Use trades to get rid of your older less talented players for slightly better players. Even if the CPU rejects your trade, keep trying repeatedly and it is usually eventually accepted. However, make the trade reasonable, such as B- for a B or B+. If the player you really want just does not seem to want to join your team, try trading for another player who is slightly better, then return to that player you want and try again. Do this every season to keep good young players.
Better hitting
As soon as the pitch is thrown hit Start and see the ball path to see if it is a ball or strike. Adjust your cursor accordingly
Cheat Menu
Press L1 at the controller selection screen to activate cheats that have been bought.
Complete Player Card Checklist
1. Bobby Abreu
2. Edgardo Alfonzo
3. Roberto Alomar
4. Moises Alou
5. Brady Anderson
6. Garrett Anderson
7. Rick Ankiel
8. Tony Armas Jr.
9. Jeff Bagwell
10. Harold Baines
11. Tony Batista
12. Albert Belle
13. Carlos Beltran
14. Adrian Beltre
15. Kris Benson
16. Lance Berkman
17. Craig Biggio
18. Barry Bonds
19. Kevin Brown
20. Jay Buhner
21. Jeromy Burnitz
22. Pat Burrell
23. Ken Caminiti
24. Jose Canseco
25. Sean Casey
26. Luis Castillo
27. Eric Chavez
28. Jeff Cirillo
29. Jermaine Clark
30. Roger Clemens
31. Bartolo Colon
32. David Cone
33. Jose Cruz, Jr.
34. Johnny Damon
35. Eric Davis
36. Carlos Delgado
37. JD Drew
38. Ray Durham
39. Jermaine Dye
40. Jim Edmonds
41. Juan Encarnacion
42. Darin Erstad
43. Carl Everett
44. Steve Finley
45. Cliff Floyd
46. Brad Fullmer
47. Andres Galarraga
48. Freddy Garcia
49. Nomar Garciaparra
50. Jason Giambi
51. Brian Giles
52. Troy Glaus
53. Tom Glavine
54. Juan Gonzalez
55. Luis Gonzalez
56. Mark Grace
57. Shawn Green
58. Rusty Greer
59. Ken Griffey
60. Vladimir Guerrero
61. Tony Gwynn
62. Jeffrey Hammonds
63. Mike Hampton
64. Todd Helton
65. Rickey Henderson
66. Orlando Hernandez
67. Richard Hidalgo
68. Tim Hudson
69. Geoff Jenkins
70. Derek Jeter
71. Randy Johnson
72. Andruw Jones
73. Chipper Jones
74. Jacque Jones
75. Brian Jordan
76. David Justice
77. Gabe Kapler
78. Eric Karros
79. Jason Kendall
80. Adam Kennedy
81. Jeff Kent
82. Byung Hyun Kim
83. Ryan Klesko
84. Chuck Knoblauch
85. Paul Konerko
86. Barry Larkin
87. Carlos Lee
88. Kenny Lofton
89. Terrance Long
90. Javy Lopez
91. Greg Maddux
92. Edgar Martinez
93. Pedro Martinez
94. Tino Martinez
95. Ruben Mateo
96. Fred McGriff
97. Mark McGwire
98. Kevin Millwood
99. Ben Molina
100. Raul Mondesi
101. Mark Mulder
102. Mike Mussina
103. Trot Nixon
104. Hideo Nomo
105. John Olerud
106. Paul Oneill
107. Magglio Ordonez
108. Rafael Palmeiro
109. Chan Ho Park
110. Jay Payton
111. Andy Pettitte
112. Adam Piatt
113. Mike Piazza
114. Jorge Posada
115. Mark Quinn
116. Aramis Ramirez
117. Manny Ramirez
118. Pokey Reese
119. Cal Ripken
120. Mariano Rivera
121. Alex Rodriguez
122. Ivan Rodriguez
123. Scott Rolen
124. Tim Salmon
125. Curt Schilling
126. Richie Sexson
127. Gary Sheffield
128. John Smoltz
129. JT Snow
130. Sammy Sosa
131. Shannon Stewart
132. BJ Surhoff
133. Mike Sweeney
134. Fernando Tatis
135. Miguel Tejada
136. Frank Thomas
137. Jim Thome
138. Jason Varitek
139. Greg Vaughn
140. Mo Vaughn
141. Robin Ventura
142. Jose Vidro
143. Omar Vizquel
144. Larry Walker
145. David Wells
146. Rondell White
147. Bernie Williams
148. Matt Williams
149. Preston Wilson
150. Kerry Wood
151. Brent Abernathy - Rated Rookie
152. Cory Aldridge - Rated Rookie
153. Gene Altman - Rated Rookie
154. Josh Beckett - Rated Rookie
155. Wilson Betemit - Rated Rookie
156. Joe Crede - Rated Rookie
157. Jack Cust - Rated Rookie
158. Alex Escobar - Rated Rookie
159. Pedro Feliz - Rated Rookie
160. Nate Frese - Rated Rookie
161. Carlos Garcia - Rated Rookie
162. Marcus Giles - Rated Rookie
163. Alexis Gomez - Rated Rookie
164. Jason Hart - Rated Rookie
165. Adrian Hernandez - Rated Rookie
166. Eric Hinske - Rated Rookie
167. Cesar Izturis - Rated Rookie
168. Nick Johnson - Rated Rookie
169. Brian Lawrence - Rated Rookie
170. Steve Lomasney - Rated Rookie
171. Nick Maness - Rated Rookie
172. Jackson Melian - Rated Rookie
173. Jose Mieses - Rated Rookie
174. Greg Miller - Rated Rookie
175. Eric Munson - Rated Rookie
176. Xavier Nady - Rated Rookie
177. Blaine Neal - Rated Rookie
178. Abraham Nunez - Rated Rookie
179. Jose Ortiz - Rated Rookie
180. Jeremy Owens - Rated Rookie
181. Pablo Ozuna - Rated Rookie
182. Corey Patterson - Rated Rookie
183. Carlos Pena - Rated Rookie
184. Wily Mo Pena - Rated Rookie
185. Timo Perez - Rated Rookie
186. Adam Pettyjohn - Rated Rookie
187. Luis Rivas - Rated Rookie
188. Wilkin Ruan - Rated Rookie
189. Duaner Sanchez - Rated Rookie
190. Alfonso Soriano - Rated Rookie
191. Rafael Soriano - Rated Rookie
192. Ichiro Suzuki - Rated Rookie
193. Billy Sylvester - Rated Rookie
194. Juan Uribe - Rated Rookie
195. Carlos Valderrama - Rated Rookie
196. Eric Valent - Rated Rookie
197. Matt White - Rated Rookie
198. Mike Young - Rated Rookie
199. All Star Cheat
200. All Star Plate
201. Jeff Bagwell - Special Card
202. Tony Batista - Special Card
203. Barry Bonds - Special Card
204. Roger Clemens - Special Card
205. Carlos Delgado - Special Card
206. Jim Edmonds - Special Card
207. Jason Giambi - Special Card
208. Troy Glaus - Special Card
209. Ken Griffey Jr. - Special Card
210. Vladimir Guerrero - Special Card
211. Tony Gwynn - Special Card
212. Todd Helton - Special Card
213. Richard Hidalgo - Special Card
214. Reggie Jackson - Special Card
215. Dave Justice - Special Card
216. Harmon Killebrew - Special Card
217. Mark McGwire - Special Card
218. Roy Oswalt - Special Card
219. Rafael Palmeiro - Special Card
220. Mike Piazza - Special Card
221. Albert Pujols - Special Card
222. Manny Ramirez - Special Card
223. Alex Rodriguez - Special Card
224. Nolan Ryan - Special Card
225. CC Sabathia - Special Card
226. Mike Schmidt - Special Card
227. Gary Sheffield - Special Card
228. Tsuyoshi Shinjo - Special Card
229. Sammy Sosa - Special Card
230. Ichiro Suzuki - Special Card
231. Frank Thomas - Special Card
232. Jim Thome - Special Card
233. Robin Yount - Special Card
234. Astrodome - Classic Stadium
235. Classic Fenway - Classic Stadium
236. Classic Wrigley - Classic Stadium
237. Classic Yankee - Classic Stadium
238. Acclaim Sports Park - Classic Stadium
239. Enzo Field - Classic Stadium
240. Fischbach Field - Classic Stadium
241. Lockodome - Classic Stadium
242. Old Snavely Stadium - Classic Stadium
243. Whitaker Grounds - Classic Stadium
244. Zentmeyer Dome - Classic Stadium
245. Forbes Field - Classic Stadium
246. Polo Ground - Classic Stadium
247. Riverfront - Classic Stadium
248. Tiger Stadium - Classic Stadium
249. Brandon Adcock - Dingers (Developer Card)
250. Kevin Brinson - Dingers (Developer Card)
251. Randy Buck - Dingers (Developer Card)
252. Nigel Cook - Dingers (Developer Card)
253. Malc Crummack - Dingers (Developer Card)
254. Peyton Duncan - Dingers (Developer Card)
255. Nelson Everhart - Dingers (Developer Card)
256. Tim Flier - Dingers (Developer Card)
257. Tom Green - Dingers (Developer Card)
258. Bill Kydd - Dingers (Developer Card)
259. Matt Liverman - Dingers (Developer Card)
260. Andrew Locko - Dingers (Developer Card)
261. Wes Mailman - Dingers (Developer Card)
262. Mike Mann - Dingers (Developer Card)
263. Matt McEnerney - Dingers (Developer Card)
264. Shawn Nicholson - Dingers (Developer Card)
265. Dan Rubel - Dingers (Developer Card)
266. Cooper Sellers - Dingers (Developer Card)
267. Mike Skinner - Dingers (Developer Card)
268. PJ Snavely - Dingers (Developer Card)
269. Ryan Starr - Dingers (Developer Card)
270. Sarma Vanguri - Dingers (Developer Card)
271. Mario Ventrella - Dingers (Developer Card)
272. Rob Whitaker - Dingers (Developer Card)
273. Justin Withers - Dingers (Developer Card)
274. Tom Zentmeyer - Dingers (Developer Card)
275. Dingers - Teams
276. Pixels - Teams
277. Islanders - Teams
278. Rated Rookies - Teams
279. AL Legends - Teams
280. NL Legends - Teams
281. Wrinklies - Teams
282. Angels - Alternate Throwbacks
283. Astros - Alternate Throwbacks
284. Athletics - Alternate Throwbacks
285. Blue Jays - Alternate Throwbacks
286. Braves - Alternate Throwbacks
287. Brewers - Alternate Throwbacks
288. Cardinals - Alternate Throwbacks
289. Cubs - Alternate Throwbacks
290. Devil Rays - Alternate Throwbacks
291. Diamondbacks - Alternate Throwbacks
292. Dingers - Alternate Throwbacks
293. Dodgers - Alternate Throwbacks
294. Expos - Alternate Throwbacks
295. Giants - Alternate Throwbacks
296. Indians - Alternate Throwbacks
297. Mariners - Alternate Throwbacks
298. Marlins - Alternate Throwbacks
299. Mets - Alternate Throwbacks
300. Orioles - Alternate Throwbacks
301. Padres - Alternate Throwbacks
302. Phillies - Alternate Throwbacks
303. Pirates - Alternate Throwbacks
304. Rangers - Alternate Throwbacks
305. Reds - Alternate Throwbacks
306. Red Sox - Alternate Throwbacks
307. Rockies - Alternate Throwbacks
308. Royals - Alternate Throwbacks
309. Tigers - Alternate Throwbacks
310. Twins - Alternate Throwbacks
311. White Sox - Alternate Throwbacks
312. Yankees - Alternate Throwbacks
More Points
To get points for doing various 'feats' in the game. A easy one is to get 100 points for a perfect game. Do this by switching controls every time the CPU is up at bat and intentionally strike out.
New Homerun Angles
When the Batter is rounding 3rd after a homerun hit press various buttons to see new view angles.
Restore pitcher's energy
In season, franchise or expansion mode, go to the Disabled List, and put any pitcher on the 15 day DL. Then immediately take him back into your lineup. He will have recovered all his energy.
Special Features
Some extra neat features some take for granted:
-See box scores for any game (On the pause menu)!
-Broken Bats... I love watching Lieberthal smacking broken bat HR's :)
-Weather. The weather effects the ball, and nothing beats playing a game in the snow.
-Chicago Cubs fans throw visitor HR's back on to field.
-Over 70 Injury types.
-Computers steal bases. (Overall upgraded AI)
-Pitcher and batter ejections (Batters charge the mound).
-Going....Going...Gone! Press L1 at the end of the day of games to see who hit home runs that day and their current total!
-Wrinklies: Parody of Triple Play
-Pixels: Parody of High Heat
-Accessories
-Broken Up Double Plays
-Comebackers off of the pitchers gloves
-Special stadium effects
-Slide step, pick off move out of windup
-Variety of 1st baseman catching animations
-Overthrows
-Pitching history (I love this feature :)
-Bare handed toss's.
-Intentional Walks, Dropped 3rd strikes
-Commentary (during replays, etc.)
Unlock Mickey Mantle
In exhibition mode hit the ball 600+ feet and you will hear a ring. Then play as the Yankees and Mickey Mantle will be on the team.