Major League Baseball 2K10 Interview (ESPN)

[Scottdau]

I agree JT that is the big fear there is always the cheese factors. I hope it is not a gimmick, but it actually works and is hard to do with every player.

[JT30]

Quote: Originally Posted by pjv31

I will weigh in on the defensive swing debate. This will be another point of view from a former college player. When I was down in the count, and a pitch was borderline ball/strike but was not a pitch I could do anything with, I would take a "sloppy" hack at it. Literally trying to foul it off, so I could get a better pitch. Now sometimes it would work and sometimes I would slap a littler flair over the first baseman's head. How this will translate into the game, I am not sure. It seems to me it would be to hard to use the defensive swing as a last second bail out. And intentionally using it as a predetermined thought is not something that would be considered "sim."

Agree 100%. I was gonna mention, just like you did, that good batters have the ability to slap at pitches they cant handle, that might be borderline strikes. How it's going to work in this game, who knows, but good batters certainly can foul off pitches on purpose.

[Artman22]

Quote: Originally Posted by Knight165

Yep...and I meant to say...a few guys on each team(not just a few out of the 750 in the league. M.K. Knight165

I agree with you on that. I'm sure it's mainly the real hitters.

[JT30]

Quote: Originally Posted by Scottdau

I agree JT that is the big fear there is always the cheese factors. I hope it is not a gimmick, but it actually works and is hard to do with every player.

I am actually wondering if you decide to use the defensive swing, is it 100% guaranteed contact? That would be horrible.. I am also wondering, if you can indeed miss, maybe it will do a check swing? I doubt it. Who knows, but I wish they didn't take out the check swing... really puts a damper on the whole pitch/bat struggle

[Scottdau]

It is still a big gamble, so you want see too many hitters do it, but the ones that are good at it do make it look easy.

[kcxiv]

Quote: Originally Posted by JT30

I am actually wondering if you decide to use the defensive swing, is it 100% guaranteed contact? That would be horrible.. I am also wondering, if you can indeed miss, maybe it will do a check swing? I doubt it. Who knows, but I wish they didn't take out the check swing... really puts a damper on the whole pitch/bat struggle

i am pretty sure in one of the articles that its not gaurantee'ed and you still have to have the timing down.

[Blzer]

Quote: Originally Posted by kcxiv

Cause i think he has an agenda. (just my opinion) None of us know how it really works yet. We have to see it work. Batters do try to foul off pitches that are strikes, but in their cold zone. it happens all the time, but only great hitters can do it consistently.

Great players don't swing at pitches that they don't want to hit. I'm not a "great player", but I play with the exact same mindset.

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We just need to see it for ourselves to see how it works.

Until then, we're sitting here waiting... waiting...

It has been a few weeks with articles and interviews, and yet still no gameplay videos. We have nothing to go on, so talk we must.

[kcxiv]

Quote: Originally Posted by Blzer

Great players don't swing at pitches that they don't want to hit. I'm not a "great player", but I play with the exact same mindset. Until then, we're sitting here waiting... waiting... It has been a few weeks with articles and interviews, and yet still no gameplay videos. We have nothing to go on, so talk we must.

I dont think thats true at all. I think, that certain players that are great have trouble with certain pitches and they will foul them off until the pitcher makes a mistake or he makes a mistake. Like i said, not everyone can do it, but alot can, you will see them take half effort hacks at them as well. LOL, maybe i should twitter Longoria or a pro player and ask them about this.