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MLB 09 The Show Demo Available, Post Impressions Here

08:58 PM - February 5, 2009 by Millennium

The MLB 09 The Show demo is up on the Playstation Network Store. Please post your impressions once you download and play the game.

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# 901 Rod_Carew29 @ 02/08/09 09:51 PM

thanks bro..you know how every so often these little kiddies come out of nowhere with their oh-so-tired internet muscles....LOLOL

I may look into sharing a little more than I have in the past for The Show '09

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Originally Posted by EnigmaNemesis


	Check yourself ... if there is a few that KNOW BASEBALL on here, RC is one of them. His edits are fantastic (judging his game and stat results), even though he doesnt share!

# 902 EnigmaNemesis @ 02/08/09 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Rod_Carew29


	thanks bro..you know how every so often these little kiddies come out of nowhere with their oh-so-tired internet muscles....LOLOL I may look into sharing a little more than I have in the past for The Show '09

*waves fist*

Dont you tease me RC, dont... you... tease... me!

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Originally Posted by Scottdau


	Rod does an OK job, if he want to be excellent he needs to have Sandoval higher! Any ways I really love the way the game flows. It is so much tighter than last year and have had said how much I love the scoreboard!

LOL, I agree with you ... the game is so awesome, I cant wait for the final.

I could not believe how much tighter the fielding is.

When it all comes together, and seeing my BoSox with gorgeous lighting, and new uni's at Fenway and Yankee Stadium!

# 903 EnigmaNemesis @ 02/08/09 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Scottdau


	Not with mine.

You have a Sony Bravia? I am thinking of getting the 46" 1080p 120Hz XBR, and try and pry myself out of the office to game LOL!

# 904 Rod_Carew29 @ 02/08/09 09:58 PM

LOLOLOL

you ain't gonna give up, huh?

OK

here is the BA split and power split for Sandoval in his 2008 callup with the Giants:

he hit .345

vsR .383 (95 contact)

vsL .237 (59 contct)

PowerR-35

PowerL-0

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scottdau


	Rod does an OK job, if he want to be excellent he needs to have Sandoval higher! Any ways I really love the way the game flows. It is so much tighter than last year and have had said how much I love the scoreboard!

# 905 Rod_Carew29 @ 02/08/09 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by EnigmaNemesis


	waves fist Dont you tease me RC, dont... you... tease... me! LOL, I agree with you ... the game is so awesome, I cant wait for the final. I could not believe how much tighter the fielding is. When it all comes together, and seeing my BoSox with gorgeous lighting, and new uni's at Fenway and Yankee Stadium!

# 906 EnigmaNemesis @ 02/08/09 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Rod_Carew29

Oh, and that little "ok" looking park called Citi!

I kid, it is gorgeous.

# 907 nemesis04 @ 02/08/09 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by EnigmaNemesis


	Oh, and that little "ok" looking park called Citi! I kid, it is gorgeous.

You mean taxpayer field?

# 908 EnigmaNemesis @ 02/08/09 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Scottdau


	That is one bad ** TV in my opinion. I have 46 too. I am thinking of getting a new smaller 26 TV now. But I love my TV. I am thinking of moving it to the computer and playing there.*

I am on the computer so much with work and these forums, that I just had the PS3 hooked up here, and could just switch over.

But that TV and seeing the Blu-Ray movies in 120Hz, I was impressed. So tempted!!!

# 909 mjb2124 @ 02/08/09 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by EnigmaNemesis


	Which HDTV do you have? And do people who have Sony Bravia's 1080p experience this? I know on my Dell 2407 I do not experience this.

Samsung HLP4663 is my main HDTV that the PS3 is connected to. It's a number of years old (3-4?).

When I get a chance, I'm going to try it on my 37" Samsung LCD in the bedroom just to see if I get the same thing. I remember asking about the 1 inch black bars last year and another member with the same TV (aholbert) had the same issues. I know it's not my TV as it's been professionally calibrated, but I think it might be something with the model and how the PS3 "handshakes" with it. I'm just curious as to why it's this way...it's not a big deal though because I can stretch the image (it doesn't distort anything...just fills up the screen).

# 910 Rod_Carew29 @ 02/08/09 10:18 PM

Hard? Nah...that was light stuff...LOL

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Originally Posted by Scottdau


	See was that so hard.

# 911 Alonzo @ 02/08/09 10:19 PM

I lost another game on legend 5-1, but the best part was my double-flood. 3 doubles on 4 hits, all doubles wouldn't have happened in 08. 2 for Feliz were grounders along the 3B-line, they didn't reach the wall, but still easy doubles. Ibanez hit one right on the scoreboard in RF...and I finally scored a run without the need of a longball. sac-fly got the job done.

Hamels with an E and the 2 runs scored after that were unearned, they fixed that unearned/ER problem.

# 912 Rod_Carew29 @ 02/08/09 10:19 PM

LOL

It looks nice when you drive past it too

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Originally Posted by EnigmaNemesis


	Oh, and that little "ok" looking park called Citi! I kid, it is gorgeous.

# 913 ggazoo @ 02/08/09 10:34 PM

The crowds are indeed amazing... they even get up and walk around. It's stuff like that which makes me go "wow".

# 914 slickkill77 @ 02/08/09 11:01 PM

The phillies pitching coach had a black head and white hands???

# 915 EnigmaNemesis @ 02/08/09 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by mjb2124


	Samsung HLP4663 is my main HDTV that the PS3 is connected to. It's a number of years old (3-4?). When I get a chance, I'm going to try it on my 37" Samsung LCD in the bedroom just to see if I get the same thing. I remember asking about the 1 inch black bars last year and another member with the same TV (aholbert) had the same issues. I know it's not my TV as it's been professionally calibrated, but I think it might be something with the model and how the PS3 "handshakes" with it. I'm just curious as to why it's this way...it's not a big deal though because I can stretch the image (it doesn't distort anything...just fills up the screen).

Yeah, I dont think it being calibrated has anything to do with it (or would change anything if it is just this game). I think it is the HDMI versions and how they communicate with older models, or some TVs that dont have the same spec.

But that is just a guess, since I do not get that issue using component on the Dell 2407.

# 916 fishepa @ 02/08/09 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by slickkill77


	The phillies pitching coach had a black head and white hands???

I saw that too, I assume that will be fixed.

# 917 kennyacid @ 02/08/09 11:09 PM

I am having 2 much fun with this demo. I dont even play NBA 2k9 nomore lol

# 918 Haggis @ 02/08/09 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by EnigmaNemesis


	Yeah, I dont think it being calibrated has anything to do with it (or would change anything if it is just this game). I think it is the HDMI versions and how they communicate with older models, or some TVs that dont have the same spec. But that is just a guess, since I do not get that issue using component on the Dell 2407.

I don't know if the black bar issue has been answered yet, but you can go into the options under audio and video. You can adjust the vertical and horizontal around to fit the screen.

# 919 Shinyhubcaps @ 02/08/09 11:14 PM

There's a cutscene that talks about how Cole Hamels was near the top of the NL in ERA, but they show a stat overlay from 2007 (and he wasn't even on that list). I hope this will be fixed.

The game goes gold in a week, right? I'm sure it will be super awesome, but I hope all of the overlays are for 2008 (or whatever was the previous year or that year in Franchise and RTTS).

# 920 Sport73 @ 02/08/09 11:16 PM

Reading the signs from the catcher is a little difficult, at least as someone who was never a professional pitcher, but I think it works like this:

1. The catcher will issue a number, 1 for the X pitch, 2 for the O, and so on in counter-clockwise order.

2. The catcher will make a 'patting' motion downward, the speed and 'distance' of which determine the height of the ball in the strike zone. Short taps for up high, mid-level motions for mid-height, and decidedly downward motions (with at least 4-6 inches of 'throw) for pitches low in the strike zone. These motions are relative to each pitch type, so a very short fast ball tap means HIGH, while the same relative motion for a curve-ball will be for a pitch that ends more in the middle of the zone (because no one throws a curve that hangs intentionally).

3. The catcher will then tap his left thigh, right thigh or none to show the inside/outside/middle location of the pitch.

4. Finally, if he wants you to be sure to throw a strike, he'll tap his mitt against the ground, as a way of saying (we need this pitch to get ahead in the count etc.).

In my testing, this appears to be the meaning behind the signals, and I have checked my accuracy by turning off all aids and guessing pitch location, then hitting R2 which has the catcher repeat his signal, and temporarily displays the pitch target. I'm right about 90% of the time now.

Can anyone else comment/confirm if this interpretation seems accurate?

Thanks,

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