As soon as I popped the game in I input Graphiks sliders and headed off to start my franchise with the Reds. My season opened up @ home with a 3 game set against the Pirates.
In the first game I could not hit for my life, i was missing everything and I gave up two, two run homeruns to Brian Giles and eventually lost 4-0 only getting two hits.
The second game was looking a lot like the first one, I was down 4-0 in the bottom of the 7th. Griffey led off the inning so i said what the hell, i'll just use power and try to jack one knowing i'd only pop it up. Well I get ahold of one and drive it deep, he center fielder jumps but he couldnt get to it. 4-1 Sean Casey comes up and singles to right. Adam Dunn draws a walk on a bad call by the ump (3-2 pitch was a strike). After a fly ball out, Larson (i think) comes up and I am just trying to use contact to knock it out of the park to tie the game at 4. Both teams never get anything going until i step up in the bottom of the 9th and hit a double with larkin. I try to sacrifice him to third but casey misses the bunt and larkin is thrown out. The inning ends shortly after with nothin happening. In the top of the 11th I start to warm up my closer but it was too late, my reliever gave up 2 run shot to Matt Stairs. I get up in the bottom of the 11th, get 2 on and i pinch hit for the pitcher and fly out deep. game over 6-4 pirates win
In the 3rd and final game of the series it was a pitcher's duel. Both teams got a run in the 7th but in the end, I left my pitcher in for one pitch to long and they got a run in the top of the 9th to take the lead and eventually win 2-1.
Great game, but man it feels like my baserunners are slow out of the box, is this because they trot on routine ground balls? Would be realistic.
In the first game I could not hit for my life, i was missing everything and I gave up two, two run homeruns to Brian Giles and eventually lost 4-0 only getting two hits.
The second game was looking a lot like the first one, I was down 4-0 in the bottom of the 7th. Griffey led off the inning so i said what the hell, i'll just use power and try to jack one knowing i'd only pop it up. Well I get ahold of one and drive it deep, he center fielder jumps but he couldnt get to it. 4-1 Sean Casey comes up and singles to right. Adam Dunn draws a walk on a bad call by the ump (3-2 pitch was a strike). After a fly ball out, Larson (i think) comes up and I am just trying to use contact to knock it out of the park to tie the game at 4. Both teams never get anything going until i step up in the bottom of the 9th and hit a double with larkin. I try to sacrifice him to third but casey misses the bunt and larkin is thrown out. The inning ends shortly after with nothin happening. In the top of the 11th I start to warm up my closer but it was too late, my reliever gave up 2 run shot to Matt Stairs. I get up in the bottom of the 11th, get 2 on and i pinch hit for the pitcher and fly out deep. game over 6-4 pirates win
In the 3rd and final game of the series it was a pitcher's duel. Both teams got a run in the 7th but in the end, I left my pitcher in for one pitch to long and they got a run in the top of the 9th to take the lead and eventually win 2-1.
Great game, but man it feels like my baserunners are slow out of the box, is this because they trot on routine ground balls? Would be realistic.