Success Mode 2008 Quick Reference: Fielder Abilities
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Hitting Abilities
Clutch Hit (Increase)
Note: Events will improve Clutch Hit ability in increments.
- (Buy/Gamble) From Ability Boost screen
- (Random) Agree to Catch the Doctor's thief
- (Random) Legendary Cave 3: Euclidean Geometry / All right...
VS Lefty
- (Buy/Gamble) From Ability Boost screen
Contact Hitter
- (Buy/Gamble) From Ability Boost screen
- (Use) Legends of Baseball
- (Freetime) Sittch / Ninja 7: Shuriken Throws
- (Arc) Complete Lucy's arc
Power Hitter
- (Buy/Gamble) From Ability Boost screen
- (Game) Conditions unknown
- (Use) Legends of Baseball
- (Practice) Strength Training Lv 9
Spray Hitter
- (Buy/Gamble) From Ability Boost screen
- (Use) Secrets of Hitting
- (Game) Three hits to each part of the field (?)
- (Freetime) Sittch / Ninja 7: Shuriken Throws (Only if you already have Contact Hitter)
- (Arc) Complete Lucy's arc
Gd Infield Hitter
- (Buy/Gamble) From Ability Boost screen
- (Use) Secrets of Hitting
Grt Infield Hitter
- (Buy/Gamble) From Ability Boost screen
- (Use) Secrets of Hitting
Push Hitter
- (Buy/Gamble) From Ability Boost screen
- (Game) Opposite field home runs (?)
- (Use) Secrets of Hitting
Tough Out
- (Buy/Gamble) From Ability Boost screen
- (Use) Secrets of Hitting
Pull Hitter
- (Buy/Gamble) From Ability Boost screen
- (Use) Secrets of Hitting
Gd Bunt
- (Buy/Gamble) From Ability Boost screen
- (Random) Tom / Pitching Machine 2
- (Use) Secrets of Hitting
Bunt Master
- (Game) Hit a lot of no-strike hits
- (Buy/Gamble) From Ability Boost screen
- (Use) Secrets of Hitting
Firstball Hitter
- (Buy/Gamble) From Ability Boost screen
- (Use) Secrets of Hitting
- (Random) See sunrise with Marvin
Gd Pinch Hitter
- (Buy/Gamble) From Ability Boost screen
- (Use) Secrets of Hitting
- (Date) Patty / SC 2 / Movie / Shorter line
Table Setter
- (Buy/Gamble) From Ability Boost screen
- (Use) Secrets of Hitting
- (Freetime) Frank / Sick sister story
Hot Hitter
- (Game) Conditions unknown
- (Freetime) Sittch / Ninja 1:Alter Ego/ 7+ Correct
- (Use) Secrets of Hitting
Bases Clearer
- (Use) Secrets of Hitting
Good B2B Hitter
- (Freetime) Sittch / Ninja 1:Alter Ego/ 7+ Correct
- (Use) Secrets of Hitting
Rally Hitter
- (Use) Secrets of Hitting
- (Date) Patty / Ben Collapses / Wait a little longer
- (Arc) Complete Frank's arc
Walk-Off Hitter
- (Use) Secrets of Hitting
Intimidator
- (Arc) Complete Patty's arc
Refined
- (Use) Secrets of Hitting
Defense/Baserunning
Stealing 4
- (Buy/Gamble) From Ability Boost screen
Baserunning 4
- (Buy/Gamble) From Ability Boost screen
Throwing 4
- (Buy/Gamble) From Ability Boost screen
- (Freetime) Frank / Play catch
Gd Block
- (Buy/Gamble) From Ability Boost screen
Gd Catcher
- (Buy/Gamble) From Ability Boost screen
- (Use) Secrets of Defense
Grt Catcher
- (Buy/Gamble) From Ability Boost screen
- (Use) Secrets of Defense
Gold Glover
- (Buy/Gamble) From Ability Boost screen
- (Use) Secrets of Defense
- (Freetime) Help Patty run Ducks 2 / See you later!
Cannon Arm
- (Buy/Gamble) From Ability Boost screen
- (Random) Catch TV Theif
Head 1st Slide
- (Buy/Gamble) From Ability Boost screen
Tough Runner
- (Buy/Gamble) From Ability Boost screen
- (Random) Step out of the way at the baseball game when a ball is about to hit you
Barehand Catch
- (Buy/Gamble) From Ability Boost screen
- (Date) Patty / Mountains 1 / Catch fish
- (Random) Catch ball at the baseball game
- (Use) Secrets of Defense
Pivot Man
- (Buy/Gamble) From Ability Boost screen
- (Use) Secrets of Defense (Non catchers)
2nd Position 4
Break Up DP
Trash Talk
- (Use) Secrets of Defense (Main position must be Catcher)
Spider Catch
- (Arc) Complete Emily's arc
- (Use) Secrets of Defense (non catchers)
Other
Consistency 4
- (Buy/Gamble) From Ability Boost screen
- (Freetime) Street / Buy book
- (Freetime) Frank / Pick same training twice
Durability 4
- (Buy/Gamble) From Ability Boost screen
- (Random) Successful Dr Goodjob operation
- (Date) Emily / Mountain / Get punched
Gd Morale
- (Freetime) Frank / Lookout / Lower Body Stretching
- (Date) Patty / Lookout / City Lights
- (Date) Patty / City / Movies
- (Random) Tom / Pitching Machine 1
Sparkplug
- (Random) Explore cave with Marvin (final event)
Aggressive Run
- (Buy/Gamble) From Ability Boost screen
Aggressive STL
- (Freetime) Frank / Upper body training
Cautious STL
- (Date) Patty / Ben Collapses / Wait a little longer
Aggressive FLD
- (Buy/Gamble) From Ability Boost screen
Star
Patient Hitter
- (Date) Patty / Ben Collapses / Wait a little longer
Gd Small Ball
- (Freetime) Frank / Upper body training
- (Random) Dr Goodjob / Overcoming some trouble areas.
- (Random) Random Event with Terry (part of a mini-arc)
Negative Abilities
Clutch Hit (Decrease)
Note: Events will decrease Clutch Hit ability in increments.
- (Freetime) Sittch / Ninja 3 / Golden glove
Timely Whiff
Error Prone
- (Date) Take a girl to same location twice in a row
- (Random) Burn your tongue eating 8roast ball at Frank's place.
Consistency 2
- (Date) Patty / Lake / Rowboat
- (Practice) Go through the motions during practice (requires Laziness)
Durability 2
- (Random) Fail Dr Goodjob's operation
Stealing 2
Throwing 2
Pr Morale
- (Random) When Marvin comes by with tickets to baseball game, turn him down
Pr Small Ball
- (Random) When Marvin comes by with tickets to baseball game, turn him down