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Triple Play 98 tips

Improve your performance in Triple Play 98 by trying these strategies.

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Tip for better hitting   For Power: Stand back a bit from the plate. You get more power if you can hit  the ball with the barrel of the bat. Stand back in the batter's box to give  yourself more time to size up the movement and speed of the pitch. My best home  run: 603 feet in 3Com park using Mark McGwire (I had a good tailwind).  For Hits: Don't use your power swing if you've got 2 strikes!! You won't be  able to check your swing if the ball drifts out of the strike zone. You have  more control over your hits using a normal swing. Use it to get on base. Go for  line drives and grounders. You won't get home runs, but you won't fly out as  often either. If your player is fast, try to bunt for a base hit. Remember to  press the sprint button quickly on any close plays!!!  ___________    Tripling your PC - Play   When on D, always keep an eye out on the player indicator when playing against  another user. If (s)he switches control from batter to the base runner, you  know something is up, and there may be an attempted steal.  When Batting, Putting the game in Medium batting view will allow you to track  the curve of a pitch easier. Don't forget that a power hit is accomplished by  hitting your Button 1 and Up at the same time. However, this may open you up to  a pop fly, so make sure your batter is capable of smacking one over the fence.  ___________   Other tips:  If you need to take a few bases, use a power swing (square) and once the pitch  is thrown press on the down arrow and hit a wild grounder past everyone or if  you use a power swinger, you can try and bounce a few over the other teams  heads!  For a view of Toronto's CN tower, go to Home Run DerbyTM and choose the Skydome  in stadium select. Hit a popfly straight up to the right hand side of first  base. It's a waste of balls, but you should always take time out for  sightseeing.  ___________  If you find that the computer is hitting too many home runs off you and scoring  a lot, try throwing a lot of changeups (using the X-button + D-Pad Up and a  little bit of D-Pad Up aftertouch). The computer will still get the odd hit,  but should not be able to hit home runs against you. ___________  When you're pitching against someone in a two player game, throw a lot of  inside stuff; most people will get suckered. And just for fun, when you're  throwing for the third strike, slide the pitcher all the way over to the  batter's side, then throw a pitch-out. I guarantee they'll go for it. Good for  a chuckle. ___________  If you're finding that you're not getting a lot of base hits, try hitting the  ball (pressing the D-Pad) in the opposite direction. Chances are, you'll find a  lot more of the holes through the infield for base hits. ___________  Home Field Advantages For a hitter's park, select Wrigley Stadium. The  southwestern wind can turn your routine fly-ball outs into home runs. For those  who like to pitch, consider Tiger Stadium; it has the deepest outfield. But be  aware of the left-handed power hitters, it has a short right field line. 

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