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  • spankdatazz22
    All Star
    • May 2003
    • 6219

    #61
    Re: Little Things Thread.....

    CPU hit a fly ball (not sure where I was playing) into the bullpen; the pitchers had to move out of the way - very cool
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    • Scottdau
      Banned
      • Feb 2003
      • 32580

      #62
      Re: Little Things Thread.....

      Originally posted by q_bert183
      You vicious, vicious man.
      He ran after it to go get it, it didn't hit him!

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      • dubplate
        MVP
        • Dec 2002
        • 3784

        #63
        Re: Little Things Thread.....

        I like how it isn't a guarantee that your fielder will make the play when you're prompted to hit the R-stick to scale the wall. I've had Aaron Rowand make and miss a few off these types of catches. This really keeps the game fresh.

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        • Hoos
          MVP
          • Mar 2003
          • 3998

          #64
          Re: Little Things Thread.....

          I love the player collisions in the game. In a game last night (first play of the game) I fielded the ball with my first baseman and decided to run the ball to the bag. Problem is my pitcher beat me to it and ran him over. Lost my pitcher on that play with a dislocated finger. I could see him walking off the field holding his hand with a not so nice look on his face like he wanted to take a bat to the first baseman :y4:
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          • CMH
            Making you famous
            • Oct 2002
            • 26203

            #65
            Re: Little Things Thread.....

            Originally posted by CowherPower
            Just noticed.......the umpires actually change position.
            I've had a different ump in each of the games I've played.
            This is definitely a nice feature. I am really looking forward to remembering the umps and working them, much like Brinkman said.

            Weird thing is, my first two games ever I had the same home umpire. His last name starts with an S and he wears the number 64.

            The guy doesn't give you any low and away calls. Nothing. Great thing is, on the second game, he continued with his non-calls on low and away pitches.

            So now I play with another umpire on my third game (he wears number 19) and I'm getting the calls I wasn't getting with that first ump. But, his strike zone was more stern. He called the borderline ones, but they needed to be right on the border. A bit off and he actually turns his head away after the pitch almost to say, "Nah, I'm not calling that."
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            • FocusYoMindOnDis
              Pro
              • Jul 2004
              • 727

              #66
              Re: Little Things Thread.....

              Originally posted by Williamz
              Prince Fielder has his neck tatoo which is visable when he is at the plate!!
              A weird thing......A-Rod was batting and he still had batting gloves in his back pocket but he was also wearing batting gloves.....4 gloves?
              one of the Pirates has a neck tattoo also, i thought i was bugging but now i see i wasnt...
              When you see it...you'll know what it is...

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              • Heelfan71
                Hall Of Fame
                • Jul 2002
                • 19940

                #67
                Re: Little Things Thread.....

                Arod has 4 batting gloves. 2 to bat with and 2 when on base. Lots of guys do this because their is usually pine tar on their batting gloves and if they wear them on the bases, the dirt will stick to them like glue.
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                • FocusYoMindOnDis
                  Pro
                  • Jul 2004
                  • 727

                  #68
                  Re: Little Things Thread.....

                  Originally posted by YankeePride_YP
                  This is definitely a nice feature. I am really looking forward to remembering the umps and working them, much like Brinkman said.

                  Weird thing is, my first two games ever I had the same home umpire. His last name starts with an S and he wears the number 64.

                  The guy doesn't give you any low and away calls. Nothing. Great thing is, on the second game, he continued with his non-calls on low and away pitches.

                  So now I play with another umpire on my third game (he wears number 19) and I'm getting the calls I wasn't getting with that first ump. But, his strike zone was more stern. He called the borderline ones, but they needed to be right on the border. A bit off and he actually turns his head away after the pitch almost to say, "Nah, I'm not calling that."

                  wowsers, thats awesome...but ive been gettin jobbed by the upmires so far...the cpu is getting the Maddux circa 1996 treatment ...i on the other hand have been getting the Leslie Neilsen (naked gun pt 1.)end of the umpiring scale
                  When you see it...you'll know what it is...

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                  • Seahawk76
                    MVP
                    • Oct 2005
                    • 1394

                    #69
                    Re: Little Things Thread.....

                    Originally posted by FocusYoMindOnDis
                    wowsers, thats awesome...but ive been gettin jobbed by the upmires so far...the cpu is getting the Maddux circa 1996 treatment ...i on the other hand have been getting the Leslie Neilsen (naked gun pt 1.)end of the umpiring scale
                    I got the Don Denkinger treatment while playing as the Cards. A bad throw to first on a grounder definitely pulled the first baseman off the bag but the ump called me out anyway. I wanted to send La Russa out to go medieval on his *** but couldn't figure out how to do it.
                    Last edited by Seahawk76; 02-28-2007, 01:21 PM.

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                    • USF11
                      C*rr*ntly *n L*f* T*lt
                      • Jun 2003
                      • 4245

                      #70
                      Re: Little Things Thread.....

                      5 inn into my game it started to rain, its a nice touch!
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                      • Kramer5150
                        Medicore Mike
                        • Dec 2002
                        • 7395

                        #71
                        Re: Little Things Thread.....

                        Originally posted by YankeePride_YP
                        This is definitely a nice feature. I am really looking forward to remembering the umps and working them, much like Brinkman said.

                        Weird thing is, my first two games ever I had the same home umpire. His last name starts with an S and he wears the number 64.

                        The guy doesn't give you any low and away calls. Nothing. Great thing is, on the second game, he continued with his non-calls on low and away pitches.

                        So now I play with another umpire on my third game (he wears number 19) and I'm getting the calls I wasn't getting with that first ump. But, his strike zone was more stern. He called the borderline ones, but they needed to be right on the border. A bit off and he actually turns his head away after the pitch almost to say, "Nah, I'm not calling that."
                        Dude...that's awesome.I didn't even pay attention to that.
                        I wouldn't have thought this game goes into THAT much detail.
                        Something to look out for.This really adds to the element of pitching.

                        BTW....who is that in your avatar??
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                        • DavidPuddy
                          Rookie
                          • Mar 2003
                          • 416

                          #72
                          Re: Little Things Thread.....

                          dont know if this was in last years, (didn't play it because it was so terrible, worst game i ever bought)

                          but i noticed if you take too long to pitch, the batter will call for time and step out of the box.

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                          • skeletore2002
                            Rookie
                            • Feb 2003
                            • 394

                            #73
                            Re: Little Things Thread.....

                            Originally posted by DavidPuddy
                            dont know if this was in last years, (didn't play it because it was so terrible, worst game i ever bought)

                            but i noticed if you take too long to pitch, the batter will call for time and step out of the box.
                            Yeah, that was in last year's game as well. Still a nice touch though.

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                            • lefty1117
                              Rookie
                              • Jul 2004
                              • 60

                              #74
                              Re: Little Things Thread.....

                              I like how when you go to a menu in-game, the announcers will start talking about random things. I remember the "balk" conversation from a year ago. heard it again last night and that reminded me of how neat that is.

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                              • gobucks
                                Pro
                                • Aug 2002
                                • 649

                                #75
                                Re: Little Things Thread.....

                                I'll chime in with a good one..was a hard hit ball to right Casey Blake fielded it and tried to gun the runner down going to third but was a late of throw- shoulda threw home...the runner made a hard turn at third and decided to go back and my third baseman taged him out coming back to the bag...super cool.

                                How in the hell do you know who's umpin?

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