Defense

[wes]

After reading all the complaints about the defense in this game it makes me think that perhaps there is more to it than people are giving it credit for.
Granted, it does sound as though there are some issues, especially in the speed of the outfielders, but could it be that being strong on defense is a skill that you have to learn similar learning the skill of hitting. In most games like HH you stand in the middle of the circle and you catch the ball or the game decides that it is time for you to "make" an error. In ASB the honus is on you and you have to judge the ball for yourself, similar to that in baseball. You're given a circle as an aid but aside from that it is up to you.
Major League players misjudge balls all the time and yea that is very frustrating, similar to when you think you have the ball and it slips past your guy. As I have said before on this site I am a Blue Jays fan and let me tell you Shannon Stewart cannot judge fly balls too well. I'm sure fans of baseball can think of plenty of instances where an outfielder on their team has botched an easy fly ball or line drive and it results in extra bases and runs.
I have heard complaints about the camera view as well and this is a beef of mine also. Different camera angles would be nice so you could at least pick and choose. But in terms of defense I prefer the challenge that ASB offers rather than just standing in a cirlce and waiting to catch the ball.

[jim416]

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Do you have the game? NOt sure by your post. The outfielders, all of them are s-l-o-w. It's not a game killer, but top that with them standing still for a couple seconds before deciding to move it hurts the defense a lot.

[jim416]

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Do you have the game? NOt sure by your post. The outfielders, all of them are s-l-o-w. It's not a game killer, but top that with them standing still for a couple seconds before deciding to move it hurts the defense a lot.

[Wilbur]

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Hey Wes,

Did you hear Catalanotto was hit in head the with a flyball a few days ago and received stitches. Flyballs to the Jays OF should be fun to watch this year.

[Wilbur]

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Hey Wes,

Did you hear Catalanotto was hit in head the with a flyball a few days ago and received stitches. Flyballs to the Jays OF should be fun to watch this year.

[SoMiss2000]

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The outfielders won't stand still if you move them after the ball is hit, are you on auto fielding. I've seen the CPU stand still for a second but still get to fly balls in time.

[SoMiss2000]

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The outfielders won't stand still if you move them after the ball is hit, are you on auto fielding. I've seen the CPU stand still for a second but still get to fly balls in time.

[wes]

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I don't have this year's yet, waiting on the ps2, but it seems like a lot of the complaints are from inexperience. The speed complaint sounds like a very valid one though, I'll have to wait to see it for myself. I'm just saying that I prefer the challenge that the ASB series offers compared to the relative ease of HH.

[wes]

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I don't have this year's yet, waiting on the ps2, but it seems like a lot of the complaints are from inexperience. The speed complaint sounds like a very valid one though, I'll have to wait to see it for myself. I'm just saying that I prefer the challenge that the ASB series offers compared to the relative ease of HH.

[wes]

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poor Frank, sounds like he's off to yet another banner year. Still wondering why we got that guy, he's decent but is there no one in the minors that can fill a spot on the odd day?

[wes]

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poor Frank, sounds like he's off to yet another banner year. Still wondering why we got that guy, he's decent but is there no one in the minors that can fill a spot on the odd day?

[wes]

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and hey at least Wells is out there to help fill some of the holes.

[wes]

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and hey at least Wells is out there to help fill some of the holes.

[Dick_Smalls]

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Jim, I have to step in here and say the Outfielder speeds, ballpark dimmensions and variety of hits in this game is very authentic and vastly improved over last year's version. This year you really can see the differences between player RANGES and their SPEEDS. I have players with low ratings that slug out there as well as some speedy guys who cover alot of ground.......Perhaps the lack of a slight speed burst button is something that gives you the impression that they are all running too slow but in my opinion, as long as these guys are running full motor to get to a ball, there's really no need to burst their speed any more. Others, including you may disagree but I think the outfield play is well balanced this year and forces the player manager to think DEFENSIVELY minded as well as offensively when building their team.

[Dick_Smalls]

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Jim, I have to step in here and say the Outfielder speeds, ballpark dimmensions and variety of hits in this game is very authentic and vastly improved over last year's version. This year you really can see the differences between player RANGES and their SPEEDS. I have players with low ratings that slug out there as well as some speedy guys who cover alot of ground.......Perhaps the lack of a slight speed burst button is something that gives you the impression that they are all running too slow but in my opinion, as long as these guys are running full motor to get to a ball, there's really no need to burst their speed any more. Others, including you may disagree but I think the outfield play is well balanced this year and forces the player manager to think DEFENSIVELY minded as well as offensively when building their team.