MLB 09: The Show - March 3, 2009 - Demo Out Now!

I'd be up for a league. It's my first time with the series, so I imagine I'll get my ass kicked plenty.

I'm getting this for my birthday, though, and that's 3/27 :whistle2:k Maybe I'll hop into a post-ASB season and be ready then.

I'd vote for a fantasy draft, fwiw.
 
Yeah, we have to do the fantasy drafted teams this year... too many people got screwed with injuries and such. I am pretty sure once you draft your team, you don't have guys go down if they do in "real life."

There also seems to be about twice the number of people interested in a league this year, which is cool, especially since this year you can play the games whenever you want, but we really have to caution people...

If you want to do the league, please do not slack on getting games in, and do not stop playing because your team is 0-10.... it just ruins the whole experience. Also, you have to be able to fight through some "laggy" games... maybe numerous ones, you should just know all that going in before you make the commitment.
 
[quote name='DestroVega']Yeah, we have to do the fantasy drafted teams this year... too many people got screwed with injuries and such. I am pretty sure once you draft your team, you don't have guys go down if they do in "real life."

There also seems to be about twice the number of people interested in a league this year, which is cool, especially since this year you can play the games whenever you want, but we really have to caution people...

If you want to do the league, please do not slack on getting games in, and do not stop playing because your team is 0-10.... it just ruins the whole experience. Also, you have to be able to fight through some "laggy" games... maybe numerous ones, you should just know all that going in before you make the commitment.[/QUOTE]
Oh and you have to be prepared to have Destro kick your butt with the Yankees.
 
[quote name='ivanctorres']Oh and you have to be prepared to have Destro kick your butt with the Yankees.[/quote]

I didn't even make the championship game!

and thats another reason we have to draft each team, the Yankees this year would be way too good.
 
I'm down for the league again. I think fantasy draft would put a really nice spin on things.

As far as the demo, they nailed it. They just took last years and made slight improvements. Can't wait for the new running system, either.
 
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009...ittle-things-that-help-mlb-09-the-show-shine/

A new blog post about the little things:
Hey everyone, Greg Batalucco (Game Designer) and Clayton Read (Associate Producer) here to bring you the next installment of the MLB 09 The Show blogs. This entry will focus on all the little details added this year to The Show that give it an added touch of realism. For this year’s version we wanted to make the game as accurate as possible and included in MLB 09 The Show are actual team mascots, new and improved stadium jumbotrons with game related movies, K boards, realistic crowds, and improved lighting and skies throughout the stadiums. All these enhancements add to the overall gaming experience to make MLB 09 The Show as real as it gets.

One of the main things we wanted to accomplish this year is to add as much realism to the stadiums and the crowd as possible. We’ve listened to what the community has been telling us: “We want that same experience that we get at a real ballgame, the look and sounds of the crowd, accurate and detailed stadiums, the smell of popcorn and hotdogs, etc.” Well we can’t add in smells (or can we?) but you can imagine. We devoted many, many hours of research to get everything as realistic and accurate in detail as possible in hopes of making it seem like you are actually at the game. We want your friend, spouse or whomever, to walk in the room while you are playing the game and say ,“Hey what game are you watching on TV.” That’s how real it is! In this blog we will go over a few of the things that help to make MLB 09 The Show the most realistic baseball game ever.

Mascots

As both kids and adults we’ve laughed at, and had fun with, team mascots. They always make us feel young and truly enhance the ambiance of a live baseball game. This year in The Show you get to watch as your favorite mascots come to life. Thanks to the brilliant work by The Show’s character artists (and some interesting MOCAP sessions) you can see the Phillie Phanatic get the crowd fired up, Mr. Met dance on top of the dugouts and Bernie Brewer slide down his slide to the amusement of everyone at the game. You can also spot the Swinging Friar cheering by the rally bell, The Bird getting Orioles’ fans out of their seats and Wally the Green Monster leading a “Let’s go, Red Sox” chant. In over 20 stadiums, these mascots will help entertain and make each game more real and enjoyable. So whether it’s razzing the visiting players, having a dance competition with a few lucky (or not so lucky) fans or just trying to score a few laughs, the mascots will undoubtedly be something fun to watch out for in MLB 09 The Show.



Jumbotrons and Videos

For years we have talked about sprucing up our in-game jumbotrons. Yes, we did say sprucing. This year we took it upon ourselves to view every MLB stadium and get a good idea of what each stadium showed. Combing through countless hours of MLB video and artist photos we got a good feel of how we wanted to layout realistic jumbotrons. As you will see, the new jumbotrons throughout the MLB stadiums in The Show will show full statistics, lineups, pitcher matchups and anything you might see at a real MLB game. Another must-have feature that consumers asked for was added this year - game related videos. Go to any real life baseball game and watch your favorite home town pitcher strikeout a batter or favorite slugger hit a home run. Well, what do you see on the jumbotron? A really cool video that rocks out! From homerun and RBI videos, to “get loud” crowd meter and “stand up” videos which pump up the crowd, all these elements of realism go into making MLB 09 The Show true to life.



Crowds

Every development cycle we find little things we’d like to improve on. One thing in particular this year was to get a better and more accurate crowd. What I mean by this is getting fans to actually wear the appropriate clothing, cheer at the right moments with the right level of sound and show up to the ballpark in real to life attendance figures. To do this we watched many hours of MLB games to view the crowds and get an idea of attendance levels for each team versus every other team it could possibly face. For example, a Red Sox/Yankees game should always be packed, and depending on where it is, Fenway Park or Yankee Stadium, there should be a mix of both fans. Now if you’re playing a game down in Florida with the Marlins, well you’re not going to see as many fans and you just might see more fans of the visiting team on certain days or nights. Crowd accuracy was a big thing added this year and we wanted to get as much detail into it as possible.

Another area we wanted to get more accurate was the clothing crowds wore to each game throughout an MLB season and fans leaving during a game. First, in dealing with fans’ clothing, we wanted to make sure they weren’t wearing t-shirts and shorts in April in, Detroit! Each team was charted out by looking at weather forecasts for each city and every month that a baseball teams plays. So now you will see fans in pants and warm jackets at appropriate times of an MLB season. Maybe even a few earmuffs! As well as in San Diego, most fans will be in warm weather attire, but once the sun sets, break out the jackets…burr!! What you might wear at a game for your favorite team is what our crowd will wear.

Secondly, in dealing with crowds leaving early from a game, we have gone through each team, their attendance levels, scores of games, who they are playing at the time and figured out when they would get up and say enough is enough, my team is getting blown out! As you can imagine, there are the die-hards out there and we track it, so no matter what, these fans always stay and support their team. And finally, we have added fans walking up, down and in and out of the aisles throughout each MLB stadium. Fans will also be seen milling around the concession areas and actual vendors are walking around the stadiums. So grab a hot dog and soda, because the little things matter to our team and hopefully you’ll notice these little details as well.

NEW LED and K boards

When you head out to the ballparks these days, you notice that each stadium has a unique look and feel. What we wanted to do is replicate this for our fans by having all the LED boards and K signs that real stadiums have. Fans can view every statistical category imaginable throughout our stadiums with the new LED boards that range from batter and pitcher stats to lineups and pitch count boards. Watch as the boards change and give you updated information for every batter and pitcher. Also, each stadium either has a section where the fans put up K signs or an LED K sign board. These track every K for the home team pitcher so look for this as you rack up the strikeouts. Hopefully you stat junkies out there will love the little added details and accurate statistical displays throughout each and every stadium!



Lighting

When you play baseball, you want to feel like you’re watching a game, not a video game. For MLB09, the lighting methods were rebuilt from ground up to make everything fit together naturally. Employing Global Lighting techniques, we light the stadium using the sky, then turn around and light the players with the sky and stadium. This makes players feel like they belong to the part of the stadium they are standing in front of. Keep an eye on color, reflections and highlights on players as they move through the environment. Also watch the dirt as every step and slide of a long game shows itself, and as chalk lines get disturbed. Day time games vary over your season, from the soft feel of a cloudy sky, to the harsh rays of a clear summer day, and even overcast days if the time and place is right. Night games are now true to life as we capture those long shadows which stretch across the field at the start, stretching farther until finally the sun goes down and the stadium is fully lit by its own lights. How dark it is at the start of the game depends on the day of the year so don’t be surprised if your spring training game is dark at 7pm. All of these little details add together to help immerse you in the game, and bring you back to the core - playing hardball.



Player Accessories

A key theme throughout this development cycle was realism, from stadiums to true-to-life batter stances and pitcher motions. We think we have it nailed. One area we wanted to really focus on this year was the player accessories and beefing it up. We have added eye black, glasses, wrist tape, and batting gloves in the back pockets to name a few. These are some of the player accessories that add to the realistic nature of our game. When you look at your favorite player and you see an arm band or shin guard you will know that we took the time to get that in the game. Focusing on the little things this year and listening to our fans, we have tried to get the details down pat.




Final Thoughts

You may have noticed in this blog I have mentioned realism quite a bit. Well there is a reason for this. The MLB 09 team really wanted to convey the sights and sounds of baseball to you, our fans, in the best possible fashion. So when you are playing with your favorite team or player, check out all these details mentioned here. We know you’ll love it.

We appreciate your feedback and will always listen to our fans as we try to make the best game possible. Thanks for your time and we hope you enjoy MLB 09 The Show and the realism we bring to you. OK, that is the last time I will say realism…oops. Sorry, I said it again.
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I don't think I will be hosting a league this yar, though news of a less clunky league interface might make me reconsider. I'd gladly join the CAG league though.
 
Wow, I become more and more impressed every time a new blog gets posted. It makes me want to brag in every other sports game thread about how awesome this game is and how every other sports game should model itself after it. (I'm looking at you Madden!) So far, it seems like they've hit the nail on the head. Last year's gameplay was near perfect, so improve the little things, and create the greatest game of baseball ever made. I just hope the "little things" also includes improving online play. I think both the functionality of leagues and the stability of the servers could be greatly improved upon.

On that note, if FriskyTanuki isn't up to running the league...I guess that leaves me as the other "surviving commissioner". I'd be up for it again, but only if you guys want me to. For reference, here's a link to my league from last year: http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=190496&highlight=mlb+league

As I've mentioned to many people, we had our ups and downs, but overall had a good year. Honestly, I think most of our "downs" revolved around frustrations from things beyond our control (losing guys to injury, teams letting rookies play, etc.). Hopefully, implementing a fantasy draft will remedy these issues. I've got the game pre-ordered from Gamestop, so I'll have it on day one. Like I said, it's up to you guys though. If anybody is opposed to me running it, I'll step aside.
 
Watever it should be straight this year since i think most of us favor a draft league. And if u can assign teams to be in random division even better. So guys like me talon and n8 can battle it out for playoffs spots in the tougher division.

Also i would be in favor of increase the difficulty to allstar+ or taking the guess pitch off. Hopefully there options to have people pitch from the pitchers view online as well.
 
Yeah I do love pitching from the pitching from pitcher's view. Almost as much as I enjoy taffy. And I'm a man who enjoys my taffy.

I think random divisions are also a good idea. Hell, even random teams for everyone if we are doing a draft league. And I think cdrw has a good idea with upping the difficulty to all-star. But the guess pitch should stay. I think it's a huge benefit for guys who are really skilled at baseball thinking. I remember some guys last year who were just really smart and guessed a ton of pitches I threw, I think those guys should stay rewarded for being that baseball concious.
 
If it's like last year's set-up people just pick a division to join and if we're doing a draft, it wouldn't really matter what division you're in or what team you have since everyone will be on more even ground.
 
These are all good points. I do have to agree with Wpark on the guess pitch issue though. I've heard people say it makes the game easier, but I also think it rewards the guys who can think along with the pitcher...and it forces you to be more creative when you are pitching. One of the best ways to counter it, is to back your pitches up. How many times do you expect a guy to go fastball - changeup? Well, to keep him off balance, go fastball - fastball. Really, it just forces you to mix your pitches well.

I think we could definitely stand to up the difficulty though, and like I've mentioned before, I would even be in favor of lengthening the season to make it more of a marathon rather than a sprint. Obviously, this would depend on the number of guys we have overall though.

Destro raises a good point about selecting teams in terms of their stadium though. Since the rosters will be completely different, you'll really have to decide for yourself whether you want to play in a pitchers park or a hitters park. I was thinking of using a lottery system to determine draft order, but how would you guys want to determine team selection order? Same as draft? Reverse of draft? Or a totally new lottery? Obviously, we'd pick teams before drafting players. What do you guys think?

If there are no objections to me running the league, I can create an official league thread soon so we can get an idea of how many legitimate sign ups we're going to have. Also, I'm thinking back to some of the problems we had last year, and I know some of the tension had to do with games not getting played, and me having to choose a winner.

I don't know if the game actually allows for it this year, but I would at least like to have an "assistant commissioner" to help with those tough decisions. Again, learning from last year, I would say right upfront that if games go unplayed, whoever is determined to be the reason the game wasn't played, will get the loss. But hopefully, if there's another party helping me make those decisions, the outcomes will be less questionable.

I think everybody's made some really good suggestions so far, and I really think it will help us to create a far superior league than we've ever had before. I really look forward to playing this year. It should be one hell of a good time! :)
 
N8 didn't get the memo... the schedule this year in the game is exactly like NHL '09... so there won't be any need to give people a loss based on decision, we just have to make sure everyone sticks with the league.
 
N8, I'd be willing to help with league setup and what have you if you need it. I think a fantasy league is the way to go and we could draw randomly for teams either pre or post draft. I'll agree with raising the difficulty to all-star but definitely keep pitch guessing on. Its really the only way you can get behind a lot of that low and inside stuff.

Just another thought, first pick in the draft gets last choice for team/stadium while last pick in the draft gets first pick for stadium team. And we definitely need to increase the season length. Let the law of averages work out with 3 game series. Anyways my two cents, I say lets start the league thread soon though! I'm so excited for this game its ridiculous.
 
Well the only thing a stadium brings in is, lets say Comerica Park for my Tigers, definitely a pitchers park vs. US Cellular where you can just bomb HR's. My drafting strat would be slightly different either way. Also really random but talking about drafting, have any of you guys seen the draft the baseball analysts did on ESPN.com where they could only spend 40 mil and try to beat the Yanks in a simmed series. Kind of the same idea we had because we didn't think anyone could beat the yanks staight up this year :)
 
[quote name='FriskyTanuki']I can't say stadium would be much of a factor in team choice since I'd rather pick a team I liked then just go on the stadium alone.[/quote]

The funny thing is, I mentioned picking my team solely based on stadium because I'd like to play half my games in a "cool" stadum.... I wasn't thinking at all about pitchers/hitters park. This is a video game after all!
 
I full endorse N8 for commish. He did a great job running the league last year and the Madden league most recently.

I am really not a fan of doing a fantasy draft because it just seems like a logistical nightmare and getting a lot of guys in one room at the same time is going to be difficult.
I'd prefer to just stick with the team. I'm a met fan so I'd pick the mets just because I love the team not because they are the "best."

I really don't mind or care if people use the Yankees because you still have to play the game. As they say the game isn't played on paper its played on the field.

I have my game preordered at Amazon so Ill have it at release.
 
We should make a dedicated website for the league also. I have some space from GoDaddy on dutyofpublisher.com if you wanted to set up like a wordpress or something using one of their tools just to keep track and such.
 
I don't think there's been enough info on how the league feature's been improved and how things work to know if it's a lot of work or not. I can't imagine that they'll require everyone to be online at once, so maybe there will be a auto-draft feature for those not around like a fantasy draft.

If it's like MLB 08, there will be a league site on SportsConnect.
 
[quote name='n8rockerasu']
I don't know if the game actually allows for it this year, but I would at least like to have an "assistant commissioner" to help with those tough decisions. Again, learning from last year, I would say right upfront that if games go unplayed, whoever is determined to be the reason the game wasn't played, will get the loss. But hopefully, if there's another party helping me make those decisions, the outcomes will be less questionable.[/QUOTE]

Maybe someone can bust out a strat-o-matic and let it decide. That or WPA. I know next to nothing about either, but I oddly enjoy reading about them.
 
[quote name='Wpark83']Yeah I do love pitching from the pitching from pitcher's view. Almost as much as I enjoy taffy. And I'm a man who enjoys my taffy.

I think random divisions are also a good idea. Hell, even random teams for everyone if we are doing a draft league. And I think cdrw has a good idea with upping the difficulty to all-star. But the guess pitch should stay. I think it's a huge benefit for guys who are really skilled at baseball thinking. I remember some guys last year who were just really smart and guessed a ton of pitches I threw, I think those guys should stay rewarded for being that baseball concious.[/quote]


idk i hardly used the guess pitch at all during the last season and didnt use it all during the playoffs and still managed to get like 12-15 hits a game. I just find it cheesy that other guy is basically gunna be guessing fastball the whole game and get a boost if u just happen to throw one.

I just dont understand why yall want the most realistic baseball game but you dont want to play the most realistic way. Watever maybe we can take a vote when the league gathers on people want on and off.
 
Guessing pitches is a part of baseball. Hence the feature is keeping with the "sim" theme of the game. If a batter guesses fastball but the pitcher throws a changeup he is going to swing early and wiff. That's why changing speeds is so important which in turn makes guessing pitch and location so key for the batter.
 
The drafting I would assume would be like Madden... you rank the players the way you think they should be ranked and then the players get drafted as such... no one needs to be anywhere near thier system
 
The reason I like guessing the pitch is because in my opinion, it makes up for the fact that this IS a video game. Yes, it lets you know in advance what pitch is coming, but that makes up for the fact that you really don't have enough time to read a pitch, like you do in real life. Obviously, cdrw123, you don't need it. For whatever reason, your reflexes are amazing enough to just react to any pitch (maybe you have an "ability" like the characters on Heroes). I don't see how it hurts the league though.

As for the people opposed to a fantasy draft, there are numerous reasons for having one. The first is the fact that I know of at least 5-6 Yankee fans who want to participate this year. There's no way we're going to be able to decide on who gets that lineup. On top of that, according to Destro, when you use fantasy rosters, they are unaffected by the weekly roster updates.

Everybody from my league found out first hand that while the weekly updates are nice, once you hit September, some teams just mail it in. Guys get shut down for the year, and teams start giving rookies more playing time to see what they've got. We had guys losing 3/5 of their rotation and half of their batting order. It was really unfair to guys who had picked teams that were no longer in the playoff hunt.

I know everybody here has an allegiance to a particular team, but you've still got your franchise/dynasty to enjoy your favorite team (I'm planning on doing this league, dynasty, and RTTS). I just personally feel having a fantasy draft will truly give us a great measure of who understands the game the best, rather than "who ends up with the Yankees". If you don't want to participate because of that, that's fine. But I think most people agree doing a draft is the most fair option to everyone.
 
I am not positive about the players not being injured if you draft fantasy... I would ASSUME it's that way because you aren't redownloading new rosters.
 
Also good to hear that the schedule should be exactly like NHL 09. My only concern was if we had games that just never got played. I guess if someone just stops playing, they could be booted, but hopefully there aren't any other complications.

And like Tanuki said...leagues come with their very own website. It's a really great feature (one that I with NHL 09 would have had). I only hope the website is more detailed this year, with full stat tracking and leaderboards. That would be really awesome!

Anyway, I've got to run some errands, but I'll try to create an official league sign up thread later tonight. Time for pitchers and catchers to report boys!!!
 
Eh I dunno, I think fantasy drafts are just fantasy baseball. What I perfer about the games is that i'm playing a team I like the way they were put together professionally. Anyone who casually plays the game and wanted to join the league will not if there's a fantasy draft because they don't know good players outside the major names. Also if someone gets the Yankees are you have to do is play good ball - the way baseball works in real life. The players aren't nearly that dominating in the games.

The other downside to fantasy drafting is I could just draft a rotation of eephus throwers and no one would ever get anywheres.

But i'm sure i'm an exception to that thought and not the rule.
 
[quote name='BostonCollegeFan']Also which rule set does the league follow? NL or AL?[/quote]

depends who is the home team..
 
The problem is...this IS a video game. Regardless of how much they've improved in real life, the Yankees will be overrated and STACKED in terms of ratings and power in this game. A draft is going to show how skilled you are at putting a team together. Besides, if we're looking at having 20 guys in this league, when someone else gets to choose ahead of you, and picks your team, when does the crying begin? I think it's just better to avoid all this.

As far as exploiting certain pitchers in the game, The Show doesn't really work like that. I haven't seen any pitcher who throws an "unhittable" pitch. It's more of a talent thing.
 
How would having a draft change the fact of someone getting your team change anyways? Some people have that allegiance to a certain area?

I dunno, i'm up for whatever.
 
Draft is the best way to "even out" the playing field for all the people participating.

Obviously whomever picks the Yankees/Red Sox/Mets/etc. would already have an advantage over someone who was stuck with the Royals/Nats/etc.. Having a fantasy draft would at least prove that you deserve a better team since it would likely prove you know more about baseball than simply what you see now and then on ESPN.

Live draft would be great, but might not be possible for everyone. Either way, I'm in :D
 
[quote name='BostonCollegeFan']How would having a draft change the fact of someone getting your team change anyways? Some people have that allegiance to a certain area?

I dunno, i'm up for whatever.[/quote]

Well, I think it's a compromise. Even if somebody else gets your favorite team, at least you can still draft some of the players if you choose to do so. Since you're a BCU fan, I'm going to assume you're also a Red Sox fan no? If that's true...I know of at least 2 other Sox fans that would fight you for the team. Would you rather have the Sox with their actual lineup, or would you at least like to be able to draft Papelbon, or Pedroia, or Beckett?

If you disagree, that's your opinion. I'm open to suggestions of how to solve the dillemma of multiple people wanting the Yankees, Red Sox, Rays, etc. Either way, people aren't going to be happy. But I think this at least minimizes people saying "If I can't be _____, I'm not playing". You'd be fine with somebody else taking your favorite team and all its players?
 
I'm actually a Rays fan hah :p.

And I'd be fine with it, I just don't understand how this changes anything in regards to people not wanting to play cause they didn't get their favorite team. The only teams I wouldn't want are the Red Sox and Yankees, and while i'd perfer the Rays, I wouldn't mind a team like the Pirates or someone else. I don't like the Rays because of their players, I like the Rays because they were an integral part of my youth. For the people who are the fans of the players that's fine, but the people who like the teams, fantasy drafts change nothing.

I'm cool with the draft, just as long as everyone gets a fair chance. If we get 20 people who know baseball, and know that putting together a team is more than just picking Manny, Ortiz, CC, Kazmir, Rodriguez, Jeter, Reyes then it works out.
 
But do you think you'd have a fair shot of winning with the Pirates? I mean, to me...that's the issue. A lot of guys found out last year that even if you're good at this game, if you have a weak rotation, and a bunch of singles hitters, you will not do well. It just seems like that would be frustrating as hell. And if you're getting your ass handed to you every time you play, you're not going to have fun. And if you're not having fun, you're going to lose interest. That's all I can tell you. I've seen it happen.

I'm a Yankee fan, but I used the Diamondbacks last year because they had good pitching and I liked a lot of their young guys. I started out pretty hot, winning my first 8 games, but as the season wore on, the Dbacks hitting in real life cooled off, a few guys got hurt, and with every roster update, I got worse and worse. Toward the end, I was playing with guys I didn't care about, on a team I didn't care about. It wasn't very fun.

Pretty much the same thing happened to Wpark with the Reds. He had a lineup full of AAA players the last month of the season. He can tell you how much it sucked. Even if you're using a team you don't care for, I think you're going to have a better time if you at least got to pick your roster...if that makes sense.

If this game had some kind of intuition feature that allowed a Cinderella team to play better than their rating, it would be a different story. But handing one guy the Yankees and one guy the Royals in a video game is just F'ed up, haha. It's only fair to start everybody out on an even playing ground. I hope that explains it better.
 
Oh I totally agree and see how a draft would work out in that way, just I feel bad for the people who will base it all on household names and not depth. Using your explanation though I defintly want to do a draft now heh.
 
yeah man...with the Reds last year I was 7-0 before Griffey and Dunn got traded. I was 1-6 after I think. It just sucks once your team is a bad team. And I wouldn't say I'm amazing, but I'm better than the record I put up.
 
I vote fantasy draft. Since I'm sure there are other San Francisco fans out there and I would at least like to have a couple of giants on my team and actually a real chance at making the playoffs.
 
[quote name='BostonCollegeFan']Oh I totally agree and see how a draft would work out in that way, just I feel bad for the people who will base it all on household names and not depth. Using your explanation though I defintly want to do a draft now heh.[/quote]

I'm glad you understand where I'm coming from. I was starting to wonder if I was even making sense, haha. I guess it does make things more involved, but at least you've only got 25 guys on the team. I couldn't even imagine drafting 53 for Madden. I'm assuming we'll just rank guys from each position, and then maybe the importance of those positions to us? I can't imagine going through 600+ players and ranking them by importance. It shouldn't be that bad.

[quote name='Wpark83']yeah man...with the Reds last year I was 7-0 before Griffey and Dunn got traded. I was 1-6 after I think. It just sucks once your team is a bad team. And I wouldn't say I'm amazing, but I'm better than the record I put up.[/quote]

Yeah, see...I'm all for realism, but I think that's a case where realism went too far. Basically, your video game experience got screwed by the real life financial problems of the Cincinatti Reds, haha. How messed up is that?

Anyway, just wanted to let everybody know I created an official league thread, so you can sign up now. As always, I typed up a pretty lengthy (and hopefully inspiring, haha) pre-season address. Just want to make sure we're all on the same page. Questions and suggestions are always welcome.
 
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