOFFS!) User Throw Speed: -2 CPU Throw Speed: -4 User Throw Accuracy: 3 CPU Throw Accuracy: -5 User Runner Aggression: 0 CPU Runner Aggression: 9 Runner Injury Frequency: 18 (Just so we can get a few more injuries going...) Pitcher Injury Frequency: 18 Batter Injury Frequency: 18 Fielder Injury Frequency: 18 CPU Steal Rate: 50 (Still having a big problem with steals... It's EA's fault!) User Dive Difficulty: 18 User Catch Errors: 27 (C'mon, we needed more errors!) CPU Catch Errors: 27 User Runner Steal Speed: -9 CPU Runner Steal Speed: -9 (This one is still up in the air... more below) User Runner Steal Delay: -5 CPU Runner Steal Delay: -5 Bullpen Fatigue Rate: 6 (The '-' was a mistake last time) Bullpen Fatigue Grace: 12 Notes: -Drawing walks should NOT be a problem for patient players. -Again, games will be MORE offensive minded. I've been able to get those ridiculous results last year of a few games 10-12, and so on... #1 starters can still dominate. Pitch placement is key... -Steals... aye, this is an issue. I've done extensive testing on this, but so far it's not looking good. As of right now, it seems the CPU does not steal or hit and run as much as I see in a real baseball broadcast. There are some key points that might affect this: a. The CPU logic is very good. The lack of steals might be b/c of the fact that most of us get ahead of the CPU and would rather throw a borderline strike (which the CPU puts into play) than fall behind in the count. It's a game, and I'm sure a majority of the gamers are doing that. >_< b. The CPU steal speed and steal delay might be affecting the CPU's logic on stealing. Tinkering with it might be causing less steals. But I have to say, I don't remember steals before messing with them anyway.... c. There might be an honest to god lack of steals, and the CPU Steal Rate slider doesn't do JACK. Let's hope it's not (c). ------------------------------------------------------------------ If you want to use this on MVP mode, make the following changes: Pared's MVP Baseball 2004 sliders - MVP difficulty level: User Batting Contact: 5 CPU Batting Contact: -23 User Batting Power: 7 CPU Batting Power: -10 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 21: Glitches ------------------------------------------------------------------ There are many glitches in MVP Baseball 2004 that pop all the time. Here I have a made a section dedicated to all the glitches in the game. Hopefully, next year, EA Sports will clear these glitches up in time. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Progression Glitch ------------------------------------------------------------------ Each player in the game has a star rating or a progression rating (unviewable) from 1-5. 1 is no chance of getting better and five is outstanding (soon to be bonafide star). Now these can be seen on the PC version using the MVP editor. Unfortunately only a handful of guys in each organization (ML, AAA, AA) have a star rating of 3 or above. That means that console guys are stuck with seeing only those guys improve considerably over the years. Now, if you edit anyone that is a 2 or lower and make them 50 ratings all-around, they will only get worse, as the game trys to cap them from being above average players because of their star ratings. PC owners will be able to edit the star ratings for anyone they want with Glass's MVP Editor, which is why I am returning the PS2 one and getting PC. As far as the draft goes (incoming players). This gets even more trickier. There is a file for the PC version that breaks down exactly how generated players (rookies) are made up. It's very hard to explain, but I can give a try. It randomly choses the starting ratings for a player and a star rating as well. Unfortunately, it can start as little as 1 for every category and is skewed towards startling low for some reason. That is why you may see some guys sky rocket after their first season. They were created as bums, but their star rating is high. Unfortunatley, they won't hit their potential until age 30 and then will begin to decline. They will get all the way up to rating and then drop, never getting close to being a bonafide major leaguer. Now this can also be edited in the PC Version. People are already taking steps to skewing the progression file into making more guys between the ratings of 20-30 to start and making sure that their is a great chance for them to have star ratings of 3 or more. Again, this cannot be done on the PS2. Basically, Once all your stars retire and the players get replaced by computer generated nobodies, the franchise mode will no longer reflect any kind of realism for the kind of players that will actually be in the league. Major League players will basically all be minor league level talents with very few outstanding players. Say goodbye to players like A-Rod, Jeter, Willis, and other young stars since they will not develope unless you heavily tweak your rosters every season. Just a heads up so you can keep an eye on it and fix it manually if desired. -Poonox from the OperationSports -Millbuddah for clearing up the situation ------------------------------------------------------------------ Online Glitch ------------------------------------------------------------------ Online glitch that gives the home team 10 runs, pitchers 0% stamina and batters repeatedly come up to hit no matter what the out come. This only happens online and happens rarely. Has been reported by numerous people though. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Scoring Errors/Hits ------------------------------------------------------------------ The scoring with error/hits is all messed up. The game can not determine if there is a fielder's choice, error, or a hit. I've noticed this a few times, and Muka also brought this to my attention. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Wild Pitches ------------------------------------------------------------------ If a pitcher throws a wild pitch that hits the backstop, then the pitch isn't even counted half the time. This can be used a major cheat if you are trying to strike out batters while playing the computer. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Left Hander Hitters ------------------------------------------------------------------ Left-handers seem to have more trouble hitting home runs in this game. Right hander batters usually can hit a lot more bombs, while left hitter handers have more trouble getting it over the fence. This could be due to the pitch location, or the type of pitching that people throw. This has been reported all over the net though, which makes this a glitch. FOLLOW UP: its not as much as a glitch in the game for lefties to hit the long ball its more that alot of people think the way you hit the ball out with lefties and righties are not the same. The common misconception is that you have to hit a high and inside pitch to get it out of the park. This is true generally for righties but lefties have more success hitting the down and in pitch out of the park, especially guys with unique swings like Thome, Griffey Jr., Delgado, Giles. Also most of the power hitting lefties in baseball have these unqiue stances which slightly alters the way a person percieves the timing of their hitting and generally people go to the opposite field especially with Griffey and Delgado. Lastly, the way the analog hitting structure of the game is set up in a way that it is easier to pull the ball for a righty b/c you move the right stick up which is easier to time up with hitting "X". With the lefties youve got to have more of a feel for what your guys swing is really like in real life so with some practice you will get a feel for it. In my first season Thome hit 76 HRs' on all-star level. Believe me it will work. Even though that was only on all-star level it would be more like 40 to 50 on mvp level which needless to say is a big boost for most guys. -messerlb@ohiodominican.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------ Aaron Rowand ------------------------------------------------------------------ When Aaron Rowand of the Chicago White Sox comes to bat, the annoucer says Aaron Boone for some odd reason. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Pop Fly/Homerun Glitch ------------------------------------------------------------------ There has been many incidents where a Pop Fly is called as a homerun in this game. Here is one situation: It's the top of the 4th inning at Houston. Matt Clement hits a high pop foul heading back towards where the dugout first begins. The ball looks out of play from the wide camera view they show. The catcher runs and extends his glove. The ball missed the glove, but you hear the popping sound as if it hit the glove. The announcer calls "Home Run!" and the sign on the screen shows it too. Clement ran to first base and then jogged back to the dugout. The box score credited him for a homerun. It gave him two at bats for the play, one for the homerun and the other for the foul pop out though the score of the game didn't change. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Bunting Glitch ------------------------------------------------------------------ If you are bunting and you your opponent is trying to hit you with the ball by using the hit batter button, your batter will not get hit. Instead, the ball will be a pass ball with no strike being called, even though the batter does not pull the bat back in time. This is a glitch that happens a lot of times when you are playing a two player game. -donated by: Bfour7456 ------------------------------------------------------------------ PC Glitches ------------------------------------------------------------------ Annoucing --------------- - When a player goes up to bat, the announcer will call out his position that he normally plays, but not the current position he plays. Like for example: Alex Rodriguez is a SS, but say i put him on 3B for the game, when he comes up to bat, the ball park announcer will call him as: Now batting, the Shortstop, Alex Rodriguez - Sometimes, 1 announcer will say the players name and the other announcer will say what he did last at bat. So for ex: say Ichiro is up to bat. Announcer A will say: Ichiro, then announcer B will say was hit by a pitch the last at bat - sometimes a 2-0 count is called as 2 outs by the annoucer - I'm not sure if this is a mistake, but say i am pitching to a batter, and the count is anything besides 0-0, when i change a pitcher, the batter, if he is an S, will switch sides. But I don't think this is allowed in real baseball... not sure - When a left-handed pitcher is warming up in the bullpen during the home half of the innnig, he will be throwing right and annouced as a right handed pitcher.. then during the away half of the inning, he will go back to being a left handed pitcher, and if he makes it to the next home half of the inning, he is throwing right again - Sometimes there are no one on base and the announcers will say that the batter should be wise to move the runners in scoring position. - speech volume is slower soft on one quote... "Nice execution right there, he nailed the catcher's target...." Replay ---------- - On a miss swing, the reply will show u your swing, but the ball goes through the catcher's mitt - when the ball is shown on the replay missed swing, the ball movement is not accurate to the pitcher's throw Gameplay -------------- - Scoreboard has errors. The home team's score is the same as the number of hits - After a mound visit, when the batter comes up to bat, the catcher is not there - Some player's batting view in angle 3 - center, are moved up and down... no idea why (like Adam Dunn) - When the home team's D is shown, the OF lineup is not shown. Others ---------- - The News in the Dynasty mode is always invalid. For example: Say Bret Boone is leading the league with 20 homeruns, some days, u will get notes saying that albert pujols has hit 10 homeruns and he is the new leader in homeruns when clearly Boone is. - User has to load his profile in Dynasty mode. annoying - No Season Mode - Control is pretty poor for players.. - PC version, using a keyboard has many glitches.... I cannot do a lot of things with the keyboard. For example: - diving, running over catcher, breaking DP - throwing the ball in certain areas of the batting zone - intentional walk - hit batter - lead off - pick off - i tried everything and it doesn't seem to work.. -submitted by Vincent K. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 22: Credits ------------------------------------------------------------------ This strategy guide was made by me. I would like to thank EA Sports for making this excellent game and for also supplying me the controls for this strategy guide. Also, I would like to thank: GameFAQS (www.gamefaqs.com) For Hosting this guide on their site. Inks71 for supplying his Hitting/Pitching/Fielding Strategy. Jared Cardoza (SlimHabib@aol.com) For supplying "Hey Driver" lyrics. LetsGoOakland927 For supplying four CAPs. Remer88 For supplying one CAP. BigDaddy0000 For supplying one CAP. Rag3vsW0rld For Supplying one CAP. Skyline For Supplying one CAP. Swift1 For Supplying one CAP. EA Sports For Supplying one CAP. Splodem For Suppyling one CAP. mpearce4@cox.net For Supplying two song lyrics. Poonox from the OperationSports For Giving a glitch Millbuddah For Giving a glitch Bfour7456 For Giving a glitch. ParedFIA For Supplying his sliders. ------------------------------------------------------------------ 23: Legal Information ------------------------------------------------------------------ Basically, for all the people that want to steal my information and put it on their website, FAQ, or anything like that can't. 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