Also, one thing I hope for with this HD release is that the characters look closer to the same in Cutscenes and the game play...
Blitzball wasn't that bad once you got the mechanics down. Although they never really give a clear explanation in the game.
I'll second that. One thing I noticed when I last played it was that the low poly character models only have a thumb and index finger and the other fingers are fused together. I could never force myself to unsee it.