I'm doing a My Life with Chipper Jones. I wanted to start it off right away and see how it handled players that are already in position to perform. I also wanted to chase some records quickly (reached 1300 RBI early in the season) and retire quickly so I can test the mode out.
It's interesting. Most of the dialogue still refers to you as a rookie. Though, they don't ever say it. It's just things like, "C. Jones, I'm really looking forward to seeing what you can do out there." And of course, you're thinking, "I'm freaking Chipper Jones. You already know."
But, the game stayed true to that. I started every game in Spring Training. Hit cleanup as well and played the entire games. Then started hitting third to open the season.
So, it looks like My Life does do a good job of letting you jump into the shoes of a real life player that has established a history.
The paycheck is also nice and lets me buy almost anything I want.
Once I finish up with him, or sometime in between his career, I'll get into starting up with a nobody and enjoying that experience.