McGwire, L. Byron in for outfielder Mike Aldrete, H. Thompson in for utility catcher/infielder Scott Hemond, M. Twain in for second baseman Brent Gates, L. Tolstoy in for outfielder Dave Henderson, J.Carroll stands in for outfielder Lance Blankenship, J.Milton stands in for infieder Marcos Armas, J. Kerouac stands in for middle reliever Rich Gossage, G. Stein stands in for third baseman Craig Paquette, C. Sandburg stands in for pitcher Todd Van Poppel, G. Chaucer stands in for outfielder Scott Lydy, and C. Bukowski fills in for ace closer Dennis Eckersley. The Philadelphia Phillies feature a Rocky homage in R. Balboa who fills in for catcher Darren Daulton and A. Creed who stands in for third baseman Dave Hollins. They also have a Philadelphia landmark – L. Bell filling in for utility first baseman Ricky Jordan, T. Perry stands in for starting pitcher Curt Schilling, D. Love stands in for centerfielder Lenny Dykstra, B. Medley standing in for outfielder Wes Chamberlain, P. Spector stands in for first baseman John Kruk, T. Crystals stands in for infielder Mickey Morandini, and F. Albert stands in for ace closer Mitch Williams. The Pittsburgh Pirates are named after characters from the soap opera Coronation Street. E. Bishop who fills in for pitcher Steve Cooke, K. Barlow is infielder Tom Foley, E. Sharples stands in for middle reliever Paul Wagner, A. Roberts stands in for outfielder Lloyd McClendon, D.Barnes stands in for pitcher Bob Walk, R. Holdsworth stands in for infielder Jeff King (baseball), C.Watts stands in for shortstop Jay Bell, Mike Baldwin (Coronation Street) stands in for first baseman Kevin Young (baseball), H. Ogden stands in for knuckleball pitcher Tim Wakefield and P. Pearce is outfielder Lonnie Smith. The San Francisco Giants are members of Software Creations, the team that developed the game. Michael Webb stands in for outfielder Willie McGee, Richard Kay stands in for catcher Kirt Manwaring, Ste Pickford stands in for power-slugger Barry Bonds. John Pickford stands in for ace pitcher John Burkett. Stephen Ruddy stands in for first baseman Will Clark, Kevin Edwards stands in for third baseman Matt Williams, John Tatlock stands in for utility infielder Rikkert Faneyte and Martin Holland stands in for infielder Mike Benjamin. The San Diego Padres are based on punk rock pioneers from England including B. Idol who stands in for infielder Ricky Gutiérrez, D. Vanian who fills in for outfielder Derek Bell, Johnny Rotten