And ESPN wins the baseball video game derby by default! - Operation Sports Forums

Hey everyone, just wanted to let you all know OS now has an official Discord that you can join right now. We’ve kicked around Discords for individual games in the past, but it felt like the right time to make it more of an official thing.

Steve and I have wanted to get this going for a bit because we obviously still hear from y’all who are unhappy with some stuff on the forums, plus when there are forum outages we still want to have a place for everyone to hang. My overarching goal for the longer term is to have both Discord and the forums ultimately work together. There are some logistical issues with the vBulletin forums that don’t allow things to sync right with Discord so there will be a little maneuvering as we try to get mods and forum members any proper roles/tags they need on the Discord, but we can work through that stuff easily enough as people join.

Our general goal is to give people more options to interact with OS community members, whether that’s Discord, the forums, this newsletter, or improved apps. If people want to stick more to the forums, that’s cool. If people want to stick more to the Discord, that’s also cool. In my perfect world, we do a lot of BSing and day-to-day chatting on the Discord about games and sports, and then more of the “in-depth” discussions or hefty things like long slider breakdowns or analysis of gameplay end up on the forums so that can act as a sort of “best of” area for anything OS community related. That said, you all will ultimately shape how the ecosystem shakes out, I just want to give you spaces you like so you can have a good time with other folks in the community.

The same general rules will apply on the Discord as they do on the forums, and we’ve brought most of the forum categories to the Discord as well so there should not be too much confusion as you navigate around.

With the Operation Sports and Discord announcement now out there, it’s also worth mentioning our OS premium newsletter, which quietly launched a couple of weeks ago. Built off the Not Just Another Roster Update newsletter, it offers a mix of retrospectives, guides, interviews and deeper dives into the sports gaming world—covering both current and classic titles.

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And ESPN wins the baseball video game derby by default!

03-29-2004, 01:49 PM

I will buy ESPN simply because I know it will be every bit as good as last year's version. The three other games on the market as of today have major flaws. MLB 2005 is the best of the bunch, but the lack of player editing, sliders, and walks is killing me. I know ESPN will have its problems too, but WS2K3 was my favorite game of all time, and I know this game will be a better version!

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03-29-2004, 02:00 PM

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03-29-2004, 02:18 PM

Re: And ESPN wins the baseball video game derby by default!

I'd enjoy this game if I could find a way to get over the absolutely horrific swing animations.

That and I thought it was WAY too easy to K the CPU last year. No matter what level I played, I wound up with 17 or so K's per/game. From the impression sticky, it doesn't sound like this has changed....
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03-29-2004, 02:18 PM

Re: And ESPN wins the baseball video game derby by default!

I'd enjoy this game if I could find a way to get over the absolutely horrific swing animations.

That and I thought it was WAY too easy to K the CPU last year. No matter what level I played, I wound up with 17 or so K's per/game. From the impression sticky, it doesn't sound like this has changed....
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03-29-2004, 02:18 PM

Re: And ESPN wins the baseball video game derby by default!

I'd enjoy this game if I could find a way to get over the absolutely horrific swing animations.

That and I thought it was WAY too easy to K the CPU last year. No matter what level I played, I wound up with 17 or so K's per/game. From the impression sticky, it doesn't sound like this has changed....
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03-29-2004, 07:28 PM

Re: And ESPN wins the baseball video game derby by default!

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joeboo said:
I'd enjoy this game if I could find a way to get over the absolutely horrific swing animations.

That and I thought it was WAY too easy to K the CPU last year. No matter what level I played, I wound up with 17 or so K's per/game. From the impression sticky, it doesn't sound like this has changed....

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You obviously didn't pitch with Texas. Trying to strike anyone out with that crappy staff was a lot of work. Chan ho was good for around 10 to 12, but after that forget about it.

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03-29-2004, 07:28 PM

Re: And ESPN wins the baseball video game derby by default!

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joeboo said:
I'd enjoy this game if I could find a way to get over the absolutely horrific swing animations.

That and I thought it was WAY too easy to K the CPU last year. No matter what level I played, I wound up with 17 or so K's per/game. From the impression sticky, it doesn't sound like this has changed....

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You obviously didn't pitch with Texas. Trying to strike anyone out with that crappy staff was a lot of work. Chan ho was good for around 10 to 12, but after that forget about it.

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03-29-2004, 07:28 PM

Re: And ESPN wins the baseball video game derby by default!

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joeboo said:
I'd enjoy this game if I could find a way to get over the absolutely horrific swing animations.

That and I thought it was WAY too easy to K the CPU last year. No matter what level I played, I wound up with 17 or so K's per/game. From the impression sticky, it doesn't sound like this has changed....

<hr /></blockquote><font class="post">

You obviously didn't pitch with Texas. Trying to strike anyone out with that crappy staff was a lot of work. Chan ho was good for around 10 to 12, but after that forget about it.

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03-29-2004, 07:39 PM

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taylor34 said:
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joeboo said:
I'd enjoy this game if I could find a way to get over the absolutely horrific swing animations.

That and I thought it was WAY too easy to K the CPU last year. No matter what level I played, I wound up with 17 or so K's per/game. From the impression sticky, it doesn't sound like this has changed....

<hr /></blockquote><font class="post">

You obviously didn't pitch with Texas. Trying to strike anyone out with that crappy staff was a lot of work. Chan ho was good for around 10 to 12, but after that forget about it.

Taylor34

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Good point, I didn't!! I did however rack up some K's with the Pirates staff - most notably Kip Wells and Kris Benson. However, Josh Fogg was able to get around 13 or so/game for me as well.
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03-29-2004, 07:39 PM

Re: And ESPN wins the baseball video game derby by default!

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taylor34 said:
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joeboo said:
I'd enjoy this game if I could find a way to get over the absolutely horrific swing animations.

That and I thought it was WAY too easy to K the CPU last year. No matter what level I played, I wound up with 17 or so K's per/game. From the impression sticky, it doesn't sound like this has changed....

<hr /></blockquote><font class="post">

You obviously didn't pitch with Texas. Trying to strike anyone out with that crappy staff was a lot of work. Chan ho was good for around 10 to 12, but after that forget about it.

Taylor34

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Good point, I didn't!! I did however rack up some K's with the Pirates staff - most notably Kip Wells and Kris Benson. However, Josh Fogg was able to get around 13 or so/game for me as well.
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03-29-2004, 07:39 PM

Re: And ESPN wins the baseball video game derby by default!

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taylor34 said:
</font><blockquote><font class="small">Quote:</font><hr />
joeboo said:
I'd enjoy this game if I could find a way to get over the absolutely horrific swing animations.

That and I thought it was WAY too easy to K the CPU last year. No matter what level I played, I wound up with 17 or so K's per/game. From the impression sticky, it doesn't sound like this has changed....

<hr /></blockquote><font class="post">

You obviously didn't pitch with Texas. Trying to strike anyone out with that crappy staff was a lot of work. Chan ho was good for around 10 to 12, but after that forget about it.

Taylor34

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Good point, I didn't!! I did however rack up some K's with the Pirates staff - most notably Kip Wells and Kris Benson. However, Josh Fogg was able to get around 13 or so/game for me as well.
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03-29-2004, 09:42 PM

Re: And ESPN wins the baseball video game derby by default!

What level were you guys playing on? I tweaked the sliders so that it made pitching a challenge. In my Cubs season, Wood hade like a 3.23 ERA, but I think Prior had an ERA around 4.

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03-29-2004, 09:42 PM

Re: And ESPN wins the baseball video game derby by default!

What level were you guys playing on? I tweaked the sliders so that it made pitching a challenge. In my Cubs season, Wood hade like a 3.23 ERA, but I think Prior had an ERA around 4.

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