Wild Pitch! The Desktop Baseball Simulation Version 1.03 (18-May-93) Menus Game Visitors Home Stats Options Window Help More info Register What Shareware? ASP Version history Moving between help topics to select next topic, for previous topic Copyright 1992 by Michael Savage. All Rights Reserved. What is Shareware? Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software before buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue using it, you are expected to register. Individual programs differ on details -- some request registration while others require it, some specify a maximum trial period. With registration, you get anything from the simple right to continue using the software to an updated program with printed manual. s Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software, and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific exceptions as stated below. 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One free upgrade Help on Valid Keystrokes The following are valid keystrokes in a dialog box: Keystroke Action Move to next field Move to previous field Select an entry from a list box Exit a dialog box Help Version History Version Date What's New 1.03 18-May-93 - Fixed auto lineup bug, Problem with print abort fixed, Fine-tuned save situation logic 1.02 17-Mar-93 - Automatic lineup selection Better error checking Added missing team stats 1.01 16-Feb-93 - Fixed scorecard stolen base, caught stealing problem 1.0 31-Dec-92 - 1st public release View DRAG mode... The current window is being moved or resized. Press to keep the current position, or to restore the former position and/or size. This help context is reserved. Positive Buttons Ok Yes Clicking on these buttons (or pressing ENTER) says "Yes, keep the changes I've made". Negative Buttons Cancel No Clicking on these buttons (or pressing ) says "No, go back to what I was doing -- don't change or do anything!". Help on HELPMODE HELP Welcome to Wild Pitch! The Desktop Baseball Simulation Copyright 1992 by Michael Savage. All Rights Reserved. Press to close this window. Press to close dialog box. Game Game functions. k Menu items: Select teams... Retrieve... Save Play ball! Change dir... Exit Game Select teams... The 'Select teams...' command displays the Select Teams dialog box which lets you choose the two teams that will be playing against each other. Help on Selecting a Team File Game Retrieve Allows you to retrieve a game that had previously been saved. Only one game can be saved at a time. Game Use this command to save the game. The saved game can be played at a later time by selecting the Retrieve command on the Game menu. Only one game can be saved at a time. Game Play ball! Choose the Play ball! command to begin the game. Before you can begin a game, you must choose two teams and the starting lineups for both teams. q When the game is in progress, press the key or select the 'At bat' command to resolve batter's bat. 2 More info: How to choose teams for a new game. Game At bat Choose this command, or press the key, to resolve the batter's at bat. This command is only available when then game is in progress. Use the Play ball! command to begin the game. Game Go to DOS Temporary exit to DOS. Type 'exit' to return to the Wild Pitch!. Game Change Dir... Change Dir brings up the Change Directory dialog box, where you can select a directory that Wild Pitch! will look for the team files. Help on the Change Directory dialog box The Change Directory dialog box consists of an input box, a list box, the standard OK and Help buttons, and two other buttons (Chdir and Revert). | Directory Name The Directory Name input box is where you type in the path of the new directory. Directory Tree Drives C:\ WP NL91 The Directory Tree list box is where you point to (or move the cursor to) a directory name and choose the directory you want. If you're using the keyboard, press to make the selected directory be the current directory, then choose OK or press Esc to exit the dialog box. + [Chdir ] The Chdir button initiates the directory change once you've selected or typed in a directory name. + [Revert] The Revert button goes back to the previous directory, as long as you haven't yet exited the dialog box. Directory Name The Directory Name input box is where you type in the path of the new directory you want to change to. 3 This input box has a history list attached to it. History List The history list attached to an input box lists whatever text you typed into the input box the last few times you used the dialog box. b You can get to the history list whenever you see a Down arrow icon to the right of an input box. H You use the history list to re-enter text that you've already entered. : You can also edit an entry in the history list directly. E Press Esc to exit from the history list without making a selection. Directory Tree Drives C:\ WP NL91 The Directory Tree list box is where you select the directory you want to move to. k From the keyboard, press to make the selected directory be the current directory, then choose OK. k As soon as you change directories, the new current directory tree appears in the Directory Tree list box. [Chdir ] Once you've typed a directory name in the input box, or selected one in the Directory Tree list box, choose the Chdir button. ( Choose Cancel if you change your mind. c You can also just press once the file is selected, or you can double-click the file name. [Revert] If you change your mind about the directory you've picked and you want to go back to the previous one (and you haven't yet exited the dialog box), choose the Revert button. Game Exit the program. Help on Select Teams Dialog Box The Select Teams dialog box lets you choose the two teams that will be playing in the game. Help on Selecting a League Move the and arrow keys to select the league that the team belongs to. After you've selected the league, press to select team. Help on Selecting a Team Move the and arrow keys to select the team. Manager Menus Before teams are chosen for a game, you'll see 'Visitors' and 'Home' as main menu options. These will be replaced by the names of the teams that you've selected for the game. The menus displayed under each team will be different depending on whether the team is batting (offensive manager menu) or is in the field (defensive manager menu). 2 More info: How to choose teams for a new game. Offensive Manager Menu Manager options for the team currently batting. A Menu items: Lineup... Steal... Bunt Squeeze More info: Offensive Manager Offensive Manager How To's How To: Pinch hit for a batter Pinch run for a base runner Hit Sacrifice/bunt Squeeze Help on Offensive Manager Lineup The Lineup... command for the offensive manager displays a dialog box that allows you to: ` Before the game - Select the starting lineup Select the starting pitcher During the game - Pinch hit for a batter Pinch run for a runner Offensive Manager Steal... Steal a base. More info: Steal dialog Offensive Manager Hit & Run Choose this command if you want the lead base runner running on the pitch. Offensive Manager Lay down a bunt. If a runner is on 3rd base, select the Squeeze play command. Offensive Manager Squeeze The runner on 3rd base breaks for the plate on the pitch and the batter attempts to bunt the ball. If there's no runner on 3rd, use the Bunt command to bunt the ball. How to Pitch Hit for a Batter Choose the player currently batting (his name is highlighted) from the Lineup box by pressing or double-clicking. Select Ok when asked if you'd like to remove the player from the game. Move to the Bench list box and select the player that'll be pinch hitting. Press the Ok button to make the lineup 'official'. More info: Lineup... command How to Pitch Run for a Base Runner Choose the base runner from the Lineup box by moving the highlight bar over his name. You can tell who the base runners are by looking at the column at the right (next to his fielding position). There'll be a number 1, 2, or 3 representing the base he's on (1 = 1st base, etc.). Press or double-click on the player's name. Select Ok when asked if you'd like to remove the player from the game. Move to the Bench list box and select the player that'll be pinch running. Press the Ok button to make the lineup 'official'. More info: Lineup... command How to Hit and Run To execute a hit and run, select the 'Hit & Run' command from the offensive manager's menu. There must be a runner on 1st or 2nd base. More info: Run command How to Sacrifice To sacrifice, there must be a runner on 1st or 2nd base (if there's a runner on 3rd base, you'll have to try a squeeze play). Select the Bunt command on the offensive manager menu and press the Ok button when asked if you'd like to bunt. How to Squeeze To execute a squeeze play, there must be a runner on 3rd base (if there isn't a runner on 3rd, you you'll have to sacrifice). Select the Squeeze command on the offensive manager menu and press the Ok button when asked if you'd like to squeeze. Defensive Manager Menu Manager options for team in field. 9 Menu items: Lineup... Defense... Intentional More info: Defensive Manager Defensive Manager How To's How To: P Bring in a relief pitcher Make a defensive substitution Position defense Help on Defensive Manager Lineup The 'Lineup' command for the defensive manager displays a dialog box that allows you to: ` Before the game - Select the starting lineup Select the starting pitcher During the game - Bring in a relief pitcher Make a defensive substitution Defensive Manager Defense... Displays the Defense dialog box where you can position the infield and the outfield. Defensive Manager Intentional Walk Select this command to intentionally walk the batter. How to Bring in a Relief Pitcher To replace the current pitcher, select the Lineup... command from the defensive manager menu. From the Lineup list box, press or double-click on the pitcher's name to remove him from the game. Next, move to the Bullpen list box. Choose the relief pitcher by moving the highlight to his name. Press or double-click on his name to move him to the Pitcher field. Press the Ok button to make the lineup 'official'. How to Make a Defensive Substitution To make a defensive subsitution, select the 'Lineup...' command from the defensive manager menu. More info Lineup... command How to Position the Defense Explain how to position the defense... More info Defense... command Stats Display batting, pitching, team statistics, and the game's box score and scorecard. Stats Batting stats... Display batting statistics for a team. P More info: Description batting stats print batting report How to Print a Batting Stat Report More info: Setting up your printer Stats Pitching stats... Display pitching statistics for a team. R More info: Description pitching stats Print pitching report How to Print a Pitching Stat Report More info: Setting up your printer Stats Teams stats... More info: Description stats Print report How to Print a Team Stat Report More info: Setting up your printer Stats Box score... Display the box score for the game. ? More info: score Printing score Help on Box Score Window How to Read a Box Score Printing a Box Score More info: Setting up your printer Stats Scorecard... Display the scorecard for the game. C More info: scorecard Print scorecard Help on Scorecard Window How to Read a Scorecard 1B Single 1BxR Single, runner out on interference 2B Double 3B Triple BALK Balk BB Base on balls BO Batter out on obstruction CI Cather interference CS Caught stealing FC Reached on failed fielder's choice G2B Ground rule double GO Ground out GO DP Ground out double play GO FC Ground out fielder's choice GO TP Ground out triple play HBP Hit by pitch HR Homerun IBB Intentional base on balls K Strike out K-E Strike out and error K-PB Strike out and passed ball K-WP Strike out and wild pitch LO Infield line out LO DP Infield line out double play LO TP Infield line out triple play OF Outfield fly OF-F Outfield fly - foul PB Passed ball PK Pick off PK-E Error on pick off PO Infield pop out PO-F Infield pop out - foul SB Stolen base SF Sacrifice fly SH Sacrifice hit WP Wild pitch How to Print a Scorecard More info: Setting up your printer Help on Batting Stat Window Actual Real-life batting stats Replay Stats generated by Wild Pitch! Stats The new stats Lefty Against lefty pitching Righty Against righty pitching Away Stats on the road Home At home Pinch Hit Pinch hitting Late Inning Late inning pressure situation Lead Off Leading off an inning Scoring Pos Runners in scoring position Runners On Runners on base Empty Bases empty 1st Runner on first base 2nd Runner on second base 2nd Runners on first and second base 3rd Runner on third base 3rd Runners on first and third base 3rd Runners on second and third base Loaded Bases loaded Fielding Fielding stats Explanation of Batting Stats - Actual Name Player's name B How the player bats PO Primary fielding position BA Batting average SLG Slugging average OB On-base average G Games played AB At bats R Runs scored H Hits TB Total bases 2B Doubles 3B Triples HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in BB Base on balls (Walks) SO Strike outs SB Stolen bases CS Caught stealing Explanation of Batting Stats - Replay Name Player's name B How the player bats PO Primary fielding position BA Batting average SLG Slugging average OB On-base average G Games played AB At bats R Runs scored H Hits TB Total bases 2B Doubles 3B Triples HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in BB Base on balls (Walks) SO Strike outs SB Stolen bases CS Caught stealing HS Hitting streak - current LS Hitting streak - longest for season GS Grand slams IB Intentional base on balls SH Sacrifice hits SF Sacrifice flies HP Hit by pitch DP Grounded into double plays GO Ground outs AO Air outs Explanation of Batting Stats - New Stats Name Player's name B How the player bats PO Primary fielding position BATR Batting runs (Linear weights) BSR Base stealing runs TAVG Total average RC Runs created OUT Number of outs made RC/27 Runs created per 27 outs OPS On-base average Plus Slugging average SAVG Secondary average IPWR Isolated power PSP# Power speed number VIRBI Victory important RBI RBO RBI opportunities R/OP RBI per RBI opportunity 2OR 2 out RBI GAR Ground-to-air ratio 2H 2 hits in a game 3H 3 hit games 4H 4 hit games 5+ 5 or more hits in a game 2R 2 home runs in a game 3R 3 home run games 4+ 4 or more home runs in a game Explanation of Batting Stats - Situational Name Player's name B How the player bats PO Primary fielding position BA Batting average SLG Slugging average OB On-base average AB At bats H Hits TB Total bases 2B Doubles 3B Triples HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in BB Base on balls IB Intentional base on balls SO Strike outs SH Sacrifice hits SF Sacrifice flies HP Hit by pitch DP Grounded into double plays GS Grand slams GO Ground outs AO Air outs Explanation of Fielding Stats Name Player's name B How the player bats PO Primary fielding position FA Fielding average PO Put outs A Assists E Errors DP Double plays PB Passed balls OSB Opponent stolen bases (catchers only) OCS Opponent caught stealing (catchers only) Batting Average Batting average = hits / at bats. Slugging Average Slugging average = total bases / at bats. Total Bases Total Bases = singles + (2 x doubles) + (3 x triples) + (4 x home runs) Help on Pitching Stat Window Actual Real-life pitching stats Replay Stats generated by Wild Pitch! Stats The new stats Lefty Against lefty batting Righty Against righty batting Away Stats on the road Home At home Pinch Hit Against pinch hitters Late Inning Late inning pressure situation Lead Off Against batters leading off an inning Scoring Pos Runners in scoring position Runners On Runners on base Empty Bases empty 1st Runner on first base 2nd Runner on second base 2nd Runners on first and second base 3rd Runner on third base 3rd Runners on first and third base 3rd Runners on second and third base Loaded Bases loaded Fielding Fielding stats Explanation of Pitching Stats - Actual Name Player's name T How the pitcher throws W Wins L Losses ERA Earned run average G Games pitched GS Games started CG Complete games GF Games finished SH Shut outs SV Saves IP Inning pitched H Hits ER Earned runs BB Base on balls SO Strike outs 2B Doubles 3B Triples HR Home runs Explanation of Pitching Stats - Replay Name Player's name T How the pitcher throws W Wins L Losses ERA Earned run average G Games pitched GS Games started CG Complete games GF Games finished SH Shut outs SV Saves IP Inning pitched H Hits R Runs ER Earned runs BB Base on balls SO Strike outs 2B Doubles 3B Triples HR Home runs IB Intentional base on balls SH Sacrifice hits SF Sacrifice flies WP Wild pitches BK Balks HP Batters hit by pitch GO Ground outs AO Air outs Explanation of Pitching Stats - New Stats Name Player's name T How the pitcher throws BA Batting average against SLG Slugging average against OB On-base average RW Relief wins RL Relief losses SO Save opportunities H Holds BS Blown saves IR Inherited runners IRS Inherited runners scored SB Stolen bases against CS Caught stealing against HGS High game score LGS Low game score GSA Game score average HB/9 Hits plus base on balls per 9 innings K/BB Strike out-to-base on balls ratio GAR Ground-to-air ratio QU Quality starts QH Quick hooks SH Slow hooks CW Cheap wins TL Tough losses K+ 10 or more strike outs in a game 0H No hitters 1H 1 hitters 2H 2 hitters 3H 3 hitters Explanation of Pitching Stats - Situational Name Player's name T How the pitcher throws ERA Earned run average IP Inning pitched H Hits R Runs ER Earned runs BB Base on balls SO Strike outs 2B Doubles 3B Triples HR Home runs IB Intentional base on balls SH Sacrifice hits SF Sacrifice flies WP Wild pitches BK Balks HP Batters hit by pitch GO Ground outs AO Air outs Explanation of Fielding Stats Name Player's name T How the pitcher throws FA Fielding average PO Put outs A Assists E Errors DP Double plays PB Passed balls OSB Opponent stolen bases OCS Opponent caught stealing PK Pick offs Help on Team Stat Window Team Stats Team Batting Team Pitching Help on Team Stats G Games played W Wins L Losses PCT Winning percentage STR Winning/losing streak L10 Win/loss record for last 10 games RUNS Runs scored OPR Opponent runs scored LOB Left on base OPL Opponent left on base HOW-HOL Home wins - Home losses AWW-AWL Away wins - Away losses RHW-RHL Wins/losses against righty pitcher LHW-LHL Wins/losses against lefty pitcher 1RW-1RL One run wins/losses XIW-XIL Extra inning wins/losses WST Longest winning streak for the season LST Longest losing streak for the season Help on Team Batting Stats BA Batting average SLG Slugging average OB On-base average AB At bats R Runs H Hits TB Total bases 2B Doubles 3B Triples HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in BB Base on balls SO Strike outs SB Stolen bases CS Caught stealing GS Grand slams IB Intentional base on balls SH Sacrifice hits SF Sacrifice flies HP Hit by pitch DP Grounded into double play Help on Team Pitching Stats ERA Earned run average CG Complete games SH Shut outs SV Saves IP Innings pitched H Hits R Runs ER Earned runs BB Base on balls SO Strike outs 2B Doubles 3B Triples HR Home runs IB Intentional base on balls SH Sacrifice hits SF Sacrifice flies WP Wild pitches BK Balks HP Batters Hit by pitch GO Ground outs AO Air outs Help on Team Streak The team's streak will show a 'W' if the team is currently on a winning streak or 'L' if on a losing streak. The number of games in the streak follows. 2 For example, 'W4' is a four game winning streak. Help on Stat Selection Dialog Box More info: Valid keystrokes for dialog box Options The Options menu contains commands that let you view and change various default settings in Wild Pitch. Most of the commands in this menu lead to a dialog box. X Game... League... Directories... Environment Save Options... Retrieve Options... Options Game... The Game Options command leads to the Game Options dialog box where you can set the manager for each team, game factors, etc. E More info: options retrieve options Help on Game Options Dialog Box More info: Valid keystrokes for dialog box Options League... Set up league options. J More info: league options retrieve league options Options Directories... Set paths to team files. Help on Team Directory Enter path to team files. This step is optional but it saves you from entering the full path name of the team file in the New Game dialog box. x For example, if your team files are stored on the C: drive in a sub-directories called AL and NL then you would enter: C:\AL;C:\NL Notice that if there's more than one sub-directory you separate them with a semi-colon. Options Environment The Environment command opens a menu that leads to three dialog boxes. With the items in these dialog boxes, you can customize the display, printer, or mouse settings. See also: R Display Options dialog Printer Options dialog box Mouse Options dialog Options Environment Display... The Display command leads to the Display Options dialog box, where you set: 2 the type of monitor number of screen lines More info: hardware settings retrieve hardware settings Help on the Display Options dialog box This dialog box consists of two sets of radio buttons and the standard buttons OK and Cancel. Help on Type of Monitor You can choose: C Color monitor Black and white monitor Monochrome monitor Help on Screen Lines Change to 25 line mode or to 43/50 line mode (EGA/VGA only). Options Environment Mouse... The Mouse command leads to the Mouse Options dialog box, where you set various options that control how your mouse works, including: Z how fast a double-click is which mouse button (right or left) is the active one Help on the Mouse Options dialog box This dialog box consists of one set of radio buttons, one check box, one slider bar, and the standard buttons OK and Cancel. k You use the settings in this dialog box to customize the mouse's actions in the Turbo Pascal environment. Mouse Double Click Slow Medium Fast The Mouse Double Click slider bar adjusts the double-click speed of your mouse. ^ Reverse Mouse Buttons Reverse Mouse Buttons determines which of your mouse buttons is the active one. Mouse Double Click Slow Medium Fast The Mouse Double Click slider bar adjusts the double-click speed of your mouse. You use the arrow keys to change the slider control bar. } Fast: If you move the scroll box closer to Fast, Wild Pitch! requires less time between clicks to recognize a double-click. Slow: If you move the scroll box closer to Slow, Wild Pitch! will still recognize a double-click, even if you wait longer between clicks. See also: Mouse Options dialog [X] Reverse Mouse [X] When you check Reverse Mouse Buttons, the active button on your mouse is the rightmost one instead of the leftmost. p NOTE: The buttons won't actually be switched until you choose the OK button in the Mouse Options dialog box. Help on PRINTER Options Environment Printer... Set up the printer. Options Save Options... Options Save Options leads to the , where Wild Pitch! saves settings you have made in the Game Options, League Options, and Environment settings dialog boxes. If the options are saved to the file WP.CFG (the default saved-options file), these options will automatically be read when you run Wild Pitch! (it looks for it where WP.EXE is run from). Options Retrieve Options... The Retrieve Options command brings up the , where you retrieve the settings you've saved to a .CFG file with the Options Save command. s If the settings were saved in a file named 'WP.CFG', the file will be read automatically when Wild Pitch! is run. Help on Saving a Configuration File Help on Retrieving a Configuration File Window The Window menu contains commands to close, move, resize and other window-management commands. q Most windows in this program have standard window elements, including scroll bars, a close box, and zoom icons. _ Menu items: Size/Move Zoom Tile Cascade Next Previous Close List Game windows Window Size/Move This command lets you change the size or position of the active window. Title Title Bar Resize corner More info: Size Move Help on Size Press while using the arrow keys to change the size of the active window. When you're done, press . Q If a window has a Resize corner, you can drag that corner to resize the window. Help on Move Use the arrow keys to move the active window. When you're done moving the window, press . G Also, you can move a window by dragging its title bar with the mouse. Window Zoom will resize the active window to the maximum size. If the window is already zoomed, you can choose this command to restore it to its previous size. You can also double-click anywhere on the window's title bar to zoom or unzoom the window. Zoom Icon:[ Window Tiles desktop windows, making all visible. Tiled Windows Window Cascade Cascades desktop windows, making all visible. Z Cascaded Windows Window Window Previous Window Close Close the active window. Q You can also click on the Close box in the upper left corner to close a window. . Close Icon:[ ] Window List (Alt-0) The List command opens the Window List dialog box, which lists all the windows currently open. N When you choose a window, that window is brought to the top and made active. < Press Alt-0 to pop up a complete list of all open windows. Z For a full rundown of how to manage windows, go to the Help screen on window management. Help on the Window List dialog box The Window List dialog box consists of a list box, the standard OK and Cancel buttons, and a Delete button. Window List Scoreboard Ballpark Lineup Cards Play-by-Play The list box lists all the open windows. 1 Delete The Delete button removes a listed window from the list box. See also: Window command Window List Scoreboard Ballpark Lineup Cards Play-by-Play The Window List box lists all open windows. L There are several ways to go to a window that's listed in the Window List: Double-click it. Click it, then click OK. Use the Up and Down arrow keys to highlight it, then press Enter (or click OK). When you choose a window, it is brought to the front and mades it active. See also: Window dialog [ Delete ] Choose the Delete button when you want to remove a listed window from the Window List list box. See also: Window dialog Window Game windows The Game Windows menu item is really a nested menu consisting of Scoreboard, Ballpark, Lineup cards, and Play-by-play menu choices. Window Game windows Scoreboard The Scoreboard displays the inning by inning score, total runs scored, total hits and errors. The scoreboard can be printed by printing the box score. Window Game windows Ballpark The Ballpark window displays the playing field, the batter and on-deck hitter, base runners, and the fielders. Window Game windows Lineup Cards The Lineup Card window displays the current batting order and pitcher for both teams. The current batter and pitcher are highlighted. You can double-click on a team's lineup to display the Lineup dialog box. Otherwise select the 'Lineup...' menu item from the team's menu. Window Game windows Play-By-Play The outcome of each play is displayed in the Play-by-Play window. More info: Scorecard Help Help, How to's, and the About box... 3 Help... register... About... Help How to use Help... Here's how to use the on-line help system: % Press at any time for help. To move between help topics, press to select next topic, for previous topic. Press to see the previous help screen. Press to close the help window and return to the game. Help About... Displays Wild Pitch! version number, release date, and copyright information. Help on Play-by-Play Window The Play-by-Play window shows a description of the action on the playing field. Look at the scorecard for a detailed summary of the game. Help on Lineup Cards Window The Lineup Cards windows shows the current lineups for the visiting and home teams. Red Sox Yankees Team names 1 Boggs L 3b Barfield R rf Current batter ' 2 Brumley S ss 2 Espinoza Player's name 3 Brunansky R rf 3 Geren R How he bats (R, L, B) 4 Burks R cf 4 Hall L lf Fielding position 5 Clark R dh 5 Kelly,P R 3b 6 Greenwell L lf 6 Kelly,R R cf 7 Lyons L c 7 Leyritz R 1b 8 Marzano R 1b 8 Maas L 2b 9 Pena R 2b 9 Mattingly L dh P Clemens R P Johnson L Current pitcher Help on Scoreboard Window The Scoreboard displays the inning by inning score, total runs scored, total hits and errors. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Red Sox 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 5 0 Team batting ' Yankees 1 2 0 0 0 3 7 1 Out 1 Ball 3 Strike 1 10:06p The scoreboard can be printed by printing the box score. Help on Choosing a Stat Category Choose a stat category. Help on Ballpark Window The Barkpark window displays a graphical view of the playing field. Defensive players are represented by their position's fielding notation 1 - 9. The batter, on-deck batter, and base runners are displayed as 1 - 9 depending on their position in the batting order. Z Press the number key of the lineup number of the batter, on-deck batter, or any base runner to see the Batter Quick Stat and Runner Quick Stat dialog boxes. For example, if the batter is batting 2nd in the order, press <2> to see his batting stats. If the runner on 1st base is batting 3rd in the order, press <3> to see his running stats. Etc. a To display the pitcher's stats, press <1> to bring up the Pitcher Quick Stat dialog box. To view the Fielding Quick Stat dialog box, press and the number key of the fielder's position. For example, press <7> to see the left fielder's fielding stats. Help on Fielding Notation The standard notation used to represent a fielding position: Fielding Position Pitcher Catcher First base Second base Third base Shortstop Left field Center field Right field Help on Quick Fielder Stats Dialog Box Fielding stats are displayed for an individual player. Help on Batter Quick Stats Dialog Box Batting stats are displayed for an individual player. Help on Pitcher Quick Stats Dialog Box Pitching stats are displayed for an individual player. Help on Fielding Button View pitcher's fielding stats. Help on Runner Quick Stats Dialog Box Base stealing stats are displayed for an individual player. Help on New Game Dialog Box The New Game dialog box allows you select the visiting and home teams. Help on Choosing the Visiting Team Enter the file name of the visiting team. Press to browse a list of team file names. Help on Choosing the Home Team Enter the file name of the home team. Press to browse a list of team file names. Help on Lineup Dialog Box The Lineup dialog box consists of the current lineup, the players on the bench, the available fielding positions, and the bullpen. Either the Bench list or the Bullpen list will be visible at one time. If you'd like to see the bullpen list, press the Bullpen button. Press the Bench button to see the bench list. . More info: Valid keystrokes for dialog box The Lineup list box contains the team's current lineup. Lineup (Pitcher bats) Pitcher or DH bats 1 Smith R LF Lineup position of the batter 3 Pendleton S 3B 4 Gant Batter's name 5 Justice L How he bats (L, R, or B) 6 Bream L 1B Fielding position 7 Blauser R SS 1 Base that runner is on (1, 2, or 3) 8 Olson R C 9 Glavine L P P Glavine L Current pitcher Press or double-click on a player's name to remove him from the lineup. If the game hasn't begun, the player is put back on the bench. When the game's in progress and the team is batting, the batter can be removed for a pitch hitter and any base runners can be removed in favor of a pinch runner. T If the team is in the field, any player may be removed for a defensive substitute. ; Press to swap fielding positions of any two players. . More info: Valid keystrokes for dialog box The Bench list box contains all player's eligible to play in the game. : Bench Boggs L 3B Brumley Player's name Brunansky R RF Burks R How he bats (L, R, or B) Clark R DH Greenwell L LF Primary fielding position Lyons L LF Marzano R C Pena R C Press or double-click on the player's name to move him to the highlighted position in the lineup. The player will automatically be assigned the fielding position highlighted in the Fldg box. . More info: Valid keystrokes for dialog box A list of available fielding positions. Fldg Only available if designated hitter option is chosen in League Options dialog box Press or double-click to move the player highlighted in the Bench list box to the lineup and have him play the currently selected fielding position. . More info: Valid keystrokes for dialog box The team's current pitcher on the mound. P Glavine L 'L' = left handed pitcher or 'R' = right handed pitcher Pitcher's name 'P' = pitcher Press or double-click to remove pitcher. If the game has not begun, the pitcher is put back in the bullpen. Otherwise, the pitcher is sent to the showers. . More info: Valid keystrokes for dialog box The Bullpen list box contains all pitcher's that are eligible to enter the game. Bullpen Clemens R St 0 # of games since last game he pitched Gardiner R St 2 Bolton R St/R 'St' = 100% Starter, Young R St/R 5 'St/R' = More starts than relief games 'Rf/S' = More relief games than starts 'Rf' = 100% Relief pitcher 'L' = lefty, 'R' = righty Pitcher's name Press or double-click on the pitcher's name to have him take the mound. . More info: Valid keystrokes for dialog box Help on Swap Fielding Positions Dialog Box The Swap Fielding Positions dialog box allow you to switch the fielding positions of two players. / More info: Valid keystrokes for dialog box Select a new postion. Make the lineup 'official' by submitting it to the umpire. Help on (Include) Button Add player to lineup. Help on (Remove) Button Remove player from lineup. Help on Automatic Lineup Selection Automatically select lineup. Help on Bench Button Show bench list. Help on Bullpen Button Show bullpen list. Help on Steal Dialog Box The Steal dialog box allows you to give base runners the steal sign. / More info: Valid keystrokes for dialog box [ Steal ] Press the Steal button to steal a base. Help on Visiting Team Manager SORRY, DOESN'T WORK YET... Help on Home Team Manager SORRY, DOESN'T WORK YET... Help on Game Factors SORRY, DOESN'T WORK YET... Help on Type of Game There are two types of games: i official game, stats are saved at end of game exhibition game, stats are NOT saved at end of game Help on Game Sounds - Game Noise Turn game noise on/off. Help on Team Designation - Nickname SORRY, DOESN'T WORK YET... Help on League Options Dialog Box The League Options dialog box allows you to set up the rules for the league. / More info: Valid keystrokes for dialog box Help on Who Bats Choose whether the pitcher bats or a designated hitter bats for the pitcher. Help on Scoring Rules Select the scoring rules for your league: Z Sacrifice fly is or is not counted as an at bat A ground rule double is a home run Print Setup You may select which printer to use, and options for printing: S Port Printer Pitch Vertical Line draw page FormFeed Orientation Print Setup You can choose to print to a disk file or to an actual line printer. File - print to a file PRN - the first system printer LPT1 - the first system printer LPT2 - the second system printer LPT3 - the third system printer If you have a serial printer, use the DOS "MODE" command to redirect output. SERIAL Printer You can re-route parallel (LPTx) output to a serial port (COMx) by using the DOS "mode" command: S C:>mode com1:9600,n,8,1,p (set params) C:>mode lpt1:=com1 (re-route) COM1 and COM2 are standard, although some systems have COM1 through COM8. See your DOS manual for more information. Print Setup Printer Type These options use a minimum of manufacturer specific printer codes; they were designed for maximum compatibility over the widest possible range of hardware. 0 The GENERIC option will work with any printer. Print Setup Pitch Pitch is columns per inch. A higher pitch means you can fit more text columns on less paper. Also, since lines are longer, text will not wrap as often. LASER PITCH GENERIC MATRIX P L DAISY ------------------------------------------- Pica 10 80 80 80 105 80 Elite 12 80 96 96 126 96 Micro 15/17 80 136 132 174 120 Print Setup Vertical Lines-per-inch is as close as you get to point-size, without proportional fonts. LASER LPI GENERIC MATRIX P L DAISY ------------------------------------- 6 (12pt) 66 66 60 45 66 8 (9pt) 66 88 80 60 66 Print Setup Line Draw Some printers do not support IBM Graphics characters, like the box around this window. n If you press "PrintScreen", and the printout looks like the screen, your printer supports graphics printing. R If not, this option will convert box printing to plain vanilla ASCII characters. x GRAPHICS BOXES EQUIVALENT ASCII BOX +---+ | | +---+ Print Setup New Page If your printer feeds paper automatically, select "continuous". To feed special paper, or for single-sheet printers, select "stop". The program will pause before printing a page, to give time to insert a new sheet of paper. Print Setup Form Feed Most printers accept an ASCII "FormFeed" code to advance to the next page. If your printer does not, select "No" and the program will use a normal carriage return and line feed (CR/LF) sequence to advance the page. Print Setup Orientation Most printers use "Portrait" mode. LASER printers can print "Landscape", too. Portrait Landscape +-------+ +-------------+ | | | | | | | | | | +-------------+ | | | | +-------+ Page Setup This allows you to set the left/right and top/bottom page margins. Help on Set Port 1 Print to the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd system printer. Help on Print dialog box The Print dialog box allows you to choose where the output will be sent to the printer or a file. Help on Destination of Output You can send the output to the printer or a file. If you're sending the output to a file, you can also specify the name of the file. Help on Defensive Alignment Position the infielders and the outfielders. Help on Infield Alignment The defensive manager can: play then infield at normal depth move the infield in for a play at the plate shift the infield to the left shift the infield to the right guard the lines with the 1st and 3rd basemen Help on Outfield Alignment The defensive manager can: play then outfield at normal depth move the outfield in shift the outfield to the left shift the outfield to the right Help on DIRECTORYTREE TAB to move around; cursor to navigate through directory tree Help on OPENTREE Incremental Search: lower case for files, UPPER case for directories Help on SEARCHTEXT Text to look for Help on REPLACETEXT Text to use for replace Help on SEARCHTYPE1 Whether to consider case during search Help on SEARCHTYPE2 Whether to consider partial matches Help on SEARCHTYPE3 Whether to prompt before replacing Help on SEARCHTYPE4 Whether to scan entire file Help on REFORMATDOCUMENT1 Reformat all paragraphs from the current line Help on REFORMATDOCUMENT2 Reformat all paragraphs in the document Help on RIGHTMARGIN Set right margin from 10..255 Help on TABSTOPS Set tab stops Help on GOTOLINE Goto specified line number Help on TEXTOPTION1 Indent new lines to current paragraph (when ENTER is pressed) Help on TEXTOPTION2 Wrap text when cursor reaches right margin Help on SHIFT SHIFT Help on ALT Help on CTRL CTRL Help on CLIPWINDOW text from Cut & Copy commands Help on CALCWINDOW Desktop Calculator Help on ASCIIWINDOW ASCII chart, with decimal & hexidecimal