As General Manager (GM), your job is to build the best lineup of players to take your team to the World Series. You can make complex player trades and sign players to multi-year contracts as you build your team, but you'll have to compete with the other General Managers, and negotiate with the player's agents. Baseball Mogul also lets you manage the finances for your ball club. Raise revenue by setting the price of tickets and concessions, and selling the TV broadcast rights, while you manage the budget for your farm system, player scouts, medical staff, and player payroll. But be careful, because fans can be fickle if you don't win or you raise ticket prices! If you don't succeed in your first year, you get a new chance with Baseball Mogul's in-depth amateur draft. Pick and choose from the best high school and college talent around the world. If your new players are good enough, have them join your team right away, otherwise send them to your minor league franchise for training and improvement.
You just signed your first draft pick, a rookie pitcher. Does he have what
it takes to help your team become the World Champs!
Baseball Mogul 2008 is the latest version of the award-winning Baseball Mogul
series, in which you assume the role of the General Manager of your favorite
professional baseball team. Unlike action game simulations, Baseball Mogul
is a game of strategy that requires sharp wits rather than an itchy trigger
finger. If you like fantasy baseball, you will love Baseball Mogul 2008!
NEW Baseball Mogul Encyclopedia - Outputs over 30,000 interlinked
HTML pages. Historical leaders tracked in over 70 stats by team and
season; hitting, pitching and fielding stats at every level; annual
financial records; everything you need to analyze and enjoy your baseball
universe.
NEW Database Engine - Records every stat for every player, even
after they're dead. Also automatically loads every historical player so
you can easily compare your promising rookies to the best players of all
time.
NEW User Interface - Improves the visual appeal of each screen
while also putting more stats at your fingertips. The new 'Status Bar'
lets you know about top stories without interrupting your game, and keeps
key info at your fingertips. Plus improved support for customized logos
and skins.
NEW Financial Model
What is "Baseball Mogul?"
Baseball Mogul begins in any year you choose, from 1900 to 2007 with the
full roster of your favorite team -- or an entirely fictional team of your own
creation. As General Manager (GM), your job is to build the best lineup of
players to take your team to the World Series. You can make complex player
trades and sign players to multi-year contracts as you build your team, but
you'll have to compete with the other General Managers, and negotiate with the
player's agents.
As GM you also have to manage all the finances for your ball club, making sure
that the team doesn't go bankrupt. Raise revenue for your team by setting the
price of tickets and concessions, and selling the TV broadcast rights, while you
manage your team's expenses by setting the budget for your farm system, player
scouts, medical staff, and player payroll. But be careful, because fans can be
fickle if your team doesn't win or if your tickets become too expensive!
If you don’t succeed in your first year, you get a new chance with Baseball
Mogul’s in-depth amateur draft. You pick and choose from the best high school
and college talent around the world. If your new players are good enough, have
them join your team right away, otherwise send them to your minor league
franchise for training and improvement.
Your involvement as GM does not stop in the team's front office. This year’s
version of Baseball Mogul gives you complete control over your team on the
field. You start by setting the starting defense, batting order and pitching
rotation for your team. On game day, you choose your level of involvement. You
can retire to the luxury box and make calls to the dugout as needed. Or you can
take control of each player, choosing what pitches to throw and when to bunt or
go for an extra base. A powerful game engine simulates each pitch of the game
based on customized player ratings and over 100 years of historical data,
assuring you the maximum realism possible!
Baseball Mogul is designed to help you manage your team over many simulated
years. Manage your team one day at a time, or let the computer simulate weeks or
months at a stretch so you can play for virtual years or decades. As your
players age, their abilities mature and decline realistically. Don't forget to
build your team for the long term, rather than spending all your money on free
agents this season.
Watch your team rise and fall in the standings, watch your bank statement, and
read the news stories to stay on top of what's happening with all the ball clubs
in both leagues. If you pick the right players, manage your finances well, and
stick to a winning strategy, your team may win the Championship, and you too may
become a Baseball Mogul!
Animated Play-By-Play! All-new in-game Manager Mode
lets you call plays and make substitutions as if you were in the dugout. Or
retire to the owner's box and let your coaches and players control the
action. It's up to you!
Pitch-By-Pitch Mode! Fully interactive
pitch-by-pitch mode puts you in complete control of the game. New graphical
batting and pitching interface gives you pinpoint control over each pitch.
Brush back the batter with an inside fastball, then put him away with a
splitter in the dirt.
Custom Pitcher Database! Sports Mogul unveils a
30,000 line database with data for over 1,200 pitchers that you can't find
anywhere else. Includes individually researched ratings for every pitch in
each pitcher's arsenal, going back to 1901. From Gaylord Perry's spitball to
Daisuke Matsuzaka's "Gyroball", Baseball Mogul 2008 is the most
complete baseball simulation you can buy.
Lefty-Righty Stats! Baseball Mogul 2008
tracks every match-up. Whether you are pinch-hitting in the 9th or trading
for someone to platoon with your left-handed outfielder, Baseball Mogul 2008
puts all the data at your fingertips. Every scouting report includes lefty/righty
splits, plus a skill breakdown against each type of pitcher (or hitter).
"Live Coverage"! New play settings let you
"cut to the action" in the middle of games. You choose the
situations (such as a tight game against a division rival) and Baseball
Mogul lets you switch over to Play-By-Play Mode with one click.
"Tradezilla" Redesigned
artificial intelligence built with evolutionary algorithms. Smarter
computer opponents and 'Trading Block' features give you the same challenges
as a major league General Manager.
Batter Rating System! Travis Hafner's ability to
get around on the game's best fastballs. Manny Ramirez feasting on
curveballs. Baseball Mogul 2008 features new scouting data for every batter
to create maximum realism and strategy.
Minor League Simulation Engine! Every
pitch from AAA to High School is realistically simulated for the entire
league. New research for this year includes improved player development and
aging algorithms. A "career graph" for every player tracking their
major-league equivalent progress from draft-day until retirement.
11-Point Personality Profiles for every
player and every team. Each profile affects contract negotiations. And, as
an optional setting, personalities can impact on-field performance and team
chemistry.
2007 Rosters! Off-season moves, free
agent signings, and trades. Detailed career stats, ratings, contracts and
projections as of Opening Day. Plus new hand-edited data for over 1,500
minor leaguers.
Roster Tools! Baseball Mogul 2008 includes new tools for
creating, editing and tweaking your own custom rosters. Cut-and-paste
players from any season. Add players from your favorite college and high
school teams. Mogul makes it easy to customize your baseball universe to run
a league or just to share with friends.
Baseball Mogul 2008 is the only game that
includes every season from 1901 to 2006, complete with hand-edited
rosters and ratings for thousands of major and minor league
players.
Sports Mogul Inc. has licensed the Sean Lahman Baseball Database,
including complete stats and data for over 17,000 players going back to the
19th century.
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