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  • ZoneKIller
    MVP
    • Mar 2009
    • 1388

    #1

    How this game has changed my life

    First a lil history.

    Growing up as a kid baseball was my favorite sport.The history of it.Players being drafted to the war,Babe Ruth's record being broken to have an * beside it.I just loved Baseball.

    When I got old enough to play I sucked.Couldnt throw a baseball to save the world.Picked up a football and could throw it 60 yards easy and hit a guy in the open.So naturally I started liking Football a tad better.

    Video Games:Madden ,Joe Montana Football.Loved em.Helped me get smarter with Football.Loved Football even better because of the games.
    PS2 with Madden made me one of the biggest Fooball fans ever!
    I even named my son Dallas after the Dallas Cowboys.
    PS3 and the Madden series has just drained the life out of me.It opened my eyes to other games though.Sports games was the only kind of games I played.But since Madden took a fall I started playing games like God of War,Infamous,Killzone,GTA,Red Dead,Moder Warfare.But I'm a sports guy.


    Baseball in the late 90's and 2000's: The word Steroids should just sum up everything.I loved baseball even while I played Football and let that sport run my life as far as naming my son Dallas.But when all the steroid news came out it just made me turn my head every time I heard the name of the sport.

    Enter OperationSports.Came here as a HUGE Madden fan waiting and hoping for each installment to have the kind of Franchise I was used to playing on the PS2 to have my hopes fall apart each year .Even though 10's Franchise was the best of all on this generation it was still just lacking.So for some odd reason I start looking on other forums here besides the Madden forums.SCEA MLB catches the eye.With the main steroid boys retired I figured why not read into this game.Its always getting good reviews.GameInformer even gave it a 9.5!


    So after about 2 weeks with this game I can barely stand up every day at work because I stay up half the night playing it.I am totally hooked!This game has drawn me back to the sport of Baseball and I am loving every minute of it.I even look for game highlights on ESPN every morning.

    Sorry if this thread has no use.I just had to get it off my chest that I am a baseball fan again because of this game.Thank you SCEA!
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  • Alistair
    Rookie
    • Apr 2010
    • 310

    #2
    Re: How this game has changed my life

    Originally posted by ZoneKIller
    I can barely stand up every day at work because I stay up half the night playing it.
    I have the same problem!

    Thanks for sharing great story.

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    • UATide
      Pro
      • Jun 2008
      • 952

      #3
      Re: How this game has changed my life

      Haha the topic of this thread cracks me up,


      No but, I agree, this game is truly one of the most addicting I have ever played. I always find myself sucked into the atmosphere and nearly every game.

      P.S. Great story, bro!!
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      • goonertaff
        Rookie
        • Jul 2008
        • 154

        #4
        Re: How this game has changed my life

        well if it wasnt for "The Show" I would nt be flying from London To New York on the first week of August to watch the Redsocks and the Yankees

        Video games can seriously empty your pockets lol
        "whats wrong with him?"
        "he's got a concussion boss"
        "can he play?"
        "boss he does nt know who he is!"
        "well tell him he's Pele and get him fecking back on"
        BFR manager of WBA 1978

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        • DJ
          Hall Of Fame
          • Apr 2003
          • 17756

          #5
          Re: How this game has changed my life

          Glad you are enjoying the game. It certainly is addicting. I would say that this series is a big reason why I have gotten back into really following baseball again. My TV is pretty much glued to the MLB Network now.
          Currently Playing:
          MLB The Show 25 (PS5)

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          • Gagnon39
            Windy City Sports Fan
            • Mar 2003
            • 8544

            #6
            Re: How this game has changed my life

            Originally posted by goonertaff
            well if it wasnt for "The Show" I would nt be flying from London To New York on the first week of August to watch the Redsocks and the Yankees

            Video games can seriously empty your pockets lol
            I think it's Red Sox, man.
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            • raneman85
              Pro
              • Apr 2010
              • 831

              #7
              Re: How this game has changed my life

              Well than you have to try some of the historical rosters Puppies On Acid; 60s-70s-80s Greats. Check the ratings and downloads for the historical rosters. Definitely worth playing!
              Steelers, Penguins, Penn State, Pirates, Red Sox, Manchester United.

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              • tofubrain2
                Banned
                • Mar 2008
                • 812

                #8
                Re: How this game has changed my life

                always been a baseball guy.... but this game has affirmated all I've ever FELT about this sport.

                Being Canadian, I have the Blue Jays of the early 90's to really go back to the start off my appreciation of the sport. Sure, I knew nothing about the science, but I was keen to learn...

                As I grew older I learned to love all of baseball... the legends and the history of the game. Then came along the Show series and it drew me in, closer than I've ever been. If it wasn't for the " trailblazers " like " Ken Griffey Baseball, the Hardball series and of course RBI baseball (where my only videogame no-no occured lol) not to mention the PC series like Earl Weaver and Front Page Sports Baseball....

                I love this game.... I'm a father of one and happily married and I've started to reconsider 2 kids for it might take time away from this game it's got me sooo bad

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                • Phillies2010
                  Rookie
                  • Mar 2010
                  • 378

                  #9
                  Re: How this game has changed my life

                  Haha this thread made me laugh, I find myself playing late into the nights too and not even realizing what time it really is.

                  This game is the best I have ever played
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                  • EyeAmBaldman
                    Rookie
                    • Oct 2009
                    • 48

                    #10
                    Re: How this game has changed my life

                    Originally posted by ZoneKIller
                    First a lil history.

                    Growing up as a kid baseball was my favorite sport.The history of it.Players being drafted to the war,Babe Ruth's record being broken to have an * beside it.I just loved Baseball.

                    When I got old enough to play I sucked.Couldnt throw a baseball to save the world.Picked up a football and could throw it 60 yards easy and hit a guy in the open.So naturally I started liking Football a tad better.

                    Video Games:Madden ,Joe Montana Football.Loved em.Helped me get smarter with Football.Loved Football even better because of the games.
                    PS2 with Madden made me one of the biggest Fooball fans ever!
                    I even named my son Dallas after the Dallas Cowboys.
                    PS3 and the Madden series has just drained the life out of me.It opened my eyes to other games though.Sports games was the only kind of games I played.But since Madden took a fall I started playing games like God of War,Infamous,Killzone,GTA,Red Dead,Moder Warfare.But I'm a sports guy.


                    Baseball in the late 90's and 2000's: The word Steroids should just sum up everything.I loved baseball even while I played Football and let that sport run my life as far as naming my son Dallas.But when all the steroid news came out it just made me turn my head every time I heard the name of the sport.

                    Enter OperationSports.Came here as a HUGE Madden fan waiting and hoping for each installment to have the kind of Franchise I was used to playing on the PS2 to have my hopes fall apart each year .Even though 10's Franchise was the best of all on this generation it was still just lacking.So for some odd reason I start looking on other forums here besides the Madden forums.SCEA MLB catches the eye.With the main steroid boys retired I figured why not read into this game.Its always getting good reviews.GameInformer even gave it a 9.5!


                    So after about 2 weeks with this game I can barely stand up every day at work because I stay up half the night playing it.I am totally hooked!This game has drawn me back to the sport of Baseball and I am loving every minute of it.I even look for game highlights on ESPN every morning.

                    Sorry if this thread has no use.I just had to get it off my chest that I am a baseball fan again because of this game.Thank you SCEA!
                    Dude, I'm glad you wrote this because my experience has been nearly the same. I haven't seriously followed baseball for years because of steroids and ridiculous $250 million player contracts. I really got into football (college and pro), but this game has pointed me back toward baseball. I have MLB TV and watch the Jays all the time. After learning to play PS2 baseball on games like MVP Baseball, I had to re-teach myself how to play the game because of The Show. I was so used to swinging at every pitch that my AVG was (and still is) terrible. But I'm slowly getting it back.

                    Thanks for the story, man!

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                    • ZoneKIller
                      MVP
                      • Mar 2009
                      • 1388

                      #11
                      Re: How this game has changed my life

                      This is pretty cool.Didnt realize there was other people pretty much in the same boat as me.

                      And yeah those paychecks make me a lil rusty too,but then again its the owners money so I figure they should be able to do what they want with it.

                      Thats another problem I have I love the Yankees but with all the money they spend I feel like Im not rooting for an actual team.So I need a team to pull for.Yankees will still be my favorite but I need another team to pull for.Thinkig about the Nationals
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                      • ODogg
                        Hall Of Fame
                        • Feb 2003
                        • 37953

                        #12
                        Re: How this game has changed my life

                        This game is so good I avoid it because I can't stop playing it once I start.
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                        • fig1918
                          Rookie
                          • Aug 2009
                          • 21

                          #13
                          Re: How this game has changed my life

                          I don't know if this game has changed my life, but it's the best baseball game I've played. SCEA really knows what they are doing.

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                          • eyeamg0dly
                            MVP
                            • May 2009
                            • 1671

                            #14
                            Re: How this game has changed my life

                            similiar story for me as well. when i was a kid i collected baseball cards, i would dabble in football and basketball cards, but the focus was always baseball. so naturally i was drawn to the sport and watched cubs play right after school and then braves games every night.

                            then i found football and fell in love with the game. even today football is still my sport, however like yourself, EA football games have been terrible so i tried out the show and fell in love with baseball again. once again, i get off work and im glued to the tv watching baseball and playing the show in the off time. this game made me realize how great the sport really is and made me wonder why i never tried to play baseball in my youth. now im making plans to drive to atlanta to catch a braves game with my nephew.
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                            • 99ovr
                              Rookie
                              • Jul 2009
                              • 80

                              #15
                              Re: How this game has changed my life

                              Originally posted by Gagnon39
                              I think it's Red Sox, man.
                              LOL didn't catch that at first hahaha

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