Agreed.
It's kinda in that middle area between sim, and a game like NHL Hitz.
It's got stats, it's got fun gameplay....but it's missing the realism in certain areas to consider it a sim.
That said, it's as enjoyable to "play" as my copy of The Show 08 is.
I'm not a huge baseball fan, so maybe that's why i can look past the flaws and just enjoy it as a fun baseball game with fun mechanics.
It gets the fun right, but it misses on a whole lot of the little things.
That doesn't keep me from enjoying Matt Kemp jacking the ball out of the park against the SF Giants.
Fun game...but flawed.
The lack of check swings and fielding control is complete bs though.
Can't wait to see how next year's version turns out.