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great game better than season ticket baseball 2003

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 15, 2003
Author: Amazon User

this game is the sim out there. you can read newspaper updates, see league standings, look at the standings and see who leads your league in average, homers ect. The bad things about this game is that there aren't any graphics, no sound and all of the players are made up. but when the game comes around, you run the show. you get to choose between sending the runner to second to have your clean up hitter knock him in or you could swing away and have your number 3 hitter hit. you have to have the smarts of joe torrie and the perfect team like the yankees to win. when you say I can make a better manager, know's your chance.

Great fun

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 02, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is a great game if you like baseball strategy and the finer points of the game. If you're looking for a game where you play each and every pitch of each game, this is not for you. This is more for players that want to manage a team over a season or more. If you're interested in stats, growing talent in a farm club, managing contracts and finances, competing in the day to day operation of a major league baseball franchise; this game is for you!!

Game kicks (...)!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: November 11, 2001
Author: Amazon User

The previous reviews say it all really, but it is nice to see a game that relies on depth and gameplay instead of graphics.

Better than APBA or Baseball Mogul

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: February 05, 2002
Author: Amazon User

good text driven game. solid computer intelligence. Career stats, drafts, free agents. The whole speal. Worth the $... I understand 2003 is coming soon. Not sure what the enhancements are except for a block trading feature.

Better than Baseball Mogul

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: March 21, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This sim has everything I was looking for in a game. The thing I enjoyed the most was the in-game managing. A game takes between 10 and 15 minutes and you get to make all of the bench decisions. This feature and the speed of the games let you bench manage a season without wasting a good year of your life. While I would like to see improvements to the minor league system I was very happy with this game. I look forward to Season Ticket Baseball 2003 or Out of the Park 4 which the game is based on.

Simply- The Grand Slam!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: February 21, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Don't be fooled by all the Baseball Mogul propoganda- this is simply the finest baseball management sim available. STB does things that Baseball Mogul only dreams about doing- intelligent trade AI, in-depth news, realistic stats, the ability to import historical teams from an Excel database, a player Hall of Fame, customizable stadiums, player editor, actual team coaches, scouts and minor league managers THAT actually affect the development of prospects... and a whole lot more.

This is the GRAND SLAM of baseball management sims- period.

Awesome!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: July 28, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is the best game I've ever played! Of course I'm also a big statitics fan. My favorite part of the game is when you have to make decisions during games. Unlike most games ,where you go out there and swing a bat, you need to make the right decisions based on your players' skill level in that area. For example, a guy on base has a stealing ability of B. More than likely he's going to be able to steal, unless the catcher had an arm of A. Decisions like that are filled in this game!

A Mostly Failed Attempt To Copy Baseball Mogul

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 6 / 11
Date: January 01, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The cover of this box looks like you are buying the sequel Baseball Mogul -- a game originally published by WizardWorks over three years ago. Don't be fooled because this is an entirely different game. Baseball Mogul is an accurate baseball simulation with all the real players and very smart computer AI. By contrast, Season Ticket Baseball is a buggier version of the same concept.

The HTML output is a nice feature if you want to run leagues but it too can be tricky to get it working right. And the engine for generating new minor leaguers each year clearly needs much more work. If you are really interested in league play you should visit baseballmogul.com and play head-to-head against other real human players.

Its really nice to see people copying Baseball Mogul and since I don't know how to program I must say this is a good effort. But if you have a choice buy Baseball Mogul instead.

Lots of wonkish fun!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: August 30, 2001
Author: Amazon User

If you're a stats junkie--a "wonk", so to speak--then you want this game. Forget arcade-like baseball games and their cartoonish home runs and ridiculous "extras", like taunting batters, strutting after scoring a run, etc., Season Ticket is just plain baseball. Controlling the financial end of a team is loads of fun, as is trying to arrange trades with the surprisingly astute computer-controlled teams. Just like real baseball, your team will have streaks and slumps, your players will outperform their estimated abilities or fail to meet their potentials, errors will be made on the field and in the front office, and careers will be made and ended.
The only drawbacks are these: 1. The play-by-play is not exactly fresh and stimulating. 2. There are some grammatical errors and misspellings in the text-based play-by-play, which annoys people who are picky about that stuff(like me). 3. If you don't like the way the computer plays, you can take over other teams (i.e., cheat) and make them do what you want (e.g., arrange a trade the computer wouldn't approve, etc.). 4. There is some kind of glitch that leads to uncanny coincidences sometimes. For instance, I lost a game because the opposing (computer) team hit 9 consecutive doubles off my pitchers. I have never heard of or seen this happening in 22 years of watching "real" baseball. Other "coincidental" misfortunes can get to be irksome, too, like a string of injuries to your best players, etc. 5. Not being able to aim the pitches or swing the bats yourself, like you would in an arcade game, can get frustrating. Your team will lose 8 or 9 games in a row, and there's nothing you can do but grin and bear it. You can't snap the team out of a slump. Of course, that's just like a real general manager.
The fun of running a team, either to the top or into the ground, more than balances out the drawbacks in Season Ticket Baseball. Furthermore, having a sense of playing the game within the larger context of a long-term, true-to-life league is far more fulfilling than the artificiality of any arcade title. There are no 10 homer games, no 200 RBI seasons. Players will be re-signed or traded based on their long-term, accurate stats, which mirror those a real player might be expected to put up. They'll retire and maybe make the Hall of Fame. Then, it's time to scout the new rookies...
All in all, it's a great game to buy, and more than a little fun to play.

Are you happy now?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 12
Date: September 03, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I'm addicted. My marriage is in shambles. My kids hate me. I don't think my dog's been outside for a week. But I can put together four #1 starters, an airtight 'pen, a god closer, a lineup full of all-stars, 105+ wins a season, perennial world champions, a payroll under 60 mil, and a large profit to blow on next year's free agents. So there.

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