The Little Things Thread

[Phobia]

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I have runners at first and second. Grounder to the third baseman who back hands it. He is slightly deeper than the bag and a little toward 2nd base at the time. He moves to go tag third for the out, realizes he's not going to beat the runner, then tries to tag the runner who slides just out of his reach. The animation starting with stepping toward third then changing his mind, turning, and sweeping the tag at the runner was very realistic. The runner's slide seemed timed perfectly.

Everybody is SAFE.

wow can't wait to see that one

[MacDaddy]

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guys, is there wind in this game and does it affect physics of the batted flyballs?

I couldnt tell in the demo


btw, I like the way fans will reach for balls hit into the stands...great touch! Adds life to the crowd

Yes, there is wind, and it definitely affects fly balls. You will be set to make the catch, but the wind will start drifting and you'll have to adjust again to catch it.

[bulls23]

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Yes, there is wind, and it definitely affects fly balls. You will be set to make the catch, but the wind will start drifting and you'll have to adjust again to catch it.

Can you see the wind speed and direction somewhere?

[bigmoe]

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more....we need more, The Show is up to 25 pages

[kcxiv]

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I was the Dodgers of course (like always) i hit a lazy grounder between first and 2nd the Astros first basemen underhanded it to the pitcher running to first, but we know Pierre has some good wheels and i tried to drive into first so i could possibly get under the tag, well the pitcher bent over and took a swipe at my arm and tagged me out.

It was cool, all i could do was smile when that happened.

[BrandonMUC05]

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Wish there were arguments from the managers on close plays... I know its been there before, but has anyone seen it?

[CarryTheWeight]

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I'm a real stickler for "Little Things" myself (check my thread on NHL 2K9) but for some reason I'm not finding much of them in MLB 2K9, something pretty uncharacteristic of VC/2K.

A few interesting things, though...for example, batters argue with the home plate umpire after a close strikeout (not nearly as much as in "the other game", though).

The collision detection on home run balls is hit and miss, but I've seen home run balls bounce off the gigantic restaurant windows in Rogers Centre and the press boxes in Citi Field. Pretty fun stuff to watch when the ball bounces back in play.

[bigfnjoe96]

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I love that batter's step out of the box, adjust themselves, look @ coaches before stepping back in the box

[texaslonewolf]

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when the fans catch the ball in the stands and then you hear a pretty good size cheer as the game gets back going pretty cool!!

[texaslonewolf]

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In chise with the rangers vicente pidilla has a torn calf muscle and then a couple days later on the mlb.com site thing it has a report that pidilla has successful surgery. thats bad*ss

[sixmillion]

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Just played an afternoon game at Chase feild ( Arizona ) and the shadows on the feild were amazing !
There were times in the game when the shadows from the roof were creeping around the mound and home plate and then slowly coming back into the sun again. Looks awseome !

It looks cool at this ballpark because of the design of the roof panels.

[Spanky]

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I like the way fans will reach for balls hit into the stands...great touch! Adds life to the crowd

Was the guy sitting along the third base line, wearing glasses, listening to a Walkman and have a Cubs cap on?

[Alai]

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I love the fielding throw modifier. When the ball is hit and rolling slowly toward 3rd base, I can press + hold onto the Left Trigger, then throw to first base which hurries his throw. This makes the throw very hard and also prone to being a wild throw. Really comes handy when trying a tight double-play. Very neat little addition that some people may not know of.

[SoxFan01605]

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I don't know if this is really classified as a "little thing" but many of the error animations are quite good. I really enjoyed a couple (happened to me once in the demo as well) that had the fielder bobble the ball, try to quickly scoop it, then boot it further away, compounding his issue. To me, some of the diving/leaping catches and error animations are some of the best animations the game has.

Also, for some reason, pitching with Tim Lincecum is a much more fluid pitching experience IMO than any other. If this game gets patched up on the PC, and I can dive further into it, then Timmy will be on whatever team I control (OR...if they figure out a way to unlock editing on PC, then a CAP will at least have his motion)

[MaricopaMetFan]

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On a sharp foul liner, the commentary mentioned that a fan made a great catch.