Yeah, pretty much. Generally, throughout the development cycle, we send photographers out to take pictures of each stadium that'll be re-created in the game. We also go to the ballparks to grab sound effects and set up microphones around the batting cages. Audio recording sessions with announcers take place too, such as with Vin Scully and Dave Campbell. Last year we had Davy Johnson from the Dodgers come in and give us some insight from a coach's standpoint.
Players come in as well.
They contribute their trademark moves and give us their opinion. And there's a lot of baseball knowledge possessed by the team, one of whom has even played in the minor leagues. Sports fans tend to stick with one game franchise. By creating a realistic, fun-playing game that the user can relate to. People want their games to be really accurate and statistics precisely tracked.