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MANUALMANUAL 1.0.0 MANUAL REVISION 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT THE GAME 7.4 Service Time ..............................................................44 7.5 Free Agency ...............................................................45 1.0 Introduction ...........................................................................4 7.6 Salary Arbitration .......................................................46 1.1 What is Out of the Park Baseball 2006? ......................4 8.0 Roster Rules and Management ......................................46 2.0 System Requirements, Performance, 8.1 Active Rosters ............................................................46 and Installation ......................................................................6 8.2 Reserve Rosters .........................................................47 2.1 What do I need to play? ...............................................6 8.3 Secondary (40-Man) Rosters .....................................47 2.2 How to Install .............................................................. 6 8.4 Expanded Rosters ......................................................48 8.5 The Rule 5 Draft ........................................................48 3.0 Getting Started .....................................................................7 8.6 Waivers ......................................................................49 8.7 Minor League Option Years .......................................51 3.1 New Game ...................................................................7 8.8 Designated for Assignment (DFA) ............................ 52 3.2 Add Manager to Game .................................................8 8.9 Disabled Lists ............................................................53 8.10 Player Retirement ......................................................53 4.0 OOTPB Controls and Interface .......................................9 .................................................................................53 4.1 OOTPB Controls .........................................................9 9.0 Scouting 4.2 The OOTPB Interface ..................................................9 9.1 The Sports Interactive Scouting Association (SISA) ... 53 4.3 Views and Filters ....................................................... 13 9.2 The Scouting Process .................................................54 4.4 Common Drop-downs ...............................................16 9.3 Scouting a Player .......................................................56 4.5 In-Game Reports ........................................................18 9.4 Scouting a Team .........................................................56 4.6 Common Action Menus .............................................18 9.5 Scouting an Organization........................................... 57 9.6 Scouting a League ......................................................57 IMPORTANT GAME CONCEPTS 9.7 Scouting a Draft Pool .................................................57 9.8 Scouting a Nation ...................................................... 58 5.0 The Player and Personnel Model ..................................21 9.9 Scouting Your Own Team or Organization ................58 5.1 Current Ratings and Potential Ratings .......................21 10.0 Player Drafts ........................................................................59 5.2 Batting Ratings ..........................................................21 5.3 Pitching Ratings .........................................................22 10.1 Inaugural Drafts .........................................................59 5.4 Defensive Ratings ......................................................22 10.2 Amateur Drafts ..........................................................59 5.5 Other Ratings .............................................................23 10.3 Scouting Drafts ..........................................................59 5.6 Ratings Changes ........................................................24 10.4 The Draft Process ...................................................... 59 5.7 Overall Rating ............................................................25 10.5 After the Draft ............................................................63 5.8 Coaches & Personnel .................................................25 10.6 Players in the Draft ....................................................63 5.9 Coach & Personnel Ratings .......................................26 10.7 Drafts Pools and Multiple Leagues ............................63 6.0 Play-by-Play Mode (Playing out Games) .....................27 11.0 Trading ...................................................................................63 6.1 Manage vs. Quick-Play ..............................................27 11.1 Global Trading Options .............................................64 6.2 Pregame Preparations ................................................28 11.2 League-Specifi c Trading Options ..............................64 6.3 Play Ball! (Starting the Game) .................................. 30 11.3 The Trading Deadline ................................................64 6.4. SION Broadcast Page ................................................ 30 11.4 Trading Players ..........................................................64 6.5 SION Webcast Page ...................................................35 11.5 Trading Cash ..............................................................65 6.6 SION Network Page .................................................. 38 11.6 Trading Draft Picks ....................................................65 6.7 Substitution Pages ......................................................38 11.7 Forcing Trades ...........................................................65 6.8 The Options & Stats Page ..........................................38 11.8 The Trade Process ......................................................65 6.9 The Box Scores Page .................................................39 11.9 Trade Completion ......................................................66 6.10 The Game Log Page .................................................. 39 12.0 Online Leagues ....................................................................66 MANAGING A TEAM 13.0 An Important Final Note .................................................67 7.0 Finances and Player Contracts ......................................41 Credits ....................................................................................68 7.1 The Team Financial Model ........................................41 7.2 Owners and Budgets ..................................................41 7.3 Player Contracts .........................................................42 www.ootpbaseball2006.com 2 ABOUTABOUT THETHE GAMEGAME ABOUT THE GAME 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.0 1.1 WHAT IS OUT OF THE PARK BASEBALL 2006? INTRODUCTION Have you ever thought, after watching a baseball game, that you could do better than the guy in charge? Have you ever wondered what it would be like to become a baseball manager? Out of the Park Baseball 2006 from Sports Interactive, the sports management development specialists, gives you a chance to live out that dream. Settle down in the comfort of your own home and experience the ultimate in realism, playability, and unparalleled customiza- tion. Create your own baseball universe using players of the past (through a direct link with the Baseball Archive), present, or using purely fi ctional players created by our award-winning game engine. Build your own dynasty by signing free agents, wheeling and dealing with other owners, or calling up that hot prospect from the minors. Watch your seasoned veteran’s skills slowly deteriorate, and then replace him with one of your top picks from the amateur draft. It’s your world, and you can elect to simply match wits against the computer AI or, for the ultimate experience, against friends in a multiplayer online league. You can become a commissioner and truly customize almost every aspect of the game. A WELCOME TO NEW OOTP PLAYERS! Out of the Park Baseball 2006 (OOTPB) lets you take control of a baseball franchise in a world you defi ne. You can create any baseball universe you like, for example with the real league setup, a historical league, or totally fi ctional leagues. The number of leagues within your virtual baseball universe is not limited so you can have as many leagues and minor leagues as you like. Managing your baseball franchise takes a lot of knowledge and skills, but OOTPB offers you all the tools you need to succeed. You can set up your roster, lineups, depth charts and your pitching staff. Sign new players, demote them to the minors, or release fading veterans. Initiate trades, respond to trade offers, and make the right decisions in the fi rst-year player drafts. In a word, anything a real GM does can be done in OOTPB. You have the power to guide your team into the future. But beware - you might get fi red if your calls result in your team fi nishing under .500 all the time. OOTPB plays out all games in full, using a highly realistic and accurate baseball simulation engine. You can take control in the dugout, making all the calls you want between each pitch, or you can act solely as general manager and let the computer handle the game management – with your instructions, of course. No computer baseball game would be complete without loads of statistics, and OOTPB is the undisputed king of statistics. Not only do you get