Nice, looks like someone has a great grasp at the strategy of setting records on this game. I've come pretty close to the old TG record before.

Updated w more respectable score

+19

Donny Baseball I still love you! 

4 14 - 10

When are we going to play a soccer game Bimmy ?
LONG OVERDUE
Americans show your love for soccer.

I remember getting this in junior high. I played it relentlessly. I should be able to improve on my score. Hopefully you'll put up a score doner! I'd love to see you tear it up on this game!






I'd love to play World Cup Soccer. Kunio-kun (River City Ransom) characters make any game more fun.

As sports games go, I guess I like this one better than Tecmo Super Bowl, so far...

Edit to add:  I can't believe that having the first baseman automatically tag-back for an out isn't a thing...

I'm a huge sports game fan, unfortunately a lot of the remaining "sports" games are things like skateboarding, hackisack kicking, etc. I'd like to see more baseball, basketball, football, and golf!

Up to +12 now, getting better and remembering how to play this game.

Yeah, that's a bit stupid, it doesn't give an instant out if there is another man running bases.

score updated. Had a good 2 out rally until Mike Schmidt popped up to the SS. Alan Trammel also hit a solo shot off me which affected some of the score. Overall, I'm happy with it for now. Might have to try later on this week when I have more time.

I just noticed using the Detroit Tigers as the other team they tend to give up alot more errors. I did a practice round to see and they gave up 2 errors (in the same inning too). All were high pop ups from the meat of the batting order (Andre Dawson and Eric Davis).

The dumb AI adds character to the game in my opinion. There are several things you can trick the computer into doing.

I think I misread what Arch was saying actually. What I was referring to is the fact that if you throw the ball to the first base before the hitter get here, and there's another runner on field, he doesn't get an instant out, you need to wait for him to get to the first base to out him. I simply thought this was stupid cause it is the non application of a Baseball rule, I wasn't talking about the AI.

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Guessing Participation point for me, I suck at it. Only positive score in about 5-6 games 

I have missed so many outs because my first baseman scooped up a grounder and didn't touch back (granted I was still learning the controls... But seriously when would you ever not step 6 inches to your left for an out before throwing?)


 also, I guess I am missing something fundamental in how to control runners because I have never successfully avoided a double or triple play... The doofus on third runs to home on ever pop fly... What a dunce!

ARGH! The freaking first-baseman should NOT be allowed to throw the ball "to first" if he is already there!!! My number 1 source of errors is that dimwit pitching the ball into the stands!

Everytime I get up by 9, the other team starts taking roids and hits everything I toss at them, even with new pitchers. Their pitchers can magically throw 100 mph fast balls for 4 innings as well. They eventually catch up and take the lead and then I shut the game off. I don't remember this game being so hard as a kid. I remember winning by run rule every time!

3 most frustrating things on defense:
1. The ball doesn't always go to where I throw it when the other team is on a huge rally.
2. When the first baseman fields the ball and doesn't have time to run to first, I try to throw to the second baseman coming over to cover. If he is not quite there yet, my first baseman just throws it in the stands! Why can't he just throw it to the second baseman?
3. Routine double plays are WAY TOO CLOSE! I should not be barely beating the runner at first on a 4-6-3 double play. Sometimes, I don't even get the runner at first.

Oh well, back to the drawing board.

HAHA! You beat me to it. I just wrote the same thing and posted right after you!

To me the most frustrating thing on offense is the fact that I can never seem to avoid being hit by double/triple plays.
They get them EVERY time.

Can't say I have ran into a triple play yet. I usually try to keep first base clear. If I do have a guy on 1st, I try to send him early to avoid the double play. However, their are great risks: 
-Once he reaches second, you can't go back to first. (sucks on pop flys caught in the outfiled)
-If you swing and miss, he is probably going to be thrown out. (works better on slow ball pitchers)
-No time to get back if you hit a line drive back to the pitcher.

One thing I have learned, if you have runners on the corners, you can nearly always steal second uncontested. The computer won't risk you coming home.This may help you avoid some double plays.

I guess my problem is my runners seem to auto-advance to the next base as soon as the ball is hit, no matter HOW it is hit.

So they easily make it to the next base before the pop fly is caught, for instance, then they get nailed.

I'm not by the game now, but if you can catch them before the get to the base, press A and the base direction on the D-Pad and he will run back to the base. If the ball is dropped, press B and the direction to the base you want to run to.

B + DPAD = Advance Base
A + DPAD = Return to previous base

If you knew this already, sorry for restating it.

Nope, didn't know I could stop them before they started running (or early in their run).

I've never played the game before yesterday.

A pitching technique that's quite easy (for RHP) is to move the pitcher all the way to the right (their left) on the rubber and right before he throws the ball, use the right dpad control and throw it basically across the batters body. If its a right handed batter, he'll be forced to step into the inside of the plate and either swing and miss or hit a weak groundball off the end of the bat. Same applies to left handed batters. If they don't swing, then either back them off the plate with an inside fast ball or try to get them swinging at it again. Rinse and repeat. Also, try to score at least 5 or more runs in the first inning, which I noticed the batters seemed defeated and not swinging as strong. If you use the American All-Star team and select Bret Saberhagen as your starter, this is almost flawless each time, due to his side arm windup.

^ This. For base running.....in the cases where you pop it up,just run your guys back to their original bases. Also the computer is very home base protective. So let's say you have a runner on second and your batter gets a single. You go to first and the runner to third. The computer will throw to second. If you advance the runner on third base towards home (bring him back to third of course),the computer will throw it home. At this point you can advance the runner from first to second uncontested. If you are having trouble with the pitchers getting hits then try bunting. If you do it the right way,you can bunt it just pass the pitcher and infielders and get an inside the park homerun.

B button is your friend when first baseman catch the ball off the base.

Also, I replayed yesterday and finally, the hitter get inastant out if you throw at first base no matter what, I don't know why I had the impression it wasn't the case before?