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Originally Posted by IAmC

• When bringing in a pinch hitter or pinch runner during a game, you can never be sure that the player that you are taking OUT of the game is the correct one, since your finger might have selected the player above or below the one you want. One of the worst situations that I've experienced with this is thinking that I was bringing in Cecil Fielder to pinch hit but instead having him pinch run

I agree 100% -- a simple "Are you sure" dialog would be sufficient for this. Are you sure you want to replace Player X with Player Y? OK/Cancel

Originally Posted by IAmC

• Although I am very impressed about the vast variety of play-by-play verbiage, the two things that are noticeably missing are anything about the team batting around in an inning and a pitcher striking out the side in an inning.

I agree, that would be fun. Along those lines, here are some scenarios that have happened to me and generated no mention at all in the next day's news:

- player reached base in all 6 plate appearances, all walks.
- player had 7+ RBI.
- player his two grand slams.
- team scored 20+ runs.
- game went 18+ innings.

I propose that more things like the above merit news articles such as the 3 HR and 5 hit news stories.

Originally Posted by IAmC

• In the Standings screen, I'd love to see info about winning/losing streaks and Last 10. I realize that there might not be enough horizontal space but it would be nice if this was implemented in some way (Expanded Standings screen?).

This already exists in the iPad version, so I think it is a screen size issue.

Originally Posted by IAmC

• In the League Leaders section, it would be nice to see more than the top 3 in each category (perhaps by touching the category heading to bring up a longer list?).

This would make trading for impact players a lot easier, e.g. if I'm looking for a power bat I could look for the top ten players by slugging percentage. (You can also do this by looking at Active Players, Batting Stats view, and sorting by SLG or OPS, but then you have to do some extra work, since the list is often dominated by players with a statistically insignificant number of plate appearances, like a relief pitcher who happens to double in his only AB all season.

Of course, doing this will show you the full list of major league HR leaders (or any other stat) but would not help if you care which league they're in.

Originally Posted by IAmC

• If you enter the Active Player List, it should be at the first page, not at the page you were last at. The chances of you entering that list for the same reason as last time would be fairly low.

Hmmmm, I actually find this behavior you're complaining about useful, as it makes it easier to go back where I left off as I was looking for a player to acquire. As a compromise, I suggest adding a "Return to Top of List" button -- e.g. the < button takes you to the previous page and the << button takes you to the first page.

Originally Posted by IAmC

• In the Amateur Draft, it would be good if you could get a recommendation from your scouting staff without having to actually draft that player.

YES! Something in between no guidance at all and giving complete control to the AI. I often find the draft to be a complete crapshoot and if the AI knows a trick I don't I'll consider my staff's suggestions.