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  • ShaolinSteez
    Rookie
    • Sep 2003
    • 118

    #106
    Re: **The little things thread**

    Originally posted by ComaFaction
    This was a moment that just felt so good...something that always felt scripted in older 2k games with the pre-loaded r-stick diving (with fielders):

    Playing as the M's vs. Angels. Gary Matthews drives on into right centre....a real screamer. Ichiro (and man he can fly in the field....LOVE how you can feel the difference in fielders' range) takes off and I can completely envision the line hte ball will take....it's going to drop in front of him, so I just pick my spot and lunge all out. Perfectly timed, he scoops the ball just before it lands for a highlight-reel out.

    In the last couple of years, these catches always felt like "press stick...watch game accommodate fielder speed to ensure animation lines up with ball...catch". It's so much more organic now, and I've had similar plays where I miss the ball completely.

    I really love the fielding in this game.
    I think you just sold it for me here. The biggest gripe I had with 2K7 was the fielding. I keep reading about how fun fielding is now makes me very

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    • MaricopaMetFan
      Rookie
      • Mar 2005
      • 171

      #107
      Re: **The little things thread**

      Hanley Ramierez went down on one knee to swipe at a sharp gounder, it hits his glove and ricochets into the outfield...nice deflection angle, not just the ball going through him.

      Not sure if it's team specific, but someone in Oakland's crowd yelled 'Beat these Idiots' against the Red Sox (Haven't heard it from FLA or ATL crowd against the Mets)

      Collision (minor) between Santana and Delgado while covering first.

      Castillo covering first when Perez was out of position and Delgado had fielded a ball halfway between 1st and 2nd. Castillo was charging it and kept on going towards the bag. Rare for the 2B to do this on a non-bunt play, but I've seen it happen in a real game.
      Last edited by MaricopaMetFan; 03-07-2008, 02:22 PM.

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      • Hoos
        MVP
        • Mar 2003
        • 3998

        #108
        Re: **The little things thread**

        Originally posted by davewins
        Player's getting hurt is pretty cool too. I was pitching with Pedro and he took a line drive off the arm and it was his pitching arm so they took him out (it said something like "bruised bicep out for 2-3 weeks)

        Yeah, a few days ago my pitcher (forget who) took the third pitch of the game off his melon in the form of a screaming line drive up th middle. It put him out of the game with a concussion. He was laying on the ground holding his head rocking back forth like he was dying......sweeeet !!!

        Oh yeah, almost forgot..........the ball richocheted off his head straing back to my catcher for an easy out at first. That was a hardly a consolation prize as my pitcher lay there in agony ...... LOL
        Last edited by Hoos; 03-07-2008, 06:42 PM.
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        • Blzer
          Resident film pundit
          • Mar 2004
          • 42532

          #109
          Re: **The little things thread**

          Originally posted by hoosier4974
          Yeah, a few days ago my pitcher (forget who) took the third pitch of the game off his melon in the form of a screaming line drive up th middle. It put him out of the game with a concussion. He was laying on the ground holding his head rocking back forth like he was dying......sweeeet !!!
          Had the exact same thing with Matsuzaka. Mild concussion, out day-to-day.
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          • MizzouRah
            All Star
            • Jul 2002
            • 8556

            #110
            Re: **The little things thread**

            When playing against the Yankees in New York and after an inning it did a camera pan where it started at the subway and then brought you over the top of the stadium then you could see inside as the players were getting ready for the next inning to start. Very cool.

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            • Village Idiot
              Probably Insane
              • Sep 2004
              • 2733

              #111
              Re: **The little things thread**

              Originally posted by MizzouRah
              When playing against the Yankees in New York and after an inning it did a camera pan where it started at the subway and then brought you over the top of the stadium then you could see inside as the players were getting ready for the next inning to start. Very cool.
              There needs to be a lot more shots like that. They don't show off the stadiums nearly enough.
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              • MizzouRah
                All Star
                • Jul 2002
                • 8556

                #112
                Re: **The little things thread**

                Originally posted by Undefeated
                There needs to be a lot more shots like that. They don't show off the stadiums nearly enough.
                Totally agree!

                That was one of the best camera pans I've ever seen in a video game!!

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                • BadKermit
                  Rookie
                  • Feb 2004
                  • 482

                  #113
                  Re: **The little things thread**

                  2 things:

                  1. I swear Alfonso Soriano does a little hop just before he catches a pop-up. I looked at it in a replay, and I think he hops.

                  2. I was down a run at Wrigley against the Brewers, and gave up a couple of hits to start the 7th (I think). I went 2-0 to Ryan Braun, and the crowd started getting louder, trying to cheer me on. I got a strike, and suddenly the whole crowd was on its feet. I even the count at 2-2, and the place got really loud. I proceeded to serve up a 2-run double (oops), and everyone sat right back down and went dead silent. The crowds certainly aren't perfect, but they are VASTLY improved from last year.
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                  • therizing02
                    MVP
                    • Apr 2003
                    • 4176

                    #114
                    Re: **The little things thread**

                    Originally posted by BadKermit
                    2 things:
                    2. I was down a run at Wrigley against the Brewers, and gave up a couple of hits to start the 7th (I think). I went 2-0 to Ryan Braun, and the crowd started getting louder, trying to cheer me on. I got a strike, and suddenly the whole crowd was on its feet. I even the count at 2-2, and the place got really loud. I proceeded to serve up a 2-run double (oops), and everyone sat right back down and went dead silent. The crowds certainly aren't perfect, but they are VASTLY improved from last year.
                    I agree man!! Try playing the Sox at Wrigley. I just beat them 6-5. Ramirez hit a 2 out 2 run double in the 8th. The crowd behind the plate was standing the entire 9th inning with Howry trying to nail down the save.

                    2K has really improved the crowds for Rivalry type games.

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                    • MaricopaMetFan
                      Rookie
                      • Mar 2005
                      • 171

                      #115
                      Re: **The little things thread**

                      Originally posted by Cardinalsboy21
                      One thing I thought that was cool was when I went to rob a homerun and it bounced off my glove and went over the fence.I jumped too soon. lol
                      If you unlock Jose Canseco, it bounces off your head!

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                      • mike1409
                        Rookie
                        • Dec 2004
                        • 69

                        #116
                        Re: **The little things thread**

                        I hit a looping liner up the middle. The second baseman made a diving catch and had a nice ice cream cone. He popped up and showed it to the ump before running off the field. It was so cool to see the ball extended out of the top of the glove.

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                        • belljr
                          Rookie
                          • Mar 2003
                          • 229

                          #117
                          Re: **The little things thread**

                          Originally posted by MaricopaMetFan
                          If you unlock Jose Canseco, it bounces off your head!
                          LOL. I just had the same thing happen to me. Off the glove. Pretty cool

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                          • MaricopaMetFan
                            Rookie
                            • Mar 2005
                            • 171

                            #118
                            Re: **The little things thread**

                            Threw a 3 - 2 pitch as Dice K, batter takes it and heads up the line...then the ump punched him out to end the inning!

                            Had a Manny line drive down to third, A's 3B leaps and deflects it over to the SS for an out.

                            Also had a Brave take out Reyes at second, and the ball got loose. Fortunately, Castillo recovered it in time before the runner who had just made it to third could score.

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                            • buttsakk
                              Pro
                              • Apr 2007
                              • 687

                              #119
                              Re: **The little things thread**

                              Was batting with Winn against Lowe, with Dave Roberts on first. Took the first pitch up the middle off of Lowe's leg, the ball pops in the air and Nomar catches it for an out. Dave Roberts almost got tagged for a double play. Pretty cool, to bad after the game, the game froze in the menu screen...
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                              • Sportsforever
                                NL MVP
                                • Mar 2005
                                • 20368

                                #120
                                Re: **The little things thread**

                                Tonight in a Braves @ Reds game I hit a line drive in the hole and SS Alex Gonzalez dove and made a snow cone catch (you could see the ball poking out of the tip of his glove)...as he was laying on the ground he holds it up for the ump to see. Hadn't seen that one before.
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