Baseball Manager vs. Other Fantasy Games
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Other games |
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Games |
No Head to Head games. Sit back and watch your rankings in various categories. By the time May 15th comes around, few changes happen in the standings. You're bored. You quit. |
 162 games of nightly head-to-head baseball in a ten-team league using stats from last night's games! Pennant races until end of September. |
Lineups |
There are no lineups. 14 hitters in most leagues. What baseball lineup has 14 hitters? Not even Little League. |
Get real. In Baseball Manager you only use 9 batters. You can use a DH - only one - and only if you are playing in a league that use American League players. Just like Major League Baseball. |
Results |
Columns of stats rank you in the order of your success, with some arbitrary point system. Meaningless. |
A final score, with actual box scores using actual statistics from last night's games. Just like real baseball! Results are delivered online each morning via the BBM Daily, a newspaper customized for each manager that includes box scores, league standings, colorful headlines and game results generated by Baseball Manager's unique Scorecard® algorithm |
Position Eligibility |
If a player plays just 3 games at a position you can use him there all year long. Sure just play Albert Pujols at first base every day. That's realistic. |
Players are only eligible to play at a position for the same number of games they actually play in MLB. Baseball Manager gives you a chance to manage like a real baseball manager. |
Pitching |
Someone comes in and throws a 1/3 of an inning and gets a win. Is that the same value as someone who throws 7 innings with 2 Earned Runs? I don't think so. | You manage a complete pitching staff, because Baseball Manager uses pitcher stats to determine outcomes of games. And that includes starters, long relievers, and closers. |
Long Relief |
A stat that has no value at all in other games. Get me some Rolaids. |
In Baseball Manager, innings matter. Just like Dave Roberts needs someone to throw 2 innings or more, so will you. |
Platoon Players |
Lefty-right matchups are irrelevant in most leagues. Not in BBM. |
If you have a guy who only faces left handed pitching you cannot start him in a game against a right handed pitcher. Just like the majors. |
Emphasis on Real Statistics |
A stolen base is just as important as a home run. You think? |
Baseball fans know that a stolen base only has a fraction of the value of a home run, and Baseball Manager crunches all the stats to give an accurate final score. |
Role Players |
At bats and superstars are all that matters. How they perform against a left-handed pitcher or whether they can be utilized for a few innings of relief is irrelevant. So lame. |
Role players, just like in the majors, are a key part of the game. You have a 28-man roster, and you have to field a full lineup. |
