I quickly found he was a sucker for the high curve and used it to my advantage. With each subsequent plate appearance, he dropped off even more until he was ice cold. Besides implementing a streak system, ASB 2001 does have a good statistical engine. Though still in the early part of my season, the statistics are mostly accurate. I've got some players who are in slumps and aren't batting their weight, and I've got Jeff Bagwell putting up MVP type numbers.
Pitchers come in with realistic ERAs, and batters have a good mix of averages.
Just like the real deal, it's hard to sweep a series, and that's represented in the game - not just for my team but for the whole league. Likewise, errors in the outfield are a curse to the batter as batters are not awarded a hit while still being charged with an at bat. To test the league stats, I played to a particular point in the season and compared the league leaders' statistics to actual MLB players. What I found was that while the names have changed, ASB 2001 does a pretty good job simulating current statistics. The offensive numbers were almost all right on target.