Bigger manual aim
Press [L2] + [X] when the pitcher has selected
a pitch.
Get runners on base easily when batting
If there is an inside pitch out of the strike zone
press [R2] + [Left] or [Right] to position the
batter inward and get hit by the pitch.
Easy pitches
This trick only works under the trainee and rookie
difficulty settings. To get straight balls down the middle, pretend
to bunt by holding [Circle] until the pitcher is about to
throw the ball. He should throw it straight down the middle all
the time.
Easy strikeouts
Aim the fastball to the high inside corner of any batter.
If you aim correctly, the batter will swing and miss, or be caught
looking, most of the time. If your pitcher knows the sinker, aim
it just outside the strike zone. About 70% of the time it will
go back in the strike zone. Do the same with curveballs and sliders.
Easy hits
When you are up to bat, press [Down] when the
pitch is coming. About 85% of the time you will get a hit, and
sometimes a double.
Perfect game
Have a created pitcher and choose the knuckle ball
as your best pitch. Max out all your points on it. In a game,
throw the ball very low to the ground and hold it any way that
you want it to go. This will get you at least twenty to twenty
two strikeouts per game. Do not throw the ball too high.
Recommended team
Create a team with the following players.
1B: Jason Giambi (New York Yankees)
2B: Alfonso Soriano (New York Yankees)
SS: Alex Rodriguez (Texas Rangers)
3B: Robin Ventura (New York Yankees)
RF: Sammy Sosa (Chicago Cubs)
CF: Adam Dunn (Cincinnati Reds)
LF: Barry Bonds (San Francisco Giants)
C: Mike Piazza (New York Mets)
SP: Randy Johnson (Arizona Diomandbacks)
SP: Curt Schilling (Arizona Diomandbacks)
SP: Pedro Martinez (Boston RedSox)
SP: Barry Zito (Okland Athletics)
SP: Roger Clemens (New York Yankees)
CP: John Smoltz
Create a team with the following National League players:
1B: Todd Helton (Colorado Rockies)
2B: Jeff Kent (San Francisco Giants)
SS: Jimmy Rollins (Philadelphia Phillies)
3B: Mike Lowell (Florida Marlins)
RF: Sammy Sosa (Chicago Cubs)
CF: Lance Berkman (Houston Astros)
LF: Barry Bonds (San Francisco Giants)
C: Mike Piazza (New York Yankees)
P: Randy Johnson (Arizona Diamondbacks)
P: Curt Schilling (Arizona Diamondbacks)
P: Greg Maddux (Atlanta Braves)
P: Roy Oswalt (Houston Astros)
P: Kevin Millwood (Atlanta Braves)
Create a team with the following players:
Jim Edmonds
Hideki Matsui
Miguel Tejada
Jim Thome
Sammy Sosa
Jeff Kent
Frank Thomas
Paul LoDuca
Shea Hillenbrand
P (starter): Kevin Millwood
P (starter): Hideo Nomo
P (starter): Kerry Wood
P (starter): Pedro Martinez
P (relief): Jeff Nelson
P (relief):J. Eischen
P (relief):Mark Bowie
P (relief):C. Politte
P (relief):John Smoltz
Create a team with the following players:
1B: Jason Giambi
2B: Alfonso Soriono
SS: Alex Rodriguez
3B: Derek Jeter
CF: Johnny Damon
RF: Gary Sheffield
LF: Tori Hunter
C: Mike Piazza
SP: Olando Herendaz
SP: Randy Johnson
SP: Mark Mulder
SP: Kevin Brown
SP: Pedro Martinez
CP: Mariano Rivera
Glitch: Get a hit when caught stealing
When you have a runner on base, to steal but get caught.
The batter that was at the plate will be credited with a hit and
not an at bat, hence a free hit.
Glitch: Homerun at Metrodome
When playing at the Metrodome, you only need to hit
the ball one third of the way over the right field fence to get
a homerun.
