rivalry moments?

[xcollins24]

been playing the show for a while and always wondering why rival opponents would never bean batters or already ever challenge inside. rivalries in baseball are a huge part of the game and what make it exciting so was just wondering why this aspect is left out. I have never been intentionally hit once and teams always seem to lack that passion when there should be some. any guys seeing any fun rival moments? I play as the angels and have hit intentionally guys from the A's seeing if anything would happen and it never does!! makes me angry lol

[countryboy]

I have wondered this as well...at least after I hit someone why doesn't the cpu follow the unwritten rules and plunk my guy.

My opinion/guess is that the MLB doesn't want this aspect of the game translated into a video game, like bench clearing situations. I understand the line of thinking and then again I don't. I know you don't want the "ugliness" of the game being "marketed" but at the same time, it happens in real baseball and is "marketed" by sporting websites and sports shows.

[xcollins24]

exactly i don't get it at all. The most drama I ever see is when I brush a guy off and he steps back..points his bat and stares me down..its a really cool cut scene with the benches getting angry also. It really amps me up to go after that team. I just wish rivalry moments carried away from series to series. Such as if i hit a guy then the next series they hit me or hard slide into my guy. I don't think 12 year old kids playing the game would go out and try this. Its not like they haven't seen bench clearing brawls in baseball.

[HozAndMoose]

For hitting people im sure MLB wouldnt like that kind of thing.

[countryboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by HozAndMoose

For hitting people im sure MLB wouldnt like that kind of thing.

But if thats the case, how come i can deliberately hit the cpu? I would think if the MLB didn't want intentional beanings, they wouldn't let the user move the cursor to basically aim at a player.

[HozAndMoose]

Quote: Originally Posted by countryboy

But if thats the case, how come i can deliberately hit the cpu? I would think if the MLB didn't want intentional beanings, they wouldn't let the user move the cursor to basically aim at a player.

true i didnt think about that

[countryboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by xcollins24

exactly i don't get it at all. The most drama I ever see is when I brush a guy off and he steps back..points his bat and stares me down..its a really cool cut scene with the benches getting angry also. It really amps me up to go after that team. I just wish rivalry moments carried away from series to series. Such as if i hit a guy then the next series they hit me or hard slide into my guy. I don't think 12 year old kids playing the game would go out and try this. Its not like they haven't seen bench clearing brawls in baseball.

agreed 100%

Again, if you don't want to show bench clearing brawls, I get that. But I would love to see some animosity in the game.

[xcollins24]

Exactly I just want to see the real passion of playing a rival and the excitement. I still love playing each game but I don't feel that spark for playing a rival like I should and adding the element of surprise of getting beaned or taken out by a slide here and there would be awesome. Not every game or series since that doesn't really happen but ever now and then would make this game perfect.