Whoohoo Mario Baseball!

I just got Mario Superstar Baseball for my GameCube and its freakin awesome! I thought it might be fairly simple to play but I'm getting my ass kicked by the computer all the time because I don't know how to steal bases or go back to base when I'm caught on a fly out and it normally results in a double play. But I have to say its damn fun and the special moves of some of these players are kick ass. I should probably read the manual so I can begin to play better.