Copyright: ® B. Clay Kollenborn-Shannon/InfoHighway 101


Help Contents
Baseball Help File Contents


What it is


Quizzle

Hall of Records

Dream Team (and Answers to Questions You may have about it)


Help button (How to use the Help file)

About button (What's the Purpose of it?)

More... button

Close button


Options


Calculate averages/percentages


What, Where and How


What it is

This program is one in a collection of forty baseball software programs created by InfoHighway 101. These forty programs consist of one of each currently active major league baseball team, eight significant teams of the past, and four baseball "utilities".  Select the "More..." button for details.

These programs run on Windows 3.1, Windows for Workgroups, Windows 95, and probably OS/2 and Windows NT also. As with all Windows programs, run it by double-clicking its icon (or pressing the <Enter> key with the icon highlighted). Each program consists of three separate tabbed pages:

1.	Quizzle

2.	Hall of Records

3.	Dream Team

and four buttons:

1.	Help

2.	About

3.	More

4.	Close

All these are described in some detail in the Tabbed Pages and Buttons sections of this help file, respectively.


Quizzle

Note: If you are currently viewing either the Hall of Records page or the Dream Team page, click on the tab labeled Quizzle to open the Quizzle page.

The "Quizzle" page sports (pun intended) a combination quiz and puzzle.

Answer the question at the top of the screen by selecting an answer from the three possibilities displayed below the question. Click in the circle (radio button) to the left of the answer you think is right; or, if you prefer using the keyboard to the mouse, press the underlined character or number in the answer you want to select. For example, if the answer you believe is correct is Murray, then press ("type") the letter "u". The corresponding radio button will then be selected, eliciting the appropriate response (either "Sorry, try again" if the answer is not correct, or "Right!" and revealing a part of the picture).

When you select the correct answer, the word 'Right!' will display to the left of the 'Next Question' button. If you do not at first select the correct answer, the message reads 'Sorry, try again.' Keep clicking until you see the 'Right!' message. For each correct answer, a portion of an image that is initially covered by twenty-five tiles, or "panels" will display (one tile will disappear for each correct answer). The connection between the image and the team may not always seem obvious at first, but each image is unique (among the twenty-eight programs) and has been chosen with the specific team or its locale in mind.

After selecting the correct answer, click the 'Next Question' button to go on to the next question.

There are 25 questions in all. When you reach the final question, the button's caption will change from 'Next Question' to 'Begin Again'. Click the 'Begin Again' button if you want to go through the questions again; otherwise, select the 'Close' button or click one of the tabs at the top to navigate to one of the other three pages.


Hall of Records

Note: If you are currently viewing either the Quizzle  page or the Dream Team page, click on the tab labeled Hall of Records  to open the Hall of Records  page.

The Hall of Records page contains notable accomplishments and historical information relating to the team. Some former players may appear in the Hall of Records page as "Hall of Famers", and both present and former members of the team may appear in the other listings.  There are six categories for which mention is given:

•	Hall of Famers -- former members of the team who have been inducted into the Hall of Fame. For such a player to be "claimed" by a team (for the purposes of this program), he must have played at least three full seasons with them.

•	World Series appearances -- the years and outcome are indicated. In the case of a few championship appearances, the game was known at the time as the "Temple Cup" (1894-1897) or the "Chronicle-Telegraph Cup" (1900). In either case, it was the championship game for that particular season and should be viewed as the "World Series" (which in itself has usually been a misnomer, as it has generally been a "United States of America Series"). In these rare cases where a still-existing team participated in one of these "World-Series-by-another-name" contests, that is noted in this section. For example, in the Baltimore Orioles' case, there is a note in this section following their 1897 appearance and preceding their 1969 appearance that reads:

--> "Temple Cup"

The only other team involved is the Pittsburgh Pirates, who played in the aforementioned "Chronicle-Telegraph Cup" (World Series) in 1900.

•	MVPs -- current and former team members who have been named the Most Valuable Player at least once for their league while a member of the team

•	Rookies of the Year -- current and former members of the team who were named Rookie of the Year while a member of the team

•	Cy Young winners -- current and former members of the team who were named the Cy Young award winner while a member of the team

•	Gold Glove winners -- current and former members of the team who were named Gold Glove winners while a member of the team

Subsequent versions of the programs will reflect additions to a team's "heritage".

Note: Teams with a long history (such as the Cubs, Cardinals, Reds, Pirates, Phillies, Yankees, Red Sox, Indians, White Sox, Tigers) will have more players represented on this page than newer teams, especially the Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins.


Dream Team (and Answers to Questions You may have about it)

Note: If you are currently viewing either the Quizzle page or the Hall of Records page, click on the tab labeled Dream Team  to open the Dream Team  page.

The Dream Team page allows you to assemble the all-time dream team from current and former members of the team. There are sixteen positions to fill:

•	Four starting pitchers

•	Two relief pitchers (If you want to be more specific, you can select a middle reliever from the  Relief 1 list and a closer from the Relief 2 list.)

•	Three outfielders (If you want to specify a Leftfielder, Centerfielder, and Rightfielder, select your Leftfielder from the Outfielder 1 list, your Centerfielder from the Outfielder 2 list, and your Rightfielder from the Outfielder 3 list. All three Outfielder lists are identical in composition)

•	One each Catcher, First Baseman, Second Baseman, Shortstop, and Third Baseman.

•	One designated hitter (American League) or pinch hitter (National League and teams of yesteryear). American League players who were pinch hitters before the DH rule can be considered, for the purpose of this list, designated hitters. In some cases, a player may appear in the list of designated hitters or pinch hitters and also be in one of the other lists. For example, Eddie Murray is available in the First Base list and also the Designated Hitter list, as he has spent considerable time in both roles. Doubtless you will want to avoid selecting a player twice, though (once at a defensive position, and simultaneously as the designated or pinch hitter).

•	One Manager.

Note: In some cases, a player may appear in multiple defensive positions if he performed these roles often and/or made a significant impact at a particular position (or was used in that position in an especially significant situation, such as a playoff game or the World Series). For example, a player have played both Third Base and First Base, Outfield and First Base, been both a Starting Pitcher and a Relief Pitcher, etc.

For each member, there is a combo box from which you can select a player:

•	Click the down-arrow to the right of the combo box.

•	Select the player you want by clicking on his name.

•	Continue in this way through the entire lineup.

Note: The first time you run the program, no names will be initially selected. From the first time that you make selections, though, the lineup you selected will be saved for you even after you quit the program.

Related Topics:

How individuals were selected

Is Somebody Missing?

Printing out a record of your choices


How individuals were selected

In the case of some teams, former members were with the franchise when it played in a different city and/or operated under a different name. For example, before the Orioles moved to Baltimore they were (according to one way of viewing things) in St. Louis and were named the Browns.

However, claiming that the St. Louis Browns "became" the Baltimore Orioles or (similarly) that the Baltimore Orioles were formerly the St. Louis Browns seems to stretch the true situation a bit, or at least to concentrate on ownership rather than the identification of a team with a particular community (most Orioles fans probably don't consider a former member of the St. Louis Browns one of "their" players unless that particular player also played for the Baltimore Orioles).

Note: When an owner (or group of owners) moves his/her/their team elsewhere, and especially when he/she/they change the "nick"name of the team, the old team has died and a new one comes into existence, even if some or even several of the players are retained.

Therefore, only members of a team known as the Baltimore Orioles are listed in the Dream Team selections. In other words, in the case of the Orioles, no players who were members of the St. Louis Browns (but never members of the Baltimore Orioles) are listed. By the same token, the Baltimore Orioles of the 1800s, who played in four of the early World Series contests, are represented.

This holds true for all teams in the collection. For example, you will not find members of the Philadelphia Athletics in the Oakland Athletics program, members of the Milwaukee or Boston Braves in the Atlanta Braves program, etc. (unless they also played with the team in its present location, such as Hank Aaron with both the Milwaukee Braves and Atlanta Braves). However, a team that stays in the same city but changes its name (such as the Houston Colt .45s/Houston Astros), or a team that stays in the same general area but changes its name (such as the Los Angeles Angels/California Angels) are still considered to be, for the purposes of these programs, the same team.

This means that players who played exclusively with now-defunct teams such as the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants are not represented in the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants programs, respectively

However, these teams as well as five others that are no longer in existence now have their own programs dedicated to them. These are: Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants, Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Braves, Milwaukee Braves, Washington Senators, St. Louis Browns; as well as "Stars of the Negro League".

Note: Former players selected as possible choices are those whose longevity with the team and/or contribution to the team was considerable (or who participated in playoff games and/or the World Series). It is not necessary, therefore, that they have been with the club for at least three years, as in the case of those listed as Hall of Famers "belonging to" the team. Additionally, players new to the teams (rookies and those acquired through trades) are included, as nobody can predict what success they may or may not have in the future.


Is Somebody Missing?

It is almost inevitable that some will expect to find a player or manager listed in the Dream Team who is not there.

If this is your experience, you are invited to request inclusion of these individuals in the next (annual) version of the program. You can do so either by regular mail, at this address:

InfoHighway 101
P.O. Box 1116
San Andreas, CA 95249

or, if you prefer to use Email, at the following Email address:

ClaySierra@aol.com

We appreciate and encourage any comments, requests, and suggestions you may have.

(209)786-3124


Printing out a record of your choices

You may want to create a "quick-and-dirty" report documenting your choices (or that of others) for the Dream Team(s). This is a handy way of comparing various Dream Teams to each other. For example, if it were possible to pit the Red Sox Dream Team against the Yankees Dream Team, who do you think would win? Also, you can compare the choices of others with those that you made for particular teams. For example, should Murray, Palmeiro, or Powell play First Base for the Orioles Dream Team? Should DiMaggio, Mantle and Ruth comprise the Yankee outfield, or Maris, Henderson and Winfield?

To print out a record of your choices with your Dream Team displayed on the screen, simply select the "Print Selections" button at the lower right corner of the Dream Team screen.

The screen shot will print on the top half of the page. You can use the bottom half for comments or explanatory notes.


Help button (How to use the Help file)

When you select the Help button, this help file displays. You can navigate within it by clicking the underlined green portions to "jump" to those topics, and by clicking the Back button at the top of the Help window to return to your former location. Also, context-sensitive help is available throughout the program -- depending on which part of the program is active or has the "focus", the help topic most closely related to it will display when you press the <F1> key. For example, if you are on the Dream Team page and want to know how to proceed, press the <F1> key to display the topic for that page.

To close the Help file, select Exit from the File menu or click the "close box" (The "X") at the top right of the Help window.


About button (What's the Purpose of it?)

When you select the About button, a simple form displays giving some rudimentary information regarding the maker of the program and copyright information. The part that is useful to the user (you) is the Email address. If you have an Email account (for example, if you are a member of America Online or CompuServe, can send Email from a Web browser or...) and have any questions, comments, suggestions, requests, etc., feel free to contact us using this electronic address.


More... button

When you select the More... button,  a message informs you that you can print out an information/order form by selecting the "Print" button at the bottom of the dialog box. If your computer is attached to a printer and you want to know more about the availability and pricing of the baseball programs, simply select the "Print" button.

Note that there are no "shipping and handling" charges, nor are there supplemental charges to "foreign" customers. The only people assessed a surcharge are done so by the State of California in the form of a 7.25% sales tax.


Close button

When you select the Close program, the program closes. You are given a chance to change your mind with a message asking for confirmation of your intentions to close the program. If you do, click the OK button in this message box or press the <Enter> key.


Options

There are two ways to order these programs.

1.	Select the More... button with the program running and then click the Print button to print out a copy of the information/order form.

2.	Open and print out the Readthis.txt file which came with this program.

You can purchase these programs by division (such as "American League East"); by League (either "American League" or "National League"); or the whole collection of 28 teams. Divisions consist of either five teams (Eastern and Central divisions) or four teams (Western division), and are available for $19 each. You can purchase an entire league (three divisions) for $49. For the complete collection of all major-league teams, the price is $89. If you are a California resident, please add California sales tax. There are no "shipping and handling" charges.

Also, seven teams of yesteryear, as well as "Stars of the Negro League", are now available. A set of four baseball "utilities" is provided with each order. The specifics are given below.

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"American League East" consists of the following teams:

Baltimore Orioles

Boston Red Sox

Detroit Tigers

New York Yankees

Toronto Blue Jays

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"American League Central" consists of the following teams:

Chicago White Sox

Cleveland Indians

Kansas City Royals

Milwaukee Brewers

Minnesota Twins

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"American League West" consists of the following teams:

California Angels

Oakland Athletics

Seattle Mariners

Texas Rangers

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"National League East" consists of the following teams:

Atlanta Braves

Florida Marlins

Montreal Expos

New York Mets

Philadelphia Phillies

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"National League Central" consists of the following teams:

Chicago Cubs

Cincinnati Reds

Houston Astros

Pittsburgh Pirates

St. Louis Cardinals

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"National League West" consists of the following teams:

Colorado Rockies

Los Angeles Dodgers

San Diego Padres

San Francisco Giants

_______________________________________________

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"Brave Dodging Stars" consists of the following programs:

Brooklyn Dodgers

Boston Braves

Milwaukee Braves

"Stars of the Negro Leagues"

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"Giant Brown Athletic Senators" consists of the following teams:

New York Giants

Philadelphia Athletics

St. Louis Browns

Washington Senators

A set of four baseball utilities ("Diamond Cruncher" for calculating batting averages, ERAs, etc.; "Hall of Fame Dream Team", from which you select an all-time Dream Team comprised of members of the Hall of Fame (whose total player/manager ratings you can then calculate); "Pastiming for Dollars", wherein you enter contract amounts ($) and duration (years) and then see how much the player earns per time period (per year, month, and week) or per "feat" (strikeout, homerun, etc.); and "The Great 28 (Major League Clubs)", with which you can predict the outcome of the 1997 pennant race. The winner(s) will receive all 40 of our baseball software programs free.


Calculate averages/percentages

Note: Instructions for using the other baseball utilities are given right on the utility itself and/or in a help screen that displays when you select the Help button. In other words and more specifically, when you select the Help button while using "The Great 28 (Major League Clubs)", this help file you are currently reading does not display; rather, a help screen particular to that utility program displays.

A baseball-specific calculator, called "Diamond Cruncher", is included with each purchase of these baseball team programs. You launch it in the same way as any of the team-specific programs (either by double-clicking on it; highlighting it and then pressing the <Enter> key; or, in Windows95, by selecting it from Start | Programs | [American, National] League [Central, East, West]).

You can use Diamond Cruncher to calculate various baseball averages, specifically Win-Loss percentage (team or pitcher), Batting Average, On-Base Average, Slugging Percentage, Earned Run Average, Strikeouts per 9 innings, Bases on Balls per 9 innings, and Hits allowed per 9 innings.

Enter values in the boxes for which you want to calculate an average or percentage and then select the Calculate button. You can "tab" your way through the edit boxes and buttons by pressing the <Tab> key to move forward, or by holding down the <Shift> key and pressing the <Tab> key to move backwards. Alternatively, you can use the mouse to click in the boxes and on the buttons to enter text and perform the calculations.

The 1/3 Innings combo box displays a default value of 0, in other words no fractions of innings in addition to the number of full innings pitched. To change this to one of the other two possibilities (1 for 1/3 inning, 2 for 2/3 inning), either

•	Press the down-arrow key

-OR-

1.	Click the down-pointing arrow to the right of the combo box to "drop down" the list of available selections.

2.	Click on the desired 1/3 inning in the list.


What, Where and How

If you eventually decide to uninstall any of the baseball programs (in order to move the programs to another computer or to make space for "serious" programs  -- as if baseball isn't serious -- on your hard disk), you should be aware that there are several auxiliary files which support these programs. First of all, there is this help file (bbhelp.hlp);  .wav (sound) files -- camclick.wav, sword.wav, and others that are in some cases specific to a particular team (for example, tiger.wav for the Detroit Tigers); and .ini (initialization) files that preserve the dream team selections you have made, as well as any predictions and mailing information you entered in "The Great 28 (Major League Teams). These .ini files are given league and division-specific codes, such as drmtmalc.ini for the American League Central Dream Team selections, drmtmnlw.ini for the National League West Dream Team selections, etc. The appropriate .ini file(s) is/are automatically created the first time you run any of the programs after installation (they will not be there immediately after installation, prior to running any of the programs).

For your convenience, as many of these files as possible have been placed in a single location, namely the directory where you installed these programs. If you installed the programs in the default directory, this is C:\IH101, which was automatically created for you during the installation process. This is the "physical" location of these program files, as can be seen by looking in File Manager (Windows 3.1 and Windows for Workgroups) or Explorer (Windows 95). However, in Program Manager (Windows 3.1 and Windows for Workgroups) and from the Start menu (Windows 95) they are subdivided into "logical" locations by division (American League East, etc.).

The exceptions are the .ini files, which retain the selections you have made for the "Dream Teams". These are located in the C:\Windows directory. This is different than the first releases of these programs, which placed all the files in C:\IH101. A tradeoff was made in allowing the user to select an installation directory other than the default (C:\IH101) -- the .ini files are automatically placed in the C:\Windows directory, no matter whether you accept the default installation directory or choose your own elsewhere.

To uninstall any of the files in the C:\IH101 or C:\Windows directory simply highlight them in File Manager (Windows 3.1 and Windows for Workgroups) or Explorer (Windows 95) and press the <Del> key.

To delete several sequential files:

1.	Click the first file you want to delete

2.	Hold down the <Shift> key

3.	Click the last file you want to delete

4.	Press the <Del> key.

To delete several non-sequential files:

1.	Click the first file you want to delete

2.	Hold down the <Ctrl> key

3.	Click the next file you want to delete

4.	Repeat steps 2 and 3 for all the files you want to delete

5.	Press the <Del> key.

Note: If you want to re-install any files after uninstalling/deleting them, simply install the programs from the diskette(s) again.

A list of the team-specific .wav (sound) files is given below to facilitate uninstallation of these files to make room on the hard drive if you delete the team's .exe file (the program itself). Remember that you need to retain bbhelp.hlp (this Help file), camclick.wav, sword.wav, cool.wav, and lazer2.wav, which are used by many of these programs.

Team	.wav file

Atlanta Braves	rooster.wav (current World Series champion)

Boston Braves	mitak.wav

Brooklyn Dodgers	we-crazy?.wav

Chicago Cubs	bear.wav

Chicago White Sox	blacksox.wav

Cincinnati Reds	Redhead.wav

Cleveland Indians	bell.wav

Colorado Rockies	Heyrocky.wav

Detroit Tigers	tiger.wav

Florida Marlins	Splash1.wav (also used by Mariners)

Houston Astros	sonar.wav

Kansas City Royals	intro1.wav

Los Angeles Dodgers	ilove-la.wav

Milwaukee Braves	hau.wav

Milwaukee Brewers	Beer$.wav

Negro Stars	tibbs.wav

New York Giants	moon.wav

New York Mets	rick.wav

New York Yankees	gehrig.wav

Philadelphia Athletics	macknife.wav

Philadelphia Phillies	horse.wav

Pittsburgh Pirates	jig.wav

San Diego Padres	foghorn.wav

San Francisco Giants	shipbell.wav

Seattle Mariners	Splash1.wav (also used by Marlins)

St. Louis Browns	feelgood.wav

Texas Rangers	away!.wav

Toronto Bluejays	Bluejay1.wav

Washington Senators	washing.wav