NEW YORK, October 23, 2006 — New York
Yankees manager Joe Torre is teaming with
Van Wagner Sports Group, a leading national
sports media sales organization and Immersion
Media, a Fayetteville, North Carolina based
developer of virtual sports CD-ROMs to develop Joe
Torre's Virtual Baseball Academy.
The product, which is licensed by Major
League Baseball and will be available soon,
is an interactive 3-D animated CD-ROM featuring
Joe Torre's coaching method to teach baseball
to youth baseball players, coaches and parents.
It includes baseball skills and drills that
are simple and effective; practice plans
for youth baseball coaches and also teaches
the mental aspects of the game. Joe Torre’s
Virtual Baseball Academy will be available
at leading retail locations. Go to www.joetorrebaseball.com for
retail locations and to view sample clips.
"This is a unique product because it's
done in 3D animation," said Torre. "When
you combine that technology with my method
of teaching the game, we think we have created
the best baseball training product in the
market," he added.
Additionally, the CD-ROM features Joe
Torre's Ballpark Challenge, a game
to give the user fun and unique gaming
experiences that surround environments
unique to a baseball stadium, from the
concession stand, the bleachers and the
playing field. The game will come in three
levels of play including a peanut throw
and a fly-ball catch.
