MLB '09: The Show Preview with Screenshots (ESPN Videogames)

[NAFBUC]

That's right, MLB 09 The Show not only takes you down on the virtual field, your voice is featured inside the cyber stands shouting at your opponent's favorite players.


Anyone remember Earl Weaver basball for the Amiga. There was a sound editor and you could record created players names.

That would be cool if MLB09 had that functionality.

[wsu_gb23]

Quote: Originally Posted by DodgerFanatic2K3

Actually the only black umpire was at first..... I nicknamed him "Woody" The umpire at 3rd is an old white guy that I nicknamed "Pops" "Woody" was pretty accurate on appeals on check swings but "Pops" was a total jerk on appeals and almost always rung me up....I'm glad he will be gone

I hope they fixed check-swings....every swing looked the same, yet sometimes it would be called a swing and other times it wouldn't...

[nemesis04]

Quote: Originally Posted by wsu_gb23

I hope they fixed check-swings....every swing looked the same, yet sometimes it would be called a swing and other times it wouldn't...

There was no rhyme or reason to check swings. It always seemed like luck of the draw. The check animations for the batters gave you no indication either.

I would also like to see contact made on check swings too. Along with foul tip outs.

[jpup]

Quote: Originally Posted by nemesis04

There was no rhyme or reason to check swings. It always seemed like luck of the draw. The check animations for the batters gave you no indication either. I would also like to see contact made on check swings too. Along with foul tip outs.

Sure, check swings worked great. How they judged them may need some tweaking.

[ckarlic]

Quote: Originally Posted by DodgerFanatic2K3

Actually the only black umpire was at first..... I nicknamed him "Woody" The umpire at 3rd is an old white guy that I nicknamed "Pops" "Woody" was pretty accurate on appeals on check swings but "Pops" was a total jerk on appeals and almost always rung me up....I'm glad he will be gone

LMAO....Great nicknames and your are right..POPs was a d**k to me too.

[mike75]

Quote: Originally Posted by wsu_gb23

I hope they fixed check-swings....every swing looked the same, yet sometimes it would be called a swing and other times it wouldn't...

I have been saying this for a while. The check swing system need some tweaking!

[FocusYoMindOnDis]

Count me in amongst the throngs (not things) of people here who are seriously in complete and utter dire straits wating for this game to arrive. I am amongst those people literraly owns a PS3 for this game, and the rest of my purchases are just fodder to justify someone actually spending that type of money on me (it was a gift last year). All of that stuff that they added sounds awesome. and now i only wish that they didnt trade Heilman becuase i was all set to record about 11 solid minutes of me and all my Mets fans booing at the top of our lungs into a microphone so when he came out I would feel like i was at Shea. Oh well. March is slowly getting here.

I dont have time for games anymore, so much so that a co worker asked what game i wanted for the holidays last week and i said how about a gift card so i can pre order MLB 09...NOTHING ELSE MATTERS NOW...just the countdown!!!

[FocusYoMindOnDis]

Quote: Originally Posted by mike75

I have been saying this for a wile. The check swing system need some tweaking!

Hey Mike, guess which word series winning left handed pitcher will be receiving a "wayward" 94 mph fastball right in the earhole courtesy of Mike Pelfrey as soon as i receive my copy of MLB 09?

I need to feel better about my life as a sports fan, and Hamels will be my first act towards that...