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Contents 1 Strengths 1.1 Buzzing Fastball 1.2 Unbeatable Toughness 1.3 Amazing Control 1.4 Nasty Breaking Ball 1.5 Variety of Pitches 1.6 Tireless Pitching 1.7 Good Control & Spin 1.8 90 mph Fastball 1.9 Gutsy Pitching 1.10 Pinpoint Accuracy 1.11 Sweeping Breaker 1.12 Lefty Killer 1.13 Nerves of Steel 1.14 Fastball with Life 1.15 Quick Release 1.16 Super Recovery 1.17 Powerful Fastball 1.18 Avoids the Big Hit 1.19 Keeps Pitches Low 1.20 Groundball Pitches 1.21 Strong Finisher 1.22 Great Pickoff Move 1.23 Determined Pitcher 1.24 Poker Face 1.25 Spinning Fastball 1.26 Great Back Strength 1.27 Gutsy Player 1.28 Movie Star Looks 1.29 Wonderful Physique 1.30 Good Hands 1.31 Sparkplug 1.32 Solid Build 1.33 Great Versatility 1.34 Consistency 2 Drawbacks 2.1 Lack of Courage 2.2 Weakness vs Lefties 2.3 Set Role Uncertainty 2.4 Crybaby 2.5 No Life on Fastball 2.6 No Spin on Breaker 2.7 No Quick Release 2.8 Slow Recovery 2.9 Many Mistake Pitches 2.10 Poor Finisher 2.11 Lots of Walks 2.12 Slow Starter 2.13 Slacker 2.14 Shuuto-like Fastball 2.15 Few Groundball Outs 2.16 Short Temper 2.17 Ugly Dude

This is a complete list of the strengths and drawbacks you have to choose from when you choose MLB Career mode in My Life. Some of the strengths are mutually exclusive to each other, e.g. Variety of Pitches and Sweeping Breaker; likewise, some of the drawbacks are canceled out by certain strengths, e.g. Movie Star Looks and Ugly Dude. Please see MLB Life Pitcher Starting Stats 2008 for a complete list of pitchers' initial ratings. To see the combination of abilities to get the highest possible level in each stat, please see Best Combination for Each Stat.

Strengths

Buzzing Fastball

• +2 Top Spd
• -20 Ctrl
• -25 Stam
• 1 fewer breaking pitch

Unbeatable Toughness

• +10 Stam
• -10 Ctrl

Amazing Control

• +20 Ctrl
• -1 Top Spd

Nasty Breaking Ball

• Get Spin 4
• -1 Top Spd
• -10 Stam
• cancels out No Spin on Breaker

Variety of Pitches

• +5 Ctrl
• -2 Top Spd
• -10 Stam
• If base ratings include 1 or 2 breaking balls, a third Level 1 breaker is added
• If your pitcher would already begin with three breaking balls, one is upgraded to Level 2
• cancels out Sweeping Breaker

Tireless Pitching

• no apparent effect

Good Control & Spin

• get Spin 4
• +5 Ctrl
• -5 Stam
• cancels out Wonderful Physique and No Spin on Breaker

90 mph Fastball

• +1 Top Spd
• -20 Ctrl
• -10 Stam
• 1 fewer breaking pitch

Gutsy Pitching

• Get w/RISP 4
• cancels out Lack of Courage

Pinpoint Accuracy

• +30 Ctrl
• -10 Stam

Sweeping Breaker

• -1 Top Spd
• -10 Ctrl
• -10 Stam
• If base ratings include 1 or 2 breaking balls, a third Level 1 breaker is added
• If your pitcher would already begin with three breaking balls, one is upgraded to Level 2
• cancels out Variety of Pitches

Lefty Killer

• get vs LH Batter 4
• cancels out Weakness vs Lefties

Nerves of Steel

• get Poise 4
• cancels out Crybaby

Fastball with Life

• get Fastball Life 4
• -3 Top Spd
• cancels out No Life on Fastball

Quick Release

• get Release 4
• cancels out No Quick Release

Super Recovery

• get Recovery 4
• cancels out Slow Recovery

Powerful Fastball

• get Fastball Life 4
• get Gyroball
• -3 Top Spd
• -15 Ctrl
• -10 Stam
• 1 fewer breaking pitch
• cancels out Spinning Fastball and No Life on Fastbal

Avoids the Big Hit

• Get Safe Pitch
• -3 Ctrl
• cancels out Many Mistake Pitches

Keeps Pitches Low

• Get Gd Low Pitch
• +10 Ctrl
• -1 Top Spd

Groundball Pitches

• Get Groundball P
• -2 Top Spd
• -5 Ctrl
• -5 Stam
• cancels out Few Groundball Outs

Strong Finisher

• Get Str Finisher

Great Pickoff Move

• Get Gd Pickoff

Determined Pitcher

• Get Battler
• -1 Top Spd
• canceled out by Poker Face

Poker Face

• Get Poker Face
• cancels out Determined Pitcher and Short Temper

Spinning Fastball

• -1 Top Spd
• -10 Ctrl
• start with Lv1 2SFB
• cancels out Powerful Fastball

Great Back Strength

• +1 Top Spd
• -20 Ctrl
• 1 fewer breaking pitch

Gutsy Player

• no apparent effect

Movie Star Looks

• Rounds 1 & 2: 7,000 more fans
• Rounds 3, 4, 5: 5,000 more fans

Wonderful Physique

• +15 Stam
• cancels out Good Control & Spin

Good Hands

• +10 Ctrl

Sparkplug

• no apparent effect

Solid Build

• Get Durability 4

Great Versatility

• 4 gray abilities are 3/4 full

Consistency

• Get Consistency 4, though it shows up in your fielding page instead of your pitching 2 page

Drawbacks

Lack of Courage

• Get w/RISP 2
• canceled out by Gutsy Pitching

Weakness vs Lefties

• Get vs LH Batter 2
• canceled out by Lefty Killer

Set Role Uncertainty

• Get vs Runner 2

Crybaby

• Get Poise 2
• canceled out by Nerves of Steel

No Life on Fastball

• Get Fastball Life 2
• canceled out by either Fastball with Life or Powerful Fastball

No Spin on Breaker

• get Spin 2
• canceled out by Good Control & Spin or Nasty Breaking Ball

No Quick Release

• Get Release 2
• canceled out by Quick Release

Slow Recovery

• Get Recovery 2
• canceled out by Super Recovery

Many Mistake Pitches

• get Fat Pitch
• canceled out by Avoids the Big Hit

Poor Finisher

• Get Choke Artist

Lots of Walks

• Get Walk

Slow Starter

• Get Slow Starter
• +10 Stam

Slacker

• Get Sandbag

Shuuto-like Fastball

• Get Shuuto Spin
• get Throwing 2

Few Groundball Outs

• Get Flyball P
• canceled out by Groundball Pitches

Short Temper

• Get Hothead
• canceled out by Poker Face

Ugly Dude

• 50% fewer initial fans
• +1 Top Spd
• +10 Ctrl
• +10 Stam
• additional Level 1 breaking pitch
• if your pitcher would already have three pitches, one is upgraded to Level 2
• canceled out by Movie Star Looks