MVP baseball 2005

**House of Pancakes** · 02-24-2005, 09:31 AM

hopefully i'll be getting it this afternoon after school. i've heard they fixed a lot of things wrong with the last version and that it's by far the best, deepest, and most realistic baseball game on the market. i've even heard it will take a couple of hours to get used to not striking out all the time; timing and a feature called "the hitter's eye" are absolutely essential to hitting now.

**House of Pancakes** · 02-24-2005, 02:49 PM

wow. just got it. first impression: INCREDIBLY realistic game. they involve many little things of the game, and everything is important. awesome first impression. can't wait to start a yankees franchise once i get the hang of the gameplay.

**Fignuts** · 02-24-2005, 05:01 PM

Should I buy it if I own 2004?

**House of Pancakes** · 02-24-2005, 05:27 PM

AH MY GOOD LORD.

THIS IS THE BEST SPORTS GAME OF ALL-TIME. i started a yankees dynasty. first game of the season, i'll paint the picture.

i nick schilling for three hits and a run in the first inning. johnson appears to be dominating until renteria ties it with a solo shot in the 2nd. it stays 1-1 for awhile. schilling starts dominating me. he's only allowed one hit since that first inning, and we've played seven. just when i think "man this game is hard," jorge posada destroys schilling for a homer. i get an insurance run to go up 3-1. now, this homerun ruled because this game has incredible crowd interaction. they had been dead for six innings as schilling plowed through my lineup, but when posada hit that bomb, the crowd went fucking nuts. got me right back into winning.

so i bring in rivera in the 9th. strikes out the first batter, then gives up two runs to blow the save. boston ties it in the 9th. i'm really pissed off.

bottom of the ninth, they bring in keith foulke to pitch to bernie williams. second pitch is demolished 435 feet into left-center for a walk-off homerun. crowd going crazy, fireworks, flash cameras, yankees win.

and this is just the beginning.

**Jesus Shuttlesworth** · 02-24-2005, 07:36 PM

Yankees suck

**KingofOldSchool** · 02-24-2005, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sTiMa34

Yankees suck

**RoXer** · 02-24-2005, 10:36 PM

Got an adapter? If so, I'll start a league with a few other players.

And if you have an adapter, I would seriously recommend waiting for a roster update. Sosa on the Cubs, Cruz on the D-Rays, and a few other big ones I can't think of.

I hear Owner mode will suck your first few years. Creating a ballpark and getting some sort of profit should be difficult. I'm going to start my franchise (with the A's) once the rosters come out and I find realistic sliders. I also have to update non-MLBPA players (Bonds [Not really non-MLBPA but still], Millar, Lidle etc).

Soundtrack sucks makor ass this year. Last year's was terrible. This years is ten times worse. I only recognize two songs. The rest are annoying and I don't think I'll ever catch on.

Some more minor complaints...Bank One Ballpark is missing the dirt run-off from the pitcher's mound to the plate. There is some problem with the White Sox left feild wall (too far back or something. I can't recall.) And other little details in other stadiums. It might not seem huge, but these little things are important to me. They've had a few years to fix them, I wish would have sooner.

Also, I hope it won't take forever to gett all the points neede to unlock items. I played about 120 games last year and I still didn't get enough points to unlock everything.

Commentary seems bland. I like Kruko and Kupier (can't spell), but it's still pretty boring.

But still, I'm pretty sure I'm going to end up liking this game.

**Evil Vito** · 02-24-2005, 11:08 PM

Just got the game today, and have only done one full game (on rookie mode, just because I heard the system was hard as hell at first)

I was the Mets @ Shea vs. the Yanks (same first game I do every time I get a new baseball game). I put Jaret Wright as the Yanks starter just because I didn't feel like getting raped by Unit, Pavano, or Mussina on my first try.

I got a decent amount of hits the whole game, but only managed to drive in one run.

Luckily, since pitching is still the same as last game, I ruled at defense. I had a perfect game w/ Pedro after 6.2 innings until A-Rod got a double. But that was the only hit they'd get as I'd hold onto the 1 hit shutout to win 1-0.

Was mad nervous that last inning, since Pedro was pretty winded but I had a 1 hitter going. I just had a feeling I was gonna blow it, but I pulled through.

Gonna progress up to Pro tomorrow, and probably start making some roster updates before starting my Mets dynasty. I'm loving this game.

And on another note, those new Spring Training mini games are mad addictive, and the HR Showdowns are actually fun now that you can use lefties and hit HRs.

**Evil Vito** · 02-26-2005, 01:25 PM

Haven't had much time to update the rosters, but I've done a few moves:

-Changed Jon Dowd to Barry Bonds and Alan Friese to Kevin Millar

-Traded Sammy Sosa to the O's for Hairston

-Released some guy from the Marlins AAA team and signed Carlos Delgado there, then sent some 3rd string catcher on the MLB team to AAA in exchange for him and reordered the lineups accordingly

-Released the starting CF for the Tigers' AAA team and signed Magglio there, then sent some guy named Nook Logan to AAA for him and reordered the lineups

-Released Ricky Bottalico and Vic Darensbourg from the Mets' AAA team and signed Roberto Hernandez and Todd Van Poppel in their stead

Suppose I'll release Pedro Feliciano from the Mets as well (though he'd still be a free agent even though his contract was sold to some Japanese team IRL)

**FearedSanctity** · 02-26-2005, 02:08 PM

My first game was Red Sox vs. Yankees.

It was a BAD ASS game. Don't remember too much of it though, It was just basically Schilling and Johnson constantly striking people out. Except for Ramirez, he was like, 3 for 4 with 2 HRs and a double.

Anyways, game went to 17 innings and I lost because of fucking A-Rod. Fucker just BARELY beat my throw home and won it 3-4 for the Yanks.

Bastards.

**Fignuts** · 02-28-2005, 02:10 PM

No one answered my question.

**OssMan** · 02-28-2005, 04:08 PM

ARE THE NATIONALS IN THE GAME BECAUSE THEY ARE THE BEST ALL TIME TEAM

**DaveWadding** · 02-28-2005, 04:15 PM

Yes, they are.

Haha, you got pissed on.

**FearedSanctity** · 02-28-2005, 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fignuts

Should I buy it if I own 2004?

I have 2004 and I went out to get 2005 as soon as Game Stop had it.

2004 is good but 2005 fixes most of the problems that I had with 2004 plus it just flat out has more stuff.

So in short, yes, you should.

**The Answer** · 02-28-2005, 06:34 PM

This game rocks. It is the first time I have played the MVP series on PS2. Any tips on hitting the long ball

**House of Pancakes** · 02-28-2005, 07:16 PM

The Answer, homerun-hitting tips:

look at your hot zones, obviously. if you're using a guy with a high power ranking, just aim up and whichever direction your player's hot zones are in. for example, if he's red inside and cold outside, aim up and in. the key here is waiting for your pitch. use the hitter's eye and take pitches until you see a fastball go down the middle, then destroy it. works for me with ruben sierra every fucking time.

**The Answer** · 03-01-2005, 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by House of Pancakes

The Answer, homerun-hitting tips:

look at your hot zones, obviously. if you're using a guy with a high power ranking, just aim up and whichever direction your player's hot zones are in. for example, if he's red inside and cold outside, aim up and in. the key here is waiting for your pitch. use the hitter's eye and take pitches until you see a fastball go down the middle, then destroy it. works for me with ruben sierra every fucking time.

Thanks

**House of Pancakes** · 03-01-2005, 09:25 AM

speaking of this... ruben sierra is a god in new york in my game. i've been starting him every game because i just own with him. i wait for the inside fastball and crush it to rightfield.

i had just played the red sox and it was a 0-0 game in the 8th inning. two singles and BAM! ruben sierra works his magic again and i win 3-0. unbelievable. he's got 18 homeruns playing about half a season's worth of at-bats. and stats are pretty realistic.

a-rod is hitting .303-38-117 with a game left. sheffield's at .288-30-109. posada's at .301-20-79. only guy who i expected a big year out of who's not really producing is matsui, who's at .292-20-79. and something weird: randy johnson, although not striking out batters at an alarming rate, is third in the league with 196 strikeouts, and has a 2.83 ERA, but is 16-12 because of low run support. my offense has been terrible all season long, but i have what would be the best pitching in major league history. i've only allowed 550 runs all season. rivera has 47 saves with a 2.31 ERA, tom gordon is 10-1, paul quantrill is 11-4. tony womack was sucking huge for me, so i dealt him and unhappy young reliever scott proctor to florida for luis castillo, who's been slumping, but is still an upgrade, and hits leadoff.

kevin brown started to suck and then got hurt, so tanyon sturtze has been 11-5 in his place as my fifth starter with a 3.36 ERA, and brown has been making decent appearances out of the bullpen every now and then. i put him on the block, but of course nobody wanted him. my best pitcher: carl pavano, who's 18-5 with a 2.73 ERA.

this game is fucking sweet. i can't wait to see what the off-season is like.

**DaveWadding** · 03-02-2005, 12:51 AM

LOL funny WWE/MVP related tip:

The Starting CF on the Las Vegas 51s (Dodgers AAA team) is Kenzo Suzuki.

**Evil Vito** · 03-05-2005, 10:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaveWadding

LOL funny WWE/MVP related tip:

The Starting CF on the Las Vegas 51s (Dodgers AAA team) is Kenzo Suzuki.

I wonder who told you about that?

Well, thus far I'm 7-0 in dynasty mode, coming off the home opener in which Tom Glavine and Roger Clemens had dueling 1-hitters. Glavine went 8 innings and Clemens went 9 (can't hit off of him). Neither would pick up the win though, as it remained 0-0 going into extra innings.

My bullpen was solid, with Orber Moreno, Mike DeJean, Dae-Sung Koo, and Roberto Hernandez combining to give up no runs at all and a boatload of K's.

I got totally molested by Brad Lidge for 3 innings, and I couldn't get a hit off him. They brought in former Met Dan Wheeler in the bottom of the 13th, and he got Mike Cameron out. I responded to that with base hits from Doug Mientkiewicz and Victor Diaz (pinch-hitting for Hernandez).

Then they brough in another former Met, John Franco (not in the game but I created him using his MVP 2004 stats). He gave up a single to Jose Reyes (who was 0-5 on the game). So that brought on Kaz Matsui with the bases loaded and 1 out. I waited for 2 or so pitches and then CRUSHED one to deep left field. Biggio caught it but made a lousy throw home, allowing Mientkiewicz to make the tag-up score and I win 1-0.

**Boondock Saint** · 03-06-2005, 10:36 PM

Yeah just got this the other day.

This game is the shit

**House of Pancakes** · 03-20-2005, 02:03 PM

did a fantasy draft owner mode as the giants for the fuck of it. this game has a huge amount of replay value. anyway, somehow i got a-rod and guerrero.

c: mike matheny
1b: derrek lee
2b: fernando vina
3b: alex rodriguez
ss: b.j. upton
lf: chipper jones
cf: juan pierre
rf: vladimir guerrero

sp: roger clemens
sp: kerry wood [sucks in this game]
sp: dewon brazelton
then i have two other young starters.

i have j.c. romero and scott williamson as my late relievers, billy wagner as my setup man and armando benitez closing.

**PorkSoda** · 03-20-2005, 02:44 PM

Yeah, this is a great game. I wish I could figure out how to play online

I'm doing a career on the Red Sox and the guy I created sucks. I played about 7 games and he only got on base like once, all the other times he either flied out or caused a double play.

**BCWWF** · 03-20-2005, 07:01 PM

I just got it yesterday, I like it a lot, but I have one question.

In ESPN and World Series in the past, my friend and I made our own all-star teams and would play seven game series's against each other. Is there a way you can do that in this game? Exhibition is kind of dumb because then the pitchers don't get tired or anything.

One other thing, I kind of like how they used to have a contact swing and a power swing. Other then that, anybody know how you can do a series in 2 player mode?

**Evil Vito** · 03-20-2005, 07:59 PM

There's no way to create a team I believe, but you CAN both pick your favorite teams and then make a shitload of trades to get whoever you want on there.

**BCWWF** · 03-20-2005, 08:03 PM

No I did that, I am asking how you play a series instead of just one game at a time, like can you do a "playoff" mode or something?

**RoXer** · 03-20-2005, 10:22 PM

Nope

**RoXer** · 03-20-2005, 10:22 PM

Anyone want to play online yet?

**Evil Vito** · 03-21-2005, 10:31 AM

LOL, I can trade Victor Zambrano for Scott Kazmir

(even though Zambrano is actually quite good in this game)

**MVP** · 03-21-2005, 02:18 PM

The top players online right now use the Royals.

Their best pitchers throw 51 MPH curveballs and they strike you out every time cause you're always so ahead of the ball. It's a good strategy, but kimda frustrating.

**House of Pancakes** · 03-21-2005, 02:53 PM

yeah, zack greinke has a ridiculous curveball.

**BCWWF** · 03-21-2005, 04:40 PM

Its like impossible to hit, much less home run

**House of Pancakes** · 03-21-2005, 05:08 PM

nah. hitting is tough, but it's not that bad once you get the hang of it. just don't swing at everything. use the hitter's eye and look for fastballs. you get three strikes, not one, so don't swing just because it's over the plate. if you wait for your pitch, you should get a hit.

in my fantasy league with the giants, i started out way in first place, but i dropped 11 of my last 12 and fell out of first. it was june, so i did something drastic and something that i felt was good for the organization. since i have a little bit of a crowded prospect area, i traded struggling brad halsey, scott williamson, and another decent prospect for roy halladay to bolster my starting rotation. it's now clemens, wood, halladay, brazelton, and some other dude.

**BCWWF** · 03-23-2005, 07:53 PM

I've gotton better at hitting, I figured out that aiming your hit lowers your chance, if you just swing down the middle you have a better chance. That makes homering almost impossible though.

**Jesus Shuttlesworth** · 03-24-2005, 12:50 AM

I got it the other day, only played a few innings. Hit a homerun with Kevin Millar, its not really him though. Its some dude #86 with a white beard, kinda wierd. He must not be in the MLBPA or something.

**House of Pancakes** · 03-24-2005, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BCWWF

I've gotton better at hitting, I figured out that aiming your hit lowers your chance, if you just swing down the middle you have a better chance. That makes homering almost impossible though.

that improves your chances of singles, but certainly not power hits, as you said.

**Jesus Shuttlesworth** · 03-25-2005, 04:59 PM

Yeah Ive only hit 1 homerun in like 5 games. Pretty rough. I am gonna wait til I get better before I start dynasty mode.

**BCWWF** · 03-25-2005, 05:40 PM

Which other players are not in the MLBPA?

I already changed Bonds so that he's black and named Barry Bonds, who else do I have to do

**House of Pancakes** · 04-06-2005, 01:43 AM

new yankees fantasy dynasty. i decided to go with tons of prospects and not worry about the later years. my pitching staff will probably have the five best pitchers in the game in another couple of years.

C: yorvit torrealba
1B: tino martinez
2B: jose reyes
3B: dallas mcpherson
SS: derek jeter
LF: brian giles
CF: casey blake
RF: austin kearns
DH vs. LHP: eric hinske
DH vs. RHP: keith ginter

SP: oliver perez
SP: rich harden
SP: jeremy bonderman
SP: zack greinke
SP: scott kazmir

RP: john wasdin
RP: denny bautista
RP: juan cruz
RP: joe borowski
RP: jason isringhausen
RP: b.j. ryan
CP: francisco cordero

**House of Pancakes** · 04-06-2005, 01:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BCWWF

Which other players are not in the MLBPA?

I already changed Bonds so that he's black and named Barry Bonds, who else do I have to do

kevin millar is some giant african warlord on boston.

02-24-2005, 09:31 AM	#1
House of Pancakes Suicide's on the menu Posts: 914	MVP baseball 2005 hopefully i'll be getting it this afternoon after school. i've heard they fixed a lot of things wrong with the last version and that it's by far the best, deepest, and most realistic baseball game on the market. i've even heard it will take a couple of hours to get used to not striking out all the time; timing and a feature called "the hitter's eye" are absolutely essential to hitting now.

02-24-2005, 02:49 PM	#2
House of Pancakes Suicide's on the menu Posts: 914	wow. just got it. first impression: INCREDIBLY realistic game. they involve many little things of the game, and everything is important. awesome first impression. can't wait to start a yankees franchise once i get the hang of the gameplay.

02-24-2005, 05:01 PM	#3
Fignuts Hey Mister! Posts: 54,952	Should I buy it if I own 2004?

02-24-2005, 05:27 PM	#4
House of Pancakes Suicide's on the menu Posts: 914	AH MY GOOD LORD. THIS IS THE BEST SPORTS GAME OF ALL-TIME. i started a yankees dynasty. first game of the season, i'll paint the picture. i nick schilling for three hits and a run in the first inning. johnson appears to be dominating until renteria ties it with a solo shot in the 2nd. it stays 1-1 for awhile. schilling starts dominating me. he's only allowed one hit since that first inning, and we've played seven. just when i think "man this game is hard," jorge posada destroys schilling for a homer. i get an insurance run to go up 3-1. now, this homerun ruled because this game has incredible crowd interaction. they had been dead for six innings as schilling plowed through my lineup, but when posada hit that bomb, the crowd went fucking nuts. got me right back into winning. so i bring in rivera in the 9th. strikes out the first batter, then gives up two runs to blow the save. boston ties it in the 9th. i'm really pissed off. bottom of the ninth, they bring in keith foulke to pitch to bernie williams. second pitch is demolished 435 feet into left-center for a walk-off homerun. crowd going crazy, fireworks, flash cameras, yankees win. and this is just the beginning.

02-24-2005, 07:36 PM	#5
Jesus Shuttlesworth Posts: 42,765	Yankees suck

02-24-2005, 10:36 PM	#7
RoXer History's Greatest, Mr. E Posts: 42,425	Got an adapter? If so, I'll start a league with a few other players. And if you have an adapter, I would seriously recommend waiting for a roster update. Sosa on the Cubs, Cruz on the D-Rays, and a few other big ones I can't think of. I hear Owner mode will suck your first few years. Creating a ballpark and getting some sort of profit should be difficult. I'm going to start my franchise (with the A's) once the rosters come out and I find realistic sliders. I also have to update non-MLBPA players (Bonds [Not really non-MLBPA but still], Millar, Lidle etc). Soundtrack sucks makor ass this year. Last year's was terrible. This years is ten times worse. I only recognize two songs. The rest are annoying and I don't think I'll ever catch on. Some more minor complaints...Bank One Ballpark is missing the dirt run-off from the pitcher's mound to the plate. There is some problem with the White Sox left feild wall (too far back or something. I can't recall.) And other little details in other stadiums. It might not seem huge, but these little things are important to me. They've had a few years to fix them, I wish would have sooner. Also, I hope it won't take forever to gett all the points neede to unlock items. I played about 120 games last year and I still didn't get enough points to unlock everything. Commentary seems bland. I like Kruko and Kupier (can't spell), but it's still pretty boring. But still, I'm pretty sure I'm going to end up liking this game.

02-24-2005, 11:08 PM	#8
Evil Vito President of Freedonia Posts: 58,322	Just got the game today, and have only done one full game (on rookie mode, just because I heard the system was hard as hell at first) I was the Mets @ Shea vs. the Yanks (same first game I do every time I get a new baseball game). I put Jaret Wright as the Yanks starter just because I didn't feel like getting raped by Unit, Pavano, or Mussina on my first try. I got a decent amount of hits the whole game, but only managed to drive in one run. Luckily, since pitching is still the same as last game, I ruled at defense. I had a perfect game w/ Pedro after 6.2 innings until A-Rod got a double. But that was the only hit they'd get as I'd hold onto the 1 hit shutout to win 1-0. Was mad nervous that last inning, since Pedro was pretty winded but I had a 1 hitter going. I just had a feeling I was gonna blow it, but I pulled through. Gonna progress up to Pro tomorrow, and probably start making some roster updates before starting my Mets dynasty. I'm loving this game. And on another note, those new Spring Training mini games are mad addictive, and the HR Showdowns are actually fun now that you can use lefties and hit HRs.

02-26-2005, 01:25 PM	#9
Evil Vito President of Freedonia Posts: 58,322	Haven't had much time to update the rosters, but I've done a few moves: -Changed Jon Dowd to Barry Bonds and Alan Friese to Kevin Millar -Traded Sammy Sosa to the O's for Hairston -Released some guy from the Marlins AAA team and signed Carlos Delgado there, then sent some 3rd string catcher on the MLB team to AAA in exchange for him and reordered the lineups accordingly -Released the starting CF for the Tigers' AAA team and signed Magglio there, then sent some guy named Nook Logan to AAA for him and reordered the lineups -Released Ricky Bottalico and Vic Darensbourg from the Mets' AAA team and signed Roberto Hernandez and Todd Van Poppel in their stead Suppose I'll release Pedro Feliciano from the Mets as well (though he'd still be a free agent even though his contract was sold to some Japanese team IRL)

02-26-2005, 02:08 PM	#10
FearedSanctity Von Killer Posts: 4,471	My first game was Red Sox vs. Yankees. It was a BAD ASS game. Don't remember too much of it though, It was just basically Schilling and Johnson constantly striking people out. Except for Ramirez, he was like, 3 for 4 with 2 HRs and a double. Anyways, game went to 17 innings and I lost because of fucking A-Rod. Fucker just BARELY beat my throw home and won it 3-4 for the Yanks. Bastards.

02-28-2005, 02:10 PM	#11
Fignuts Hey Mister! Posts: 54,952	No one answered my question.

02-28-2005, 04:08 PM	#12
OssMan The Classic Dylan Staples Posts: 51,455	ARE THE NATIONALS IN THE GAME BECAUSE THEY ARE THE BEST ALL TIME TEAM

02-28-2005, 04:15 PM	#13
DaveWadding LIMITLESS Posts: 32,276	Yes, they are. Haha, you got pissed on.

02-28-2005, 06:34 PM	#15
The Answer R.I.P Eddie Guerrero Posts: 3,553	This game rocks. It is the first time I have played the MVP series on PS2. Any tips on hitting the long ball

02-28-2005, 07:16 PM	#16
House of Pancakes Suicide's on the menu Posts: 914	The Answer, homerun-hitting tips: look at your hot zones, obviously. if you're using a guy with a high power ranking, just aim up and whichever direction your player's hot zones are in. for example, if he's red inside and cold outside, aim up and in. the key here is waiting for your pitch. use the hitter's eye and take pitches until you see a fastball go down the middle, then destroy it. works for me with ruben sierra every fucking time.

03-01-2005, 09:25 AM	#18
House of Pancakes Suicide's on the menu Posts: 914	speaking of this... ruben sierra is a god in new york in my game. i've been starting him every game because i just own with him. i wait for the inside fastball and crush it to rightfield. i had just played the red sox and it was a 0-0 game in the 8th inning. two singles and BAM! ruben sierra works his magic again and i win 3-0. unbelievable. he's got 18 homeruns playing about half a season's worth of at-bats. and stats are pretty realistic. a-rod is hitting .303-38-117 with a game left. sheffield's at .288-30-109. posada's at .301-20-79. only guy who i expected a big year out of who's not really producing is matsui, who's at .292-20-79. and something weird: randy johnson, although not striking out batters at an alarming rate, is third in the league with 196 strikeouts, and has a 2.83 ERA, but is 16-12 because of low run support. my offense has been terrible all season long, but i have what would be the best pitching in major league history. i've only allowed 550 runs all season. rivera has 47 saves with a 2.31 ERA, tom gordon is 10-1, paul quantrill is 11-4. tony womack was sucking huge for me, so i dealt him and unhappy young reliever scott proctor to florida for luis castillo, who's been slumping, but is still an upgrade, and hits leadoff. kevin brown started to suck and then got hurt, so tanyon sturtze has been 11-5 in his place as my fifth starter with a 3.36 ERA, and brown has been making decent appearances out of the bullpen every now and then. i put him on the block, but of course nobody wanted him. my best pitcher: carl pavano, who's 18-5 with a 2.73 ERA. this game is fucking sweet. i can't wait to see what the off-season is like.

03-02-2005, 12:51 AM	#19
DaveWadding LIMITLESS Posts: 32,276	LOL funny WWE/MVP related tip: The Starting CF on the Las Vegas 51s (Dodgers AAA team) is Kenzo Suzuki.

03-06-2005, 10:36 PM	#21
Boondock Saint Posts: 8,795	Yeah just got this the other day. This game is the shit

03-20-2005, 02:03 PM	#22
House of Pancakes Suicide's on the menu Posts: 914	did a fantasy draft owner mode as the giants for the fuck of it. this game has a huge amount of replay value. anyway, somehow i got a-rod and guerrero. c: mike matheny 1b: derrek lee 2b: fernando vina 3b: alex rodriguez ss: b.j. upton lf: chipper jones cf: juan pierre rf: vladimir guerrero sp: roger clemens sp: kerry wood [sucks in this game] sp: dewon brazelton then i have two other young starters. i have j.c. romero and scott williamson as my late relievers, billy wagner as my setup man and armando benitez closing.

03-20-2005, 02:44 PM	#23
PorkSoda Diabetes Coming To Getcha Posts: 6,826	Yeah, this is a great game. I wish I could figure out how to play online I'm doing a career on the Red Sox and the guy I created sucks. I played about 7 games and he only got on base like once, all the other times he either flied out or caused a double play.

03-20-2005, 07:01 PM	#24
BCWWF The People's Member Posts: 18,092	I just got it yesterday, I like it a lot, but I have one question. In ESPN and World Series in the past, my friend and I made our own all-star teams and would play seven game series's against each other. Is there a way you can do that in this game? Exhibition is kind of dumb because then the pitchers don't get tired or anything. One other thing, I kind of like how they used to have a contact swing and a power swing. Other then that, anybody know how you can do a series in 2 player mode?

03-20-2005, 07:59 PM	#25
Evil Vito President of Freedonia Posts: 58,322	There's no way to create a team I believe, but you CAN both pick your favorite teams and then make a shitload of trades to get whoever you want on there.

03-20-2005, 08:03 PM	#26
BCWWF The People's Member Posts: 18,092	No I did that, I am asking how you play a series instead of just one game at a time, like can you do a "playoff" mode or something?

03-20-2005, 10:22 PM	#27
RoXer History's Greatest, Mr. E Posts: 42,425	Nope

03-21-2005, 10:31 AM	#29
Evil Vito President of Freedonia Posts: 58,322	LOL, I can trade Victor Zambrano for Scott Kazmir (even though Zambrano is actually quite good in this game)

03-21-2005, 02:18 PM	#30
MVP Mas Vagina Porfavor Posts: 11,343	The top players online right now use the Royals. Their best pitchers throw 51 MPH curveballs and they strike you out every time cause you're always so ahead of the ball. It's a good strategy, but kimda frustrating.

03-21-2005, 02:53 PM	#31
House of Pancakes Suicide's on the menu Posts: 914	yeah, zack greinke has a ridiculous curveball.

03-21-2005, 04:40 PM	#32
BCWWF The People's Member Posts: 18,092	Its like impossible to hit, much less home run

03-21-2005, 05:08 PM	#33
House of Pancakes Suicide's on the menu Posts: 914	nah. hitting is tough, but it's not that bad once you get the hang of it. just don't swing at everything. use the hitter's eye and look for fastballs. you get three strikes, not one, so don't swing just because it's over the plate. if you wait for your pitch, you should get a hit. in my fantasy league with the giants, i started out way in first place, but i dropped 11 of my last 12 and fell out of first. it was june, so i did something drastic and something that i felt was good for the organization. since i have a little bit of a crowded prospect area, i traded struggling brad halsey, scott williamson, and another decent prospect for roy halladay to bolster my starting rotation. it's now clemens, wood, halladay, brazelton, and some other dude.

03-23-2005, 07:53 PM	#34
BCWWF The People's Member Posts: 18,092	I've gotton better at hitting, I figured out that aiming your hit lowers your chance, if you just swing down the middle you have a better chance. That makes homering almost impossible though.

03-24-2005, 12:50 AM	#35
Jesus Shuttlesworth Posts: 42,765	I got it the other day, only played a few innings. Hit a homerun with Kevin Millar, its not really him though. Its some dude #86 with a white beard, kinda wierd. He must not be in the MLBPA or something.

03-25-2005, 04:59 PM	#37
Jesus Shuttlesworth Posts: 42,765	Yeah Ive only hit 1 homerun in like 5 games. Pretty rough. I am gonna wait til I get better before I start dynasty mode.