im looking for a baseball game possibly a basetball game. there are a couple options and i dont wanna waste my money. what would be the best game to buy for the 360?

A pretty high rated baseball game is The Bigs 2 !  At Gamestop the new game is sold out online, however if you are willing to get preowned, that sells for $24.99!  I have to say, I have bought preowned games from GameStop before, and they really take care at what they sell with preowned, I have never had a game that didnt look new!
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It’s the last stop. The final destination. The BIG SHOW. It’s where dreams born in backyards are finally realized. Where the fences are FARTHER. The grandstands are LARGER. And the spotlight is BRIGHTER. It’s where thieves run FASTER, pitchers throw HARDER and the sluggers go DEEPER. Where the bats are BIGGER, the spikes are SHARPER and the comebacks are harder to swallow. It’s where home runs are RUTHIAN and fastballs CATCH FIRE. It’s where a monster lurks in left. Where bombers terrorize the night. And where the confines aren’t always so friendly. It’s THE BIGS. And come July, everything about them is about to get BIGGER.

Another higher rated game is Major League Baseball 2K7! You can get this preowned at gamestop for $3.99!
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MLB 2K7 returns for the latest season, offering improved player models and animations, as well as new gameplay features and of course updated rosters.

As for basketball,a highly rated game is NBA 2K9! You can get this at Amazon for $21.79!
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