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1) Updates
2) Introduction
3) Controls
4) Game modes
a) Quick Start
b) Exhibition
c) Playoffs
d) Season
e) Franchise
f) Network
g) Home Run Derby
h) Custom
5) Players
6) Strategies
a) Offensive
b) Defensive
c) Ultimate Team
7) Cheats
8) FAQ
9) Disclaimer
10) Contact Me
11) Credits
12) My Personal Review
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Version 1.4(1/19/02)- Did some more of the players section. Why didn't I
update in over a month? Because of school. Track has taken up any free time I
may have had. Midterms coming up soon, so more time hindered. I'll eventually
finish this guide; you'll just have to be patient. I'm never doing another FAQ
for a sports game, it really sucks.
Version 1.3(12/02/01)- A lot of work finished today. Halfway done with the
players sections, and I should be moving on the strategies section soon. After
that, I'll revamp the FAQ and it'll be done. The date for the team's section
being done is being pushed back. I have a lot of other stuff to do. After
all, I am going to school. I consider this great progress. The target date
for the FAQ's completion is still around Christmas. No school=more time to
work.
Stuff to do: Finish the Players section.
Start and Finish the Strategies section.
Finish out the FAQ section, I've gotten around a dozen e-mails
I need to add to the section.
Version 1.2 (11/30/01)- Major formatting error. Allegedly, the margins on
GameFAQs are narrower then mine. I have to completely redo the players
section. Give it some time, everything will eventually be done. I hope to be
at least up to the Mariners by the weekend. I hope to have the entire guide
done before Christmas.
Version 1.1 (11/28/01)- Worked on the Players section. It's mammoth, so it'll
take a few weeks to complete. Will start the Strategies section when I'm done
with the players. Also need to do the FAQ section. The Legal and Contact Me
sections need some tweaking, so I'll have to get started on that. Whew, a lot
of work. I hope to be finished with the players by next Sunday, and the entire
FAQ before Christmas.
Version 1.0 (11/27/01)- First version of this FAQ.
Sections done: Introduction, Controls, Game modes, Cheats, Disclaimer, Contact
Me, and My Personal Review.
Sections left: Strategies, Players, and FAQ.
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This is my World Series Baseball 2K2 FAQ for Dreamcast. It's one of my
favorite games, and deserves a good FAQ. This is my first FAQ, and more will
be coming soon. This FAQ was made so you could learn the basics of the game,
as well as strategies. It gives you vital information on players, so you could
crush your friends as well as opponents.
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On Offense:
"A"- Swings the bat.
"X"- Advances the baserunner. If you have a man on a base and want him to
steal, you press "X" before the pitcher throws or when he's winding up to
advance the runner. If you hit the ball into play, the "X" button is used to
advance the runner extra bases.
"Y"- Used to bunt. A guide on bunting is in the Strategies section.
"B"- Used to move a runner back a base. For example, you hit a shallow fly
into center and you press "X" to advance the runner to 2nd base, then decide to
move him back to first. You use "B" to retreat him back.
"R"- If you hold R before the pitcher winds up, you'll get a big hitting
cursor. The cursor shows up later then normal, but you'll get an easier hit if
you time your swing right.
"L"- Does nothing during offense.
"Analog Stick"- Moves the hitting cursor around.
On Defense when a player has the ball:
"A"- Throw the ball to home plate.
"X"- Throw the ball to 3rd base.
"Y"- Throw the ball to 2nd base.
"B"- Throw the ball to 1st base.
"L"- Does nothing during defense when a player has the ball.
"R"- Does nothing during defense when a player has the ball.
"Analog Stick"- Moves the player around.
On Defense while pitching:
"A"- Throws the ball, tapping it causes the pitcher to throw slow, conserving
stamina. Holding it causes the pitcher to throw hard. It increases the
chances of a strikeout, but drains stamina faster.
"B"- After you select your pitch, and you have the strike zone on your screen,
you can use "B" to throw the ball to a base. Pick your pitch, then move the
analog stick in the direction you want to throw. For example, up throws it to
2nd, right throws it to 1st, etc. Move the analog stick in the direction you
want to throw to and hit "B". The pitcher will throw it to the corresponding
base.
"Y"- Used to bean someone or intentionally walk someone. If you want to bean
someone, move the analog stick so the pitch cursor is around their head and
press "Y". If you want to throw a ball, move it away from the batter and hit
"Y". You can only throw a ball or bean someone after you select your pitch.
"X"- Does nothing on defense while pitching.
"L"- Cycles through the defense options.
"R"- Cycles through the defense options.
"Analog Stick"- Used to select the pitch and used to place the pitch anywhere
in the strike zone. The pitch selector is on the bottom right or left hand
corner of your screen. You move the analog stick in the direction of your
pitch. For example, if your pitcher has a curveball and you want to throw it
move the analog stick to the right and press "A". Then you move the baseball
anywhere in the strike zone and press "A" again to pitch it.
On Defense while chasing the ball:
"A"- Dive for the ball.
"B"- Cycle through the players on the field.
"X"- Cycle through the players on the field.
"Y"- Jumps up for the ball. Used to snag a fly ball that's just over the wall.
"L"- Does nothing on defense while chasing the ball.
"R"- Does nothing on defense while chasing the ball.
"Analog Stick"- Moves the highlighted player around.
During Instant Replays
"A"- Starts the instant replay.
"B"- Zooms out.
"X"- Zooms in.
"Y"- Turns the controls for the instant replay function on or off.
"L"- Cycle frames back. It's pressure-sensitive, so the harder you push the
button down, the faster it'll rewind.
"R"- Cycle frames forward. It's pressure-sensitive, so the harder you push the
button down, the faster it'll rewind.
"Analog Stick"- Move the camera angle around.
"D-Pad"- Move the camera around. You can lock it on a player or the ball, and
it'll automatically follow it. You can also manually move it.
"Start"- Leave the instant replay mode.
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Quick Start- A regular exhibition game. You don't select the teams. Instead,
the game picks random teams. The difficulty level on here is rookie. It's
your token 9-inning baseball game. You don't tweak any options in this mode.
Exhibition- A regular game. The announcer calls it a pre-season game. You're
allowed to change your teams and options in this mode, unlike the Quick Start
mode.
After you select Exhibition it takes you to the team select screen. You use
the analog stick to cycle through the away team, and hit A to go change the
home team. Pressing X will take you to the menu screen, where you can change a
number of things.
You can change the stadium. You can toggle the difficulty level between
rookie, pro, and all-star. You can change the number of innings in a game, and
you can change the Designated Hitter option.
Playoffs- So you don't want to play the full 162 game season, huh? You want to
go straight for the excitement. Well I don't blame you. You pick the number
of teams in the playoffs and the format. The normal format is 5-5-7, but you
can change it to suit your needs. You can also change the Designated Hitter
option. On the next screen, you select the teams you want in your series'.
You pick the teams you want to control and hit start. It takes you to the
playoffs mode menu, where you can do a number of things.
The first option is the Play Game option. If you select it, it'll take you to
the Playoff Tree where you can use A to play or simulate a game. You hit B to
go back, and Y for the help menu.
The second option is the Statistics option, and it opens to a playoff
statistics submenu. The first option on the submenu is the team statistics.
The team statistics shows you the stats for each team in the league during the
playoffs. You use R and L to toggle between leagues. It gives you the batting
average, slugging percentages, on base percentage, at bats, hits, doubles,
triples, home runs, RBIs, runs, strikeouts, and stolen bases.
The league leaders option shows you the leaders of the league in a designated
category. You hit R to toggle between leagues, and the analog stick to scroll
between leaders. It gives you the leaders for the following options: batting
average, home runs, hits, RBIs, runs, stolen bases, doubles, triples, most wins
(for pitchers), most losses (for pitchers), most innings pitched, ERA leaders,
save leaders, and strike out leaders (for pitchers).
The player statistics option shows you the stats for each play on a team. You
use R to toggle between teams, and analog stick to scroll through players and
stats. This feature gives you the position, games played, batting average, at
bats, runs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, RBIs, slugging percentage, on
base percentage, strike outs, and stolen bases for each player.
The next option is the setup option. It allows you to change the
user-controlled teams in the playoffs. You use R and L to designate the user
of the team to CPU or User.
The next option is the save game option, and one after that is the quit option,
which quits the playoff mode.
Season- The cream of the crop. You select the number of players, the season
length, the fantasy draft, the schedule format, the game difficulty, and the
designated hitter options.
The fantasy draft is fun, because it allows the teams to be more even and gives
you a chance to try out different combinations of players. The rigid schedule
format makes you play the games in order, while the flexible one lets you play
the games in any order you want. On the next screen, you select the team(s)
you want to play with. If you selected the fantasy draft, the next screen lets
you pick your players. After that, it takes you to the season menu. The
managing menu takes you to the season management sub-menu, where you make the
team decisions. You select the pitching order, and drop pitchers or activate
them from the minors. The lineups option allows you to customize your team's
starting lineup, The minors option allows you to demote players and promote
minor league players. The trade option allows you to trade with other teams.
The CPU has the option to accept or decline a trade, so only make trades
that'll benefit both sides. The free agents menu lets you sign free agents on
your team. Sometimes there are some goodies here, so check it out every so
often. The injuries menu allows you to monitor the league's injuries. The
news menu keeps you up-to-date on trades, activations, demotions, etc. That's
all in the management menu. The schedule option lets you play your games. It
takes you to a 10-month calendar with all your team's games on it and allows
you to simulate or play games. The statistics menu opens up to a sub-menu
containing team statistics, team standings, league leaders, player statistics,
and all-star voting. The team statistics menu shows you the stats for each
team in the league. It shows you the team batting average, slugging
percentage, on-base percentage, games, at bats, hits, doubles, triples, home
runs, RBIs, runs, strikeouts, and stolen bases. Good for picking out the best
team in the league. The team standings option shows you the team standings for
the league, pretty self-explanatory. You use the analog stick to cycle between
divisions, and "R" to cycle between leagues. This option shows the wins,
losses, percentage, games behind, last ten game results, and streak for each
team. It's useful for deciding whether or not you're making the playoffs. The
league leaders option shows you the leaders for each option. You use "R" to
cycle between leagues. It shows you the batting average leaders, the home run
leaders, the hit leaders, the RBI leaders, the run leaders, the stolen base
leaders, the doubles leaders, the triples leaders, the most wins leaders, the
most losses leaders, the most innings pitched leaders, the ERA leaders, the
save leaders, and the strike out leaders (for pitchers). The player statistics
options show you the stats for each player on your team. You can use "R" to
cycle between each team. It gives you the position, the games player, and
batting average, the number of at bats, the runs, the hits, the doubles, the
triples, the home runs, the RBIs, the slugging percentage, the on base
percentage, the strike-outs, and the number of stolen bases. The all-star
voting option shows you who's in the lead for an all-star position. You use
"R" to toggle the leagues, and the analog stick to switch positions. That's it
for the statistics menu, now onto the news. The news option shows you the same
thing as the news option in the management sub-menu. The custom option let's
you change the presentation of the game. That's basically it for the season
option.
Franchise- The franchise mode is a lot like the season mode, except it's spaced
out over more then 1 season. When the season is over, it gives you the
off-season news. You have to draft players and sign free agents. It's harder
then the season mode, but it's also very fun. If you need the controls for the
options, look above at the season mode, because they're virtually the same.
Network- The network mode is used for Online play. You need a phone line
connection or a Broadband Adapter, Ethernet Card, and Broadband modem to play
if you have a Cable or DSL connection. It lags a lot on the modem that comes
with your Dreamcast, so you won't really do good unless you have a Broadband
Adapter.
Home Run Derby- This is fun. You pick the number of players, the difficulty,
the stadium, and the number of pitches. Then you pick the players you want to
hit with, and start the Derby. It's too easy on rookie, and too hard on pro.
If you pick rookie, it automatically sets the bat in the right position and all
you have to do is swing. On pro you have to compete with players who hit 9/10
homeruns and you have to do it manually.
Custom- You can edit a number of things here. First, the presentation. You
can customized the sound options here. You use the load file option to load a
season file from your VMU. You probably know what the save changes button
does. The credits options show you the game developers. The user high scores
and user records are pretty self-explanatory, just select it and you'll figure
it out in a few seconds. The create a player option is very cool. First you
type in the name, then select the position, number, and appearance. You pick
whether he throws lefty or righty, bats lefty or righty, and his height and
weight. Then you pick if he wears sunglasses, smears that black stuff under
his eye, his skin color, his undershirt style, his elbow protector, his
fielding glove style, his batting glove color, his wristband, his bat color,
his shoes, and his shin guard. Then you pick his stats, like hitting, power,
speed, and arm strength. You can max out everyone's stats except the
pitcher's. For the pitcher, you pick things like hitting and the pitches. If
you leave one of the pitches with no stats, he won't be able to throw that
pitch.
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This is the default roster for WSB2K2. It took a while to type up, so
appreciate it.
Key:
Position-Number-Player-Hot Zone-Description
Example
C- Mike Piazza-#31- _____ - Mike Piazza is the best hitting catcher in the
|H C H| league. He has a slow pickoff move though, but
|C H H| his hitting performance makes up for it.
|N C C|
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SP-Pedro Martinez-#45- Fastball: 99 - The best pitcher in the game. The
Curveball: 97 coverboy for the CD Case. You want
Slider: 98 to at least try him out, even if you
Change-up: 98 hate him.
** The light blue color counts as cold, and the light red color counts as red
The "H" stands for Hot, the "C" stands for Cold, and the "N" stands for
neutral.
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Anaheim Angels:
C- Ben Molina-#1- _____ - Pretty good catcher, but a mediocre batter.
|C C N| Stick with Wooten if you want a good hitting
|N H H| catcher.
|C H N|
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C- Shawn Wooten-#44- _____ - A good batter. Hits the dead center
|N N N| fastball over the wall most of the time.
|N H C| An OK catcher. Use him if you need the
|N C N| offense.
|_____|
C- Jorge Fabregas-#6- _____ - Not too bad. I got a few singles with him.
|N N C| He's an average runner, and a pretty good
|N H C| catcher.
|N N H|
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1B-Mo Vaughn-#42- _____ - Powerful hitter. Slow runner. Average on
|C N C| defense. This is your cleanup hitter.
|N H H|
|C H H|
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2B-Scott Spiezio-#23- _____ - Pretty bad. I couldn't get a hit with him.
|N N C| A pretty good fielder though. Stick with
|N H N| Kennedy.
|C N H|
|_____|
2B-Adam Kennedy-#2- _____ - Overall good hitter. Good 2B as well. Wait
|C C C| for the inside curve or dead-center
|H H N| fastball. Average runner.
|C H H|
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3B-Troy Glaus-#25- _____ - Don't let the cold-zones fool you. He's an
|C C C| excellent hitter. Wait for the low pitch
|H H H| and he'll crush it Very good at 3B as well,
|C H C| he's one of the best.
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SS-David Eckstein-#22- _____ - Actually pretty good. Smash the low-inside
|N C N| pitches with him. He's a bad fielder
|N N N| though, you'll want to stick with Gil.
|N N N|
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SS-Bengi Gil-#10- _____ - Good hitter, even though his zone doesn't
|N N C| show it. I managed to get a few doubles with
|N H N| him. He isn't too fast, but his power makes
|C N N| up for it.
|_____|
LF-Garret Anderson-#16- _____ - Average hitter, average outfielder. Swing
|H H C| at the high inside fastball or the away
|N N C| slider.
|C H H|
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LF-Orlando Palmeiro-#3- _____ - Use him as a DH. He's a nice hitter, but OK
|N H C| at defense. Stick with Garret Anderson as
|C H C| your starter.
|C C H|
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CF-Kimera Bartee-#46- _____ - An average batter. I haven't really played
|N N N| with him. He runs pretty fast, though.
|N N N| He's an average fielder.
|N N N|
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CF-Darin Erstad-#17- _____ - A good hitter, fast base-runner, and very
|C H C| good fielder. Go for the medium height
|N H H| pitches, and go for the extra bases when you
|C C H| can.
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RF-Tim Salmon-#15- _____ - Don't swing at anything high. He'll miss
|C C C| it. Wait for the low or medium-height
|H H H| pitch. Good at defense and average at
|C H C| offense.
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SP-Ramon Ortiz-#36- Fastball: 93 - Your average starting pitcher.
Slider: 76 You'll use that fastball a lot,
Change-up: 61 as well as the Slider/Sinker
Sinker: 77 combo.
SP-Pat Rapp-#34- Fastball: 89 - Has a nice fastball and
Slider: 42 curveball. Rely on those pitches
Curveball: 82 for your 1-2 punch.
Change-up: 51
SP-Ismael Valdes-#59- Fastball: 88 - Good fastball and curveball
Curveball: 89 again. Him and Rapp are alike.
Change-up: 47 Don't throw the Change-up,
Sinker: 52 they'll get a hit.
SP-Jarrod Washburn-#56- Fastball: 92 - Another Fastball/Curveball
Slider: 75 pitcher. He's pretty good, and
Curveball: 81 has a nice breaking curveball.
Change-up: 68
SP-Scott Schoeneweis-#60- Fastball: 84 - Nice pitcher. All his pitches
Slider: 82 are good. You can really mess up
Change-up: 76 the batter with a combination of
Sinker: 85 pitches.
LR-Lou Pote-#58- Fastball: 95 - Avoid this guy. You'll get
Slider: 51 nowhere with a fastball. You
Change-up: 28 need another good pitch.
LR-Al Levine-#43- Fastball: 89 - Not too bad. A nice 3-pitch
Slider: 79 combo. Use him around the fifth
Change-up: 80 inning.
Sinker: 56
MR-Ben Weber-#77- Fastball: 94 - Avoid this guy as well. He
Slider: 50 sucks. Use anyone besides him
Sinker: 36 and Pote.
MR-Shigetoshi Hasegawa-#21- Fastball: 87 - Average pitcher. Nothing special
Slider: 78 here. Your token middle
Change-up: 74 reliever.
Forkball: 67
SU-Mike Holtz-#65- Fastball: 91 - Almost bad. His change-up is
Slider: 37 pretty good, and should confuse a
Change-up: 82 few batters.
CL-Troy Percival-#40- Fastball: 99 - This is the guy you want to use.
Slider: 88 Nice pitches, but stamina wears
Curveball: 86 down fast. 2 innings at most.
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Arizona Diamondbacks:
C- Scott Patterson-#32- _____ - This guy is the better catcher, but a
|C C C| picky hitter. He'll only hit the mid-
|N H H| pitches. He's a gem on defense though,
|C H N| so start him.
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C- Rod Barajas-#48- _____ - All I could say is he's a mediocre
|N N N| player, you're not going to find
|N H N| anything special here. Start Patterson
|N C N|
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1B-Greg Colbrunn-#28- _____ - Start Grace. He's the best of the 3
|C N C| 1st-basemen on this team. Colbrunn is
|H H H| average on offense and below average
|C H C| defense. He has a slow throw.
|_____|
1B-Erubiel Durazo-#44- _____ - The real Erubeil doesn't do justice to
|C H C| his counterpart in this game. He rules
|N H H| in this game. Still stick with Grace at
|C N H| first though.
|_____|
1B-Mark Grace-#17- _____ - Better hitter then Erubiel, even though
|C N C| his stats don't show it. I can nail a
|N H N| double 2 out of 3 times with this guy. A
|C N H| very good hitter in this game.
|_____|
2B-Craig Counsell-#4- _____ - Only good at the low, inside fastball.
|N N C| Can't really hit anything else. Start
|N H C| Bell, he's better at defense and
|N N H| offense.
|_____|
2B-Jay Bell-#33- _____ - Pretty good hitter, but defense is his
|C H C| specialty. You're going to want to start
|H H H| him if you're facing a good hitting team.
|C H C|
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3B-Matt Williams-#9- _____ - Has a couple red-hot zones. That's the
|C H N| dead center one and the lower-left one.
|C H C| You'll want to swing at anything in that
|H C C| area. Not too bad at defense either.
|_____|
SS-Tony Womack-#5- _____ - Average hitter in this game. This game
|C N C| doesn't do justice to his abilities in
|H H H| the world series. Good on defense in
|C H C| this game.
|_____|
LF-Luis Gonzalez-#20- _____ - He's got the golf like swing. Take
|C N C| anything inside and low. He'll get a hit
|N H H| 85% of the time if you know how to use
|C H H| him.
|_____|
LF-David Dellucci-#25- _____ - Not your starter, but a good backup.
|N N C| Speedy, so he's your best option for a
|N H N| pinch-hitter Nothing much else to say
|N C H| about him.
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CF-Steve Finley-#12- _____ - Swing at anything in the strike zone
|C H C| because he'll put it in play. Rarely
|H H H| strikes out, and has a sparkling .280
|C H H| average. He'll hit .300 during a season
|_____| though.
RF-Reggie Sanders-#16- _____ - Average hitter. He's the better of the
|C N N| two right fielders, so start him instead
|N H N| of Bautista. He's better at defense too,
|N N C| and boy could he run.
|_____|
RF-Danny Bautista-#29- _____ - Very good at those 3 hot zones, but
|C C C| pitchers throw high to him for obvious
|N H H| reasons. He'll develop in the next few
|C H N| seasons, so keep your eye on him.
|_____|
SP-Brian Anderson-#34- Fastball: 89 - Brute speed ain't everything. His
Slider: 90 curveball drops a foot and gets a
Curveball: 98 high swing everytime. A good 3rd-
Change-up: 86 strike pitch.
SP-Todd Stottlemyre-#30- Fastball: 93 - Good pitcher, another fine addition
Slider: 87 to the D-Backs pitching staff. All
Curveball: 87 off his pitches contribute to
Change-up: 78 fooling the batter.
SP-Curt Schilling-#38- Fastball: 97 - And you wonder why this guy is so
Slider: 97 good. No explanation necessary.
Sinker: 94 Oh wait, use him.
Splitter: 98
SP-Armando Reynoso-#27- Fastball: 89 - An average addition to the bullpen.
Curveball: 90 You'll find yourself using him for
Change-up: 52 relief in a season.
Sinker: 72
SP-Randy Johnson-#51- Fastball: 99 - Arguably the best pitcher in the
Curveball: 99 league. Him and Pedro rule this
Slider: 98 game. You up your chances of
Sinker: 98 winning by 50% with him.
LR-Mike Morgan-#36- Fastball: 89 - An OK pitcher. Nothing special.
Slider: 74 Use him when your starter is
Sinker: 73 jammed.
MR-Greg Swindell-#22- Fastball: 90 - Pretty good. The Fastball and
Change-up: 90 Change-up are good for the 1/2
Forkball: 72 punch. Forkball isn't bad.
MR-Bret Prinz-#41- Fastball: 97 - Not too good. The Fastball and
Slider: 86 Slider give him the edge. He's
Sinker: 42 easy to predict.
MR-Russ Springer-#46- Fastball: 96 - Another middling player. Avoid him
Curveball: 84 unless you need raw power from the
Splitter: 26 fastball.
SU-Byung-Hung Kim-#49- Fastball: 96 - Very good. Should provide with the
Slider: 93 relief you need. Your first choice
Sinker: 91 for a closer/reliever.
CL-Matt Mantei-#31- Fastball: 99 - Isn't too balanced. Stick with
Slider: 87 Kim, who'll fool more hitters.
Curveball: 81 He's an average closer.
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Atlanta Braves:
C- Javy Lopez-#8- _____ - Starting catcher. Hits pretty well, but
|C H C| his pickoff move is lacking. Most runners
|N H N| can steal off him easily. Consider giving
|N H H| him half of the season and Perez the other
|_____| half.
C- Eddie Perez-#12- _____ - Decent hitter, but below average at
|C N N| defense. Use him if you need the base-
|N H N| hits. Has a .182 average, but I picked up
|N N C| .298 over a season.
|_____|
1B-Rico Brogna-#2- _____ - Bad at the high pitches. He's the starter
|C C C| because of his defense, so don't expect to
|H H H| hit really well with him. He had a .232
|C N H| average.
|_____|
1B-Wes Helms-#18- _____ - Not really good at anything. Start
|N N N| Brogna, and save this guy for any injured
|N H N| player. I guess you could pinch-run with
|N C N| him if you get a pitcher on base.
|_____|
2B-Quivilo Veras-#4- _____ - Your starting second baseman. Average on
|C H N| offense but beautiful on defense. Had
|C H C| virtually no errors all season. He's
|C C H| a fast base-runner as well.
|_____|
2B-Keith Lockhart-#7- _____ - A good DH. He's a good hitter and should
|N H N| be used at those AL fields. Start Veras,
|C H C| and trade this guy if you don't need him,
|C C H| because you could get someone useful.
|_____|
3B-Ken Caminiti-#11- _____ - Good hitter. Another option for DH.
|C N C| since Chipper is obviously your starter,
|H H H| trade him. You could get a good pitcher
|C H H| for him. Has a .303 batting average.
|_____|
3B-Chipper Jones-#10- _____ - One of the most consistent hitters in the
|C N C| league. Has a .300+ average every year.
|N H H| One of the best 3rd-basemen in the sport.
|C H H| Not too fast though.
|_____|
SS-Raphael Furcal-#1- _____ - Another gem on defense. Dead-center
|N N C| fastball hitter on defense, but his
|N H N| skills are lacking. He's pretty
|C N H| speedy, don't be afraid to run extra
|_____| bases.
LF-B.J. Surhoff-#15- _____ - Swing at anything inside, he's one of the
|C H C| players with the golf-like swing.
|N H H| Another fine addition to the Braves
|C C H| lineup. Has around a .300 average.
|_____|
LF-Dave Martinez-#14- _____ - Average player. Fastest guy on the team
|C H H| though. He's as fast as Ichiro. Use him
|C H C| as your main pinch-runner.
|C C H|
|_____|
CF-Andruw Jones-#25- _____ - One of your power hitters, he'll
|C N C| absolutely crush the ball. Very good on
|H H H| defense as well. One of the top-ranked
|C H C| outfielders.
|_____|
RF-Bernard Gilkey-#23- _____ - Used to be good. Now just another has-
|C N N| been. Bats a painful .177. Release him
|N H N| and pick up someone with potential.
|N N C|
|_____|
RF-Brian Jordan-#33- _____ - Strikes out a lot, but when he puts
|C N C| contact on the ball it's usually a base
|H H H| hit. Speedy, and good on defense too.
|C H C| That combination earns him the starting
|_____| spot.
SP-John Smoltz-#29- Fastball: 96 - Awesome pitcher. His Knuckleball
Slider: 96 leaves something to be desired
Change-up: 97 for, but don't let that screw you
Knuckle: 34 up. The first three are great.
SP-John Burkett-#19- Fastball: 83 - Not too bad. He's well-rounded.
Slider: 75 His Fastball/Curveball provide for
Curveball: 86 the first 2 strikes most of the
Change-up: 78 time.
SP-Tom Glavine-#47- Fastball: 96 - God, will the Braves pitching wave
Slider: 94 ever end? Nothing to say here,
Change-up: 99 he's another one of the best.
Sinker: 94
SP-Greg Maddux-#31- Fastball: 89 - Control-master. Can put the ball
Slider: 96 anywhere he wants. Definitely
Curveball: 96 your prominent pitcher.
Change-up: 96
SP-Kevin Millwood-#34- Fastball: 96 - Another Curveball master. Throw
Slider: 86 anything at the batter, they'll be
Curveball: 97 stumped. Another good pitcher.
Change-up: 87
LR-Odalis Perez-#45- Fastball: 95 - The only way you're going to do
Slider: 47 some damage with him is by using
Curveball: 66 power pitches (hold A while
Sinker: 48 pitching). Decent at most.
LR-Jason Marquis-#38- Fastball: 98 - You're better off letting your
Slider: 76 starter go the whole 9 innings.
Curveball: 76 He's another commonplace pitcher.
Change-up: 44
MR-Steve Reed-#36- Fastball: 90 - One of the better relievers. Use
Slider: 85 him as your first choice. All of
Change-up: 84 his pitches should do some damage.
Sinker: 84
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