<s>
Tommy	B-Application
Lasorda	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1989	O
baseball	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
six	O
launch	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	O
Mega-Tech	O
arcade	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
players	O
compete	O
with	O
either	O
AI-controlled	O
opponents	O
or	O
against	O
other	O
players	O
across	O
single	O
exhibitions	O
,	O
open	O
matches	O
or	O
a	O
30-game	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tommy	B-Application
Lasorda	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
formed	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
marketing	O
campaign	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
library	O
of	O
titles	O
using	O
recognizable	O
names	O
and	O
likenesses	O
of	O
celebrities	O
and	O
athletes	O
to	O
emphasize	O
the	O
more	O
arcade-like	O
experience	O
available	O
on	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
garnered	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
;	O
praise	O
was	O
given	O
to	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
season	O
play	O
,	O
use	O
of	O
multiple	O
perspectives	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
two-player	O
component	O
and	O
gameplay	O
but	O
criticism	O
was	O
geared	O
towards	O
this	O
aspect	O
being	O
luck-based	O
and	O
difficult	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
while	O
others	O
felt	O
mixed	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
the	O
graphical	O
quality	O
and	O
recommended	O
similar	O
titles	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tommy	B-Application
Lasorda	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
is	O
a	O
baseball	O
game	O
where	O
players	O
compete	O
in	O
matches	O
against	O
AI-controlled	O
opponents	O
or	O
other	O
players	O
in	O
single	O
exhibitions	O
,	O
open	O
matches	O
or	O
a	O
30-game	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
gameplay	O
,	O
players	O
must	O
hit	O
a	O
pitch	O
,	O
reach	O
any	O
base	O
safely	O
,	O
pitch	O
a	O
strike	O
,	O
getting	O
an	O
AI	B-Application
player	O
out	O
or	O
retiring	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
's	O
side	O
to	O
end	O
an	O
inning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tommy	B-Application
Lasorda	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
was	O
first	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
Sega	O
on	O
April	O
22	O
,	O
1989	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
under	O
the	O
title	O
Super	O
League	O
and	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
August	O
14	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
six	O
launch	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
signed	O
former	O
MLB	O
player	O
Tommy	O
Lasorda	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
manager	O
of	O
the	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
Dodgers	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
to	O
endorse	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
marketing	O
campaign	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
library	O
of	O
titles	O
using	O
recognizable	O
names	O
and	O
likenesses	O
of	O
celebrities	O
and	O
athletes	O
emphasizing	O
the	O
more	O
arcade-like	O
experience	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
as	O
a	O
budget	O
title	O
in	O
1992	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Sega	O
Classic	O
"	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tommy	B-Application
Lasorda	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
garnered	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
reception	O
from	O
critics	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
but	O
was	O
tied	O
with	O
World	B-Application
Class	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
and	O
Baseball	B-Device
Simulator	I-Device
1.000	I-Device
for	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
"	O
Best	O
Sports-Themed	O
Video	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
public	O
response	O
in	O
Japan	O
was	O
mixed	O
;	O
while	O
readers	O
of	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Fan	O
voted	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
22.0	O
out	O
of	O
30	O
score	O
in	O
a	O
poll	O
,	O
readers	O
of	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Sega	O
Saturn	O
Magazine	O
voted	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
title	O
a	O
6.1858	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
score	O
in	O
another	O
poll	O
,	O
ranking	O
at	O
the	O
number	O
4	O
and	O
380	O
spots	O
respectively	O
,	O
indicating	O
a	O
popular	O
but	O
middling	O
following	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthlys	O
reviewers	O
praised	O
the	O
realistic-looking	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
gameplay	O
and	O
addition	O
of	O
season	O
play	O
and	O
password	O
but	O
others	O
found	O
Tommy	B-Application
Lasorda	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
to	O
be	O
a	O
standard	O
baseball	O
game	O
similar	O
to	O
others	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aktueller	O
Software	O
Markts	O
Torsten	O
Blum	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
mixed	O
outlook	O
,	O
noting	O
the	O
difficult	O
AI	B-Application
and	O
stating	O
that	O
both	O
visual	O
design	O
and	O
sprite	O
animations	O
ranged	O
from	O
mediocre	O
to	O
good	O
but	O
commended	O
its	O
realism	O
and	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
Powers	O
Andy	O
Smith	O
and	O
Steve	O
Jarratt	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
decent	O
rendition	O
of	O
the	O
sport	O
,	O
commending	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
multiple	O
perspectives	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
number	O
of	O
leagues	O
,	O
two-player	O
mode	O
and	O
smooth	O
gameplay	O
but	O
criticized	O
said	O
gameplay	O
for	O
being	O
luck-based	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
visual	O
variety	O
and	O
crowd	O
noise	O
,	O
recommending	O
HardBall	B-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
Likewise	O
,	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
Julian	O
Rignall	O
and	O
Robert	O
Swan	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
was	O
tough	O
but	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
a	O
more	O
arcade-style	O
approach	O
of	O
baseball	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
Pro	O
regarded	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
baseball	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
commending	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
full	O
control	O
of	O
both	O
batters	O
and	O
pitchers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Advanced	O
Gaming	O
stated	O
that	O
Super	O
League	O
was	O
an	O
adequate	O
and	O
reasonable	O
baseball	O
simulator	O
but	O
not	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
R.B.I.	O
</s>
