According to the 4th Street Software web site, they are now shipping 4th Street Baseball 2008. 4th Street Baseball allows players to use the pitching, fielding, and hitting abilities of their players to dominate a game. It features ball park effects, defensive positioning, pitch selection, pitch “guessing”, cut-offs, throw-throughs, etc.

The game includes a book full of baseball player ratings which are perforated to the same size as a traditional baseball card, ball parks printed on 8.5″ x 11″ card stock for each team, dice, strategy cards, a results chart, score sheets, and instruction booklets for a basic version of the game as well as the standard version.

The instruction manual is viewable online, and a sample game can be downloaded to give you an idea of what the full game is like.

The 2008 season is priced at $59.95 as of this writing, with past seasons priced at $49.95, and “Retro Seasons” priced at $44.95.

For more information and ordering, see the 4th Street Software web site.

(Am I the only one who thinks that it’s odd that a company with “software” in its name seems to focus mostly on on sports-related board games?)