Build your dream lineup, manage a baseball team, sign contracts and live the exciting life of a baseball manager!

## About This Game
Astonishing Baseball (or AB for friends) is not your usual baseball simulation
game. It’s not only about tables full of players and stats. It’s about people!
Well okay, you heard that line from your Economics 101 class already. But I
promise, this game will be way more interesting!

Fake (but real) baseball players
AB is about fake (sorry, virtual ) baseball players. Some you’ll like, some
you will hate, and a lot of them you will LOVE! That anonymous “Jim” guy at
the top of your lineup? Give it a few minutes, and he will become your
favorite player ever. Or maybe he’s actually very bad, and you’ll send him
finish his career in your minor league team, because he disappointed you. Poor
Jim…

And that starter, Sandy. Is he an ace or not? Well, maybe you should train him
a bit. And make sure you have solid relievers to help him if a left-handed
batter is giving him a headache. After all, you’re paying him 12M a year,
that’s a lot! And he’s asking for an even bigger extension contract now. Not
sure you’ll like Sandy after all… Oh but look, his nickname is “Cubbie”,
that’s so cute!

Watch them evolve!
One of your tasks is to draft rookies. And once you’ve drafted your first
prospect… Let’s call him John okay? Well, you’re going to be very interested
in John’s life. Where to put him in the lineup? How much training does he
need? Do I start him everyday, or does he need to go to the minor leagues
first? Why is he suddenly struggling? Wait, it’s getting better… HE’S THE
MVP NOW! But is he really worth 20M per year? See, it never stops!

The lineup of your dreams
Okay so the team is not too bad these days, but you want to do a big move and
win the Baseball Cup. Is it time to do a big trade with another team? Or maybe
it would be better to wait next year and sign a big free agent during the
offseason? Or maybe do both? One thing is sure, building the lineup of your
dream is actually super hard! And you haven’t even tested the “Extreme Mode”
yet.

A living world
Astonishing Baseball features an artificial but living world. Fans are posting
about the game and your brand new rookie. Journalists write articles about
your starter’s last night performance. Players send you messages about their
concerns or their contract. It’s all about baseball! Fortunately, all these
people are very positive persons! Except if they complain about their
contract. Or their role in the lineup. Or the team performance… Well, it
could be worse. It’s not like they’re French and complain all the time, right?

For baseball fans and stats nerds
Astonishing Baseball is very easy to learn. If you know the game rules, you’ll
know how to play! But if you’re a sabermetrics savant, you’ll find all kind of
stats to satisfy your nerdy instinct! I even suggest to use wOBA. You don’t
know what wOBA is? Don’t worry, according to very serious studies, about
99.999% of people don’t care about wOBA. Good news, right?

Get international
Not enough talent in your league? Send your incredible and local scouts to
find the best prospects in the world, and then invite the most promising
player to your team! But be careful, even the best scouts can make mistakes…
My favorite one is named “Francis Dupont”. Yes he’s French, from Paris, and
he’s always hyping up his prospects. Like “Look, I just saw that guy from
Strasbourg for three minutes and I’m rating him 80/80 and he’s already in the
Hall of Fame blablabla”. Best thing to do with Francis is to ask him to spend
a bit more time on the prospect. Generally it ends with a final rating of
50+/80 and a simple “I told you so”. I really like you Francis, but if you’re
reading this, do your job correctly please.

Live incredible stories
As a coach, you have a life too! In Astonishing Baseball, you can take your
team to a burger restaurant, help local associations, but also meet your
favorite author, become a rock star, visit Iceland and even marry the love of
your life!
Apparently I have to put a disclaimer here. You’re not going to really meet
the love of your life with this game. It’s like… Your in-game soulmate,
okay?

If you like baseball, fantasy sports and simulations, or just good stories,
you’ll love Astonishing Baseball Manager! I hope. If you don’t, I like
messages!

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