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Major League Baseball 2K10: A Live Journal (Gameinformer)

04:25 PM - February 4, 2010 by basehead617

Gameinformer has posted a very detailed live journal on Major League Baseball 2K10.

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	"In the skill point menu, new sections have been added for my pitch types. For instance, I can now spend points on my curveball's speed, control, and movement. One nice really touch is having individual skill points rewarded for pitching, fielding, baserunning, and batting. Unlike MLB: The Show, you won't have to needlessly spend pitching points on drag bunting. It looks like I'll earn bunting points for laying down bunts, and fielding points for actually playing my position. Nice."

Game: Major League Baseball 2K10Reader Score: 6/10 - Vote Now
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# 101 duke776 @ 02/12/10 03:33 PM

http://gameinformer.com/blogs/editor...punto-day.aspx

He posted some stuff from a simulated season. Not a whole lot though, which is why I didn't bother to make a thread for it.

# 102 chriscf10 @ 02/12/10 10:09 PM

As a stat junkie, I do not like those Cy Young numbers by CC. The sim for that season seems to be weighted toward offense (as supported by Sizemore's numbers). Hopefully, this is just 1 season/1 sim (far too small of a sample size to make an impression).

# 103 jeffy777 @ 02/12/10 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by chriscf10


	As a stat junkie, I do not like those Cy Young numbers by CC. The sim for that season seems to be weighted toward offense (as supported by Sizemore's numbers). Hopefully, this is just 1 season/1 sim (far too small of a sample size to make an impression).

Yeah, he should've simmed a handful of seasons and posted the results instead of just one.

# 104 SoxFan01605 @ 02/13/10 02:35 AM

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Originally Posted by jeffy777


	Yeah, he should've simmed a handful of seasons and posted the results instead of just one.

Yeah, the era might get better over a larger sample. I'm willing to bet the K's won't improve much without heavy editing though. Low strikeouts have been an issue in the stats for awhile now. In fact, pitcher stats in general have been too random. Not saying this is definitely an indication of that...just that the small sample of numbers unfortunately trend towards history.

The bright side is that last year, you could get some solid sim stats with editing. So, in theory, any issues should at least be mostly fixable (assuming, of course, that there is no cap in 2K10).

# 105 chriscf10 @ 02/13/10 09:12 AM

What bothers me the most is that CC's WHIP was 1.37 and that's still Cy Young worthy. His worst WHIP in his entire career was 1.362 when he was 21 years old in his second season. So to say he has his worst year of his career in allowing baserunners is good enough to win the Cy makes me worried about what numbers other pitchers put up. Again, you can't make a conclusion with a sample size of 1, but this will be something to watch for as more reviews/previews come out. I've been bit too many times by 2K, so I'm not buying this game when it first comes out. I'm waiting until I see how the stats shake out from guys who get it and sim several seasons. This forum is the best "review" site for sports games. If there are flaws, they will be exposed and exposed quickly. I expect flaws, but I hope they are manageable. A sim stat engine that doesn't portray expected baseball numbers would be a difficult one to overlook.

# 106 PVarck31 @ 02/15/10 03:16 PM

Andrew is back posting again. This time its Franchise mode. He also posted all the team ratings.

# 107 bigfnjoe96 @ 02/15/10 05:23 PM

Pro's:

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	both pitching and batting are amazingly fun so far, and the Major League level presentation is out of this world.

Con's:

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	Home run totals are once again high, (Derek Lee 20 in 25 games between Pro & Custom Setting)the fielding AI isn't the brightest bulb in the dugout

Team Ratings:

Chicago Cubs 86
Arizona Diamondbacks 84
Los Angeles Dodgers 90
San Francisco Giants 87
Cleveland Indians 73
Seattle Mariners 81
Florida Marlins 76
New York Mets 79
Washington Nationals 75
Baltimore Orioles 83
San Diego Padres 72
Philadelphia Phillies 91
Pittsburgh Pirates 73
Texas Rangers 90
Tampa Bay Rays 89
Boston Red Sox 97
Cincinnati Reds 75
Colorado Rockies 87
Kansas City Royals 77
Detroit Tigers 75
Minnesota Twins 89
Chicago White Sox 84
New York Yankees 97
Los Angeles Angels 91
Houston Astros 75
Oakland Athletics 77
Toronto Blue Jays 74
Atlanta Braves 85
Milwaukee Brewers 86
St. Louis Cardinals 90

"Let the Team Ratings Debate begin"

Love the new interface. Very Simplistic

# 108 cubsfan203 @ 02/15/10 07:34 PM

Wow, the Rangers got a 90 overall? Looks like they'll be fun to play with this year.

Just noticed the Yankees and Red Sox are 97...wtf? The next highest is 91...

# 109 rock85 @ 02/15/10 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by cubsfan203


	Wow, the Rangers got a 90 overall? Looks like they'll be fun to play with this year. Just noticed the Yankees and Red Sox are 97...wtf? The next highest is 91...

What do u mean you don't think they should be rated that high? To me they are the best two teams in baseball with the Phil's right behind them

# 110 cubsfan203 @ 02/15/10 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by rock85


	What do u mean you don't think they should be rated that high? To me they are the best two teams in baseball with the Phil's right behind them

Two best teams maybe, but there isn't that much of a difference between them and the other teams. Maybe 93 or 94, but 97?

# 111 Wavebird99 @ 02/16/10 12:40 PM

The team ratings are definitely weird. The Red Sox should not be the same as the Yankees.

Also, the Mariners need to be alot higher.

Oh well, they honestly dont matter at all once a franchise starts up.

# 112 EnigmaNemesis @ 02/16/10 01:31 PM

The PECOTA predictions will beg to differ on all the "Red Sox should not be ranked as high" as the Yankees arguments.

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/fantasy/dc/

PECOTA has the Sox winning the AL East by two games over the Yankees and scoring a healthy 808 runs.

# 113 Wavebird99 @ 02/16/10 01:57 PM

I have a Yankee fan bias, so yeah.

I would have ranked the Top 5 teams more like this:

1. Yankees - 96
2. Phillies - 94
3. Red Sox - 93
4. LA Dodgers - 90
5. Texas Rangers - 90

# 114 EnigmaNemesis @ 02/16/10 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Wavebird99


	I have a Yankee fan bias, so yeah. snip

The rest in unimportant then.

And hopefully rankings in games are not based off bias.

# 115 Wavebird99 @ 02/16/10 02:22 PM

It doesnt even really matter anyway. Team ratings are somewhat unimportant.

Also *points to your Red Sox signature*

No wonder you think the Sox should be just as high as the Yankees, haha.

# 116 AceTitan @ 02/16/10 02:41 PM

I'm sure most of the hr were put up on pro, but I'd like to know really if he was hitting lots on the 3rd highest level be4 he tweaked and made his own difficulty which was something made up between pro and allstar

# 117 DirtyJerz32 @ 02/16/10 03:23 PM

If he was talking about the cpu hitting that many hr on pro then I'd be concerned. That's what I want to know. If the cpu is hitting a ton of long balls and his playing on pro then I'd be concerned.

I don't play a lot online so user vs. user doesn't matter to me.

# 118 duke776 @ 02/16/10 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by DirtyJerz32


	If he was talking about the cpu hitting that many hr on pro then I'd be concerned. That's what I want to know. If the cpu is hitting a ton of long balls and his playing on pro then I'd be concerned. I don't play a lot online so user vs. user doesn't matter to me.

It was him hitting all those homeruns. He's been playing as the cubs.

# 119 EnigmaNemesis @ 02/16/10 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Wavebird99


	It doesnt even really matter anyway. Team ratings are somewhat unimportant. Also points to your Red Sox signature No wonder you think the Sox should be just as high as the Yankees, haha.

I was pointing out saber metrics. You were using bias. Big difference regardless of signature.

Most on here know I am far from a homer. I love baseball first, Red Sox second..

I do agree with number ratings meaning nothing other than serving a purpose for people to disagree with them. They are archaic IMO.

# 120 Wavebird99 @ 02/16/10 03:37 PM

Touche good sir.

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