Baseball Boss by Claudia Sonea

Good news for all baseball lovers: a new online baseball game! Yes, it is good news because like everything new this game also brings changes to the baseball games that were on the market up to this point. If you are curious what it is all about, don’t go away.
Baseball Boss is the name of the game released Thursday by Challenge Online Games, the creator of role-playing game Duels. Sequoia Capital believed in the profitability of this free browser-based game and invested $4.5 million; therefore we should at least give it a try. Also the fact that it has a licensing deal with Major League Baseball Advanced Media should get our attention. They say that even someone who is not a baseball fan will be subdued.
Practically this game is about fantasy managers. So if you ever dreamt about being one or thought that you could do better than Joe Girardi from New York Yankees, now is your chance. In the beginning you register for a team just like in a normal game and you are assigned 40 players- the catch is that they are represented by trading cards, thus the game is a combination of online fantasy baseball and virtual collecting cards (you can purchase or sell by using the points you earned or real money). Baseball Boss gives the chance to choose players from Major League Baseball teams from 1907 and 2007 or your own teams. You could even lead your favorite team.
Up to this point you might say it is not that innovative, but what would you say if I told you that the game focuses on team's performance and chance for the final game score? You will only make the challenges and trades, while the games will be played in 5 to 15 minutes by the computer and the result will show the detailed performance of each team. You can watch the game via Flash or you can just let it take place and do something else in the meantime.
It has a nice interface and it is really exciting to play Omar Minaya’s role and try to see how would you do things better. The only thing that I discovered was that the Mets would go bankrupt if it was for my good managerial skills. Wy don’t you try to see if it is appealing or not. I strongly advice you to. Enjoy!


related story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20080710/tc_cnet/830110784399870857;_ylt=AuZ.S89x1qx5CN9dy92D.iSs0NUE

by Claudia Sonea for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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