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From: deichman@cod.NOSC.MIL (Shane D. Deichman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.games
Subject: Re: Earl Weaver BB for Mac
Message-ID: <2366@cod.NOSC.MIL>
Date: 17 Oct 90 15:25:33 GMT
References: <1990Oct15.091632.27380@hoss.unl.edu> <9330@milton.u.washington.edu>
Reply-To: deichman@cod.nosc.mil.UUCP (Shane D. Deichman)
Organization: Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego
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In article <9330@milton.u.washington.edu> plague@milton.u.washington.edu (Jack Brown) writes:
>>Has anyone out there seen/have Earl Weaver Baseball from Electronic
>>Arts?  I have both Hardball and Microleague Baseball II for my mac plus,
>>and frankly, they both SUCK.  I've seen E'Weaver for the Amiga, and it's
>>just what I want... stats o' plenty, customizable, and actually fun to
>				      ^^^^^^^^^^^^
>Don't get EWB if you want to make/modify teams.  There is a store here in
>Seattle that will rent you software to evaluate.  I am very thankful they
>do this since, from reading the box, I got the impression that I could
>create and modify teams to my heart's content.  That changed, however,
>when I got to the little Macintosh manual that said those features are
>not there in the Macintosh.  There was no explanation why.  It is also
>slow on the animation.
>
>Overall:	Not much to recommend.  Avoid like the plague if you
>		want to create/manage your own teams!

I would have to agree with you -- it IS a disappointment (I just got it
earlier this week).

However, as compared with HardBall!, it is a DEFINITE improvement!  It is
much more realistic in its execution, it allows you to either play or
manage your team (different options allowed on each), and it even updates
statistics and keeps a running record of the ten teams it does provide.

Also, there are software disks available to expand your team database.
I believe these other disks will expand the leagues and rosters and
allow you to play with, say, the 1989 Oakland A's or the 1987 Royals.
One disk for each season....

It isn't all that I wanted, but it is a DEFINITE improvement over what
I had before...  Be sure you've got system 6.0.4 to run it.

-sdd