MLB 12 The Show Features 14 New Umpires With All New Personalities and Other Tidbits

[adamj2281]

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Yeah new grass with more realistic coloring as well.

[HustlinOwl]

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I'm pretty sure it's 4 but I'm not 100% sure. The thing is in The Show 10 (not sure about any versions before) the strike zones were pretty well defined and you knew what you could do. For some reason in The Show 11 the umpires weren't calling games that well. One pitch would be called a strike and if that same pitch was thrown again it wouldn't be. It's just as managers in baseball say "I don't care what the strike zone is, just be consistent." I didn't feel it was that way in 11. Something changed about that area of the game. Hopefully for 12 they will get it on the right track again because I absolutely love how they have this feature. It really puts this game over the top IMO. It just adds so much realism when it's done well.

lol really, sounds like baseball to me

[MetsFan16]

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I wanna hear more about the improvements to both Road to the Show and Franchise. Mostly Trade Logic in both modes because last year the Trade Logic was terrible.

[LastActionHero]

Yeah new grass with more realistic coloring as well.

I second this. The screenshots would suggest the grass didn't get any love but its too early to tell. They might be still working on it and implementing it later in the development cycle.

Keeping my fingers crossed.

[snugglyirishman]

I wanna hear more about the improvements to both Road to the Show and Franchise. Mostly Trade Logic in both modes because last year the Trade Logic was terrible.

I'm also hoping they fix the Free Agency contracts...it sucks to finally get to your first Free Agency period in RTTS and you get no offers and you have to try out for a team even though you're ranked #1 in your position.

[mlblover15]

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Not only does this mean for behind the plate but on the bases as well. At least this is my common sense thinking doing its thing. Also more umpires means we "should" have all area's covered in the post season.

This will make it better, think about it..

if in fact we get to see all... what total... 18 or so Umpires in a season and one of us is dedicated or obsessive enough to chart each ones zones or whatever it is that makes them different what if just IF... they made it possible that we would end up getting the best of the best for the post season....

maybe even a different mix of the whole package for each level of playoffs...

not that i have any idea what I'm talking about just speculating and rambling and wishing and hoping and all that... or whatever.. however it works out... it is better for us and the game...

can't wait to see if i get thrown out of a game or to see if a pitcher/catcher get in the face of the umpires for bad calls or what not...

[CubFan23]

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I wanna hear more about the improvements to both Road to the Show and Franchise. Mostly Trade Logic in both modes because last year the Trade Logic was terrible.

I want this too, more important than new cleats.

[pj_28]

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I'm pretty sure it's 4 but I'm not 100% sure. The thing is in The Show 10 (not sure about any versions before) the strike zones were pretty well defined and you knew what you could do. For some reason in The Show 11 the umpires weren't calling games that well. One pitch would be called a strike and if that same pitch was thrown again it wouldn't be. It's just as managers in baseball say "I don't care what the strike zone is, just be consistent." I didn't feel it was that way in 11. Something changed about that area of the game. Hopefully for 12 they will get it on the right track again because I absolutely love how they have this feature. It really puts this game over the top IMO. It just adds so much realism when it's done well.

To me that depends on the umpire, some umps in baseball are regularly graded as the worst in the league and are known to have inconsistent strike zones (CB Bucknor and Joe West) and others are very consistent (Jim Joyce and Jim Wolf). If they do what happens in FIFA and they tell you who is behind the plate you would learn what umps are consistent and what umps are going to make you pull your hair out.

I hope that if they do get Joe West they have one of his country tracks play every time he ejects someone.

[sportdan30]

Please please please add a MLB 2K style presentation.....PLEASE!!!!!

[JerseySuave4]

new cleats... yay!

[ILurk]

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Please please please add a MLB 2K style presentation.....PLEASE!!!!!

Just play MLB 2K if you want their style of presentation.

I hope the jerseys blow in high winds. that would be a little icing on the cake. they're doing excellent in improving this game year to year anyway.

[bwiggy33]

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To me that depends on the umpire, some umps in baseball are regularly graded as the worst in the league and are known to have inconsistent strike zones (CB Bucknor and Joe West) and others are very consistent (Jim Joyce and Jim Wolf). If they do what happens in FIFA and they tell you who is behind the plate you would learn what umps are consistent and what umps are going to make you pull your hair out.

I hope that if they do get Joe West they have one of his country tracks play every time he ejects someone.

No doubt you are correct on that. I just think that it wasn't done as well as it was in MLB 10. To me MLB 10 had the umpires down perfectly. There was just something about 11 that didn't seem right. It was not a huge issue to me because I would rather have them miss more calls than give more calls. It was enough for it to bother me a little bit though. The best but worst feeling I get in this game is when an ump misses a no doubt strike 3 and then I give up a huge hit on the next pitch. It just feels like baseball. I absolutely can not wait for 12. For some reason I'm more excited than 12 then I was for 11. This game can only get better.

[Perfect Zero]

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I hope that if they do get Joe West they have one of his country tracks play every time he ejects someone.

I don't think they have real umpires in the game. If I'm not mistaken, all Russell said was that there would be fourteen additional umpires. That is unless they have a license with the Umpire's Union; in which that would be bad because they probably want to be viewed in a positive light without variable strikes.

[joshtree14]

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3d grass didn't add anything to madden, it's only visible in replay mode. Do you play the game from replay mode?

[Knight165]

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I don't think they have real umpires in the game. If I'm not mistaken, all Russell said was that there would be fourteen additional umpires. That is unless they have a license with the Umpire's Union; in which that would be bad because they probably want to be viewed in a positive light without variable strikes.

I'm pretty sure they will be SCEA created umpires.
Somebody make the Wiki guide to SCEA umpires and their strikezones!

M.K.
Knight165