OOTP Baseball:Screens and Menus/Play Menu/Pre-game Options

Here we will talk about the pre-game setup. At the top of the page you have:

• Options & Preview
• Team Stats
• Team Leaders
• Away Team Lineup & Starting Pitcher
• Home Team Lineup & Starting Pitcher
• General Game Options

Options & Preview

This screen is seen above. It will have team controls for both the away and home team where you can select who controls what during your game play.

You can use the "Set all to [Coach Name] (AI)" or the "Set all to [Your Manager Name] and for the AI team you can use the "Set all to Human Control" if you want to take control of the AI team. To change it back from human control, click on the "Set all to [AI Team coach name] (AI).

• Offensive Strategy - Allows you to do all the hitting, stealing, bunts, hit & run, type decisions in game
• Baserunning - Allows you to choose, during game play, if a player should round 2nd or 3rd to try and advance a base or score. Choosing wrong could become an out.
• Pitching Strategy - This gives you the control to pitch to batter, pitch around, and other pitching options in game.
• Defensive Strategy - This allows you to make changes to your defense, like shifts, playing the infield in, playing the outfield deep, and many other defensive options.
• Substitutions - This gives you control of using pinch hitters and when you need to bring in relievers.

Team Stats

This page just gives a break down of the two teams statistics

Team Leaders

This page will show a page that shows Batting Leaders, Pitching Leaders, and Fielding Leader of both teams

Lineup & Starting Pitcher

This page will allow you to make changes to your starting lineup and pitchers if you choose to make changes right before you start the game.