I'm sure you could put up a fuss if your 14 days aren't up, and possibly all EBs aren't on the same schedule, but an FYI for anyone else who is in my situation.
I tried hard to like MVP over the weekend. I managed to notch 8Ks pitching (in one game!) with the NL All-Stars against the Tigers (on Rookie level, showing strike zone, no fade), using a fresh pitcher every two innings or so, and taking about 10 seconds to plan out each pitch, but that's just a bit too unrealistic for me. I also finally gave up my first (and only) CPU homer (on All-Star level) to Bonds at Fenway. And I gave up an inside-the-park home run because I accidentally switched players in the field (from LF to SS), and the LF stopped going after the ball completely.
Anyhoo, there are many things from MVP that need to be in all baseball games from now on: pitch meter concept, PIP running, "batching" your baserunning commands; the fielder throw meter concept, the batting method (timing where you "go" with the pitch, rather than swing for a location), and the gorgeous replays.
I'm sure I'll miss all of that, and I hope EA spends the next year figuring it all out. If not, I hope WSB2K4 can integrate it all and get rid of the cursor, or HH2K5 can do the same and "overhaul" its graphics again. And I hope MLB2005 doesn't exist.
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[Oh, by the way, my single proudest MVP moment: striking out Sosa at home w/ Jason Schmidt in the sixth inning, for the game's only K. Go me!]
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