Home Runs in MLB The Show From 1996 to 2020

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[Jolly Roger]

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Freddy Sanchez going plakata in MLB 09; we like it.

Wow, some of the lines Matty V had in that first MLB The Show 06 are still in use now. Not that there's anything wrong with that since they still work fine. It would be interesting if he keeps doing commentary for long enough, he might even start to sound older, then you'd have his current voice mixed in with his younger voice.

[Caulfield]

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man, that Scully kid sure sounded different before he turned 30. you gotta give credit to Vasgersian for one thing: it takes cajones to attempt to follow a legend.

as for the Show, it's Lou Gehrig and 989 is Wally Pipp

[Blzer]

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I remember back in MLB 99, I tried to create a player without a last name because I wanted the back of the uniform to not show a last name. Instead, they put "Murray" on the back of my shirt. First pitch at-bat, and I launched the ball 606 feet.

Later, I found out there was a cheat code where you could create a player named "Scott Murray," and if you make contact with power you would blast the ball 609 feet each time.

Why the three-foot discrepancy between creating the name for yourself and leaving it blank to fill in for you is beyond me, but that would be cool if they still had that in some of these games, haha.

Or it would have been cool if you could do the left-left-right-right-right-left-left cheat code with Ken Griffey Jr. the year he was on the cover, so he could point to the fence and whack it out. Missed opportunities, for sure!

you gotta give credit to Vasgersian for one thing: it takes cajones to attempt to follow a legend.

I Googled "cajones," and the top result I got was this:

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Thanks for sharing, I am the creator of the video on the Video Games Evolution channel.

[Caulfield]

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I'm really hoping in create-a-stadium you can create signage, would be great if you could pay homage in the Show with some well-placed 989 billboards

I Googled "cajones," and the top result I got was this:

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tomayto tomahto
in any case it's enough to make you not want a Big Kahuna Burger lol

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Freddy Sanchez going plakata in MLB 09; we like it.

Wow, some of the lines Matty V had in that first MLB The Show 06 are still in use now. Not that there's anything wrong with that since they still work fine. It would be interesting if he keeps doing commentary for long enough, he might even start to sound older, then you'd have his current voice mixed in with his younger voice.

I'm certain one year recently Matt recorded lines with a cold or something, because there were a bunch of new lines that sounded different to all his others in the game.

In Madden this past year, Brandon Gaudin was clearly recording audio at his home (vs. an EA studio) for the commentary updates, as his voice sounded very different, too.

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Freddy Sanchez going plakata in MLB 09; we like it.

Wow, some of the lines Matty V had in that first MLB The Show 06 are still in use now. Not that there's anything wrong with that since they still work fine. It would be interesting if he keeps doing commentary for long enough, he might even start to sound older, then you'd have his current voice mixed in with his younger voice.

It's weird having played The Show since 06 and hearing his voice for so long and now I'm gonna have to hear him when I watch my Angels play. Which I'm completely fine with actually, pretty excited to hear him call games. I hope him calling games will give SCEA some content for him to record some excited calls for once. They've added some, but it really feels like a bit of a let down when you walk off in game 7 and all you hear is "Ballgame!" Instead of him going wild like with Rajai Davis' homerun in the WS.

[dbekoscke]

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It's weird having played The Show since 06 and hearing his voice for so long and now I'm gonna have to hear him when I watch my Angels play. Which I'm completely fine with actually, pretty excited to hear him call games. I hope him calling games will give SCEA some content for him to record some excited calls for once. They've added some, but it really feels like a bit of a let down when you walk off in game 7 and all you hear is "Ballgame!" Instead of him going wild like with Rajai Davis' homerun in the WS.

I've listened to Matty V call a game here or there.... he's 1000x better sounding when calling a live MLB game vs. his commentary in MLBTS. Without a doubt more lively, energetic, and entertaining.

[Caulfield]

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I've listened to Matty V call a game here or there.... he's 1000x better sounding when calling a live MLB game vs. his commentary in MLBTS. Without a doubt more lively, energetic, and entertaining.

yeah, love him or hate him, Vasgersian isn't the problem: it's the script he's given to work with, and then the editing. it would be much better to pare it down to a two man booth, and even then be able to have 2 two man booths. a great script writer for the Show would incorporate different off-topic conversations, like where to eat in Philly or a good off-Broadway show in NY or a fishing trip he took in Minnesota or the college football game he went to in Atlanta or hundred other lines you only hear at certain stadiums. probably what hurts Vasgersian most is what played a part in his landing the gig in the first place. he's no longer always available to the Studio. like getting Padre Tatis to represent 21, it probably wouldn't be a bad idea when Vasgersian is ready to move on from the Show, is to look for a local guy again. someone who can spend meaningful time in SD

[Jolly Roger]

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Yeah, I miss when you could individually mute each commentator so you could just have Matty's play-by-play. On occasion he'll ask a question of one of the other commentators that obviously goes unanswered, but I didn't find that distracting.

If they would just can all the inane draft talk, that would improve things immensely. I have never once heard a real baseball commentator discuss a player's current status in relation to his draft position. Everyone knows the MLB draft is something of a crap shoot; this isn't the NFL or NBA.

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I've listened to Matty V call a game here or there.... he's 1000x better sounding when calling a live MLB game vs. his commentary in MLBTS. Without a doubt more lively, energetic, and entertaining.

Oh believe you me, when it was announced that he would be our announcer, I was thrilled! I'll miss Victor Rojas, but Matty V is fun to listen to, and I love hearing his excited calls. I just wish there was a way to have him watch those plays and make generic calls but at that level of excitement for The Show.

Hell, I remember back in 06 and 07 I would purposefully dive on the last out of the game just to hear him get excited!

As much as I love having him as the announcer, I can agree with Claufield that it may be time to replace him with someone who might have more time to be there and record more lines. Heck, we gotta share Matty V with ESPN or MLB Network this year because of his contract I assume. So he probably has no time for more lines outside of the off season (and I think he calls other sports occasionally right? I only say that because I saw a clip of him calling a football game, but I dunno how old it was).

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Wow, some of the lines Matty V had in that first MLB The Show 06 are still in use now.

That part got me. It's been obvious for the longest time that commentary in The Show has been weak for years, but I didn't realize they still had lines in the game dating back 15 years.


Also... who in the world had Max Fried as the lead off hitter in a ballgame for The Show '20 and why?