Comments on: Snarkless morning note

By: daveblev

daveblev — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 05:01:30 +0000

again on MLB 08: The Show, Hud is annoying…the M’s hit a lot of singles so you often hear from him “7 hits in the ballgame for them, all singles..someone didn’t eat their spinach…aagga(insert very baYed popeye imitation here). Yeah, there are a lot of passed balls in the game with runners on, they charge them as wild pitches though. The announcers do catch on if you make a strange move, for instance, I have used Rhodes as a pinch-hitter and have I have inserted Washburn as pinch runner, I think they say “well this moves makes you scratch your head”.

By: Evan

Evan — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:18:59 +0000

Thatâ€™s no mullet.
Now
thatâ€™s a mullet.

Damn, where’s my highschool graduation photo?

By: Max Power

Max Power — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:53:29 +0000

So I see that Vidro is in the lineup again – not good sign.

By: John in L.A.

John in L.A. — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:49:00 +0000

“Snarkless morning note”

I’m not sure about snarkless, more like less snark.

Ah ha! It just doesnâ€™t do that on the Wii then.

Mario Super Sluggers comes out this year. I saw the Japanese trailer this morning and it looks awesome. Chomp Chomps can come out of the outfield grass and eat the left fielder… I have dreams like that.

By: Leroy Lamont Walker

Leroy Lamont Walker — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:47:31 +0000

Is a daytime loss more entertaining than a night one?

By: Thoan

Thoan — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:46:35 +0000

“I will not be wearing the traditional Doyle jersey . . .”

OK, but you can pick up a paper bag with two eye holes for a buck on the way into the park. I’m just sayin’ . . .

By: bratman

bratman — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:40:28 +0000

49 – Mario Kart Wii (w/ wheel) is the best game I’ve played since both Versions of Ken Griffey Junior baseball (SNES and 64).

By: smb

smb — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:27:52 +0000

You’re right, the passed balls are too much. Also, if you check your swing a lot, you have to hear them comment on it every single time. I check swing on most pitches I take, so it gets tiresome, but I think you can turn the announcers off. Speaking of which, Hudler is God-awful. Someome should take his vocal chords and hide them in a far away place. The foul balls on full counts are gratuitous, as you point out. I avoid it by going outside the zone…results in more walks, but cuts down on the foul-athons by a bunch. Helps to use Felix or Delcarmen or anyone with a breaking ball that starts in the zone and dives quickly out. The fielding is pretty wonky at times, too. All that said, still the best baseball game I’ve ever owned.

By: galaxieboi

galaxieboi — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:22:51 +0000

Itâ€™s not unusual to have a batter foul off five or more pitches in any at-bat where the count goes to 3-2;

Ah ha! It just doesn’t do that on the Wii then.

By: Jeff Nye

Jeff Nye — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:14:33 +0000

I have The Show for my PSP, but it doesn’t get played much for two main reasons:

1) A simply ridiculous amount of passed balls on any sort of breaking pitch. If there’s a man on first, you’re better off throwing all fastballs and hoping for a double play.

2) It’s not unusual to have a batter foul off five or more pitches in any at-bat where the count goes to 3-2; what makes it worse is that the announcer makes a point of telling you that the batter is making you throw a lot of pitches. Thanks, you jerk.