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**Brandon13** · 02-02-2009, 03:56 PM

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Sorry if this has already been asked and answered but were there any problems with the ball going right through an infielder without him attempting to make a play on it?

**Knight165** · 02-02-2009, 03:59 PM

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Just got the word on the glitch in the editor about not being able to change a left handed throwing player....especially a 1B...to a different position because going past either C or the other infield positions would change his throwing hand to righty and we couldn't change that.
FIXED!
You will now be able to change the throwing hand of any player in the editor...including MLB guys.(I'm guessing as long as you don't put one of his positions to C-2B-SS-3B and leave it there...then it will be greyed out)

SCEA delivers again!

M.K.
Knight165

**jim416** · 02-02-2009, 04:00 PM

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Originally posted by Brandon13

Sorry if this has already been asked and answered but were there any problems with the ball going right through an infielder without him attempting to make a play on it?

Do you mean "by an infielder", or actually "through him"?

**Brandon13** · 02-02-2009, 04:03 PM

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Originally posted by jim416

Do you mean "by an infielder", or actually "through him"?

Yeah, right "by an infielder," I guess. I know that at least once a game last year a groundball would be hit at an infielder and he would make no attempt at the ball.

**mike75** · 02-02-2009, 04:04 PM

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Originally posted by jim416

Do you mean "by an infielder", or actually "through him"?

I think he is talking about when you go to field a ball like say with your second basemen and the ball seems to go right under him with out him putting his glove down to scoop the ball. I hate when this happens and hope its fixed!

I think I remember reading comments from pastapadre and he said this fielding error still happen in 09

**Brandon13** · 02-02-2009, 04:06 PM

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Originally posted by mike75

I think he is talking about when you go to field a bal like say with your second basemen and the ball seems to go right under him with out putting his glove down to scoop the ball. I hate when this happens and hope its fixed!

Yep, that is what I'm talking about. Should've made myself more clear.

**jim416** · 02-02-2009, 04:08 PM

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If you're talking about running your infielder towards a ball (just not standing still because I never saw this in 08), then it's been fixed. Here's what I saw.

I started by SS in the hole and hit dive. Suprisingly he didn't dive, he bent over/stretched out to field the ball. If I understood correctly the AI has something to do with whether or not it will go into a dive, or close enough to go into a stretch animation. But, yes, the fielder is going to stretch and make an attempt to get the ball. I did see him stretch and NOT get the ball, but at least it wasn't that same STAND UPRIGHT while the ball is going by.

**Brandon13** · 02-02-2009, 04:10 PM

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Originally posted by jim416

If you're talking about running your infielder towards a ball (just not standing still because I never saw this in 08), then it's been fixed. Here's what I saw.

I started by SS in the hole and hit dive. Suprisingly he didn't dive, he bent over/stretched out to field the ball. If I understood correctly the AI has something to do with whether or not it will go into a dive, or close enough to go into a stretch animation. But, yes, the fielder is going to stretch and make an attempt to get the ball. I did see him stretch and NOT get the ball, but at least it wasn't that same STAND UPRIGHT while the ball is going by.

Thanks Jim. I may me mistaken but I believe I've had the ball go right by an infielder without an attempt while he was standing still. But I could be wrong.

**nemesis04** · 02-02-2009, 04:11 PM

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Originally posted by Pared

Trust me; There was plenty of creative juices flowing at the event. Pick-offs alone... I'm excited about the possibilities for '10.

To add to this, they know we need some sort of collision but for the most part baseball is not a high contact sport where you are constantly smashing into one another. There are areas where it is warranted. With that said, they would want to have the animations support the contact which I would assume would take serious work. You guys would not want to see two players making contact and bouncing off one another like repelling magnets. It needs to be implemented properly so it is believable!

**jim416** · 02-02-2009, 04:12 PM

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If Pastapadre said it hasn't been fixed....I dunno. I saw something different. Now if the ball is too far for him to dive/stretch, maybe that's what he saw, but I saw this same thing I"m talking about several times.

**jim416** · 02-02-2009, 04:15 PM

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Originally posted by nemesis04

To add to this, they know we need some sort of collision but for the most part baseball is not a high contact sport where you are constantly smashing into one another. There are areas where it is warranted. With that said, they would want to have the animations support the contact which I would assume would take serious work. You guys would not want to see two players making contact and bouncing off one another like repelling magnets. It needs to be implemented properly so it is believable!

To add to this, and I know I touched on it several thousand pages back

the ball hitting the wall, the ball hitting a player, the players running into players ARE collision detection, but have nothing to do with one another from a programming perspective.

**Pared** · 02-02-2009, 04:16 PM

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Did anyone mention how the pitchers can actually field this year? Someone had their pitcher make a gorgeous no-look grab with their glove hand... and I saw Santana fielding most of the stuff that comes his way!

Of course, balls still got by into the outfield... but it's a leap over last year.

**jim416** · 02-02-2009, 04:17 PM

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Originally posted by Pared

Did anyone mention how the pitchers can actually field this year? Someone had their pitcher make a gorgeous no-look grab with their glove hand... and I saw Santana fielding most of the stuff that comes his way!

Of course, balls still got by into the outfield... but it's a leap over last year.

Pared.....I took a screen of Kevin Gregg doing this. After I cleaned up the mess in my pants. He fielded the ball BEHIND HIS BACK.

**beau21** · 02-02-2009, 04:17 PM

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*sighs*

I wish Kolbe or Chris or someone with information could pop their head in here and give us a wink if the demo was/is being released this week...

**mike75** · 02-02-2009, 04:20 PM

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Originally posted by jim416

If Pastapadre said it hasn't been fixed....I dunno. I saw something different. Now if the ball is too far for him to dive/stretch, maybe that's what he saw, but I saw this same thing I"m talking about several times.

Here you go "Still had times where the SS would run for a ground ball up the middle and it would just go by him without any attempt animation being made"

The Show Community Preview Report #1 - pastapadre.com

http://www.pastapadre.com/6003/the-show-community-preview-report-1

After about five hours with the game today and more than that to come tomorrow there will be plenty to discuss about MLB 09 The Show. I wanted to get some initial thoughts up now and follow that up with one that will probably be more extensive tomorrow night. First, there are some restrictions to

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