I haven’t regularly played a baseball video game in years, and I haven’t truly enjoyed one in even longer. As much as I love baseball, as much as I love the intricacies of the game, I cannot stand realistic baseball games. The Show has always felt like I was playing in mud, and I don’t want to have to manage every aspect of the game just to feel the joy of hitting a home run or throwing a perfectly placed pitch.
To give you some perspective, the last baseball game I truly enjoyed — and still do to this day — was Ken Griffey Jr.