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

[bfindeisen]

As for the preview, I cannot freakin' wait for this game! Love all the new features so far...

Just please fix the player accessories!!!! Especially bats!!!!

[Knight165]

Quote: Originally Posted by biggerboat

For us Manage Only guys, you think that is still going to be in 09? Hate to think it would be dropped.

DO NOT EVEN WHISPER THIS.
It would be like calling the one that has no name and darkness would be brought down forever on my world.
Any mention of this in the future and the perpetrator will be banished to bogeyland FOREVER!


M.K.
Knight165

[flute_316]

The screens look amazing. I just want to know if they have all team control this year. I didnt see it mentioned so I am doubting it again this year. 40 man rosters and Sept call-ups is huge though.Cant wait

[Blzer]

Quote: Originally Posted by bfindeisen

I know this is an extremely late response, but in the picture, there must have been a hit to left field with someone running from second to home. In that case, the 3rd baseman (Evan Longoria in this picture) covers the throw from left field, and it is the pitcher's responsibility to cover third. Longoria clearly cut off the throw and tried to cut down Victorino at third.

I thought the shortstop would cover third and the pitcher would back up home? Either way, that is a pretty bad throw for Longoria to be way over there to cut it off.

I guess it doesn't really matter in the end, chances are they just put some players in while playing some debug mode and took the picture. I was just wondering if, in baseball terms, there was an actual play that would warrant something like this.

[MillardMavs]

you can always post in my blog about what you think about this game.


http://www.operationsports.com/Milla...show/#comments

go ahead and post what you think. Include pictures if you want also

[countryboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by MillardMavs

you can always post in my blog about what you think about this game. http://www.operationsports.com/Milla...show/#comments go ahead and post what you think. Include pictures if you want also

lol

[sappy3]

Quote: Originally Posted by Blzer

I thought the shortstop would cover third and the pitcher would back up home? Either way, that is a pretty bad throw for Longoria to be way over there to cut it off. I guess it doesn't really matter in the end, chances are they just put some players in while playing some debug mode and took the picture. I was just wondering if, in baseball terms, there was an actual play that would warrant something like this.

That's correct the shortstop would cover 3rd, pitcher would back up home. I was thinking a bunt maybe, but Longo wouldn't be on the first base side of the mound. Sometimes a pitcher may cover third on a bunt depending on where the bunt is placed and everything. Like if its bunted hard down 3rd, and there's a bunt and run on, and the runner from first keeps going around second. If Longoria fielded the ball pitcher would have to cover 3rd, because second baseman would be going to first and shortstop to second most likely. All depending ont he bunt coverages though.

[Artman22]

Quote: Originally Posted by jim416

1. Not important to me. 2. Needs improvement, big time. 3. Speed of players needs work. 4. Already been discussed and told to us....next year. But I have no problem at all with the player models. 5. VAST improvement???....I disagree. 6. For game play? Not important to me. What they have is fine.

How can people say collision detection is not important? So your saying that it's ok for the ball to go through the pitcher when the batter hits the ball towards the pitcher? It happens all the time in 08 and it's annoying and needs to be addressed.