Major League Baseball 2K10: Andrew Bailey Interview (ESPN)

[Steve_OS]

ESPN's Jon Robinson has interviewed American League All-Star, Rookie of the Year, Andrew Bailey. As they talk about Major League Baseball 2K10, among other things.

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Jon: "MLB 2K10 is all about trying to recreate the battle between pitchers and hitters. How do you think they've done in mimicking what goes down at the plate?" Andrew: "The idea that it's all about the pitchers versus the hitters is awesome because there's that mental side to the game that fans don't always see. You get into the heads of the hitters in real life and you're able to do the same thing in the game by mixing up your pitches and keeping your opponent guessing. I think the game can also be used as a great teaching tool for players in high school and little league because they can learn about the game of baseball and how to pitch. Kids aren't learning as much on the field anymore, but I think a lot of them are learning great pitching techniques online by playing these games. They learn you can bust someone in, bust someone in, bust someone in, then go away and make the batter look like a fool."

[Jamin23]

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I'm mostly into the sports games on my Xbox 360, but I also have a Wii, so sometimes we'll still get together and do some bowling. It's funny to think about, but after we play a professional baseball game, we actually go home and play Wii bowling. A lot of us were big fans of "The Show" last year, so we'd play that all the time before we went to sleep.

[Knight165]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jamin23

Don't be too shocked.
I actually had a few minor league players contact me last year about putting them in the O.S. Full Minors.

M.K.
Knight165

[Jamin23]

Quote: Originally Posted by Knight165

Don't be too shocked. I actually had a few minor league players contact me last year about putting them in the O.S. Full Minors. M.K. Knight165

For real? That's pretty cool. I haven't actually ever gotten to play it on the PS3, but I hear you do some mean rosters for the show. I'm just shocked he would mention it in an interview about 2k.

[Scottdau]

Quote: Originally Posted by Knight165

Don't be too shocked. I actually had a few minor league players contact me last year about putting them in the O.S. Full Minors. M.K. Knight165

You smell that. Any way most of these devs are friends too. I hope they played the Show a lot, that way they will take some of the good ideas and run with it.

[bp4baseball]

Quote: Originally Posted by Knight165

Don't be too shocked. I actually had a few minor league players contact me last year about putting them in the O.S. Full Minors. M.K. Knight165

Wow, that's really cool. Let us know when you start getting calls from Albert Pujols and Joe Mauer

[Knight165]

Quote: Originally Posted by bp4baseball

Wow, that's really cool. Let us know when you start getting calls from Albert Pujols and Joe Mauer

Today's minor leaguer is next year's Albert and Joe!

M.K.
Knight165

[Knight165]

I'm liking what I see from 2K more and more so far.

M.K.
Knight165