-A great young team for a franchise is as follows:
POSITION - PLAYER SP - Fransisco Liriano (L), Minnesota SP - Matt Garza (R), Tampa Bay SP - Cole Halmes (L), Philles SP - Felix Hernandez (R), Seattle SP - Zach Duke (L), Pittsburgh CP - Brad Zigler (R), Oakland C - Joe Mauer (L/R), Minnesota 1B - Miguel Cabera (R/R), Detroit 2B - Dustin Pedroia (R/R), Boston 3B - David Wright (R/R), NY Mets SS - Jose Reyes (S/R), NY Mets LF - Grady Sizemore (L/L), Clevland CF - Jacoby Ellsburry (L/L), Boston RF - Nick Markakis (L/L), Baltimore DH - Evan Longoria (R/R), Tampa Bay
-Try the following team:
POSITION - PLAYER SP - Johan Santana SP - CC Sabathia SP - Cloe Hamels SP - John Lacky SP - Josh Bekkett RP - Chad Bradford RP - Ryan Madson RP - JC Romero CP - Brad Lidge C - Joe Mauer 1B - Ryan Howard 2B - Chase Utley 3B - Evan Longoria SS - Jimmy Rollins OF - Manny Ramirez, Shane Victorino, Adam Dunn DH - David Ortiz J - Rod
-Try the following team:
POSITION - PLAYER SP - Tim Lincecum SP - C.C. Sabathia SP - Joba Chamberlain SP - Johan Santana SP - Pedro Martinez CP - Mariano Rivera C - Jorge Posada 1B - Albert Pujols 2B - Brian Roberts SS - Derek Jeter or Jose Reyes 3B - Alex Rodriguez OF - Nick Swisher, Johnny Damon, Ichiro DH - David Ortiz
-For an unbeatable team in Season mode, select the Detroit Tigers and turn "Force Trades" on. Perform the following trades. Although it does not always work, it is possible to get a 162-0 record if all the games are played well.
Jeremy Bonderman (SP) For Johan Santana (SP, NYY) Edgar Renteria (SS) For Derek Jeter (SS, NYY) Brandon Inge (3B) For Alex Rodriguez (3B, NYY) Create one SP and one 1B and set the Attribute Points all the way up. Drop Carlos Guillen for the 1B. Drop Kenny Rogers for the SP.
In Road To The Show mode, while in a batting session, take every pitch. You will not lose points when you take strikes, and your discipline goes up by 5 points for every pitch that you take that is a ball.
Bronze trophies: It Takes Time (Hits) - Get 1000 hits in any combination of modes. It Takes Time (HR) - Hit 300 home runs in any combination of modes. It Takes Time (RBI) - Get 1500 RBI's in any combination of modes. It Takes Time (Strike Outs) - Strike out 500 batters in any combination of modes. Make the Call - Get called up to the MLB team. Managerial - Win a 'manager mode' game. Can be completed in manager, season and franchise modes. Net Works - Win 5 online games. RttS In Control - Strike out 10 batters in a single RttS game on all-star or higher difficulty. RttS Power Plays - Hit 2 HR in a single RttS game on all-star or higher difficulty. RttS Streaker (Batter) - Have a 10 game regular season hitting streak in 'Road to the Show'. Simulating games in which your RttS player appears will restart the streak. RttS Streaker (Pitcher) - Have a 5 game regular season win streak in 'Road to the Show'. Simulating games in which your RttS player appears will restart the streak. Shut Em' Out - Throw a shut-out vs. the CPU on all-star or higher difficulty. The Salami - Hit a grand slam. Walk Off Win- Have a walk-off hit or walk to win a game. It Happens to Everyone - Lose 100 games. Stop Thief! - Steal 3 bases in a single RttS game.
Silver trophies Don’t Hit Me - Throw a no-hitter vs. the CPU on all-star or higher difficulty. Major Leaguer - Join and complete (must play 60% or more games) an online league. RttS Added Value - Win any award in RttS. (MLB only). RttS Streaker (Batter) - Have a 20 game regular season hitting streak in 'Road to the Show'. Simulating games in which your RttS player appears will restart the streak. RttS Streaker (Pitcher) - Have a 10 game regular season win streak in 'Road to the Show'. Simulating games in which your RttS player appears will restart the streak. Streaker (Team) - Have a 10 game win streak in Season or Franchise mode vs. the CPU. Simulating or Fast Forwarding will restart the streak. Walk Off in Style - Have a walk-off HR to win a game.
Gold trophies Online Legend - Win an online league (must play 60% or more games). Personal Perfection - Throw a perfect game on all-star or higher difficulty using your RTTS player. RttS MVP - Win the MVP award in RttS (MLB only). RttS Streaker (Batter) - Have a 50 game regular season hitting streak in 'Road to the Show'. Simulating games in which your RttS player appears will restart the streak. RttS Streaker (Pitcher) - Have a 15 game regular season win streak in 'Road to the Show'. Simulating games in which your RttS player appears will restart the streak. RttS The Cycle - Hit for the Cycle with your RttS player. Platinum trophies 100% Clear - Earn all Bronze, Silver, and Gold trophies.
