The level of play is basic sandlot baseball with accompanying oddities, rule changes, and appropriate depth of talent.

And therein lies the unmistakable hook - baseball played for the sheer enjoyment of the game, by kids who occasionally throw to the wrong base or not at all, who play on dirt lots as readily as parking lots, and aren't afraid to mix it up.

Such is the basis for Backyard Baseball 2003, despite the presence of MLB players disguised as kids. Fortunately, amateur, little league, high school and college, Babe Ruth, pony leagues and legion ball still retain the 'love-of-the-game' feel for players and fans alike, and may ultimately save the venerable pastime from complete ruin.īut the real roots of the game can be found in 'backyard' pick-up games played by competitive, taunting, fun-loving kids who don't give a damn about salaries, endorsements, or primping for the camera.

The Right Arrow button: A single game with random players.Īll 31 pro players in this game were representing one of 30 teams in Major League Baseball.Remember the days before baseball succumbed to greed, player pampering, and steroid-inflated statistics? While that sentiment may be germane to Backyard Baseball 2003 for the fact you can play 31 Major League Baseball pros as kids, overall public opinion of the sport has waned considerably in recent decades because of feuding owners and players.

The Left Arrow button: Quit playing and return to the desktop.

Single Game: Play a single game on any one of 12 (or 14 if you finished the World Series) fields.

Season Play: Play a season, either with 16 games or 32 games.

Hall Of Fame: Look at achievements and statistics of past seasons.'Cards'/Meet The Players: Look at what players are in the game, and at their cards.Batting Practice: Practice hitting the ball.Ball And Glove: Replay the opening intro.The Clubhouse is the main menu of the game, and the options are this:.Clanky is also featured in this game, but the World Series has to be completed in Season Play to unlock him. This game features 31 pros and 30 Backyard kids as well as the Create-A-Player feature. Backyard Baseball 2003 was released in Jfor Windows and Macintosh computers, with Mike Piazza of the New York Mets as the cover athlete.

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