Community Day Questions, Answers, and Impressions

[Chizzypoof]

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Throwing question.

Pared and Nem, thanks for the in depth information on the throw meter. Once you stated the throw meter changes I was really scared that the little league lob throw from the outfield would return. I hope they get the change in.

Did you have a chance to see if you can change the base you are throwing to or to stop your throw mid bar?

It would be nice to see a double clutch instead of just launching it to the wrong base.

[CubFan23]

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Did they fix the problem with the 40 man roster and the 60 day DL?

Last year if you put a player on the 60 day DL he still counted against your 40 man.

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Just wondering if this question has been addressed, this is very important to franchise mode players

Knight said that yes, this was fixed

[jeremym480]

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I apologize in advance if these questions have been asked before but, I thought of two questions while reading through the other thread.

1) When someone hit's a homerun do you know right when the ball is hit or is there some suspense to it?

2) Are there any major changes in player/manager ejections?

Thanks

[Pared]

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Throwing question.

Pared and Nem, thanks for the in depth information on the throw meter. Once you stated the throw meter changes I was really scared that the little league lob throw from the outfield would return. I hope they get the change in.

Did you have a chance to see if you can change the base you are throwing to or to stop your throw mid bar?

It would be nice to see a double clutch instead of just launching it to the wrong base.

No, and it's pretty understandable why.

Throws are tied into animations. Say you are trying to throw a runner tagging up out at home from Center. Your player makes the catch, starts the build up for the gun home and that animation follows through with him tumbling forward. If you changed your throw, they have to account for that animation to stop and then change play out. So your player would tumble and never throw the ball.

Of course, you can also expect to create all these difference branch throws from every single spot but if they did this, you'd see less animations as a whole. It's a lot more work.

As it works currently, say you start pre-loading a throw to first and see the runner break home. As long as you haven't fielded the ball yet, you can tap X and go home. Once your player starts his motion however, you are committed.

[johnnyg83]

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Well i've played baseball for about 17 years now, and yes ANYTHING can happen when you square up a baseball..You can hit a solid grounder aka pee rod!!! a liner (could be a double or could line to some one), a homer or even jus a high pop up...baseball is a game of inches, so jus because you guess perfectly and square it up doesn't mean your gonna get a homerun, or even a base hit for that matter...

And I've been adhering to the laws of physics since I before I was born.

If you pop it up it means your timing or location of the bat was off.

It is science.

[Skyboxer]

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Well i've played baseball for about 17 years now, and yes ANYTHING can happen when you square up a baseball..You can hit a solid grounder aka pee rod!!! a liner (could be a double or could line to some one), a homer or even jus a high pop up...baseball is a game of inches, so jus because you guess perfectly and square it up doesn't mean your gonna get a homerun, or even a base hit for that matter...

Yep yep..
An embarrasing moment: In one stretch I had hit 3 HR's in my last 4 at bats and just knew the ball I had just hit was gone by a mile. I was all over it.

I flipped my bat and started trotting (and looked good doing it) and watched as the left fielder never really moved much and caught the ball 10-15 feet short of the fence...
I trotted right around and into the dugout but I looked good doing that too....
I timed it right and put a great swing on it but obviously the trajectory/angle of the bat was just off a bit or I was just under it a tad.

Round bat <<<>>> Round ball type of thing

[metsman8669]

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Knight just showed me Citi field and there is now a (Pepsi) generic sign there it went in last night.

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Are their the championship banners on the LF wall along with the retired numbers???

OH MY GOD! I cannot wait!!!

[BravesBoy]

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Yep yep..
An embarrasing moment: In one stretch I had hit 3 HR's in my last 4 at bats and just knew the ball I had just hit was gone by a mile. I was all over it.

I flipped my bat and started trotting (and looked good doing it) and watched as the left fielder never really moved much and caught the ball 10-15 feet short of the fence...
I trotted right around and into the dugout but I looked good doing that too....
I timed it right and put a great swing on it but obviously the trajectory/angle of the bat was just off a bit or I was just under it a tad.

Round bat <<<>>> Round ball type of thing

HAHA!! i know how ya feel man, i've experienced the same thing before. Flip the bat, start the trot anddddd damn, he caught it lol!! It's kinda funny and embarrassing at the same time

[CArty]

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Are there any updates to the Coaches feature?

[queensbomber]

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There's no reason to worry about it. It's almost as if some of you are LOOKING for something complain about.

This is absolutely true. These past three years have been great for video game baseball on PS3. I myself traded in my xbox just so I can play The Show '08.
When last year rolled around and everyone got the game, wasn't it friggin' amazing? But still there were complaints, I myself had my share,
but then I remember the days when I was playing World Series Baseball on the genesis and there was no player editor not even a player creator. I was playing my Yankees pretending Mike Gallego was Derek Jeter, Jason Jacome was Andy Pettitte. I was doing my own commentary (in my head).
These games have come a long way and if Sony decided that The Show 09 would be it, then I'd be pretty happy.

[Ozmosis]

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I cant believe this is a topic being discussed...anyone that plays baseball knows weird things happen when 2 round objects collide...theres been too many examples already given to explain why hitting a ball can be unpredictable, could be the structure of the bat..ie cracked but didnt explode...spin of the pitch..wind..oh and all that physic stuff that dude thinks he knows everything about...its not as simple as you make it sound..

[countryboy]

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Take it easy, I love the game. I love my wife too but she's not perfect.

I just want to make sure I'm clear on this. If I time it perfectly, guess the pitch and the location that as a batter I should expect ANYTHING to happen?

you should expect to hit the ball solidly more times than not, but you shouldn't be surprised to miss a pitch, by either hitting on top or underneath the ball, or swinging thru it completely.

Guessing location does not equate to contact right on the sweet spot of the bat.

[Skyboxer]

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Last question (yeah right): Will we ever be able to get a global editor built into the game or an external app?

And lastly: Can we please get a print feature? I'd love to be able to print out my rosters/stats etc..
I thought a couple years ago we'd have this by now with the HDD's and USB ports...

PLEASE ADD THIS IN SOMETIME! If not in 10 at least in 11...

Pretty please...
Sugar on top....

[Ozmosis]

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I had a similar circumstance too..I pulled my right thigh in my 2nd at bat in game 1 of a double hitter.***nning out a dribbler. (I was safe) by game 2 and some pain pills later all I could do is walk..no running..and I crank my last at bat to the top of the fence and it rolled down on the inside of the fence..all I could do is walk to 1st base..luckly the pitch got rattled by that..considering he was assuming I couldnt hit anymore..and walked the next 3 guys and I made it home...lol to make this relevant to the post...these changes are great and cant wait for the game..

[EnigmaNemesis]

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you should expect to hit the ball solidly more times than not, but you shouldn't be surprised to miss a pitch, by either hitting on top or underneath the ball, or swinging thru it completely.

Guessing location does not equate to contact right on the sweet spot of the bat.

Agreed. I cant fathom how many times in real life I would guess the exact pitch and location, and just miss it or not make the best contact.

And it happens all the time in the big leagues as well. You see the frustrations on the player's faces when they just miss on a perfectly guessed pitch/location.