Its okay, but could have been better

Its okayish I guess. One of those games that came *this* close to being pretty decent, but was ultimately let down by small, silly things that affect realism and playability.
For instance, either have the option of a pure simulator or player interaction, but why have sporadic, random interaction throughout each game? Id like to play each pitch or each at bat. Some players probably dont care for that. So put in an option maybe?
Also, Im in AA league, yet all of my games are played in a full sized stadium? Huh? All of my rookie pitching is for 9 or more innings? Whuuuu!?
Also, the simulator is unbelievably tough on offensive production with hits seemingly always coming close to the ninth inning with nothing scored between the first and eighth. Weird. Perfect example: I just played ten straight games with only one game with one run scored before the eighth. Thats just odd. Maybe a bug?
And if youre going to put in timers and a ton of IAP, at LEAST give us a stamina boost after a period of inactivity like other games do. Leaving the bar permanently low and being unable to improve it without buying energy drinks using in-game currency is unrealistic and a bit draconian. It doesnt make me want to come back and play later.

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