"Baseball Mogul 2006" Review

Don't be limited to online fantasy baseball leagues, where you have to wait painstakingly wait all season to see how your team does. Instead play any team you want, when you want. "Baseball Mogul 2006" challenges fantasy team gurus to build dynasties through trades, a strong farm league, and signing free agents.

During baseball season, my family sets up a fantasy league and try to out manage each other. Baseball season is long and I do like idea of managing a team, but sometimes fantasy teams just aren't enough. This is where "Baseball Mogul 2006" comes in. It's not just a fantasy team. You manage real or historical Major League Baseball teams. Sign free agents, change the lineup, draft players, and trade.

You pick from any of the baseball teams to play. Information about the city, park, and team is given for each to aid you in making your final decision. From here the season will be ready to start, after you finishing any trade and lineup changes. Playing through the season is easy. If you want to micro-manage for each game, and watch the game play-by-play you can do that, or you can simulate entire seasons at once. The seasons run just like real life. There is the playing season, free agent, and an amateur draft.

"Baseball Mogul 2006" is not just for regular gamers. Baseball fans who do not even play computer games casually should be able to learn the game with the aid of help files and given time to explore. The interface is not fancy, it is a mainly a series of dialogue boxes and menus. The focus is the content and fiddling with your team and crunching numbers. However, a word of warning is in order: It is a game of stats that can become quickly addictive.