MLB 09: The Show Patch Released 4/27/09 - Impressions and Discussion Here

[moemoe24]

I don't use an AL team this year, but it seemed like last year the DH didn't tire as quick as everyday players. Is that not true this year??

[Artman22]

Quote: Originally Posted by brunnoce

Russel, simple question, objective...just so i and other people dont get high hopes and can move along... Is there any possible chance of a new pacth??or is this 09 cycle done??(thats my guess) I ask that becasue i cant remember SCEA coming up wiht more than 2 pacthes in any of the past years.

This is a very good question. I really want to know as well..

[SoxFan01605]

Quote: Originally Posted by moemoe24

I don't use an AL team this year, but it seemed like last year the DH didn't tire as quick as everyday players. Is that not true this year??

I've only run through test runs, but I do believe on a few of them I noticed Ortiz had a lower game count than some of the other regulars (and this was with injuries OFF for quicker simming, mind you). I'm not sure, because it's only been test runs, but enough people have seemed to notice at least some difference.

Has anyone tried upping the stamina of the DH guys? I recall them saying they reworked stamina a bit at one point, and guys who DH tend to be (if not just plain old BAD fielders...lol) on the back 9 of their career or have some health concerns. Maybe their bar is just too low and the game is more sensitive to that this year? Just an idea.

[brahmagoul]

Quote: Originally Posted by bcruise

Yes, same here, only in season mode (like I said upthread). The schedule fix was evidently a global thing, and not just a fix to any new franchises out there.

Mine was actually a franchise mode and not a season mode.

[brunnoce]

Quote: Originally Posted by EWRMETS

I'm guessing it's because DHs have low stamina and this is probably related to the amount of games they play. If you actually look at the amount of games most DHs play, it's often lower than position players. I can't find any DH that played in 162 games. This might have to do with DHs getting injured or not being very good, but you don't see DHs that play 162 games. Edgar Martinez, the greatest DH of all time, played 155 games in his most games played season.

i dont think the dh fatigue issue comes down to statistics man...
really, there are several factors that make DH's not play 162, and none of them are related to the fact that u will get tired less playing as a DH than as a position player, for the simple fact that instead of beeing on the field when your team is pitching ull be resting on the bench

[sdf4977]

Well I just had the replay glitch happen again. I pressed the L3 to start recording and it just went to ok the video is ready...... I had a great replay of the Runner running over the catcher too I cant even get a Picture now either Guess I got lucky for two games that it worked.

[masterkembo]

Quote: Originally Posted by EWRMETS

I'm guessing it's because DHs have low stamina and this is probably related to the amount of games they play. If you actually look at the amount of games most DHs play, it's often lower than position players. I can't find any DH that played in 162 games. This might have to do with DHs getting injured or not being very good, but you don't see DHs that play 162 games. Edgar Martinez, the greatest DH of all time, played 155 games in his most games played season.

Paul Molitor played in 160 games with the Jays at DH in 1993 and 161 two years later with the Twins.

Ortiz has had 155+ game seasons.

Frank Thomas played in 155 with the Jays in 2007 at DH

Maybe not 162 games, but guys do get hurt too - often guys miss 5 or 10 games because of nagging injuries. This doesn't mean that the DH sits out every 5 games because they are tired.

Playing 155 games equates to sitting out every 23 games and the DH's on this game are tired after 5. There's obviously a bit of a fatigue problem.

[spitoon]

Quote: Originally Posted by spitoon

For what it's worth: I have a Franchise in progress (about 45 games in) with the Cards based on some very early roster release because I am impatient (Yes, it does have the historical stats glitch). I d'l the patch last night and played a game and had no problems...no crash, and replays after the game were fine. I'm planning on starting up a new game in a few minutes here, so I'll post again if I have any problems.

I have now played 2 games since the patch and I'm not seeing the crash or replay issues. I watched all the replays at the end of the game and then went back and looked at a couple in the vault...no issues.

Add me to the list of people that were looking forward to a tweak in the DH Fatigue, and a fix of the DL issue...I have 4 guys on the 60 Day DL and 3 on the 15 day...it's getting thin in here.