JoeRudi26

Oakland Athletics 36-29 Home: 13-15 Road: 22-14 3 GB in A.L. West BATTING .262 BA (11th) HR: 75 (9th) RBI: 240 (24th) SB: 15 (30th) PITCHING ERA: 2.99 (1st) SO: 529 (1st) RA: 213 (2nd) HR: 57 (7th) ROSTER

Thank you sir! Hit me up for a co op game sometime, hope work and the heat isn't killing you by now.

I'm having so much fun with The Show '13 this year, playing with up to date rosters (transactions updated daily), along with manually playing each game along with the real life schedule, that I've decided to go ahead and post my season from here on out. I just finished the series against the White Sox (June 9th), so I'll go ahead and post the recap today. Games will be updated daily, and the graphics work will be an ongoing part of the presentation as I move along into the year. This will be the first season I've posted since 2009, so I'm trying to up the bar on graphics, presentation, and an overall simulation experience to engross the reader or anyone who wants to follow. As always, I'm sure the presentation will evolve as the season moves along. As of now, I'm at 3rd place (3 GB) in the A.L. West behind The Los Angeles Angels (2 GB) and the 1st place Texas Rangers. I will present rosters, lineups, pitching rotation and relievers, along with updated stats and standings in the coming week. Enjoy and feel free to post at anytime.

Was curious if anyone makes these for themselves. Mine mostly consist of Hoosier Basketball simply because I run a site where a lot of people have asked for them. An iPad Wallpaper However, I've dabbled a bit with some baseball cover photos but I plan on making a few in the near future. Here is one I decided to use -- this pic was taken straight from the TV with standard settings: This is one I am using now, with the TV set to Vivid > Color (Cool) > Sports (Football) This all being said, I do plan on creating baseball cover photos in the same format as the basketball photos -- at least something of my own.

Downloaded some Classic Rosters this morning just see what's out there. Wow, amazing. Historic All Time Rosters Bob Gibson On The Mound At Sportsman Park Lou Brock Laying Down A Bunt 1984 Rosters Ryne Sandberg vs San Diego Padres 1971-1975 Dynasty Teams Reggie Jackson vs Cincinnati Reds

As much as I loved MVP and the High Heat series, I didn't really realize how all the little details could make for a much more realistic baseball experience. Sony (along with a very diverse and excellent slider system) has been listening to the hardcore baseball gamers and improving this already great game into something better each year. To me, it all starts with game play. The slider system gives you realistic game play if you take the time to tweak them to your playing style. The realistic animations, such as player momentum in the infield and outfield, taking angles to the ball, rounding the bags, etc., introduces a timing factor that brings a whole new element to baseball gaming. The ball physics get better and better each year, and I could go on. All that being said, when about the only thing left on a wish list is to be able to sit in the stadium as a fan (True's idea) and watch your friends play, heckle them, hold up signs, etc., you know the game has gone in the right direction. I would have added the "streak across the field" option, but I'd hate to bother Sony with having to slap a rating system on a family oriented game.

Mike, you and I were talking about ball physics the other night. Here is an excellent example of both the ball physics and realistic animations that set The Show apart from any other baseball game on the planet. In the first video against Texas, I was down one run (one out) late in the game with Chris Young at third base. The ball was lofted somewhat in no man's land between second base and shallow center field. Realizing at that split second that Kinsler was more than likely going to make the play, and knowing Young has decent speed, I retreated back to third base to tag up. My point is, here is where the realistic elements kick in: Down one run late in the game Chris Young has decent speed at third base The ball is blooped to shallow right center field, where if Kinsler does make the catch, he is running away from the play With The Show's extremely realistic animations (allowing timing to be a factor), I realized I may have a chance to score because I knew Kinsler's momentum running away from the play would give me a slight edge Knowing the situation, I had to be aggressive on the base paths, as I was running out of innings Second example (vs Seattle): I had a runner on third, ball was scorched to the right side of the infield In a split second (again) I immediately thought it was down the line for extra bases, so I took off for home plate Completely different ball physics obviously, this one was a laser (the diversity in ball physics is phenomenal in this game) As you can see, I was gunned down getting back to the bag on a great snag

Me and Mike played an absolute fantastic game of co op online the other night. When you find someone that plays the game the way you do, it just doesn't get any better.

Same here. The only time I ever saw rain was in Seattle, and very, very rare.

Yeah, once I got the controls down, the game is still as awesome as ever. I use the exact same controls as last year, but I couldn't figure out how to lead off or steal! I was HOLDING the left shoulder button instead of tapping it. Thought it was going to cost me the game before I got it figured out. :)

Played the first game of my season today, custom settings, sliders untouched. Got Knight's rosters and took off at home against the Mariners. Wow, sliders straight out of the box seem tweaked a little tighter this year. I realize it's early, but the game played extremely solid. Walks and K's are a little off at this point, and I'm sure I'll tweak more. Glad I didn't give up on this before I got it out of the box. 13 Innings Seattle: 4 | 9 | 1 Oak: 6 | 13 | 2

Great post, Dudley. Enjoyed reading it. :)

Awesome, gonna add you guys later today. And Sean, not ignoring you my man, I put your cell in my phone again (didn't even see your PM until the other day). The NCAA Tourney and with the kids being home on Spring Break is reeking havoc here in the Jay household. Indiana plays today at 2:45 p.m. EST today. If we lose, I'm diving straight into baseball, if not, it'll be a week and a half at the most. Can't wait to get my head on straight again. :)

Wow, to be honest, I didn't even notice the music when watching the trailer, I was so enamored with how well the cinematography was done, along with the casting itself. Either that, or I just tune out automatically when rap is being played. :lazy:

Wow, can't wait for this one.

We ran a league awhile back, and it was an absolute blast. Great games, great competition. It's surprising how well some of these hardcore baseball gamers actually know the game and play it right. Not to mention, the guys we ran with "knew" each other for years via this site, therefore making the game even more enjoyable. In other words, you could trust your opposition to be a good sport through it all, especially when you're wearing headsets. Just way too much fun. Further, it was just as much fun to watch the scores unfold from the other members of your league in real time. Can't wait to get going again. :)

As I said, I've only played one game, but it's obvious I'm going to have to tweak the sliders. Not bad out of the box, but a bit too much offense for me. I like to stay around 4 or 5 runs a game, 8-11 hits per game, 110+ pitches, 4-6 K's, 3-4 BB, a variety of extra base hits, errors, and the occasional blowout and/or very tightly pitched games. There's not a doubt in my mind I'll get the game playing solid, it's just a matter of time. That said though, there seems to be a handful of new features, but I'm sure I'll dive into that last. It took me awhile, in the beginning, to get used to the animations -- players taking angles to the ball, players rounding the bags, etc., but it's become clear that these animations all have to do with timing. For example, when a ball is hit into the gap, and depending on who's running the bases, it depends on where the ball's hit, the angle the fielder is taking to the ball, and the speed of the baserunners. A ball hit moderately deep in the gap, with an outfielder taking a wide angle, can be pushed into a double if you have a speedy baserunner, Michael Bourne, for example. I loved MVP, but the lack of realism in the animations would hardly allow you to get such realism. Again, in the past few Show games, I've never once hit a ball off the wall and only gotten a single out of it, which is really the way it should be. It didn't happen often in MVP, but it did happen. Anyway, The Show is a great game, very well thought out and calculated, it just takes a bit of getting used to when jumping from earlier baseball games. When you get the sliders adjusted to your liking, there's just no better game of baseball out there. Hopefully we get some guys on the bandwagon and play some good online games this year.

Replay Screen: Player of the Game Interview:

Quick Menu: Pitcher/Batter Menu: Lineup Card Menu: Boxscore Menu: Gamelog Menu:

Carlos, I got the game earlier tonight and tweaked a few gameplay settings and I thought I'd post a couple of pics. Other than a few new features and the menu screens, the game looks pretty much the same. I've only played one game so far, I'll know more as I get some more games in. Anyway, here's the custom batting camera I'm using:

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You're right, Carlos, I remember that. Both were excellent games, can't wait to play again this season! :)

Carlos! We need to play some games online this season. You owe me an a** kicking. We played twice and I beat you 2-1 both times. BUT... I never beat you, you made a couple of mistakes at the end of both games. We need to get some good games in. :)

Thanks for the info, Sean. Come to think of it, our Gamestop is having a midnight release on Tomb Raider. I'll have to give them a call and see if they can let loose a copy of The Show '13. See if I can hand Houston their first A.L. loss. :spiteful:

I'm not sure if they're having a midnight release like they did last year, but if I'm up, I'll probably shoot over and grab a copy. Pray for me if there's an RPG coming out at the same time. I almost got swiped with a wooden sword last year. :crazy: