Just as the pitcher releases the ball, it flashed the type of pitch, and whether it will be up, down, left, or right. It may or may not be a strike, but you have the general idea of location. I may also flash with the entire zone, so you know it will be strike.
This happen rarely with lesser hitters, and fairly often with guys like Pujols.
I'm not sure I would call it realistic, but it really does differentiate hitters, and surprisingly, makes hitting more fun. I used to turn it off, because of aesthetics, but I found that it really did improve the gameplay in a positive way.
I still prefer the way 2K8 handled this, and would have liked to seen that improved, but this works well, too.

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