Shiny race cars, basketball player close-ups so real you could use a screen shot for a driver's license, clouds of dirt kicking up when baseball players slide. When EA puts their vision of a game on the screen, you know it's the best representation visually possible. The game, as always, looks amazing. I have no idea how they create such amazing basepaths and batter's boxes. The stadiums look almost photo-realistic.
Players move believably, colors are bright, and games are easy to follow.
Which is great, for a great first impression. Rope in the casual gamer no problem. Assuming they've never purchased a copy of Triple Play before. If they've been down the TP road before, they might be a little hesitant to give the game another try. EA really does a great job of capturing the sights of baseball.