MLB The Show 17 News Post

MLB Network Presentation Confirmed For MLB The Show 17

08:55 AM - February 17, 2017 by Sip_16

The Game Informer Show has posted some new MLB The Show 17 video footage confirming MLB Network presentation. We will see and hear more about it during the Twitch stream on March 2.

Check it out and post your thoughts.

UPDATE: The video has been pulled, but you can see a screenshot from it above.

Game: MLB The Show 17Hype Score: 9/10 - Vote Now
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# 101 tnixen @ 02/17/17 09:15 PM

I agree with a lot of you here in real life Matty V is very good however in MLB The Show honestly he is so boring to listen to!!

Matty V with 2K style commentary would be awesome I bet. I keep saying this but NBA 2K commentary and MLB 2K commentary sound like a real life broadcasts where as MLB the show up until now has always sounded more like a video game Broadcast the difference is night and day in my opinion.

Hopefully MLB The Show 17 finally changes all that.

# 102 dran1984 @ 02/17/17 09:15 PM

They have said many times that Matty V isn't going anywhere. Not sure why this convo comes up every year when they have made it clear they are keeping him.

Plus Matty V works for MLB network, so it makes zero sense that he would be replaced due to the MLB Network package.

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# 103 WaitTilNextYear @ 02/17/17 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by ArchitectsMetalcore


	It is fine you feel that way but I'm willing to bet that you are one of those people who tried to denounce how outdated the player models were, and is now amazed how bad they were compared to the new models showed. So until SCEA themselves say otherwise, you will think The Show has the best commentary is the sports gaming genre. Plus the new dynamic commentary in NBA 2K games is a prime example to nullify your last point! There is always room for improvement, especially when we had one guy on commentary for a huge number of years.

I have no idea about the NBA 2K part since I don't play it, but you're incorrect on the other point. I'm one of those people who understood the player models needed improving and said as much. But, I was also one of the people who didn't feel the need to agenda post that all over the entire forum like some other people did. I think my most recent comment about faces was about how Tanaka's new face rendering looked too dark, actually.

I don't know what to tell you other than people can actually like a feature (or several features) of this game without being a fan boy. I just don't understand the complain for the sake of complaining POV that can be popular around here at times. Certainly some people have legitimate reasons for wanting to replace Vasgersian, but I am 99% confident that any pbp replacement would be worse--especially in the first few years of building a new audio library.

# 104 aguero90 @ 02/17/17 09:23 PM

As a guy who relies on sound a lot (sound is my graphics, being visually impaired) Wow, that sounded cool! Anyway, here's my take: Matty V is amazing on tv yes, and there is know reason why he cannot do the same when recording his lines. I can sit here and say the exact same lines he does, but with so much more excitement, it would blow your mind. I don't know why he can't "get into it," maybe I can do it so well, because being visually impaired, I don't need the "live game" in front of me to do pbp. The only thing I can think of that holds him back is he's not a good voice actor, in other words, he can't do it on command, he needs to have a live game in front of him. I'm the type of person who can do voice impressions of any baseball broadcaster, the first time I hear them, so maybe that's why I can do exciting pbp on command. Jon Miller is an amazing voice actor, which is why he was so good in 2k. That's my take! btw, here's a sample of my favorite baseball broadcast impression I do, this is a call to mlb xm some years ago, impression at the end. Enjoy guys! http://yourlisten.com/manuel.aguero....live-on-xm-mlb

# 105 CoiaNY @ 02/17/17 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by WaitTilNextYear


	My scorching take is that I think 95% of these people saying they want Matt Vasgersian replaced would complain bitterly about any new pbp guy not having varied enough lines. Then 2-3 years from now they'd be saying the same stuff about it being stale and needing a new pbp guy. This is the nature of video game commentary.

Well lets be honest, Vasgersian has had this gig for 11 years now. Eleven years.

My opinion is this: Matty V is one of the much better PBP guys in real life. However, its simply gotten to a point where, for me, the staleness of continuing to have him do PBP for a decade is the only thing that puts this great franchse into the "Bland and outdated" category, if you will.

Literally every other aspect of this game is near perfect! I've been playing this franchise since the beginning; been a day one purchase for me every year and I've enjoyed Vasgersian's contributions over the years. But at some point I think you ask yourself how this game can take the next step to become a new, refreshing series. Im not bashing Matty V I love the guy but cmon now... its just been more of the same since basically 2006. Need some new blood!

# 106 WaitTilNextYear @ 02/17/17 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by CoiaNY


	Well lets be honest, Vasgersian has had this gig for 11 years now. Eleven years. My opinion is this: Matty V is one of the much better PBP guys in real life. However, its simply gotten to a point where, for me, the staleness of continuing to have him do PBP for a decade is the only thing that puts this great franchse into the "Bland and outdated" category, if you will. Literally every other aspect of this game is near perfect! I've been playing this franchise since the beginning; been a day one purchase for me every year and I've enjoyed Vasgersian's contributions over the years. But at some point I think you ask yourself how this game can take the next step to become a new, refreshing series. Im not bashing Matty V I love the guy but cmon now... its just been more of the same since basically 2006. Need some new blood!

Fair enough, but Scully did it for 67 years and people weren't calling for something new. Video game or real life, if someone's good at calling a game, there isn't really a need to replace them after X number of years just because it's been X number of years. There are alternatives like adding/removing certain lines and changing the frequency of some of the older ones. Being paired with new color analysts might also help since virtual Vasgersian is absolutely carrying virtual Steve Lyons and virtual Eric Karros so comprehensively that it seems like a 1-man booth.

Even if I were sick of Vasgersian in the game, I don't see an improvement on the horizon. There is a glaring lack of baseball pbp talent on national TV network broadcasts these days. I mean, Joe Buck? Ernie Johnson? LOL

I also don't think the majority of Show gamers want a "new, refreshing series" because they quite like the direction and features of the current one. It would be interesting to see a poll on this and I bet "keep Vasgersian" would beat "get rid of Vasgersian" by a 2-1 margin. It's just the "get rid of him" crowd is usually louder about it.

# 107 Russell_SCEA @ 02/17/17 10:22 PM

For the 5th or 500th time Matty V isn't going anywhere, carry on

# 108 ShowTyme15 @ 02/17/17 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Russell_SCEA


	For the 5th or 500th time Matty V isn't going anywhere, carry on

I was waiting for you to come in here and state this for the 5th or 500th time.

# 109 CubFlash73 @ 02/17/17 10:31 PM

My guess is one of the commentators could be Dan Plesac. He has a great, humorous style on tv.

# 110 Reed1417 @ 02/17/17 10:57 PM

I'm freaking out with excitement right now! Shame I missed the video but just seeing the MLB Network logo makes me so giddy!

Reed is comin' atcha!

# 111 ty5oke @ 02/18/17 12:52 AM

There is a lot needed along the lines of dynamic commentary. I think Matty V is limited by that more than anything.

# 112 Artman22 @ 02/18/17 01:15 AM

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Originally Posted by CoiaNY


	Well lets be honest, Vasgersian has had this gig for 11 years now. Eleven years. My opinion is this: Matty V is one of the much better PBP guys in real life. However, its simply gotten to a point where, for me, the staleness of continuing to have him do PBP for a decade is the only thing that puts this great franchse into the "Bland and outdated" category, if you will. Literally every other aspect of this game is near perfect! I've been playing this franchise since the beginning; been a day one purchase for me every year and I've enjoyed Vasgersian's contributions over the years. But at some point I think you ask yourself how this game can take the next step to become a new, refreshing series. Im not bashing Matty V I love the guy but cmon now... its just been more of the same since basically 2006. Need some new blood!

I think in game he sounds bland and has become incredibly stale. There's tons of people outside of forums who feel the same way. It's something that I'm usually vocal about every year because I hope that after 11 years of hearing him maybe a new voice would replace him. It's gotten to the point where he makes the game's presentation very boring. Like you I agree many other aspects of this game are great. As far as the MLB Network presentation I can't wait to see what they bring to the table.

# 113 Factzzz @ 02/18/17 02:21 AM

Hopefully we get some new postseason specific presentation with new music too.

Or at least a sounds of the show slot for postseason specific stuff.

# 114 SilverBullet1929 @ 02/18/17 09:08 AM

I was recently crucified for saying Vasgersian feels stale in this game.

# 115 tnixen @ 02/18/17 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Factzzz


	Hopefully we get some new postseason specific presentation with new music too. Or at least a sounds of the show slot for postseason specific stuff.

Speaking of music who thinks it's about time they remove that very old music tune they been using for like ever?

Something new and fresh would be nice.

# 116 countryboy @ 02/18/17 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Russell_SCEA


	For the 5th or 500th time Matty V isn't going anywhere, carry on

And I for one am glad. I like Matty V

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# 117 tnixen @ 02/18/17 10:19 AM

I've been thinking about this a lot and I do not agree with anyone who wants Matty V gone for good that would be just dumb. He is a great fairly young voice talent in "Real Life" What needs to be done is for for Sony to remove all the old recorded lines and then record all new lines with Matty V and the color commentary guys all at the same time! This way all the commentary guys can talk to each other in real time just like how it sounds on a real life broadcast. I think this is how it is done with NBA2K and you all know how amazing the commentary in that game is. Even MLB2K which has not been released for years had really great realistic sounding commentary. Trust me if Matty V was doing the commentary in MLB2K you would LOVE him!!!

So what I am saying is it does not matter who Sony hires for the commentary in MLB The Show. Until they change the may they record it it will continue to sound very boring and like a video game instead of real life. Now we have not heard MLB The Show 17 commentary at all yet so we should definitely hold our judgement until then. However unless Sony pulls a huge surprise on us all when the commentary twitch stream comes around in a few weeks all I really expect to hear is the same old lines along with some new lines and 2 new commentary voices spitting out the same boring video game sounding commentary that you heard in 16,15,14 and even way back to 07 on PS3.

I hope to be proved wrong!

# 118 LastActionHero @ 02/18/17 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by tnixen


	Speaking of music who thinks it's about time they remove that very old music tune they been using for like ever? Something new and fresh would be nice.

THIS! Ok you can change most of it yourself but I doubt a lot of people ever touch that feature besides the people on this forum.
Also the in between inning music!

I think its one of the more easy adjustments to get rid of the "stale" feel some folks have. We've been hearing the same tunes

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Originally Posted by tnixen


	for like ever?

# 119 LastActionHero @ 02/18/17 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Peter_OS


	Would love to see the video. Who has it?

Ramone in a vault on lockdown! [emoji12]

# 120 parky_17 @ 02/18/17 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by LastActionHero


	THIS! Ok you can change most of it yourself but I doubt a lot of people ever touch that feature besides the people on this forum. Also the in between inning music! I think its one of the more easy adjustments to get rid of the "stale" feel some folks have. We've been hearing the same tunes

I can see them having new music to go along with the MLB network presentation package

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