baseball video game?

[eftda]

does any of the games mentioned have a coach mode where you can basically just watch your team and call the plays, etc?

MVP has a form like that, but you can't watch the plays. You can pick "Swing" or "Hit and run" but you dont see it happen, just a a box score. I think ALL-Star Baseball 2000-2004 had a feature where you can be the manager in the game and call the shots.

[MMoNeY24]

does any of the games mentioned have a coach mode where you can basically just watch your team and call the plays, etc?

MVP has a form like that, but you can't watch the plays. You can pick "Swing" or "Hit and run" but you dont see it happen, just a a box score. I think ALL-Star Baseball 2000-2004 had a feature where you can be the manager in the game and call the shots.

I had All-Star Baseball 2001, but I can't remember anything about coaching the game and watching it. You're right for the MVP one though, they have the opton to play, manage, and sim on the bottom of the screen before every game.

[eftda]

Your right, i just checked google. I was mixing up MVP/All-Star baseball managing with 'watch the game mode'. Sorry.

[free]

so on the coach mode you can't actually see the game? is there a mlb game out on the market that you can actually coach and watch the game at the same time, pc game maybe?

[free]

what about the not-so-popular pc baseball games?

[wrveres]

For realism, I recommend Out of the Park Baseball 6.

The game is so detailed, it's sick.

Salary arbitration.
After trading deadline, players must clear waivers if you want to trade them.
Single A, Double AA, and Triple AAA minor league teams.
40-man rosters.
Rule 5 draft.

And then are the things that make the game fun and interesting while being rare enough that it seems realistic

Players have a national and local popularity rating.
Rain delays and double-headers.
Japanese and defected Cuban players entering the league before free-agency.
Off-season and spring training injuries.
Player personality. Some players want to play for a winning team, some are greedy, and some simply hate your organization.
Bench clearing brawls and ejections.
Players sometimes come out of retirement and start a comeback.
Play enough seasons and you will start to see Randy Winn Jr., Roger Cedeno Jr., etc. No guarantee they will make it out of the minors though.

Game is $20 and the expansion pack is $10.

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/ootp/index.php

I would love to get together 30 different owners and start a real league ..
I would gamble that within the ranks of the cafe, we could find enough players, if that is even possible.

[free]

For realism, I recommend Out of the Park Baseball 6.

The game is so detailed, it's sick.

Salary arbitration.
After trading deadline, players must clear waivers if you want to trade them.
Single A, Double AA, and Triple AAA minor league teams.
40-man rosters.
Rule 5 draft.

And then are the things that make the game fun and interesting while being rare enough that it seems realistic

Players have a national and local popularity rating.
Rain delays and double-headers.
Japanese and defected Cuban players entering the league before free-agency.
Off-season and spring training injuries.
Player personality. Some players want to play for a winning team, some are greedy, and some simply hate your organization.
Bench clearing brawls and ejections.
Players sometimes come out of retirement and start a comeback.
Play enough seasons and you will start to see Randy Winn Jr., Roger Cedeno Jr., etc. No guarantee they will make it out of the minors though.

Game is $20 and the expansion pack is $10.

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/ootp/index.php

I would love to get together 30 different owners and start a real league ..
I would gamble that within the ranks of the cafe, we could find enough players, if that is even possible.

sounds like the depth is there, but how is the game-play? i've really never got into playing any sports games on the pc

[wrveres]

For realism, I recommend Out of the Park Baseball 6.

The game is so detailed, it's sick.

Salary arbitration.
After trading deadline, players must clear waivers if you want to trade them.
Single A, Double AA, and Triple AAA minor league teams.
40-man rosters.
Rule 5 draft.

And then are the things that make the game fun and interesting while being rare enough that it seems realistic

Players have a national and local popularity rating.
Rain delays and double-headers.
Japanese and defected Cuban players entering the league before free-agency.
Off-season and spring training injuries.
Player personality. Some players want to play for a winning team, some are greedy, and some simply hate your organization.
Bench clearing brawls and ejections.
Players sometimes come out of retirement and start a comeback.
Play enough seasons and you will start to see Randy Winn Jr., Roger Cedeno Jr., etc. No guarantee they will make it out of the minors though.

Game is $20 and the expansion pack is $10.

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/ootp/index.php

I would love to get together 30 different owners and start a real league ..
I would gamble that within the ranks of the cafe, we could find enough players, if that is even possible.

sounds like the depth is there, but how is the game-play? i've really never got into playing any sports games on the pc

i think this is more of a management game vs a "playing game" with joysticks and all. I have never played, but I have played many similar games ..

[bigh0rt]

For realism, I recommend Out of the Park Baseball 6.

The game is so detailed, it's sick.

Salary arbitration.
After trading deadline, players must clear waivers if you want to trade them.
Single A, Double AA, and Triple AAA minor league teams.
40-man rosters.
Rule 5 draft.

And then are the things that make the game fun and interesting while being rare enough that it seems realistic

Players have a national and local popularity rating.
Rain delays and double-headers.
Japanese and defected Cuban players entering the league before free-agency.
Off-season and spring training injuries.
Player personality. Some players want to play for a winning team, some are greedy, and some simply hate your organization.
Bench clearing brawls and ejections.
Players sometimes come out of retirement and start a comeback.
Play enough seasons and you will start to see Randy Winn Jr., Roger Cedeno Jr., etc. No guarantee they will make it out of the minors though.

Game is $20 and the expansion pack is $10.

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/ootp/index.php

I would love to get together 30 different owners and start a real league ..
I would gamble that within the ranks of the cafe, we could find enough players, if that is even possible.

sounds like the depth is there, but how is the game-play? i've really never got into playing any sports games on the pc

i think this is more of a management game vs a "playing game" with joysticks and all. I have never played, but I have played many similar games ..

You would be precisely correct. The OOTP series is not like a console game. Its entire purpose is to act as the Owner/GM/Manager of a club (or several), manage finances, talent, etc. It's the ultimate sim baseball game. It has the 'coach' mode free asked about, where you basically just go pitch by pitch, and can decide what you want your batter/runners/fielders to do, etc. I've participated in several on-line leagues, where 30 real humans will control their team, trade with other owners, etc. etc. It's a complete blast, if you find a strong league not run by kiddies and the like. I imagine if the Cafe got the masses to purchase the game, it would put together one heck of a competative league. I'd love to see a fictional one run, myself, to see how guys deal when familiar names aren't attatched. I always found fictional leagues to be much more fun than MLB leagues; current ones at least. I once did a league called MLB '85, where we started our league with the 1985 roster set and played it from there to see how it would all work out. Great fun.

[free]

For realism, I recommend Out of the Park Baseball 6.

The game is so detailed, it's sick.

Salary arbitration.
After trading deadline, players must clear waivers if you want to trade them.
Single A, Double AA, and Triple AAA minor league teams.
40-man rosters.
Rule 5 draft.

And then are the things that make the game fun and interesting while being rare enough that it seems realistic

Players have a national and local popularity rating.
Rain delays and double-headers.
Japanese and defected Cuban players entering the league before free-agency.
Off-season and spring training injuries.
Player personality. Some players want to play for a winning team, some are greedy, and some simply hate your organization.
Bench clearing brawls and ejections.
Players sometimes come out of retirement and start a comeback.
Play enough seasons and you will start to see Randy Winn Jr., Roger Cedeno Jr., etc. No guarantee they will make it out of the minors though.

Game is $20 and the expansion pack is $10.

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/ootp/index.php

I would love to get together 30 different owners and start a real league ..
I would gamble that within the ranks of the cafe, we could find enough players, if that is even possible.

sounds like the depth is there, but how is the game-play? i've really never got into playing any sports games on the pc

i think this is more of a management game vs a "playing game" with joysticks and all. I have never played, but I have played many similar games ..

You would be precisely correct. The OOTP series is not like a console game. Its entire purpose is to act as the Owner/GM/Manager of a club (or several), manage finances, talent, etc. It's the ultimate sim baseball game. It has the 'coach' mode free asked about, where you basically just go pitch by pitch, and can decide what you want your batter/runners/fielders to do, etc. I've participated in several on-line leagues, where 30 real humans will control their team, trade with other owners, etc. etc. It's a complete blast, if you find a strong league not run by kiddies and the like. I imagine if the Cafe got the masses to purchase the game, it would put together one heck of a competative league. I'd love to see a fictional one run, myself, to see how guys deal when familiar names aren't attatched. I always found fictional leagues to be much more fun than MLB leagues; current ones at least. I once did a league called MLB '85, where we started our league with the 1985 roster set and played it from there to see how it would all work out. Great fun.

what are the graphics like? also, is it based off of real-life teams and players or all fake names, etc.?