While it has a set of fictional kids known to the franchise it also includes a number of real MLB players, as cartoon modeled kids.PlayersMLB PlayersBackyard Baseball has 30 real Major League Baseball players. One from every team during the 2003 MLB season.Nomar Garciaparra Greg VaughnAlex RodriguezFrank ThomasJimmy RollinsTodd HeltonAlbert PujolsBarry BondsRandy JohnsonRichie SexsonJeff BagwellJeff ConineChipper JonesDerek JeterTroy GlaussMike PiazzaBrad RadkeCarlos DelgadoKen Griffey Jr.Vladimer GuerreroSammy SosaCarlos BeltranTim HudsonJim ThomePhil NevinCliff FloydJason KendallIchiroBobby HigginsonJason GiambiFictional PlayersBackyard Baseball 2003 also includs 30 fictional players. These are the same characters that are in other Backyard Sports Games.Jocinda Smith Ronny DobbsMario LunaAchmed KhanTony DelvecchioDimitri PetrovichGretchen HasselhoffLueane LuiKimmy EckmanRicky JohnsonAnnie FrazierMikey ThomasLisa CrocketAmir KhanSally DobbsPete WheelerDante RobinsonVicki KawaguchiReese WorthingtonKenny KawaguchiStephanie MorganSidney WeberAshely WeberAngela DelvecchioMarky DuboisPablo SanchezBilly Jean BlackwoodJorge GarciaErnie SteeleKiesha PhillipsGameplay TypesThere are four main gameplay types:Season Mode Season Mode puts you in the Manager chair, letting you draft your team. You may choose from a selection of 30 fiction characters and 30 real MLB players. You put together a team of nine players, one for every position. You may choose where each player will play, and where they will hit in the batting order. If you win enough games, you will go to the play-offs, and then the championship.Single Game In this game type, you are first presented with a screen (see right) that lets you choose your difficulty, length (in innings), if errors are on, and what field you will play on. Once done, you go pick your players, dodgeball style, alternating picks. You then go play your single game.Batting PracticeIn Batting Practice, you choose one player who then hits batting practice. Robotic pitching machine, Mr. Clankey, pitches you a selection of pitches. You can choose whether he throws you a fastball, slow ball, right curve, or left curve.Spectator ModeIn Spectator Mode, you simply watch a game being played. You do not choose teams or anything. You simply watch the game being played. Create A Player ModeIn this mode, you are able to create a player specific to:GenderEthnicityHair styleHead shapeName NicknameRight or Left handedAbilities (stats)BirthdayFacts There are four different difficulties. Easy, Medium, Hard and TeeballYou can play Tee-ball in this game.If you create a player, and make his name "Lemon Boy" he will be all maxed out in stats.You can pick to play as 6 custom teams.You can also play as every major league team.
