MLB 11 The Show Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here

[Chef Matt]

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Here's a picture of Beltre fielding a ball that was hit right down the 3rd base line. He sprinted over, backhanded it, twisted his body around while jumping in the air and momentum carrying him backwards. Amazingly, he somehow made this play for the out. (His feet were about 3-4 feet off the ground which you can't see in this image.)

I carefully estimated the distance of his throw:

3rd base to 1st base = 127.28 ft
Betre's arm was 29 ft from the 3rd base bag
The first baseman's glove was 7.4 feet from the 1st base bag.

Total distance of throw = 150 ft
Time of throw from Beltre's hand to 1st basemens glove: 1.6 seconds

Add all this up and he threw that ball 64 MPH with perfect accuracy (but the ball did bounce once.) And that's not counting the 18 MPH wind in his face.

And I'm not trying to be nit-picky, I'm just curious what you guys think. Is this possible? Do you think arm power & accuracy should be tweaked after seeing this?

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Wow, now that's in depth analysis. I have no opinion on the matter just amazed at the formula. lol.

[swaldo]

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Wow, now that's in depth analysis. I have no opinion on the matter just amazed at the formula. lol.

LOL, it was pretty easy because he's right in line over the 3rd base bag. If he were in some random spot I wouldn't even bother trying to estimate distance.

[Heroesandvillains]

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I don't find anything too suspect in your conclusion, Swaldo...that is, unless Sandoval was running!

Speaking of Sandoval, and in all fairness to the improvements, I hit a really weak ball to him last night. He was chugging along, and came nowhere close to it...as the ball crawled right past him into LF.

Last year, there is no way he doesn't field that ball cleanly.

Though the system may not be perfect, the improvements to fielder ratings are incredible this time around.

And Nemesis makes a great point on Beltre. He's no slouch at third. That play MAY be another story, but all in all, I'm satisfied with 11's improvements this far.

[Blzer]

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I don't find anything too suspect in your conclusion, Swaldo...that is, unless Sandoval was running!

I just wanted to mention that Sandoval is one of the faster big guys out there. In fact, he has a small guy swagger to him for such a big guy that there's almost a sense of irony to his style of play. He might not have the quickest feet, but he can pick it up from first to third pretty well.

Throw Bengie Molina in this conversation and you have yourself a fair example.

[swaldo]

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I just remembered that a pitchers MPH is measured as soon as it leaves the hand. According to the book "The physics of baseball" a ball loses speed at the rate of about 1 mph every 7 feet.

That being the case if someone clocked Beltre with a gun in that image he probably threw it at 75mph with the ending speed around 53mph. That's a hell of a throw! I'd say it's possible but not likely, and the accuracy would have to be off, especially considering the wind.

75 mph is full blown fastball for me (at my old age)

[Scottdau]

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I just remembered that a pitchers MPH is measured as soon as it leaves the hand. According to the book "The physics of baseball" a ball loses speed at the rate of about 1 mph every 7 feet.

That being the case if someone clocked Beltre with a gun in that image he probably threw it at 75mph with the ending speed around 53mph. That's a hell of a throw! I'd say it's possible but not likely, and the accuracy would have to be off, especially considering the wind.

75 mph is full blown fastball for me (at my old age)

Go outside more. also that 75 mph at your Agee was classic.

[Raskal]

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I'd say it's possible, especially for Beltre who has a cannon. I'd say it's a problem if it was always accurate which we can't say from one example.

They don't call Third Baseman, "Magicians" for nothing.

[swaldo]

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Go outside more. also that 75 mph at your Agee was classic.

Raining like crazy today. If it were sunny that post would not exist

[Scottdau]

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Raining like crazy today. If it were sunny that post would not exist

Nice comeback. I submit to your wisdom. I play the demo again and man AT&T Park looks great. The animation feels more smoother to, if that is even possible. I notice that the ball physics are better too. And wow the jersey textures are simply amazing.

[BlackBetty15]

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Just figured out that I HAD to choose either contact or power to be succesful at the plate! :P Feel dumb...but I have been getting some good hits now due to hit. Kinsler is awesome in this game which is weird due to how much he is an all or nothing swinger. Hvaing a blast and really, the demo takes away from what the retail will ultimately deliver.

[Tommyklaid]

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Just figured out that I HAD to choose either contact or power to be succesful at the plate! :P Feel dumb...but I have been getting some good hits now due to hit. Kinsler is awesome in this game which is weird due to how much he is an all or nothing swinger. Hvaing a blast and really, the demo takes away from what the retail will ultimately deliver.

Not necessarily, but it DOES make a difference pending on how far ahead or behind you are in the count.

It's a GREAT addition this year and it REALLY makes you "think" during your at-bats, because you get your choice...love it!

[snailbiscuit]

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I came across a familiar glitch today. I hit a two-run bomb with Nelson Cruz but was only credited with one run, one rbi and Beltre stayed on first.

Hopefully this won't make it into the retail version.

[Scottdau]

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I came across a familiar glitch today. I hit a two-run bomb with Nelson Cruz but was only credited with one run, one rbi and Beltre stayed on first.

Hopefully this won't make it into the retail version.

I would call that more than a glitch. Hopefully that does get fixed.

[Tommyklaid]

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I came across a familiar glitch today. I hit a two-run bomb with Nelson Cruz but was only credited with one run, one rbi and Beltre stayed on first.

Hopefully this won't make it into the retail version.

I remember that EXACT glitch in MLB '09, but SCEA fixed it for '10 ... wonder why it's even there?

[Raskal]

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Has anyone mentioned the dirt effects on the infield? You'll see footprints, slide marks etc. Then every 3 innings they get cleaned up by the grounds crew. Almost positive this wasn't in '10.