Taunt
crowd: When playing an away game, hit a homerun and press L3 when
running the bases to taunt the crowd.
Homerun
celebration: Press R1 when you are running the bases after hitting a
homerun. Your player will blow kisses to the crowd. If you continue pressing
R1, your player will jump on home plate.
Hint:
Easy points: Start a two player game, with only one actual player. Throw a
perfect game, striking out every batter. Save the game in the bottom of the
ninth inning with two strikes and two outs. Finish the game, collect your
points, and save the options. Reload the game and repeat to collect the
points again.
Change to the team that you are
facing and make them play poorly, allowing your original team to score a lot
of runs. In the last inning, switch back to your team and claim your team's
cheaply made points.
Use the following trick to get
extra points to buy packs of cards. Play a quick game as the Negro Stars.
Chose a bad team to play against, such as the Tigers or Devil Rays. Then,
press Square to display an options screen. Go to "Game
Options" and change the number of innings to 1. Play the game. When you
are up to bat, keep bunting. When you are pitching, get all three outs and
save your points. You should have enough for about seventeen packs of cards.
Hint:
Easy homeruns: When controlling Barry Bonds at bat, press the Square so
that you are on "Power" and not "Contact". When you are
on "Power", only the yellow box will appear, and when you are on
"Contact", there will be a shaded area covering the yellow box. If
the pitch is up and in, move the box there and swing. It will almost always
be an automatic homerun.
Hint:
Free balls: If you are down in the count or need a quick ball, pretend to lay
down a bunt. Pull back while the pitcher is in his motion. This should
result in a ball being thrown. Note: This only works up to two times in an
at bat.
Hint:
Throw hard 4 seam fastball correctly: If you have a pitcher or created player that throws a hard 4 seam
fastball, always place the pitching cursor below where you want the pitch to
go. The pitch will automatically rise after the pitcher releases it.
However, with other pitches (curveball, slider, changeup, etc.) the ball
will end up where you put the pitching cursor.
Hint:
Restore pitcher's energy: Wait until your pitcher has low energy then pause game play. If
your pitcher is still on the mound, go to "Save Game and Quit",
then save the game. Restart the system, and when you go to the main menu,
load the game. When you finish loading, it should automatically take you
back to the game, and it should show your pitcher on the mound with the full
green energy bar.
Hint:
Slide step: Use this trick to do a slide step. When your pitcher is in the
stretch, select a pitch, and before you press Pitch, hold the Left
Analog-stick.
Hint:
Pick off from the catcher: When the ball is released, hold L and the base that you
would like to throw the ball to. The catcher will then snap up and throw the
ball to the selected base. Note: This only works when you are pitching.
Hint:
View player's energy in franchise mode: When at the main menu in franchise mode, go to "GM
Office", then "Roster Management", then "Disabled
List". Press X and look through your players to see which ones
are tired (except pitchers). If a starting player is tired, you should bench
and rest him for one game.
Hint:
Change jerseys in franchise mode: Before playing in a franchise mode game, go to quick play, and on
the team's options highlight "Change Uniform". Go back, exit quick
play, load the franchise, and when you get to the play game screen on
options, your pointer will be on the blacked out uniform part. Press X
and you can change uniforms. Once you change lineups or pitchers, this
option is no longer available; it only works for that one game.
Hint:
Better players: Select the "Extras" option at the main menu, then
choose "Player Management". On that screen is a category called
"Player Editor". It allows you to improve players. In season mode,
go to "GM", then choose "Player Management", then
"Player Editor". Note: Making a player all A+ may result in the
game freezing in later innings.
Hint:
Sign All-star players to long-tern contracts for less: Create as many players as desired for the positions you want by
using the "Create-A-Player" option. Collect the players you have
made from the free agent pool and sign them to your team. Once you have all
of your created players that you want, go to "Roster Management",
then to "Long-Term Contracts". Offer each player you created a
long-term contract at the same, or even for a lower price than they want.
Since the players are not proven in the major leagues, they will sign for
basically nothing (just for the chance to play). You can now edit their
stats in "Player Editor". Make each player the best that they can
be (everything A+), and you will have the best team for the lowest price.
Use this in franchise or expansion modes.
Hint:
Demote player without other teams claiming him off waivers: Go to the player editor and make all his stats to D- so that no
teams would want to claim him off waivers. When you want to promote a player
back to the Major Leagues, change his ratings back to his default settings.
Hint:
Easy win: Start a game with and set the skill level on anything except
"Manage Only". Pause gameplay go to "Controller Select".
Switch the controller to the team that you want to lose. Then, go into
"Team Management" at the pause screen. Change the pitcher and the
fielders to the wrong positions. You can also put pitchers in as pinch
hitters. Then, return to "Controller Select" and change back to
your original team. The CPU may switch the players around, but you can put
the wrong ones in again. You will not get any card points if you play the
entire game with the losing team. Note: there is a slight chance of your
game freezing if player positions are swapped too often.
Hint:
Easy scoring at Pac Bell Park: Try to hit the ball to the right-center field corner. If your man
has speed and you are on third before the ball gets to the cutoff man, run
home. The cutoff man should throw it to the catcher, and most of the time he
gets down in a stance to block the plate. When he does this, press L2
and you will stop. When he gets out of his stance, continue going home and
you will be safe.
Hint:
Created pitcher:
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 203
+ 4 Seam Fastball
+ Curveball
+ Slider
+ Changeup
Stance and deliver are 3/4 low kick
Have all stats up
Glitch:
Late swing: When you are at bat, for some reason when you press Swing,
the player will actually swing a moment after it is pressed resulting in a
swing and a miss. You should press Swing in advance, preferably after
the pitcher releases the ball.
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