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# 1081 Blzer @ 02/10/09 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by jim416


	Wow, sorry to hear that.

Well not to my knowledge or recent memory, at least. Don't worry, I know that it happens, I've seen proof through some screencaps. I just get bummed when I'm not getting any hits and when there's that one glimpse of hope... run down!

# 1082 countryboy @ 02/10/09 08:34 PM

WTH is it with Cole Hamels? I gave up another homerun to him tonight.

# 1083 JT30 @ 02/10/09 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by wsu_gb23


	I actally have been having the opposite problem. The runners are sometimes not even in the picture when the ball is at the first-baseman. Guess I will have to try the tap throw..

I thought Pared mentioned that he talked to the developers about the throw meter and how tapping the button or holding it down didnt make a difference. I sure dont see a difference... I would think if you tapped the throw button, it would result in a lob, but that isnt the case

# 1084 countryboy @ 02/10/09 08:50 PM

I didn't have an issue with pitchers getting "too many" hits last year and haven't had an issue until just now. I've given up 2 homeruns to him in the last 2 demo games I've played as the Rays.

Neither homerun was a no-doubter. The grandslam he hit last night just barely got out as did this one.

Kinda cool

# 1085 Blzer @ 02/10/09 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark IV


	It was like that in 08 too, seemed like every time a pitcher got up they would get a hit. I think it's a bit ridiculous IMO.

Sounds like Power Pros. They were my Kryptonite.

Batting as pitchers, I'm always trying to hit for power and see what I can come up with. Thankfully I'm not striking out much, seeing that the opposing pitcher seems to sandbag it a bit when he's coming up and lays a good one in for me. The best I've gotten is a double.

# 1086 Sportsforever @ 02/10/09 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Blzer


	And aside from home runs, balls in the gap, or balls off the wall, I haven't seen a ball clear an outfielder's head, and I'm talking some low-liner shots that get out there quickly are being tracked down. The outfield speed seems right though, so it must either be that they're playing deep or the ballpark is that small.

I've seen plenty of balls over the OF's head...lined shots that just clear their heads. They take a few steps, put the glove up and just run to play it off the wall. I've also seen deep flies that the OF will play off the wall.

# 1087 Socalbias @ 02/10/09 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark IV


	It was like that in 08 too, seemed like every time a pitcher got up they would get a hit. I think it's a bit ridiculous IMO.

really??? Wow well al lthe games ive played the pitcher is not so great.

What I do have a problem with is how people are able to bunt exceptionaly well I mean VERY WELL

# 1088 theaub @ 02/10/09 09:34 PM

I'm actually going to have to agree with Blzer...I haven't seen a ball go straight over an OF's head without it leaving or hitting the wall.

But then again, how often do you see that IRL? Outside of some shoddy fielding or balls hit to straightaway center, its not often. I can't remember a ball last year that beat Rios/whoever played LF over their heads.

# 1089 Socalbias @ 02/10/09 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Blzer


	I don't know if anyone else has had it happen, but runner on second and a base hit to my center fielder, I have charged balls to throw home, but my outfielder slows up to receive the ball and then does a crow-hop and throw. I'm not saying that he stops, but his speed reduces so much that the runner makes it home safely. You guys can defend the purpose of this to death, but it doesn't take that much slowing up to catch the ball, and there are quicker crow-hops to get the ball home, too. Must I make a video of myself doing this? On that same token, I'm having zero success with Howard because of that damn shift! I think I'm bickering because I haven't won in like 15 straight games!

#1- ive had somewhat a love hate relationship with howard. He will pull the ball between 2nd and first to get a hit but the shift is on so hes out but the next time hes up he hits on in the gap or cranks a homer.

#2- Ok you have to learn how outfield works. How many outs where there (it doesnt matter i nthe game which is sad) When there are 0 or 1 outs the OF shiould slow up i mean even if its that slow because he does nto want to miss it and THATS BAD. If theres two out he should be going faster and regardless I agree that this year it seems like its VERY hard to throw someone out.. or is that just me????

# 1090 Socalbias @ 02/10/09 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by wsu_gb23


	I think there should be an option to let us watch the runner round the bases after a homerun....sometimes they will show the runner rounding first, second, or third, but not all of them....why not?

Because they want different animations. Some times its a slow mo like the frame freezes and you watch it fro mvery low and u watch the batter. Nest you watch him jog aroudn the bases and touch home.

# 1091 hojusimpson @ 02/10/09 11:30 PM

I just can't stay away from news/discussion but I have not played the demo since my last post here. Yes, yes -- I'm a sucker and a hypocrite but I'm back.

The last few pages seem to be dominated by one topic (balls over the head). It's strange how frequently something happens in one person's game and how infrequently it occurs in another, which leads me to my problem.

Since only five or six people have ever commented on this, I assume nobody else has experienced this glitch. However, its existence determines whether I buy the game or walk away so I'd really love a developer or someone to comment so I can get off the fence.

Please, I'd love to be reassured since, like many others, I bought my PS3 for The Show after tearing through the PS2 versions (and recommending them to every baseball fan I know).

Heck, I even ran sabermetric analysis on my franchise in The Show 08 (they call me the king of the spreadsheets/got 'em all printed out on my bedsheets) and I would love to do so again, as long as this error is removed (or even reduced).

edit: If it's reduced, I may employ the house rule we put in place last year when this problem made its first appearance. When it become a problem on an inning-by-inning basis, we gave up.

So, with that said, I put my pride aside....

Please, pretty please with a cherry on top, can anyone help me?

Hopefully, this isn't a bizarre, isolated problem (like some of you are having with pitcher grand slams or balls not going over fielders).

And for the record, I have not seen the ball go over an outfielder's head either but I don't give up many hits to the outfield (I'm a ground ball pitcher!

) so the ones I allow tend to be in the gap or Texas Leaguers.

edit: I do love the error and other fielding animations, the new pitching and batting interfaces, as well as all the other improvements (as I touched on in my last post). I don't want to come across as not liking the game and only attacking it, after all!

# 1092 Socalbias @ 02/11/09 12:23 AM

I so encourage everyone if they see a dev team member to tell them this. Next year they should have more to do with the media. What I mean is have a bunch of media on the field before the game and after the game. Have photographers everywhere in the stands and i mean those professional photographers that are really good. Um also I hope they add fire to the angel stadium night gae when sumone hits a home run. Other things like weather we will like next year and during the 3rd, 7th inning we see the field crew come out and drag the field. We see before the game the field crew walking around. We need more people in the dugouts like sitting up and watchign the game or actually moving around.. thats all i just thought of for right now

# 1093 SoxFan01605 @ 02/11/09 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by hojusimpson


	I just can't stay away from news/discussion but I have not played the demo since my last post here. Yes, yes -- I'm a sucker and a hypocrite but I'm back. The last few pages seem to be dominated by one topic (balls over the head). It's strange how frequently something happens in one person's game and how infrequently it occurs in another, which leads me to my problem. Since only five or six people have ever commented on this, I assume nobody else has experienced this glitch. However, its existence determines whether I buy the game or walk away so I'd really love a developer or someone to comment so I can get off the fence. Please, I'd love to be reassured since, like many others, I bought my PS3 for The Show after tearing through the PS2 versions (and recommending them to every baseball fan I know). Heck, I even ran sabermetric analysis on my franchise in The Show 08 (they call me the king of the spreadsheets/got 'em all printed out on my bedsheets) and I would love to do so again, as long as this error is removed (or even reduced). edit: If it's reduced, I may employ the house rule we put in place last year when this problem made its first appearance. When it become a problem on an inning-by-inning basis, we gave up. So, with that said, I put my pride aside.... Please, pretty please with a cherry on top, can anyone help me? Hopefully, this isn't a bizarre, isolated problem (like some of you are having with pitcher grand slams or balls not going over fielders). And for the record, I have not seen the ball go over an outfielder's head either but I don't give up many hits to the outfield (I'm a ground ball pitcher! ) so the ones I allow tend to be in the gap or Texas Leaguers. edit: I do love the error and other fielding animations, the new pitching and batting interfaces, as well as all the other improvements (as I touched on in my last post). I don't want to come across as not liking the game and only attacking it, after all!

Okay...maybe I'm tired or just can't read anymore (both of which are perfectly plausible) but what exactly is the problem you're having?

You've made a compelling case for why it's so important, but not what it is. Did you reference it earlier (I admit I'm much too lazy to go back and check

)?

So, uhh...yeah...

EDIT: saw your link (see what I meant about my reading...lol) and know what you're talking about. I didn't have it happen much, but I did see it happen enough.

I haven't noticed it at all in 09, and it seems that it switches the fielder control better thus far (though it's admittedly a much, much smaller sample and I never had as much issue with it as you in 08, so take that for what it's worth).

I personally think you're overreacting, as it wasn't that bad (to me), but everyone has their things that would bug them, so I get you.

If it's still in 09 and it bugs you this much, maybe a PM to the devs could grab their attention and possibly allow for a patch to this. Maybe since, as you say, so few seem to have issue with it (or maybe just don't notice it), they missed it and can catch it for a patch.

That's about the best I could tell you. They are all pretty good about answering their PMs, so give it a shot (if you haven't already)

# 1094 Sportsforever @ 02/11/09 12:29 AM

Had a really cool situation tonight. Utley is on 2nd and Kazmir throws a slider in the dirt that gets away from Navarro and takes a crazy hop towards the dugout. The problem is, he doesn't know where it is. He immediately turns and runs toward the screen with his arms to his side looking for the ball. Meanwhile Utley flies around 3rd and half way home before Navarro realized the ball was in front of the dugout, runs and slides to get it, and fires to Kazmir covering home. Utley slammed on the breaks and beat feet back to 3rd.

I've never seen a C not be able to find the ball in a video baseball game...

# 1095 kehlis @ 02/11/09 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Socalbias


	#2- Ok you have to learn how outfield works. How many outs where there (it doesnt matter i nthe game which is sad) When there are 0 or 1 outs the OF shiould slow up i mean even if its that slow because he does nto want to miss it and THATS BAD. If theres two out he should be going faster

I think you need to clarify this to me because what you are saying makes no sense.

I know you play varsity baseball but when I played outfield in college I never slowed up if there was a potential play at the plate. There are ways to charge a ball safely without slowing up that lead right into a good crow hop. No good outfielder uses the excuse of slowing down by saying, oh, there was less than two outs so I didn't want to risk letting the ball get by me for a potential play at the plate.

And btw, I don't know if you meant this the way it sounded, but Blzer knows how the outfield works.

# 1096 hojusimpson @ 02/11/09 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by SoxFan01605


	Okay...maybe I'm tired or just can't read anymore (both of which are perfectly plausible) but what exactly is the problem you're having? You've made a compelling case for why it's so important, but not what it is. Did you reference it earlier (I admit I'm much too lazy to go back and check)? So, uhh...yeah...

Heh, no worries and thanks for the reply -- I actually have a link in the first paragraph (directly before the "Yes, yes" part) but, to reiterate:

My issue is when you attempt to dive for the ball with an infielder (say, SS or 2B), the outfielder directly behind them automatically dive as well (I refer to this as the double-dive).

Here's the example I gave in my link: "Imagine losing a hard-fought 14-inning playoff game. Well, that's hard enough but what if you lost because your RF joined your 2B in an animation dance simply because you attempted to make a relatively routine diving stab for the ball."

I'm sorry for spamming on the subject but this seems to happen infrequently enough that few seem to comment on it, yet I believe it is a potential problem worth noting.

Thanks again!

edit: Man, I can't believe I forgot to even mention the issue once in my last post. Ha! Sorry about that.

# 1097 SoxFan01605 @ 02/11/09 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by hojusimpson


	Heh, no worries and thanks for the reply -- I actually have a link in the first paragraph (directly before the "Yes, yes" part) but, to reiterate: My issue is when you attempt to dive for the ball with an infielder (say, SS or 2B), the outfielder directly behind them automatically dive as well (I refer to this as the double-dive). Here's the example I gave in my link: "Imagine losing a hard-fought 14-inning playoff game. Well, that's hard enough but what if you lost because your RF joined your 2B in an animation dance simply because you attempted to make a relatively routine diving stab for the ball." I'm sorry for spamming on the subject but this seems to happen infrequently enough that few seem to comment on it, yet I believe it is a potential problem worth noting. Thanks again! edit: Man, I can't believe I forgot to even mention the issue once in my last post. Ha! Sorry about that.

Yeah, I saw your link after the fact and edited my post accordingly

# 1098 ty5oke @ 02/11/09 02:03 AM

First blowout I've had on legend so far. Busted it wide open in the 2nd. 7 straight 2-out hits including 2 2-run HR's. Knocked out Kazmir in the inning after his pitch count was around 60. To top things off Hamels threw a "no-no" for the 4 innings.

# 1099 spitoon @ 02/11/09 02:11 AM

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Originally Posted by ty5oke


	First blowout I've had on legend so far. Busted it wide open in the 2nd. 7 straight 2-out hits including 2 2-run HR's. Knocked out Kazmir in the inning after his pitch count was around 60. To top things off Hamels threw a "no-no" for the 4 innings.

Kazmir was off tonight

...I just finished up lighting him up for 10 in the first en route to a 13-1 blow out. Funny thing is that I don't think I've had 14 hits in the last 5 or 6 games combined, and probably 13 runs in the last 8 or 9 games total...(I'm not playing Legend though).

# 1100 ty5oke @ 02/11/09 02:25 AM

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Originally Posted by spitoon


	Kazmir was off tonight ...I just finished up lighting him up for 10 in the first en route to a 13-1 blow out. Funny thing is that I don't think I've had 14 hits in the last 5 or 6 games combined, and probably 13 runs in the last 8 or 9 games total...(I'm not playing Legend though).

haha poor Kaz... ya this was my first time hitting like this in about 12-15 games. I stayed pretty patient and got some good pitches to hit. Howard hit a towering shot to right field about 5 rows from the back of the 2nd deck.

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