Does anyone in the Purebaseball community play either Out of the Park Baseball (OOTP4) or Season Ticket Baseball 2003 ? They are the same game (online download vs retail store version).

I'm looking for an alternative to Purebaseball in case things don't improve or continue here, and most of the other text based baseball sims that I've seen don't hold a candle to PB (Strat, APBA, Scoresheet, Baseball Mogul, Diamond Mind, etc).

I downloaded the OOTP4 demo and it plays just like a home game of Purebaseball. The management model looks very deep and there are tons of add-ons in the OOTP community (like getting updated MLB rosters, logos, photos, and stadiums). Neither version of the game OOTP4/STB 2k3 have a MLB license, so grabbing downloads looks like a must.

I found a good message board for both games and there seems to be a VERY large online league community. Before I drop $19.99 for the retail game (STB), or $29 for the downloadable game (OOTP), I was curious to know if any PB owners had tried either game online and what their experiences have been.

Thanks,
Jon, St. Louis Trash


PS here are some of the links that I referred to:

http://www.ootp4.com/ (to download the demo)

http://www.400softwarestudios.com/board/index.php (forum)