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Old 03-14-2014, 11:07 AM   #1
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How The Show Can Embrace Baseball's History



It’s a beautiful spring day in Brooklyn.

The smell of freshly cut grass fills your nose mixed with popcorn and hot dogs. A small murmur is coming over the crowd as it gathers in the stands at 55 Sullivan place for opening day of the 2014 Baseball Season.

This old ballpark has seen its share of history since opening in 1913, the year after Fenway Park opened -- if you are counting. The Dodgers have called this place home for years, full of its quirky dimensions including the short 297 foot right field.

As the GM, you’ve considered how your park was built and made adjustments accordingly. You want guys who can push the ball down the line here, center field does stand out there at an impossibly long 484 feet.

You see, at Ebbets Field, this place was built to have baseball played in it like it was being played in the early 1900s. Pitchers reigned supreme and the concept of the Babe was neither a ballplayer or a friendly pig from England.

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Old 03-14-2014, 11:11 AM   #2
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Great post. I agree.
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Old 03-14-2014, 11:12 AM   #3
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"To this point, no baseball video game has adequately approached the history of the game in a manner which added replay value — or really even value — to the game."

No console game. OOTP does a good text sim job of it.

I would LOVE for a game like The Show to include historical seasons / teams.
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Old 03-14-2014, 11:25 AM   #4
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Awesome post. No other sport has the mystique, lore and grand tradition of baseball. What baseball has over any other American sport is AUTHENTICITY. It's past is rich and reaches far back. If leveraged correctly, it would be a seller.

I bought Tiger Woods PGA Tour a couple years back for the sole purpose of being able to play the original Augusta track with old clubs and old golfers.

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Old 03-14-2014, 11:34 AM   #5
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Kinda like the vista mode in Forza but then for stadiums in The Show. I like it!
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Great read, could not agree more.
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Great read. One thing I love about baseball is it's history. No other sport IMO has the history like baseball does. I would love to see the show franchise introduce more history to the game.
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One of the better articles that I've read on here lately. Great post.
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