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TEAM MANAGER
As your team’s manager, you’re responsible for creating
lineups and pitching rotations, as well as controlling the team
roster, making trades, and so on.
DEFAULT LINEUPS
You can pencil in four different default batting lineups (DH Rule
on or off, and facing a left- or right-handed pitcher). To set up
the default lineups, select Team Manager from the Main Menu,
and then Lineups. Pull the Left or Right trigger to cycle through
the four lineups.
ASK NOMAR
I think the Designated Hitter Rule should
be banned. Can I get rid of it while
I’m playing?
It’s totally up to you!
When choosing game
options, highlight
DH Rule, and then
select On, Off, or MLB
Rules
(to use the DH Rule
in all games played in
American League parks).
Briefly, the DH Rule allows a
designated hitter
to hit in place
of the pitcher in the batting
order. Using a DH will give
you more offensive
production, but you also
lose the strategic decision-
making involving weak-
hitting pitchers and
clutch pinch-hitting.
CHANGING THE DEFAULT LINEUPS
On the Lineup screen, press
A
to select a player, highlight
another player (starter or bench), and then press
A
again
to swap the two players. When you leave the screen, all
changes are saved.
NOMAR SAYS
For Single Games, each team’s ace pitcher is
automatically selected to start. Choosing a starting
rotation isn’t necessary until you play a Season.
PAUSE MENU
Press START during a game to display the Pause Menu.
• Home Team/Visiting Team Lineup:
Make substitutions.
• Bullpen:
Bring in a relief pitcher.
• Select Controller:
Assign an Xbox controller.
• Defensive Positioning:
Change your fielder alignments.
• Pitching/Batting Camera:
Change the camera view.
• Throwing Controls:
Activate D-pad+
A
or
A
,
B
,
X
,
Y
for throwing controls (Right thumbstick is
always
active).
• Audio Settings:
Set volume of PA, music, sound, and f/x.
• Quit:
End the current game.
