MVP Baseball 2005 (Xbox, 2005)

I'm hooked. Owner's mode: Pick your own pro franchise, build your own park, buy your own concessions, set your pricing on everything from tickets to hot dogs. Try to save enough money to expand and bring in more fans. Your franchise is for 30 years and you can play every game pitch by pitch or you can simulate a game in about 60 seconds. You are also responsible for your AAA, AA,and A clubs. I just finished the first season and spent the off season (took me five hours) re-singing contracts and making trades and picking up free agents. Of course, you can just push a button and have it all done automatically if that's your preference. Favorite: Actual players and stats for each team; add yourself to your team with create a player (the announcer actually uses your name!); very authentic movements of the players: Dislike: repetitive statements by announcers. You can just turn that off. I'm in second season spring training now and hope I can make some money to expand the park and increase revenue this year.