![]() To get ready for opening day, I checked the roster and adjusted my line-ups and depth charts for the coming season. ![]() But for the sake of review, I installed myself as manager and began to work. Look, I really hate to replace Pete Mackanin at the helm, I think he’s the right guy for the rebuilding job currently going on there. I decided to get ready for the coming season by being the skipper of my favorite club, the Philadelphia Phillies. If the management sim is something you like, I’m honestly not sure what else one could ask for in terms of teams and players, including this year’s addition of the Negro Leagues as well. But, what if you are more into the historical aspect, the “what if” scenarios? Feel free to start a league with accurate rosters going all the way back to 1871! There are also options to play exhibition games pitting historical teams against each other as well. Not only does the game include current year major and minor league rosters and teams, but all a bevy of international leagues as well. This is my first go with the long running OOTP series. While I do remember some of the early baseball management sims of the mid to late ’90s, I will admit that’s one area I haven’t kept up on. So, I’d like to think that I do have a pretty good grasp on the old ballgame. Just to give you an idea, I probably watch a minimum of 200 games each year between TV and in person, Major Leagues and Minor Leagues. ![]() Nearing 38, that memory is starting to get a bit fuzzier in places though. I’ve been a baseball fan for as long as I can remember. Take the reigns as a coach, general manager or both, see if you have what it takes to win it all. Out of the Park Baseball 18 provides just that opportunity. But baseball is more than just its players, it’s also coaches and GMs all vying to bring home the title and direct those young stars to glory. For some of us, our dreams of being in the major leagues as a player have long since vanished with time. The approaching new season also brings with it new versions of yearly titles. It’s that time of year again, spring is in the air and it’s time to get ready for some baseball.
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