Microsoft Baseball 2001
Encyclopedia
Microsoft Baseball 2001 is a baseball
game made for the 2000
MLB
season. It used the Baseball Mogul engine, which required players to act as general manager
of an MLB franchise, forcing players to deal with realistic payroll constraints and city-related issues along the way. It was released by Microsoft
and was somewhat popular, though the series has since been discontinued.
The cover art features Nomar Garciaparra
, then of the Boston Red Sox
, and Garciaparra is featured on the website and promotional images for the game.
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
game made for the 2000
2000 in baseball
-Major League Baseball:*Regular Season Champions*World Series Champion - New York Yankees*Postseason - October 3 to October 26Click on any series score to link to that series' page....
MLB
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
season. It used the Baseball Mogul engine, which required players to act as general manager
General manager
General manager is a descriptive term for certain executives in a business operation. It is also a formal title held by some business executives, most commonly in the hospitality industry.-Generic usage:...
of an MLB franchise, forcing players to deal with realistic payroll constraints and city-related issues along the way. It was released by Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
and was somewhat popular, though the series has since been discontinued.
The cover art features Nomar Garciaparra
Nomar Garciaparra
Anthony Nomar Garciaparra is a former Major League Baseball player. After playing parts of 9 seasons as an All-Star shortstop for the Boston Red Sox, he played third base, first base, and designated hitter for the Oakland Athletics, first base and third base for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and...
, then of the Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
, and Garciaparra is featured on the website and promotional images for the game.
External links
- Official Homepage (down as of August 2006, via the web archive)
- http://www.sportplanet.com/catchthefever/msbaseball/sbi.shtml
- Microsoft Baseball 2001 at GameFAQsGameFAQsGameFAQs is a website that hosts FAQs and walkthroughs for video games. It was created in November 1995 by Jeff "CJayC" Veasey and was bought by CNET Networks in May 2003. It is currently owned by CBS Interactive. The site has a database of video game information, cheat codes, reviews, game saves,...