Hint: Hidden pitches: When pitching you are normally only able to choose
from a "fastball" and a "split". Hold Left,
then rotate the D-pad clockwise and press B to unlock
the rest of the pitches.
Information in this section was contributed by Tunde Adelabu.
Hint: Choose your hit: When batting, there are five ways to hit the baseball.
Information in this section was contributed by Tunde Adelabu.
Grounder: Press Down + B.
Homerun (sometimes): Press Up + B.
Left Field: Press Left + B.
Right Field: Press Right + B.
Random Hit: Press B.
Hint: Powerful offense: Because this game uses the 2001 rosters with 2000 stats,
if you play as the St. Louis Cardinals you will get both Albert
Pujols and a healthy Mark McGwire. In 2000, Mark Gwire hit .305
with 32 home runs and 73 RBIs in only 89 games -- he was injured
for most of the second half of the season. Projected to a full
season of 162, he would have hit 58 home runs and gotten 133 RBIs.
Pujols was a rookie in 2001, so he had no 2000 stats. Playing
as the Cardinals, you also get CF Jim Edmonds who hit .295 with
42 home runs and 108 RBIs in 2000. Albert Pujols's stats were
taken from the first 46% of his at bats in his rookie year. The
game gives Pujols a .349 batting average, 20 HRs, and 64 RBIs
in his first 272 at bats. Projecting through all 590 at bats that
Pujols had in 2001 gives him 43 HRs and 139 RBIs, even better
than his actual numbers for that year.
Information in this section was contributed by Matthew Denton.
Glitch: Double play after a walk: Sometimes when a batter walks, he will stay at home
plate and not go to first base. You (or the CPU) can make a double
play if the next batter pops out.
Information in this section was contributed by Nai-ti Kuo.
