Lots of potential ruined by lots of bugs
Cons: game froze a LOT before the patch (much better since, however), fielding and baserunning controls are awful and very buggy, many little animation glitches, just a straight-up port of the regular Xbox version with marginally improved graphics overall, in franchise mode you must disable CPU trades and roster management or the lineups will get ridiculous in a hurry (i.e.; i was playing the Red Sox and they had Big Papi leading off and Manny batting 8th! Oh, and they had traded Curt Schilling for Paul Byrd!)
Impressions: The bottom line is that 2K Sports needs to learn how to develop games for the 360. They also need to learn how to actually test games before releasing them.
Hitting and pitching controls are phenominal, the graphics are good but not great, the overal presentation is pretty good, and the online mode is tight and fast. That said, there are so many little problems with this game that I'm not even going to try to list them all. The many positive aspects of this game would not make it worth the frustration if you had an alternative, but thanks to the MLB exclusive licensing that 2K Sports has, you don't have another coice on the 360. If you are curious about this game, please rent it first. You may be able to deal with the bugs, or they may wreck it for you. Also, check eBay if you are going to buy it. You can usually get it shipped for around $38 rather than the $60 it costs new.