[El Rustito]

Initially tried out batting practice with Aaron Hill. Enjoyed the new hitting angle after you make contact. More involving than previous editions. Pitching practice felt good too, if similar to previous installments.

Did an exhibition game between the Diamondbacks (myself) against the Braves. Since it's spring training, I chose Flagstone Field as the stadium and chose to use the warmup uniforms, but the Braves just wore their usual roadies. Not sure how to choose unis for the opposing team, honestly, or if it's possible. Came across some stuttering around the fourth and fifth innings, but then it died off. Game felt a little slower than previous installments for some reason.

Loaded up RTTS, made myself as a second baseman in the D-backs organization. To be honest, I'm not entirely sold on the new features yet, as I find the zoom in-zoom out between actions a bit irritating compared to the simple "fast-forwarding to your next blah blah blah" from older games. But I noticed it less and less as the first game wore on. I do like having a little more control on the field, such as being able to look around again, and at the jumbotron and third base coach.

Just tried to start a Diamond Dynasty team, and no matter what name I type in for my team, I get an "An error has occurred on the server" message. Will just try this later, I guess. Really hoping we can be the home team now in offline games.