MLB 09 The Show Demo Available, Post Impressions Here

**spitoon** · 02-11-2009, 02:58 AM

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Originally posted by ty5oke

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.

I mentioned it in the "Little Things" thread, but I hit back to back HR with Utley and Howard, then followed that up with a Double. Kazmir took a walk around behind the mound and then spit on the grass behind it before going back up on the mound...Awesome!

**ty5oke** · 02-11-2009, 03:06 AM

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NICE! When Maddon came out to take Kazmir out, kaz flipped the ball to him when Maddon was about half way out as to say, " get me out of here". Thought it was a nice touch.

**Segagendude** · 02-11-2009, 03:09 AM

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Originally posted by Sportsforever

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...

Me neither! How cool! Man, where's Doc Emmitt Brown and his DeLorean time machine when ya need him!? We could make tomorrow March 2!

**countryboy** · 02-11-2009, 10:00 AM

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I was the Rays last night and took a no-hitter into the 7th inning. Score tied 0-0, before I lost in the bottom of the 7th.

Ruiz led off and I walked him. Next up Hamels bunted Ruiz over to second so I had man on second with 1 out. J-Rol came up and laced one to right, Joyce is on his horse but can't catch up to it as its over his head, bounces to the wall, ball game over.

I gave up one hit and it cost me the ball game

Is it March yet?

**callmetaternuts** · 02-11-2009, 10:13 AM

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I love the difficulty on Legend, i still cant get a hit for the life of me. I may start using Guess Pitch becuase right now i usually get about 1 hit in the 4-7 innings i play. Im not striking out as much, but man, i cant hit for junk.

**davewins** · 02-11-2009, 11:17 AM

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Just played a great game. It went 6 innings and I really focused on the mound. Gave up a solo HR to Crawford to go down 1-0 in the 1st inning. I couldn't hit Kazmir until the bottom of the 3rd when I led off with a single by Jimmy Rollins. I then stole 2nd. I take a fastball on the outer half of the plate over Iwamuras head for a soft single to right and it scores Rollins game tied at 1. It remains 1-1 until the bottom of the 6th when I get a hanging slider that I hit for a walkoff with Utley. That was definetley the best game I have played so far.

In 6 innings the box score looked as follow:

TB 1 3 0
PH 2 4 0

**billyo** · 02-11-2009, 11:21 AM

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Question for the guys who went to SD. Do we still have surprises in store when we get the retail version? Not specifics, just a general question.
Thanks

**Pared** · 02-11-2009, 11:37 AM

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Originally posted by JT30

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

Yes, this is something they are working on. You'll get the animation but not the throw speed. I got a complicated explanation why so I won't even try to pass it on. It made sense though.

Originally posted by billyo

Question for the guys who went to SD. Do we still have surprises in store when we get the retail version? Not specifics, just a general question.
Thanks

Yes, you get to play with 28 more teams. At least.

**NAFBUC** · 02-11-2009, 11:38 AM

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Originally posted by countryboy

I was the Rays last night and took a no-hitter into the 7th inning. Score tied 0-0, before I lost in the bottom of the 7th.

Ruiz led off and I walked him. Next up Hamels bunted Ruiz over to second so I had man on second with 1 out. J-Rol came up and laced one to right, Joyce is on his horse but can't catch up to it as its over his head, bounces to the wall, ball game over.

I gave up one hit and it cost me the ball game

Is it March yet?

Great game CB........what level did you play.

**countryboy** · 02-11-2009, 11:39 AM

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Originally posted by NAFBUC

Great game CB........what level did you play.

Legend default sliders

GP On and used the pitching meter.

**ARMORALLL** · 02-11-2009, 12:08 PM

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The home plate umpire still calls the strikezone to small! Please make it bigger!!!

**nemesis04** · 02-11-2009, 12:18 PM

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Originally posted by ARMORALLL

The home plate umpire still calls the strikezone to small! Please make it bigger!!!

You have to remember you are only seeing one ump in the demo. Each ump that is at the plate is going to have his own interpretation of a ball and strike.

**sask3m** · 02-11-2009, 12:45 PM

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I posted this in a separate thread but i think it got lost in the shuffle so i'll ask in here instead. there was an instance when i had a runner on 2nd and hit a looping liner to centre for a base hit. I sent my runner at 2nd home to try and score on the play. When i saw the cpu was trying to throw him out at the plate i advanced my other runner to 2nd. He was given credit for a double on the play when it really should have been a single, do the devs know about this and will it be fixed in the finished game, thanks.

**LastActionHero** · 02-11-2009, 01:25 PM

Re: MLB 09 The Show Demo Available, Post Impressions Here

Originally posted by Pared

Yes, this is something they are working on. You'll get the animation but not the throw speed. I got a complicated explanation why so I won't even try to pass it on. It made sense though.

So are they working on it for 2010 of trying to figure it out and make it work in 09?

Throwing control like in MVP was the best thing ever so I'm really onto that subject!

**theaub** · 02-11-2009, 01:54 PM

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I've just started to switch the controller every half inning so I can hit...I'm starting to get the hang of this a bit. At least I'm not swinging at circle changes in the dirt now

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