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Top 10 Relief Pitchers 14.) Top 10 Catchers 15.) Top 10 First Basemen 16.) Top 10 Second Basemen 17.) Top 10 Third Basemen 18.) Top 10 Shortstops 19.) Top 50 Outfielders 20.) Top 5 Designated Hitters 21.) 10 Best Hitters 22.) 10 Best Fielders 23.) 10 Best Pitchers 24.) NChipperJones19's Best Starting Lineups 25.) NChipperJones19's Best Starting Rotation 26.) Cheats/Codes 27.) FAQ 28.) Official Rules 29.) Credits 30.) Copyright Information/Legal Stuff 31.) THE END ======================================================================= Revision History ======================================================================= August 15th, 2000 - Fixed version of the F.A.Q. August 18th, 2000 - Fixed alignment problems. August 20th, 2000 - Fixed more alignment problems. August 21st, 2000 - Fixed problem with links. September 3, 2000 - Added a question to the FAQs section and fixed numbering problems. June 17, 2001 - Fixed more e-mail problems and updated everything wrong. ======================================================================= 2.) Game Info ======================================================================= Game Information: NAME: All-Star Baseball 2001 PLATFORM/GAME SYSTEM: Nintendo64 ERSB RATING: E for Everyone DEVELOPER: High Voltage Software PUBLISHER: Acclaim SIZE: 128 MB NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 1-4 Simultaneously RUMBLE PAK: Yes CONTROLLER PAK: Yes, needed to save game. GENRE: Baseball (Sports) COST: $49.99 If you need more information, contact me at NChipperJones19@aol.com. ======================================================================= 3.) Controls/Basics ======================================================================= Control Stick: Move players while fielding; move ball while pitching; choose/cycle options Control Pad: Move players while fielding; move ball while pitching; choose/cycle options (sound familiar?) L - Button: See Z-Button. R - Button: Go back to previous base while ball in play; hold ball for catcher to pick-off runner(s) Z-Button: See L-Button (just joking) Get lead-off; tap 3 times to attempt a steal; tap with C-Button to make certain players go to certain bases whilst the ball is in play; run to base while ball is in play; hold while pitch is made to make catcher pick-off runner(s). C - Up: Choose pitch in game; press and hold makes help menu appear while in a menu. C - Right: Choose pitch in game. C - Down: Choose pitch in game; make a sliding catch. C - Left: Choose pitch in game. Start Button: Pause during game; select during menu A Button: Swing during game; contact swing (when hitting mode is set on easy) slide (while baserunning) during game; dive for ball (while fielding) during game; select during menu B Button: Set power Swing Mode on; power swing (when hitting mode is set on easy); jump/wall catch (while fielding) during game; go back to previous screen during menu The help menu will show a detailed account of what controls can be used for what menus while you're in a menu screen. ======================================================================= 4.) Teams ======================================================================= This part of the guide deals with the teams (obviously). I will give you the team's starting lineup, its starting pitchers, its closer, its position players, and a grade of how good it is. NOTE: In interleague play, the DH's come in affect to the National League, and the DH's come off of effect in the American league. I put the DH's for the AL teams, and left the 8 position players for the NL. Also, in each league, there will be a best of every position in my opinion. Example: Best Third Baseman, Best Catcher, etc. *********************************************************************** -National League- *********************************************************************** Arizona Diamondbacks (A-): LINEUP: Tony Womack, SS Jay Bell, 2B Luis Gonzalez, RF Matt Williams, 3B Erubiel Durazo, 1B Steve Finley, ,CF Travis Lee, LF Kelly Stinnett, C CATCHER: K. Stinnett INFIELD: E. Durazo, J. Bell, M. Williams, T. Womack OUTFIELD: T. Lee, S. Finley, L. Gonzalez PITCHING ROTATION: Randy Johnson Todd Stottlemyre Omar Daal Armando Reynoso Brian Anderson CLOSER: Matt Mantei *********************************************************************** Atlanta Braves (A+): LINEUP: Quilvio Veras, 2B Reggie Sanders, RF Chipper Jones, 3B, Best Third Baseman Brian Jordan, RF Andres Galarraga, 1B Javier Lopez, C Andruw Jones, CF Walt Weiss, SS CATCHER: J. Lopez INFIELD: A. Galarraga, Q. Veras, C. Jones, W. Weiss OUTFIELD: R. Sanders, A. Jones, B. Jordan PITCHING ROTATION: Greg Maddux, Best Starting Pitcher Kevin Millwood John Smoltz Tom Glavine Bruce Chen CLOSER: John Rocker *********************************************************************** Chicago Cubs (B): LINEUP: Eric Young,2B Damon Buford, CF Sammy Sosa, RF, Best Right Fielder Mark Grace, 1B Henry Rodriguez, LF Shane Andrews, 3B Joe Girardi, C Ricky Gutierrez, SS CATCHER: J. Girardi INFIELD: M. Grace, E. Young, S. Andrews, R. Gutierrez OUTFIELD: H. Rodriguez, D. Buford, S. Sosa PITCHING ROTATION: Kevin Tapani Jon Lieber Ismael Valdes Kyle Farnsworth Kerry Wood CLOSER: Rick Aguilera *********************************************************************** Cincinnati Reds (B-): LINEUP: Pokey Reese, 2B Barry Larkin, SS, Best Shortstop Ken Griffey, Jr., CF, Best Center Fielder Dante Bichette, LF Sean Casey, 1B Dmitri Young, RF Eddie Taubensee, C Aaron Boone, 3B CATCHER: E. Taubensee INFIELD: S. Casey, P. Reese, A. Boone, B. Larkin OUTFIELD: D. Bichette, LF; K. Griffey, Jr., D. Young PITCHING ROTATION: Pete Harnisch Denny Neagle Steve Parris Ron Villone Mark Portugal CLOSER: Danny Graves *********************************************************************** Colorado Rockies (C+): LINEUP: Tom Goodwin, CF Neifi Perez, SS Larry Walker, RF Jeff Cirillo, 3B Todd Helton, 1B Jeffrey Hammonds, LF Mike Lansing, 2B Brent Mayne, C CATCHER: B. Mayne INFIELD: T. Helton, M. Lansing, J. Cirillo, N. Perez OUTFIELD: J. Hammonds, T. Goodwin, L. Walker PITCHING ROTATION: Pedro Astacio Rolando Arrojo Masato Yoshii Scott Karl Brian Bohanon CLOSER: Jerry Dipoto *********************************************************************** Florida Marlins (C-): LINEUP: 1. Luis Castillo, 2B 2. Alex Gonzalez, SS 3. Cliff Floyd, LF 4. Preston Wilson, CF 5. Mark Kotsay, RF 6. Mike Lowell, 3B 7. Derrek Lee, 1B 8. Mike Redmond, C CATCHER: M. Redmond INFIELD: D. Lee, L. Castillo, A. Gonzalez, M. Lowell OUTFIELD: C. Floyd, P. Wilson, M. Kotsay PITCHING ROTATION: 1. A. Fernandez 2. R. Dempster 3. A.J. Burnett 4. V. Nunez 5. R. Cornelius CLOSER: Antonio Alfonseca *********************************************************************** Houston Astros (A-): LINEUP: 1. Roger Cedeno, CF 2. Craig Biggio, 2B 3. Jeff Bagwell, 1B, Best First Basemen 4. Moises Alou, LF 5. Ken Caminiti, 3B 6. Richard Hidalgo, RF 7. Mitch Meluskey, C 8. Tim Bogar, SS CATCHER: M. Meluskey INFIELD: J. Bagwell, C. Biggio, T. Bogar, K. Caminiti OUTFIELD: M. Alou, R. Cedeno, R. Hidalgo PITCHING ROTATION: 1. Shane Reynolds 2. Jose Lima 3. Scott Elarton 4. Octavio Dotel 5. Chris Holt CLOSER: Billy Wagner, Tie for Best Closer *********************************************************************** Los Angeles Dodgers (C-): LINEUP: 1. Mark Grudzielanek, 2B 2. Adrian Beltre, 3B 3. Gary Sheffield, LF 4. Shawn Green, RF 5. Eric Karros, 1B 6. Todd Hundley, C 7. Devon White, CF 8. Jose Viscaino, SS CATCHER: Todd Hunley INFIELD: E. Karros, M. Grudzielanek, J. Viscaino, A. Beltre OUTFIELD: G. Sheffield, D. White, S. Green PITCHING ROTATION: 1. Kevin Brown 2. Chan Ho Park 3. Darren Dreitfort 4. Carlos Perez 5. Eric Gagne CLOSER: Jeff Shaw *********************************************************************** Milwaukee Brewers (D-): LINEUP: 1. Marquis Grissom, CF 2. Ron Belliard, 2B 3. Mark Loretta, 3B 4. Jeromy Burnitz, RF 5. Geoff Jenkins, LF 6. Jose Hernandez, SS 7. Sean Berry, 1B 8. Henry Blanco, C CATCHER: H. Blanco INFIELD: S. Berry, R. Belliard, J. Hernandez, M. Loretta OUTFIELD: G. Jenkins, M. Grissom, J. Burnitz PITCHING ROTATION: 1. Steve Woodard 2. John Snyder 3. Jimmy Haynes 4. Jaime Navarro 5. Juan Acevedo CLOSER: Bob Wickman ********************************************************************* Montreal Expos (C-): LINEUP: 1. Manny Martinez, LF 2. Jose Vidro, 2B 3. Vladimir Guerrero, RF 4. Rondell White, CF 5. Brad Fullmer, 1B 6. Micheal Barrett, 3B 7. Chris Widger, C 8. Orlando Cabrera, SS CATCHER: C. Widger INFIELD: B. Fullmer, J. Vidro, O. Cabrera, M. Barrett OUTFIELD: M. Martinez, R. White, V. Guerrero PITCHING ROTATION: 1. Dustin Hermanson 2. Javier Vazquez 3. Hideki Irabu 4. Mike Thurman 5. Carl Pavano CLOSER: Ugueth Urbina, Tie for Best Closer *********************************************************************** New York Mets (A-): LINEUP: 1. Rickey Henderson, LF 2. Edgardo Alfonzo, 2B, Best Second Basemen 3. Robin Ventura, 3B 4. Mike Piazza, C, Best Catcher 5. Todd Zeile, 1B 6. Derek Bell, RF 7. Darryl Hamilton, CF 8. Rey Ordonez, SS CATCHER: M. Piazza INFIELD: T. Zeile, E. Alfonzo, R. Ordonez, R. Ventura OUTFIELD: R. Henderson, D. Hamilton, D. Bell PITCHING ROTATION: 1. Mike Hampton 2. Al Leiter 3. Bobby J. Jones 4. Bobby M. Jones 5. Glendon Rusch CLOSER: Armando Benitez *********************************************************************** Philadelphia Phillies (D-): LINEUP: 1. Doug Glanville, CF 2. Ron Gant, RF 3. Bobby Abreau, LF 4. Scott Rolen, 3B 5. Rico Brogna, 1B 6. Mike Lieberthal, C 7. Marlon Anderson, 2B 8. Desi Relaford, SS CATCHER: M. Lieberthal INFIELD: R. Brogna, M. Anderson, D. Relaford, S. Rolen OUTFIELD: B. Abreau, D. Glanville, R. Gant PITCHING ROTATION: 1. Curt Schilling 2. Andy Ashby 3. Paul Byrd 4. Robert Person 5. Chris Brock CLOSER: Mike Jackson *********************************************************************** Pittsburgh Pirates (D): LINEUP: 1. Al Martin, LF 2. Chad Hermanson, RF 3. Brian Giles, CF 4. Kevin Young, 1B 5. Jason Kendall, C 6. Warren Morris, 2B 7. Wil Cordero, 3B 8. Pat Meares, SS CATCHER: J. Kendall INFIELD: K. Young, W. Morris, P. Meares, W. Cordero OUTFIELD: A. Martin, B. Giles, C. Hermanson STARTING PITCHERS: 1. Fransisco Cordova 2. Jason Schmidt 3. Kris Benson 4. Todd Ritchie 5. Pete Schourek CLOSER: Mike Williams *********************************************************************** St. Louis Cardinals (B): LINEUP: 1. Fernando Vina, 2B 2. Edgar Enteria, SS 3. Mark McGwire, 1B 4. Ray Lankford, LF 5. Fernando Tatis, 3B 6. Eric Davis, CF 7. J.D. Drew, RF 8. Eli Marrero, C CATCHER: E. Marrero INFIELD: M. McGwire, F. Vina, E. Renteria, F. Tatis OUTFIELD: Ray Lankford, Eric Davis, J.D. Drew PITCHING ROTATION: 1. Kent Bottenfield 2. Andy Benes 3. Pat Hentgen 4. Darryl Kile 5. Rick Ankiel CLOSER: Dave Veres *********************************************************************** San Diego Padres (C-): LINEUP: 1. Damian Jackson, SS 2. Eric Owens, LF 3. Tony Gwynn, RF 4. Phil Nevin, 3B 5. Ryan Klesko, 1B 6. Bret Boone, 2B 7. Ruben Rivera, CF 8. Ben Davis, C CATCHER: B. Davis INFIELD: R. Klesko, B. Boone, D. Jackson, P. Nevin OUTFIELD: E. Owens, R. Rivera, T. Gwynn PITCHING ROTATION: 1. Sterling Hitchcok 2. Woody Williams 3. Mat Clement 4. Brian Meadows 5. Carlton Loewer CLOSER: Trevor Hoffman, Tie for Best Closer *********************************************************************** San Francisco Giants (B+): LINEUP: 1. Marvin Benard, CF 2. Bill Mueller, 3B 3. Barry Bonds, LF, Best Left Fielder 4. Jeff Kent, 2B 5. Ellis Burks, RF 6. J.T. Snow, 1B 7. Rich Aurilia, SS 8. Doug Mirabelli, C CATCHER: D. Mirabelli INFIELD: J. T. Snow, J. Kent, R. Aurilia, B. Mueller OUTFIELD: B. Bonds, M. Benard, E. Burks PITCHING ROTATION: 1. Russ Ortiz 2. Kirk Rueter 3. Livian Hernandez 4. Shawn Estes 5. Joe Nathan CLOSER: Robb Nen *********************************************************************** -American League- *********************************************************************** Anaheim Angels (B-): LINEUP: 1. Darin Erstad, 1B 2. Jim Edmonds, CF 3. Mo Vaughn, DH 4. Tim Salmon, RF 5. Troy Glaus, 3B 6. Garret Anderson, LF 7. Todd Greene, C 8. Scott Spiezio, 2B 9. Gary Disarcina, SS CATCHER: T. Greene INFIELD: D. Erstad, S. Spiezio, G. Disarcina, T. Glaus OUTFIELD: G. Anderson, J. Edmonds, T. Salmon PITCHING ROTATION: 1. Ken Hill 2. Ramon Ortiz 3. Tim Belcher 4. Jarrod Washburn 5. Kent Mercker CLOSER: Troy Percival *********************************************************************** Baltimore Orioles (B): LINEUP: 1. Brady Anderson, CF 2. Delino Deshields, 2B 3. B.J. Surhoff, LF 4. Albert Belle, RF 5. Will Clark, 1B 6. Harold Baines, DH 7. Cal Ripken, Jr., 3B 8. Charles Johnson, C 9. Mike Bordick, SS CATCHER: C. Johnson INFIELD: W. Clark, D. Deshields, M. Bordick, C. Ripken, Jr. OUTFIELD: B.J. Surhoff, B. Anderson, A. Belle PITCHING ROTATION: 1. Mike Mussina 2. Scott Erickson 3. Sidney Ponson 4. Jason Johnson 5. Matt Riley CLOSER: Mike Timlin *********************************************************************** Boston Red Sox (A-): LINEUP: 1. Jose Offerman, 2B 2. John Valentin, 3B 3. Carl Everett, CF 4. Nomar Garciaparra, SS 5. Troy O'Leary, LF 6. Marty Cordova, DH 7. Mike Stanley, 1B 8. Jason Varitek, C 9. Trot Nixon, RF CATCHER: J. Varitek INFIELD: M. Stanley, J. Offerman, N. Garciaparra, J. Valentin OUTFIELD: T. O'Leary, C Everett, T. Nixon PITCHING ROTATION: 1. Pedro Martinez, Best Starting Pitcher 2. Ramon Martinez 3. Tim Wakefield 4. Bret Saberhagen 5. Brian Rose CLOSER: Derek Lowe *********************************************************************** Chicago White Sox (B-): LINEUP: 1. Ray Durham, 2B 2. Chris Singleton, CF 3. Frank Thomas, DH, Best Designated Hitter 4. Magglio Ordonez, RF 5. Paul Konerko, 1B 6. Carlos lee, LF 7. Greg Norton, 3B 8. Brook Fordyce, C 9. Jose Valentin, SS CATCHER: B. Fordyce INFIELD: P. Konerko, R. Durham, J. Valentin, G. Norton OUTFIELD: C. Lee, C. Singleton, M. Ordonez PITCHING ROTATION: 1. Mike Sirotka 2. Jim Parque 3. James Baldwin 4. Kip Wells 5. Cal Eldred CLOSER: Bob Howry *********************************************************************** Cleveland Indians (A): LINEUP: 1. Kenny Lofton, CF 2. Omar Visquel, SS 3. Roberto Alomar, 2B, Best Second Baseman 4. Manny Ramirez, RF, Best Right Fielder 5. Jim Thome, 1B 6. David Justice, LF 7. Richie Sexson, DH 8. Travis Fryman, 3B 9. Sandy Alomar, Jr., C CATCHER: S. Alomar, Jr. INFIELDERS: J. Thome, R. Alomar, O. Visquel, T. Fryman OUTFIELDERS: D. Justice, K. Lofton, M. Ramirez STARTING PITCHERS: 1. Bartolo Colon 2. Chuck Finley 3. Charles Nagy 4. Dave Burba 5. Jamie Wright CLOSER: Paul Shuey *********************************************************************** Detroit Tigers (D+): LINEUP: 1. Juan Encarnacion, CF 2. Luis Polonia, DH 3. Bobby Higginson, RF 4. Juan Gonzalez, LF, Best Left Fielder 5. Tony Clark, 1B 6. Dean Palmer, 3B 7. Damion Easley, 2B 8. Brad Ausmus, C 9. Deivi Cruz, SS CATCHER: B. Ausmus INFIELD: T. Clark, D. Easley, D. Cruz, D. Palmer OUTFIELD: J. Gonzalez, J. Encarnacion, B. Higginson PITCHING ROTATION: 1. Brian Moehler 2. Jeff Weaver 3. Hideo Nomo 4. Dave Mlicki 5. Willie Blair CLOSER: Todd Jones *********************************************************************** Kansas City Royals (D-): LINEUP: 1. Johnny Damon, LF 2. Carlos Febles, 2B 3. Carlos Beltran, CF 4. Jermaine Dye, RF 5. Mike Sweeney, 1B 6. Jeremy Jiambi, DH 7. Joe Randa, 3B 8. Brain Johnson, C 9. Rey Sanchez, SS CATCHER: B. Johnson INFIELD: M. Sweeney, C. Febles, R. Sanchez, J. Randa OUTFIELD: J. Damon, C. Beltran, J. Dye PITCHING ROTATION: 1. Jose Rosado 2. Jeff Suppan 3. Jay Witasick 4. Blake Stein 5. Brad Rigby CLOSER: Orber Moreno *********************************************************************** Minnesota Twins (F+): LINEUP: 1. Jaque Jones, CF 2. Todd Walker, 2B 3. Matt Lawton, RF 4. Ron Coomer, DH 5. Doug Mientkiewicz, 1B 6. Corey Koskie, 3B 7. Chad Allen, LF 8. Javier Valentin, C 9. Cristian Guzman, SS CATCHER: J. Valentin INFIELD: D. Mientkiewicz, T. Walker, C. Guzman, C. Koskie OUTFIELD: C. Allen, J. Jones, M. Lawton PITCHING ROTATION: 1. Brad Radke 2. Eric Milton 3. Joe Mays 4. Latroy Hawkins 5. Jason Ryan CLOSER: Eddie Guardado *********************************************************************** New York Yankees (A+): LINEUP: 1. Chuck Knoblauch, 2B 2. Derek Jeter, SS 3. Paul O'Neill, LF 4. Bernie Willaims, CF, Best Center Fielder 5. Tino Martinez, 1B 6. Darryl Strawberry, DH 7. Jorge Posada, C 8. Ricky Ledee, LF 9. Scott Brosius, 3B CATCHER: J. Posada INFIELD: T. Martinez, C. Knoblauch, D. Jeter, S. Brosius OUTFIELD: R. Ledee, B. Williams, P. O'Neill PITCHING ROTATION: 1. Orlando Hernandez 2. Roger Clemens 3. Andy Pettitte 4. David Cone 5. Ed Yarnall CLOSER: Mariano Rivera, Best Closer *********************************************************************** Oakland Athletics (C): LINEUP: 1. Jason McDonald, CF 2. Randy Velarde, 2B 3. Jason Giambi, 1B 4. John Jaha, DH 5. Matt Stairs, RF 6. Ben Grieve, LF 7. Miguel Tejada, SS 8. Eric Chavez, 3B 9. A.J. Hinch, C CATCHER: A. J. Hinch INFIELD: J. Giambi, R. Velarde, M. Tejada, E. Chavez OUTFIELD: B. Grieve, J. McDonald, M Stairs PITCHING ROTATION: 1. Kevin Appier 2. Tim Hudson 3. Gil Heredia 4. Omar Olivares 5. Ariel Prieto CLOSER: Jason Isringhausen ********************************************************************** Seattle Mariners (B): LINEUP: 1. Stan Javier, LF 2. David Bell, 2B 3. Alex Rodriguez, SS, Best Shortstop 4. John Olerud, 1B 5. Edgar Martinez, DH 6. Mike Cameron, CF 7. Jay Buhner, RF 8. Dan Wilson, C 9. Carlos Guillen, 3B CATCHER: D. Wilson INFIELD: J. Olerud, D. Bell, A. Rodriguez, C. Guillen OUTFIELD: S. Javier, M. Cameron, J. Buhner PITCHING ROTATION: 1. Jamie Moyer 2. Freddy Garcia 3. Aaron Sele 4. John Halama 5. Brett Tomko CLOSER: Jose Mesa *********************************************************************** Tampa Bay Devil Rays (F-): LINEUP: 1. Gerald Williams, CF 2. Miguel Cairo, 2B 3. Vinny Castilla, 3B, Best Third Baseman 4. Greg Vaughn, LF 5. Fred McGriff, 1B 6. Jose Canseco, DH 7. John Flaherty, C 8. Jose Guillen, RF 9. Kevin Stocker, SS CATCHER: J. Flaherty INFIELD: F. McGriff, M. Cairo, K. Stocker, V. Castilla OUTFIELD: G. Vaughn, G. Williams, J. Guillen PITCHING ROTATION: 1. Wilson Alverez 2. Juan Guzman 3. Steve Traschel 4. Ryan Rupe 5. John Burkett CLOSER: Roberto Hernandez *********************************************************************** Texas Rangers (B-): LINEUP: 1. Royce Clayton, SS 2. Ivan Rodriguez, C, Best Catcher 3. Rusty Greer, LF 4. Rafael Palmeiro, 1B, Tie for Best First Baseman 5. Ruben Mateo, CF 6. Lee Stevens, DH 7. Gabe Kapler, RF 8. Luis Alicea, 2B 9. Frank Catalanotto, 3B CATCHER: I. Rogriguez INFIELD: R. Palmeiro, L. Alicea, R. Clayton, F. Catalanotto OUTFIELD: R. Greer, R. Mateo, G. Kapler PITCHING ROTATION: 1. Kenny Rogers 2. Rick Helling 3. Darren Oliver 4. Justin Thompson 5. Esteban Loaiza CLOSER: John Wetteland *********************************************************************** Toronto Blue Jays (B+): LINEUP: 1. Shannon Stewart, LF 2. Homer Bush, 2B 3. Raul Mondesi, RF 4. Carlos Delgado, 1B, Tie for Best First Baseman 5. Tony Batista, 3B 6. David Segui, DH 7. Darrin Fletcher, C 8. Jose Cruz, Jr., CF 9. Alex Gonzalez, SS CATCHER: D. Fletcher INFIELD: C. Delgado, H. Bush, A. Gonzalez, T. Batista OUTFIELD: S. Stewart, J. Cruz, Jr., R. Mondesi PITCHING ROTATION: 1. David Wells 2. Chris Carpenter 3. Kelvim Escobar 4. Roy Halladay 5. Joey Hamilton CLOSER: Billy Koch *********************************************************************** Boy, that took a long time. ======================================================================= 5.) Hitting ======================================================================= Well, this section deals, of course, with hitting. Anyway, you should focus a lot on hitting. You should have at least one fantasy all-star (like Mike Piazza or Chipper Jones). Also, you need a guy that can hit over. 310, or at least .300, a guy with 35+ homers, and a guy with 100+ RBIs. Also, don't just get one all-star and leave the rest to be really bad players. You should have a balanced lineup 1-8 (or 1-9 in AL) in the batting order. Now that you've built your team, here are some strategies about playing with it. Well, first and foremost, you shouldn't always try to get a home run. Usually this results in a pop- up in the outfield. Sometimes you get a home run, but that's when you use guys like Ken Griffey, Jr., Sammy Sosa, etc. The only times you should try to hit a home run is with your strongest guys, usually your 3rd and 4th hitters. However, with the whole rest of the lineup you should try to get a well-placed line drive. You should always take a look at the infield and outfield. Finding a hole and trying and hit it there is the next step. This way, if you get a lot of baserunners, you'll drive in more runs. However, what if you're a weak hitter trying to get the runner over, but you're left-handed, the hole is on the right side and the pitch is tailing away from you, then try to just get the bat on the ball. You might get to first, if not the runner will advance. If you're a weak hitter and runner, then send the runner, and just make contact (this is called the hit and run technique). If you're a power hitter, you have to know that they're going to pitch around you. However, you should work a deep count, and figure out what pitches do what. Then, you can guess the next pitch, and if you're right, you'll probably get a big hit. ======================================================================= 6.) Pitching ======================================================================= In my opinion, pitching is the most important aspect of the game. You have to have good pitching staff to be successful. The best pitching staff I can think of is that of the Braves. They've got Maddux, Glavine, Smoltz, Millwood, and Chen. Anyway, here are some helpful tips to be a good pitcher: Don't allow hitters to guess your pitches. Use different pitches in different orders to do this. Don't be afraid to intentionally walk someone, except when the bases are loaded. Always go after the hitters. Don't be afraid to pitch inside. Learn how your pitches break, their speeds, and how your pitches will make you successful, and you'll be a great pitcher. One way to do this is to play an exhibition game. Try not to work a deep count to smart hitters, or else they might be able to guess your pitches. Don't always throw a pitch right down the middle on a 3-0 count. Many good hitters will swing if they find a good 3-0 pitch to hit. However, make sure if they don't swing, it'll be a strike. On an 0-2 pitch, don't throw a good one. Pitch with 2 balls as you would with 3 balls. 10. Don't pitch too many complete games. 11. When your stamina is low, keep on working, but have someone out in the bullpen. Even if the hitters are able to guess your pitches, the control you have left, will baffle them. But if they take a lot of balls, switch the pitcher. 12. Don't hit three hitters (you'll be ejected from the game and won't be allowed to come back and play during the game at all. 13. Don't try too much to get a strikeout. 14. As Greg Maddux once said, "I'm trying to make strikes look like balls and balls look like balls," or something like that. Use his little speech when your pitching. ======================================================================= 7.) Fielding ======================================================================= Fielding is one of those things that isn't too important, but you still need some of it. Really all I have to say is just use your brains. Also, use some good fielders. Don't just use good hitters to field! ======================================================================= 8.) Season ======================================================================= The Season is the mode that is the most important. You can go to the playoffs from there, and if you get through that, it's World Series time! Just be sure to use the tips I gave you for Hitting, Pitching, and Fielding. Also, be sure to take a close look at your players. If they aren't doing well, you might want to trade or send the back to the minors. If you do, you might want to create a player. If they're doing well, look at how they managed their success, and try to provide more successful things. Example: If you were the Atlanta Braves, and Andruw Jones was hitting awesome in the 2nd spot of the lineup, while Reggie Sanders was hitting awful in the 2nd spot, you might want Andruw and Reggie to switch places. Also, be sure to remember that you're not only the player, but you're also the manager. Always have a balanced team. Don't focus on any one thing too much. Example: If your team batting average is .333, but your pitchers' combined ERA is 10.03, go ahead and trade an all-star hitter for a pitcher with an ERA under 4.00. Maybe you think that's a bad idea because that all-star hitter is hitting .396, but remember that the rest of your team is doing well, too, and you really need a good pitcher to win. If you do trade, and you have good fielders, you have a very good chance for a world championship team. All right, flip the page. ======================================================================= 9.) General Manager ======================================================================= This is a VERY important part of the game. It lets you trade players, send em back to the minors, bring em up to the majors, and create them. First let's start with the Create-A-Player mode. Well, the title really tells you everything, but I'll give you hints to create a great player: 1.) If you have a player struggling at his position, and you don't have very good backups at his position, create a player at the struggling person's position. 2.) Don't make your team full of created players. 3.) If your created player is struggling, throw him into the minors. 4.) When you go to the screen where you get to decide if he's strong, fast, etc., look at what your team really needs, and make him strong in that category. Example: If your team has 5 stolen bases at the all-star break, make your player very fast. 5.) Don't make your player 3 years old!! Now it's time for signing/releasing players. Before you sign them, make sure they're doing better than the player you're releasing. Also, remember to sign a few created players here and there. I really can't think of many more hints, but you're probably not gonna sign/release players that much. Now for trading. When you're about to trade, first think about the main people you're trading. Let's say you had Andy Ashby, but he wasn't in Cy Young form, but he was still okay. Let's also say you saw that Greg Maddux was doing awesome, and was having a tremendous year. Well, what you should do is first write down Andy Ashby in one column, and Greg Maddux in another. Find out if the computer will trade with you. If not, and it'll probably not, either override that decision or find out another great player having an okay year like Tom Glavine. Well, then you'll be trading Glavine and Ashby for Maddux, which isn't a good deal for you. So then think of a okay minor league prospect, and put that in the column with Glavine and Ashby. Well, now it's an even worse deal for you, so in the column that has Maddux put down a pretty good player like Ryan Klesko. So then try to trade Ashby, Glavine, and a minor league prospect for Maddux and Klesko. But before you try that trade, try taking away the minor league prospect. If the trade works, be happy at what you're getting. If it doesn't, it still is a good deal even when giving away a minor league prospect. Anyway, use those tips to be successful at trading. Also, if you've made up your mind that you're definitely gonna trade people and override any rejected ones, be sure to check out my best lineups and starting rotation. Use a team similar to that one to easily win the World Series. If you need any more answers to Gen. Man. Questions, e-mail me at NChipperJones19@aol.com. ======================================================================= 10.) Home Run Derby ======================================================================= This is really a lot of fun. For those of you who don't know what a home run derby is, well, listen up. The home run derby is when all you're trying to do is hit a homer. It's either a homerun or an out. If you don't swing it counts as nothing. You get to choose how many outs and players you play with. There are an equal number of players from the American League as well as the National League. After one round is completed, the four best, two best, or the winner goes on to the next round depending on how many players you chose. If you chose two players, the game is over. Anyway, in the second round, whoever gets the most homers goes on to the third round. If you chose 4 players in all, the game is over. In the third round, whoever gets the most homers is the winner. Now some tips: 1.) Try to get under the ball a little bit. 2.) Always use powerful players. 3.) Wait for a pitch you can cream; there are no balls/strikes, and unless you swing, it counts as nothing. 4.) DON'T BUNT!! (Even though you can't). 5.) Find out which field your player is good at hitting to, and hit it there. 6.) Find out the power alley (the shortest part of the ballpark), and try to hit it there. 7.) Before you take your swing, tap B to put the Power Swing Mode on. Get under the ball, and you'll homer a guaranteed 6 out of 7 swings. Okay, we're done. ======================================================================= 11.) Statistics ======================================================================= You should always pay attention to statistics. The main statistics are: Pitchers: Wins, Losses, ERA, Opponents Average, WHIP, Innings Pitched, Strikeouts, and Walks. Hitters: Batting Average, Homeruns, Hits, Slugging Percentage, Doubles, Triples, Strikeouts, and Walks. Fielders: Errors, Assists, Putouts, Double Plays, Triple Plays and Fielding Percentage. Now it's time for me to tell you what the statistics mean: Pitchers: Wins - How many times a pitcher gets the win in a game. Losses - How many times a pitcher gets a loss in a game. ERA - Earned Run Average. How many earned runs you average per game. You divide Innings Pitched by Earned Runs given up. Opponents' Average - Hits yielded divided by at-bats for opponents. WHIP - How many base runners you average per inning. (Walks + Hits) divided by Innings Pitched. Innings Pitched - How many innings you pitch. Strikeouts - How many strikeouts you pitched. (DUH) Walks - If you don't know the answer, you don't know how to play this game. It's how many walks you pitch. Hitters: Batting Average - Hits divided by innings pitched. It tells you, in decimals, the percent of times you get a base hit. Example: If you're hitting .343, you get a base hit 34.3% of the time. Homeruns - How many homers you've hit. Hits - How many base hits you've got. Slugging Percentage - Total Bases divided by At-Bats. Doubles - How many doubles you've got. Triples - How many triples you've got. Strikeouts - How many times you've struck out. Walks - Go ask your mother. How many walks you've got. Fielders: Errors - Every time you bobble the ball or something. Assists - How many times you assist in getting an out. Putouts - How many times you're the last player in a play, which resulted in an out. Double Plays - When you get two outs in one play. Triple Plays - When you get three outs in one play. Fielding Percentage - The percentage of you not getting an error. Finally, I'm done with these obvious things. Let me tell you something about statistics. Stat, Inc. makes the best stats for games. Now, I'm going to give you the top statistical leaders for hitting and pitching for the 1999 and 2000 seasons: -1999- Batting Average (300 minimum at-bats): 1.) Larry Walker - .379 2.) Nomar Garciaparra - .357 3.) Derek Jeter - .349 4.) Bernie Williams - .342 5.) Cal Ripken, Jr. - .340 6.) Tony Gwynn - .338 7.) Edgar Martinez - .337 8.) Luis Gonzalez - .336 9.) Bobby Abreau - .335 10.)Manny Ramirez - .333 Omar Visquel - .333 Home Runs: 1.) Mark McGwire - 65 2.) Sammy Sosa - 63 3.) Ken Griffey, Jr. - 48 4.) Rafael Palmeiro - 47 5.) Chipper Jones - 45 Greg Vaughn - 45 7.) Carlos Delgado - 44 Manny Ramirez - 44 9.) Shawn Green - 42 Alex Rodriguez - 42 Jeff Bagwell - 42 Vladimir Guerrero - 42 RBI: 1.) Manny Ramirez - 165 2.) Rafael Palmeiro - 148 3.) Mark McGwire - 147 4.) Matt Williams - 142 5.) Sammy Sosa - 141 6.) Carlos Delagdo - 134 Ken Griffey, Jr. - 134 8. Dante Bichette - 133 9.) Vladimir Guerrero - 131 10.)Juan Gonzalez - 128 ERA (70 minimum IP): 1.) Billy Wagner - 1.57 2.) Armando Benitez - 1.85 3.) Pedro Martinez - 2.07 4.) Keith Foulke - 2.22 5.) Jeff Zimmerman - 2.36 6.) Mike Remlinger - 2.37 7.) Scott Williamson - 2.41 8.) Randy Johnson - 2.48 9.) John Rocker - 2.49 10.)Doug Brocail - 2.52 Wins: 1.) Pedro Martinez - 23 2.) Mike Hampton - 22 3.) Jose Lima - 21 4.) Greg Maddux - 19 5.) Mike Mussina - 18 Aaron Sele - 18 Kent Bottenfield - 18 Kevin Brown - 18 Kevin Millwood - 18 Russ Ortiz - 18 Strikeouts: 1.) Randy Johnson - 364 2.) Pedro Martinez - 313 3.) Kevin Brown - 221 4.) Pedro Astacio - 210 5.) Kevin Millwood - 205 6.) Chuck Finley - 200 7.) Shane Reynolds - 197 8.) Sterling Hitchock - 194 9.) Jose Lima - 187 10.)Aaron Sele - 186 Jon Lieber - 186 -2000- Batting Average (300 minimum at-bats): 1.) Todd Helton - .372 Nomar Garciaparra - .372 3.) Moises Alou - .355 Darin Erstad - .355 5.) Manny Ramirez - .351 6.) Vladimir Guerrero - .345 7.) Carlos Delgado - .344 8.) Derek Jeter - .339 9.) Jeffrey Hammonds - .335 10.)Jeff Kent - .334 Luis Castillo - .334 Home Runs: 1.) Sammy Sosa - 50 2.) Barry Bonds - 49 3.) Jeff Bagwell - 47 Troy Glaus - 47 5.) Richard Hidalgo - 44 Vladimir Guerrero - 44 7.) Frank Thomas - 43 Jason Giambi - 43 9.) Carlos Delgado - 41 Alex Rodriguez - 41 David Justice - 41 Tony Batista - 41 RBI: 1.) Todd Helton - 147 2.) Edgar Martinez - 145 3.) Mike Sweeney - 144 4.) Frank Thomas - 143 5.) Sammy Sosa - 138 6.) Carlos Delagdo - 137 Jason Giambi - 137 8.) Jeff Bagwell - 132 Alex Rodriguez - 132 10.)Jeff Kent - 125 ERA (90 minimum IP): 1.) Pedro Martinez - 1.74 2.) Derek Lowe - 2.56 Danny Graves - 2.56 4.) Kevin Brown - 2.58 5.) Randy Johnson - 2.64 6.) Chris D'Amico - 2.66 7.) Barry Zito - 2.72 8.) Greg Maddux - 3.00 9.) Carl Pavano - 3.06 10.)Pat Herges - 3.17 Wins: 1.) Tom Glavine - 21 2.) Daryl Kile - 20 David Wells - 20 Tim Hudson - 20 5.) Greg Maddux - 19 Randy Johnson - 19 Andy Pettitte - 19 8.) Pedro Martinez - 18 Chan Ho Park - 18 10.)Aaron Sele - 17 Strikeouts: 1.) Randy Johnson - 347 2.) Pedro Martinez - 284 3.) Chan Ho Park - 217 4.) Kevin Brown - 216 5.) Bartolo Colon - 212 6.) Mike Mussina - 210 7.) Ryan Dempster - 209 8.) Al Leiter - 200 9.) Chuck Finley - 189 10.)Roger Clemens - 188 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 12.) Top 10 Starting Pitchers = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 1.) Pedro Martinez 2.) Greg Maddux 3.) Kevin Brown 4.) Randy Johnson 5.) Kevin Millwood 6.) Roger Clemens 7.) Mike Mussina 8.) Shane Reynolds 9.) Jose Lima 10.) Orlando Hernandez = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 13.) Top 10 Relief Pitchers = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 1.) Mariano Rivera 2.) Trevor Hoffman 3.) Billy Wagner 4.) John Wetteland 5.) Robb Nen 6.) Troy Percival 7.) Ugueth Urbina 8.) Antonio Alfonseca 9.) John Rocker 10.) Armando Benitez = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 14.) Top 10 Catchers = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 1.) Mike Piazza 2.) Ivan Rodriguez 3.) Javy Lopez 4.) Jason Kendall 5.) Mike Lieberthal 6.) Charles Johnson 7.) Robert Fick 8.) Brad Ausmus 9.) Jason Varitek 10.) Todd Hundley = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 15.) Top 10 First Basemen = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 1.) Jeff Bagwell 2.) Todd Helton 3.) Mark McGwire 4.) Carlos Delgado 5.) Darin Erstad 6.) Jason Giambi 7.) Andes Galarraga 8.) Eric Karros 9.) Jim Thome 10.) John Olerud = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 16.) Top 10 Second Basemen = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 1.) Roberto Alomar 2.) Craig Biggio 3.) Edgardo Alfonzo 4.) Jeff Kent 5.) Quilvio Veras 6.) Eric Young 7.) Ray Durham 8.) Luis Castillo 9.) Pokey Reese 10.) Jay Bell = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 17.) Top 10 Third Basemen = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 1.) Chipper Jones 2.) Jeff Cirillo 3.) Fernando Tatis 4.) Scott Rolen 5.) Vinny Castilla 6.) Matt Williams 7.) Ken Caminiti 8.) Robin Ventura 9.) Adrian Beltre 10.) Cal Ripken, Jr. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 18.) Top 10 Shortstops = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 1.) Alex Rodriguez 2.) Derek Jeter 3.) Nomar Garciaparra 4.) Barry Larkin 5.) Omar Visquel 6.) Edgar Renteria 7.) Tony Batista 8.) Mark Grudzielanek 9.) Neifi Perez 10.) Rey Ordonez = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 19.) Top 50 Outfielders = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 1.) Ken Griffey, Jr. 2.) Larry Walker 3.) Barry Bonds 4.) Vladimir Guerrero 5.) Sammy Sosa 6.) Manny Ramirez 7.) Bernie Williams 8.) Juan Gonzales 9.) Carlos Beltran 10.) Shawn Green 11.) Shannon Stewart 12.) Gary Sheffield 13.) Raul Mondesi 14.) Andruw Jones 15.) Rickey Henderson 16.) Carl Everett 17.) Albert Belle 18.) Roger Cedeno 19.) Jim Edmonds 20.) Paul O'Neill 21.) David Justice 22.) Brian Jordan 23.) Greg Vaughn 24.) J.D. Drew 25.) Brian Giles 26.) Ben Grive 27.) Tom Goodwin 28.) Rondell White 29.) Rusty Green 30.) Juan Encarnacion 31.) Magglio Ordonez 32.) Ray Lankford 33.) Garret Anderson 34.) Carlos Lee 35.) Cliff Floyd 36.) Bobby Higginson 37.) B.J. Surhoff 38.) Tim Salmon 39.) Tony Gwynn 40.) Moises Alou 41.) Derek Bell 42.) Preston Wilson 43.) Kenny Lofton 44.) Steve Finley 45.) Jermain Dye 46.) Brady Anderson 47.) Henry Rodriguez 48.) Matt Stairs 49.) Brian L. Hunter 50.) Reggie Sanders = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 20.) Top 5 Designated Hitters = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 1.) Rafael Palmeiro 2.) Jose Canseco 3.) Edgar Martinez 4.) Luis Polonia 5.) John Jaha = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 21.) 10 Best Hitters = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 1.) Ken Griffey, Jr. 2.) Alex Rodriguez 3.) Mike Piazza 4.) Chipper Jones 5.) Mark McGwire 6.) Ivan Rodriguez 7.) Larry Walker 8.) Jeff Bagwell 9.) Sammy Sosa 10.) Vladimir Guerrero = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 22.) 10 Best Fielders = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 1.) Rey Ordonez 2.) Andruw Jones 3.) Roberto Alomar 4.) Omar Visquel 5.) Edgardo Alfonzo 6.) Ivan Rodriguez 7.) Jim Edmonds 8.) Derek Jeter 9.) Greg Maddux (He's had 10 straight Gold Gloves as a pitcher!!) 10.) Vladimir Guerrero That was hard! I was trying to find room for Walt Weiss (who made a diving stop in a bases loaded jam in the NLCS last year), but I couldn't find room, so I decided to at least mention his name. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 23.) 10 Best Pitchers = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 1.) Pedro Martinez 2.) Greg Maddux 3.) Randy Johnson 4.) Kevin Brown 5.) Kevin Millwood 6.) Mariano Rivera 7.) Billy Wagner 8.) Roger Clemens 9.) Trevor Hoffman 10.) Mike Mussina ======================================================================= 24.) NChipperJones19's Best Starting Lineups ======================================================================= I am going to give you two lineups, on with the DH and one without, starting with the one without. 1.) Roberto Alomar (2B) - CLE 2.) Chipper Jones (3B) - ATL 3.) Ken Griffey, Jr. (CF) - CIN 4.) Alex Rodriguez (SS) - SEA 5.) Mark McGwire (1B) - STL 6.) Mike Piazza (C) - NYM 7.) Sammy Sosa (RF) - CHC 8.) Barry Bonds (LF) - SF 9.) Pedro Martinez (SP) - BOS Well, the best 2B is Alomar, and he's really fast so I put him leadoff. Chipper is the best 3B, and he can run okay, and has great power, so I put him 2nd. A-Rod is definitely the best SS, and he can hit, so I could put him either 3rd or clean up. I went ahead and put him Clean- Up, and so Griffey, Jr. would hit 3rd. He is probably the best hitter in the majors right now and he's only 31. Big Mac does have lots of homers, but I thought A-Rod could put up better numbers, so I put McGwire 5th. Piazza or Sosa? PIAZZA. He has an awesome average, many homeruns, a ton of RBIs, and he's 31 years of age. He is great, and he's better than Sosa. Next, of course is Sosa. Walker or Bonds? Bonds. Barry has more homers, more RBIs, more runs, and more Stolen Bases. Last, is Pedro. 1.) Craig Biggio (2B) - HOU 2.) Chipper Jones (3B) - ATL 3.) Ken Griffey, Jr. (CF) - CIN 4.) Alex Rodriguez (SS) - SEA 5.) Jeff Bagwell (1B) - HOU 6.) Manny Ramirez (RF) - CLE 7.) Ivan Rodriguez (C) - TEX 8.) Larry Walker (LF) - COL 9.) Rafael Palmeiro (DH) - TEX I'm a NL guy, so I needed some help for this one. Miliman456@aol.com and I still made a good lineup with the DH, though. For Biggio, he's awesome, so I had to find room for him. If you are going to be an AL team, and you'll use the DH a lot, I recommend you using Biggio for the times when you're w/o the DH, and use Alomar for the times with the DH. For Jones, check the lineup w/o the DH to find out why I put him as the 2nd place hitter. Okay, Griffey usually hits 3rd, so that's where I put him. A-Rod would be good hitting clean up at an AL park, because he has lots of experience doing that. Bagwell might be a worse 1B than McGwire, and even though McGwire had 70 HRs that '98 season, I had to put Bagwell in there. If you are an AL team though, and you have the DH most of the time, put McGwire in there and put Bagwell in a lineup w/o the DH. What's left? Catcher, Left Field, and Right Field. Well, I had to find a good right fielder in the AL, so I picked Ramirez. The RBI king is GREAT. Okay, who's the best AL Catcher? Duh. Pudge had an awesome year last year. I had to let Walker have a chance, but I also had to put him 8th. Palmeiro is, of course, the best DH in the game. I had to put him in because he deserves it. He was second in the AL in HRs, behind some unknown guy named Ken Griffey, Jr. Well, I guess that's it. Now the best starting rotation. Decisions, decisions... = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 25.) NChipper10's Best Starting Rotation = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 1.) Pedro Martinez 2.) Greg Maddux 3.) Randy Johnson 4.) Roger Clemens 5.) Kevin Millwood Well, Pedro Martinez is the best, so I had to put him first. Then comes the hard part: Maddux, Johnson, Clemens, Millwood, or Brown? Well, I had to put Maddux because of all of the groundball outs and Ks he gets and because of his awesome ERA and WHIP. The reason I didn't pick Johnson is because he walks a lot of batters. The reason I picked Johnson over Clemens is because both of their weaknesses are that they walk too many hitters, and I think Johnson has better stuff. Okay, you're probably wondering why I picked Millwood over Brown. Well, Brown has awesome stuff, but Millwood held opposing hitters to a major league-best .202 average with a 2.68 ERA, while Brown had a 3.00 ERA and allowed 210 hits. Overall, Millwood is AWESOME. And in ASB 2001, you would like him on your team. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 26.) Cheats and Codes = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Angels in the Dugout: Enter "FLYAWAY" at the cheat screen to make players fly back to the dugout after an out is recorded. Small Players: Enter "TOMTHUMB" at the cheat screen to make all your players as short as a kid!! Aluminum Bats: Enter "HOLLOWBATS" at the cheat screen to make all bats aluminum. It's a pitcher's nightmare. Huge Baseball: Enter "BCHBLKTPTY" at the cheat screen to make all baseballs HUGE! Baseball Trails Enter "WLDWLDWST" at the cheat screen to leave baseball trails!! Blackout Mode Enter "WTOTL" at the cheat screen. Blurred Graphics Enter "MYEYES" at the cheat screen for blurred graphics. Lizards at Every Position: At Exhibition Mode, go to Kaufmann Stadium and hit one of the signs that say, "WIN A LIZARD" to transform all the players into lizards. NOTE: If the ball bounces off the ground onto the sign, it doesn't count. You have to hit it straight off of the sign!! Game Shark Codes Infinite Balls 8006A277 0000 1 Ball And You Walk D006A277 0000 8006A277 0003 2 Balls And You Walk D006A277 0000 8006A277 0002 3 Balls And You Walk D006A277 0000 8006A277 0001 Infinite Strikes 8006A279 0000 1 Strike And You Are Out D006A279 0000 8006A279 0002 2 Strikes And You Are Out D006A279 0000 8006A279 0001 Infinite Outs 8006A27B 0000 1 Out And You Are Out D006A27B 0000 8006A27B 0002 2 Outs And You Are Out D006A27B 0000 8006A27B 0001 Big Ball Mode 80029632 0001 Ball Trail Mode 80029636 0001 Tom Thumb Mode 8002963A 0001 Home Team Scores 0 80059983 0000 Home Team Scores 99 80059983 0063 Home Team Score Modifier 80059983 00?? Home Team Modifier 80122BD3 00?? Away Team Scores 0 80060D0B 0000 Away Team Scores 99 80060D0B 0063 Away Team Score Modifier 80060D0B 00?? Away Team Modifier 80122BD7 00?? Create-A-Player Codes Infinite Creation Points 81105340 42C8 Infinite Pitch Type Points 81105A54 42C8 Max Contact 81117AF8 4170 Max Power 81117AFC 4170 Max Bunting 81117B08 4170 Max Vs LHP 81117B00 4170 Max Vs RHP 81117B04 4170 Max Speed 81117B14 4170 Max Defense 81117B18 4170 Max Arm Strength 81117B1C 4170 Max Clutch 81117B24 4170 Max Streak 81117B20 4170 Max Accuracy 81117AF0 4170 Max Stamina 81117AF4 4170 Max Vs LHB 81117B0C 4170 Max Vs RHB 81117B10 4170 Max Fastball 81105968 4170 Max Straight Change 8110596C 4170 Max Curveball 81105970 4170 Max Knuckleball 81105974 4170 Max Split Fastball 81105978 4170 Max Forkball 8110597C 4170 Max Sinkerball 81105980 4170 Max Screwball 81105984 4170 Quantity Digits to Accompany Team Modifier Codes 00 - Anaheim Angels 01 - Baltimore Orioles 02 - Boston Red Socks 03 - Chicago White Sox 04 - Cleveland Indians 05 - Detroit Tigers 06 - Kansas City Royals 07 - Minnesota Twins 08 - New York Yankees 09 - Oakland Athletics 0A - Seattle Mariners 0B - Tampa Bay Devil Rays 0C - Texas Ranger 0D - Toronto Blue Jays 0E - Arizona Diamondbacks 0F - Atlanta Braves 10 - Chicago Cubs 11 - Cincinnati Reds 12 - Colorado Rockies 13 - Florida Marlins 14 - Houston Astros 15 - Los Angeles Dodgers 16 - Milwaukee Brewers 17 - Montreal Expos 18 - New York Mets 19 - Philadelphia Phillies 1A - Pittsburgh Pirates 1B - St. Louis Cardinals 1C - San Diego Padres 1D - San Francisco Giants 1E - AL All Star 1F - NL All Star 20 - Cooperstown Legends Codes from: Cheat Code Central, GameFAQ, and GameSages. Thanks for all the help!! = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 22.) FAQ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Q: What does FAQ stand for? A: Frequently Asked Questions Q: Does ASB 2001 cost $49.99 everywhere? A: No. Q: Do all of the codes and cheats work for ASB 99? A: No. Q: I hit a ball in Kauffman Stadium, and it bounced off of the grass onto the sign, but all my players are human! A: If it bounces, the cheat doesn't count. If you have any more questions, email me at NChipperJones19@aol.com. If five of the same questions come to me, I will put it into my FAQ. If not, I'll deal with it personally. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 23.) Official Rules = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Go to Official Baseball Rules by clicking the link (duh.) You can either do that or go to options on the Menu Screen, and press A on Rules. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 27.) FAQ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Q: What does FAQ stand for? A: Frequently Asked Questions Q: Does ASB 2001 cost $49.99 everywhere? A: No. Q: Do all of the codes and cheats work for ASB 99? A: No. Q: I hit a ball in Kauffman Stadium, and it bounced off of the grass onto the sign, but all my players are human! A: If it bounces, the cheat doesn't count. Q: Where can you bring up minor leaguers? A: Go to General Manager, then go to Roster Moves, and finally go to Farm System. If you have any more questions, email me at NChipper10@aol.com. If five of the same questions come to me, I will put it into my FAQ. If not, I'll deal with it personally. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 29.) Credits = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Nintendo of America (www.Nintendo.com): You have to give credit to them! They're AWESOME!! Acclaim (www.Acclaim.com): They produced the game!! High Voltage Software: They developed this awesome game!! GameSages (http://Sages.IGN.com): For some of the codes. GameFAQ (www.GameFAQ.com): For some of the codes. Stat, Inc. : For the awesome statistics in the game. (But I didn't copy any of the statistics for my guide.) www.MLB.com: They provided players' statistics on their web site, and I looked through all of the players to find the needed statistics. They also provided the Official Rules. Thanks a lot, MLB!!!! Cheat Code Central (www.CheatCC.com): For some of the awesome codes. Some of the cheats were sent to them from the following people: thompso@email.uc.edu: For the BLURRED GRAPHICS. Shlossman@aol.com: For the SMALL PLAYERS and LIZARD TEAM codes. Rredcay@desupernet.net: For the BIG BASEBALL and BASEBALL TRAILS codes. Marshmallow (m_mallow@hotmail.com) : I used Marsmallow's F.A.Q.s/Walkthroughs to help make mine. I didn't copy any of Marshmallow's work, however, so don't think I support Plagirism. Raashid K. (AirKhan8@aol.com): For helping me with the Top 10 Catchers, 1st Basemen, 2nd Basemen, 3rd Basemen, Shortstops, Top 50 Outfielders, Top 5 DH's, Top 10 Hitters, Fielders, and Pitchers, the Statistics section, NChipper10's Best Starting Lineups, and NChipper10's Best Starting Rotation. That's a whole lot of stuff!! Umair J.: For trying out all of the non-GameShark cheat codes, and making sure they worked. (They did.) Nael S. (NaelS9@aol.com): For helping me with "Teams" and "End" sections. My Mom and Dad (Sanaulla88@aol.com): For buying the computer for me. (It's a Gateway 2000 Windows 98 G6266 if you have to know!) Me, Naufal S. (NChipperJones19@aol.com): I made this awesome guide/F.A.Q.!! = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 30.) Copyright Information and Legal Stuff = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = This document is Copyright (c) 2000 by NChipper10 and has to meet the following rules: You may distribute a copy of this Strategy Guide/F.A.Q. as long as you meet the following terms: 1.) You give me credit. 2.) You give everyone in the "Credits" section credit. 3.) It will not be used to gain a profit in ways of selling, buying, or bartering. 4.) It is shown in its full version. 5.) You update it when I update it. It will take too long for me to mail everyone the updated version!! You may put it into HTML as long as you meet the above conditions and that the text cannot be changed in any way besides color, bold, italics, underline, links, etc. Just don't change the meaning of the document by changing the text. In other words, you have to copy it word for word and then you can change the color, add links, make it bold, etc. Any typing errors, mistakes, or misprints, can be sent to: NChipper10@aol.com. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 31.) THE END = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = I'm done now. I hope you liked it and I hope you found out something important about the game. Thanks for reading this. Also, I have to tell you that this took a long time to make, and if you don't like it, I'm ANGRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm going to busy during the first one or two months or so of this guide's release because I just moved in to a new house, so don't email me until October 12th, or else I'm never going to accept your e-mails even after I'm not busy anymore. Okay, I'm done. C-ya!!! - nchipperjones19 -