The Diamond
In the middle of the game screen you'll see the diamond. This
area provides a great deal of information about the game in
progress. All of the information provided in this area of the game
screen is discussed below, so take a moment to familiarize yourself
before going on.
The playing field
The field shows you the positions and names of the defensive
players (blue)
and offensive players (red). It also provides a quick overview of each
player's ratings.
Beside each player's name are ratings for defensive and
baserunning skills. Many DMB ratings use a five-point rating scale
with the following values: excellent (Ex), very good (Vg), average
(Av), fair (Fr), and poor (Pr).
An infielder has two defensive ratings displayed next to his
name -- range and error ratings (expressed as expected number of
errors per 100 games at that position) -- while an outfielder has
three -- range, outfield throwing arm, and error -- and a
catcher has three -- range, catcher throwing arm, and error. For
more information on defensive ratings, see Players: Defensive Ratings.
A baserunner has the following three ratings displayed next to
his name: r - running, s - steal, and j - jump. For more
information on offensive ratings, see Players: Offensive Ratings.
Park dimensions
At the top of this area you will see a small display that shows
the outfield dimensions of the park where the game is being
played.
From left to right, these figures show the distance and fence
height for the left field line, left field, left-center gap, center
field, right-center gap, right field, and right field line.
Balls, strikes, outs
The area in the upper left of the diamond shows the current
count for balls, strikes, and outs.
Pitch count
This area shows the total number of pitches and strikes thrown
by the current pitcher
in the game you are
playing.
Tactics
This area is most useful when you are playing head to head with
another human manager. It simply shows that the defensive player
has made his pitching tactic selection as well as the position of
the fielders. In the example below, the pitcher is ready and the
manager has selected a normal defense. When the offensive player
makes his batting tactic selection, play begins.
Bullpens
This option was not selected for this exhibition game, but if it
was, and if a pitcher was currently warming up in the bullpen, you
would see another box in the lower-right corner of the playing
field:
The top two rows are for the defensive team and the bottom two
for the batting team. For each pitcher listed, the first column
shows his status (W for warming, R for ready), and the third column
shows his throwing hand.
The Benches.
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