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The list of regulars who haven't created an off-topic thread is now one shorter. I win!

Today's topic of choice for me is: Why does 2K hate me? And why does it hate you?

Word is coming out that franchise mode in MLB 2K9 is broken. For example, in several simulations by some guy at Operation Sports (later in the thread), Tim Lincecum became a free agent after 2010 because the team couldn't afford to keep him. He's not a free agent until after 2013! Below-market-rate Cy Young winners are affordable to anyone. Except the Marlins, maybe.

This is the last straw for me, I think. After three years of putting up with this stuff and pretending that it's about to get better, I seriously think I'm going to go buy a PS3 after work and just get The Show.

What are you guys doing for your baseball gaming entertainment this year? Riding the 2K train to hell? Going back to MVP 05?

EDIT: It appears that 2K is aware of the glitch and it will be patched on Day One. Still kinda scary . . .

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I'm sure the video game chat gets annoying to those of you who don't care, so a million space pardons, but I'm freaking out right now. Feel free to strike up a 600-comment thread about music I've never heard of!

And CNN has a Q&A with Matt Groening about his future.

Oh, and actual baseball! Though that might be too on-topic.

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I had a little bit of faith since they pulled Kush off the game and gave it to Visual Concepts.

And they definitely made some good strides, judging by the demo and the videos I’ve seen. But there are always a couple things that are just too bad to ignore.

by Teej on Feb 26, 2009 10:02 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I just have had bad experiences with 2K6 and 2K8

I am hoping EA will get the players rights again in 2010 or what not.

by Fin on Feb 26, 2009 10:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I wish MLB would just not sell an exclusive license.

The lack of competition is killing sports games.

by Teej on Feb 26, 2009 10:07 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

But it is profitable.

Shit, I’m about to spend $500 on one game.

by Teej on Feb 26, 2009 10:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

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After three years of putting up with this stuff and pretending that it’s about to get better, I seriously think I’m going to go buy a PS3 after work and just get The Show.

by Matthew on Feb 26, 2009 10:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yup.

The ability to play Metal Gear and LittleBigPlanet is a nice bonus, but those are things I could live without. But dammit I want a really good baseball game this year.

by Teej on Feb 26, 2009 10:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'll definitely play both Resistance games.

LittleBigPlanet is first on my list, then I’ll get around to playing Killzone, MGS4 and . . . that might be it. But this is where GameFly comes in very handy: I can catch up on a dozen games in the next month or two without breaking the bank.

by Teej on Feb 26, 2009 7:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks

Sorry I really have to stop skimming posts before commenting.

by Fin on Feb 26, 2009 10:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I was thinking the same....

I’m sick of no baseball games for the Wii but Power Pros. It’s good, but you want to play a different type of baseball game.

But $400 for a system with no backwards compatibility? Fuck that.

by craig3410 on Feb 27, 2009 6:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So, in watching a second season episode of 30 Rock last night, I realized that it may be one of the best shows ever.

They made a fucking lemon party (lemonparty.org) joke on network TV. How the hell do they get away with the stuff they do? Liz’s dad’s name is Dick Lemon, and he said, “It wouldn’t be a Lemon party without Old Dick!”

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 26, 2009 10:03 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

That's disgusting and awesome.

I’ll have to watch it tonight.

by Teej on Feb 26, 2009 10:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I still think my favorite episode of 30 rock

is the one from earlier this year when Liz went to her high school reunion.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Feb 26, 2009 10:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Dear other people,

If you don’t know what lemonparty.org is, I would strongly suggest not finding out. Especially not if you are at work.

by seattlebruin on Feb 26, 2009 10:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Good point.

I probably should have mentioned that this is not work appropriate.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 26, 2009 10:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I stopped playing baseball video games about 5 years ago.

Right about the time I started getting heavy into analysis. The games just frustrate me way too much.

Now, NHL 2K9, there’s a thing of beauty.

by Matthew on Feb 26, 2009 10:05 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I should get that.

I’ve always enjoyed hockey video games, but I haven’t bought one in years.

by Teej on Feb 26, 2009 10:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I can no longer play MVP '05.

Too many years consecutively, and I’m just absolutely bored with the gameplay (even after going through the great MVPMods updates). Because the player development and CPU controlled aspects are garbage as well, I’m going to have to suck it up and buy a PS3 or 360, I suppose.

by abender20 on Feb 26, 2009 10:05 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

So here's a baseball question that has nothing to do with games or actual baseball

what sorts of baseball variants did you play as a kid? I grew up in a ranch-style home, and we played whiffle ball in the street facing the house – ground balls were strikes, five strikes and you were out, one out per at bat. Anything in the yard or off the front of the house was a single, off the roof was a double, over the roof was a home run. For some reason we made no provision for triples.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Feb 26, 2009 10:06 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

All wiffle ball. We used to play at my friends house right in front of his living room window.

There was a small shrub that acted as the strike (as a backdrop), balls hit left of the power pole were foul, right of a certain bush were also foul. A ground ball had to be fielded and brought to the stump before the runner could sprint there, else it was a single. Doubles were to the street, triples to the far curb, and homers were anything that touched the lawn of the people across the street.

by abender20 on Feb 26, 2009 10:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh and I forgot the most imporant part!

We’d each choose a team and use their lineups, making sure the batter had to hit from the opposite side of the plate at least 4 times.

by abender20 on Feb 26, 2009 11:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

We played on my long but not very wide back yard.

Home plate was against one fence, and anything over the far fence was a home run. Anything off the poplar trees on the left or the roof on the right was a ground rule double (if fair). Balls and strikes were argued between the pitcher and hitter. You were out if we threw the ball at you and hit you when you weren’t on base (or if we beat you to first with ball in hand).

All bats were corked with duct tape and anything else we could find to make them heavier.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Feb 26, 2009 12:20 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

We played indoor baseball at a friend's house.

His parents had a big room that was just for baseball. Nerf-ish ball, plastic bats, throw pillows for bases, and if you hit above a certain fixture on the wall, it’s a home run.

by Teej on Feb 26, 2009 10:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm a huge wiffle ball guy to this day.

Rules tend to be determined by the field in use at the time. I’ve been working on a huge, cartoonish curveball this off-season and can’t wait to bust it out on my unsuspecting friends this spring.

by waldo rojas on Feb 26, 2009 10:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Shackball!

Soriano into deep right, Ichiro back, at the wall...Yankees win!

by Robert on Feb 26, 2009 10:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I grew up near a cul-de-sac that was roughly baseball field shaped.

We used to play with a tennis ball and a super-skinny aluminum bat. For some reason I got it in my head one time to turn the bat around and hit with the handle. It’s amazing how much farther the ball went hitting this way.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 26, 2009 10:43 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not me as a kid, but

In Nicaragua we joined in a pickup neighborhood game where the kids were playing with a rolled up pair of socks as a ball and a large stick as the bat.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Feb 26, 2009 11:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

We played backyard wiffle ball with metal bats 1 on 1

all hits were “call it yourself,” with the exception of anything hit over the fence being a home run, and the batter always called balls/strikes. We also made up our own teams of players to play with. It was great fun, especially once we were both big enough to toss wiffle balls 40 mph, since we only had enough room to pitch from 20 feet (we have a big retaining wall separating the two parts of our yard)

by seattlebruin on Feb 26, 2009 11:45 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Whiffle ball all the way

I have fond memories of the frequent whiffle ball games my cousins and I used to play in my grandpa’s back pasture

Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Wyomingroutes.org & Washingtonhighways.org

by I'm NOT Corco on Feb 26, 2009 8:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

He also mentioned somewhat obliquely

that he knows the Simpsons isn’t “subversive” any more. The fact that he’s extended for two more years also implies that he does not care, which kind of made me sad.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Feb 26, 2009 10:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Matt Groening has never had 100% creative control over his shows

from listening to Simpsons and Futurama commentaries it sounds like it’s only 50-50

by JI on Feb 26, 2009 10:30 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That whole interview made me a little sad.

He didn’t seem to care that Life in Hell was taken out of LA Weekly. He seems to have no interest in making it available on-line, which seems like a perfect forum for it.

Really it sounds like he doesn’t really care too much about any of his work. It’s probably because he has so much money that he just goes home and swims in it like Scrooge McDuck.

by Jed MC on Feb 26, 2009 10:38 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think he cares about Futurama

And for both the Simpsons and Futurama they’ve put out top notch DVD sets, so I disagree.

by JI on Feb 26, 2009 10:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Groening seemed to care.

His desire to keep Futurama going shows he cares. I got the 4 DVD’s of Futurama and they are great. I laugh, I cry, I put it away and go do something else. I hope Futurama gets picked up and they do a couple more seasons or movies or whatever. I love all of that Evergreener’s stuff.

by mark sobba on Feb 26, 2009 2:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I love Groenings work too. I remember where I was when the first full length episode aired.

Maybe I read the article wrong, but it sounded like – Life in Hell gets the boot? Meh – there are other papers and on-line is too hard. The Simpsons aren’t subversive or testing the limits of what they can do? Meh, but there are subtle movie references. Although he does seem pretty hopeful Futurama continues and seems to enjoy what he’s doing.

The quality of his (and all the other people that also work on the shows) is still good, I still watch The Simpsons every Sunday, I’ll pick up the last 2 Futurama movies when I have some spare cash, and I read Life is Swell every week.

by Jed MC on Feb 27, 2009 7:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Shit.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 26, 2009 10:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'd love to have Futurama back

but they’re a fear it could go the way of Family Guy and stay past it’s expiration date. On the other hand, I’d like them to have a last episode where they knew it was going to be the last episode… considering the constraints they were under, they did an admirable job of ending the show both times.

by JI on Feb 26, 2009 10:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

MLB09 next week!

And Killzone tomorrow. I’m going to have some serious videogaming in the foreseeable future.

by DCMariner on Feb 26, 2009 10:43 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Oh snap I forgot about Killzone.

This whole PS3 idea is growing on me.

by Teej on Feb 26, 2009 10:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

PS3 is great

I use it more as an entertainment center than really a video game console (Blu-rays on a 37’’ are nice), but the particular games I do own are all high quality and incredibly enjoyable. Plus it’s the classic PlayStation controller and plays all my PSX and PS2 games without having to annoyingly interchange wires.

Best 400 I ever spent.

by cwel87 on Feb 26, 2009 1:06 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm equally pissed that over half of my XBox games don't work on my 360

61/755: KGJ's homer totals, or Rosie O'Donnell's age/weight in 2019?

by kevin_ess on Feb 26, 2009 1:20 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That, too.

I never had an original Xbox, so that wasn’t a big deal to me. But I still have some PS2 games I like to play.

by Teej on Feb 26, 2009 1:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There are quite a few that work

Try heading here and checking things out. If you aren’t able to get an internet connection to your Xbox then this page will show you how to download and burn a disc with the appropriate files

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 26, 2009 1:51 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They don't?

Did they remove that feature because they’re stupid, or did it cost significantly more to input it?

Because that was the initial reason I bought a PS3 instead of a 360.

by cwel87 on Feb 26, 2009 1:37 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, they stopped doing it in an effort to cut costs.

They were (are still) getting their asses handed to them by Microsoft and Nintendo, so that was one of the ways they were able to get the price of the console down a little bit.

by Teej on Feb 26, 2009 1:39 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It was definitely to cut costs

Since the PS3 had a vastly different hardware architecture they were unable to get software based emulation running. As a result, they had to essentially put a PS2 inside of the original PS3’s to allow for BC since it was a huge selling point for them, due to the massive catalog of available games.

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 26, 2009 1:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I also heard that rumor

I believe it may be true, to a small extent. But the added $100 worth of hardware to enable BC was the largest reason. The game sale boosting is a bit of a tinfoil hat thing in my eyes

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 26, 2009 7:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Any word on the latest Final Fantasy comes out?

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Feb 26, 2009 11:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

2010 sometime.

There are no good individual basketball statistics.
54!

by joof on Feb 26, 2009 6:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The full-body columnist mugshot is one of my favorite terrible journalism fads.

I think the Cinci paper used to do it, but I can’t find it anymore. So ridiculous. “Hey ladies, check out the whole package.”

by Teej on Feb 26, 2009 10:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I don't need a full body shot of the journalist.

Maybe a nice cartoon mug shot or something that says “Photo Unavaliable”.

by mark sobba on Feb 26, 2009 2:26 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

He's trying entirely too hard.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 26, 2009 11:06 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Speaking of clubs...

I order a club sandwich all the time. And I’m not even a member, I don’t know how I get away with it…
“I like my sandwiches with three pieces of bread.”
“So do I.”
“Lets form a club then.”
“Okay, but we’re gonna need more stipulations.”
“Yes we do.”
“Ok… Instead of cutting it once, lets cut it again.”
“Yeah, four triangles.” “And we will position them in a circle. And in the middle we will dump chips. Or potato salad, ok.”
“Let me ask you a question, how do you feel about frilly toothpicks?”
“I’m for ’em!”
“Well, this club is formed. Spread the news on menus nationwide.”
…
“I like my sandwhiches with alfala sprouts.”
“Well you’re not in the fucking club!”"

R.I.P.

by SethGrandpa on Feb 26, 2009 11:02 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Favorite movie scores. Go!

1. Apollo 13
2. Dances With Wolves
3. Braveheart
4. Rudy
5. Star Trek First Contact
6. Amelie

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 26, 2009 11:07 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Armageddon has my favorite individual song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB_ZlORvD4c

Soriano into deep right, Ichiro back, at the wall...Yankees win!

by Robert on Feb 26, 2009 11:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Thank you for the clip.

I have learned so much about science since I last watched that movie that I had forgotten how big a piece of crap that movie was.

by mark sobba on Feb 26, 2009 2:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

10 Things I Hate About You.

Seriously, I did enough band playing to hate musical ‘scores’ of movies. I can still play Jurassic Park and the theme runs through my head whenever I’m in an airplane.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Feb 26, 2009 11:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Back to the future was better

Soriano into deep right, Ichiro back, at the wall...Yankees win!

by Robert on Feb 26, 2009 11:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I always figured you for a Jurassic Park fan.

Also there’s no way Back to the Future was your childhood.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Feb 26, 2009 11:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is pretty much how the foundation of my childhood went:

Soriano into deep right, Ichiro back, at the wall...Yankees win!

by Robert on Feb 26, 2009 12:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sports replace pizza which replaces one of the movies

Drinking instead of the other, Sonic with LL.

Soriano into deep right, Ichiro back, at the wall...Yankees win!

by Robert on Feb 26, 2009 12:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I didn't truly appreciate Indy till I was older

And technically ghostbusters could also be used as a movie. The food pyramid was a poor choice for this example.

Soriano into deep right, Ichiro back, at the wall...Yankees win!

by Robert on Feb 26, 2009 12:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

1. Psycho

2. Black Caesar (horrible movie though)
3. Anatomy of a Murder
4. South Park movie
5. Beat Street

by waldo rojas on Feb 26, 2009 11:41 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Black Caesar - Yes! Down And Out in NY City is a great song, particularly

How is it that only one person has mentioned Ennio Morricone? Go back and listen to the scores to For A Few Dollars More or The Good the Bad and the Ugly. Awesome.

I’d also like to point out that the late-90s were a renaissance for soundtracks. I wouldn’t necessarily call them “scores”, but Mallrats, Dazed and Confused, the X-Files, Rushmore (actually, Wes Anderson has great scores as well), Romeo and Juliet, Empire Records, An American Werewolf in Paris, and others all had fantastic music.

by katal on Feb 26, 2009 5:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

TWBB is definitely one of my favorite movie scores

It is the only movie score I have ever purchased, and I still listen to it on occasion. Makes for great music to listen to while playing Call of Duty or something to that effect

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 26, 2009 2:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Also,

Requiem for a Dream
Blackhawk Down

by Matthew on Feb 26, 2009 5:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

In no particular order.

Chinatown
Rio Grande, & She wore a yellow ribbon.
Lola.
Empire of the sun, Jaws, & Close encounters.
Adventures of Robin Hood, & other Korngold scores.
Murder on the Orient Express
North by northwest.
Big night.

by msb on Feb 26, 2009 8:58 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Anyone else tired of snow and cold weather?

61/755: KGJ's homer totals, or Rosie O'Donnell's age/weight in 2019?

by kevin_ess on Feb 26, 2009 11:15 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

OH MY GOD YES

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Feb 26, 2009 11:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yep.

I love winter, but I’m ready for this shit to be over.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 26, 2009 11:17 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I miss it.

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Feb 26, 2009 11:18 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I moved to Wyoming to get more of it

and it’s 55 and sunny

Fuck

Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Wyomingroutes.org & Washingtonhighways.org

by I'm NOT Corco on Feb 26, 2009 11:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This isn't so bad.

I just want it to stop before softball season starts. I’ve played in the snow before, and it sucks.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Feb 26, 2009 12:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Fuck no, man

Not only is it my preferred weather, but snow and ice create a bunch of business for me which is awesome

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 26, 2009 2:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Seriously. This is like watching Cairo playing 1B again.

 It was kind of fun the first time then it just got stupid.

by mark sobba on Feb 26, 2009 2:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

STOP TEARING US APART

JEFF MATTHEW AND GRAHAM WORK VERY HARD AT THIS COMMUNITY AND DONT WANT IT TO BE RUINED BY STUPID INSIDE JOKES

Soriano into deep right, Ichiro back, at the wall...Yankees win!

by Robert on Feb 26, 2009 11:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

ifyouknowwhatimeanandithinkthatyoudo!

Soriano into deep right, Ichiro back, at the wall...Yankees win!

by Robert on Feb 26, 2009 11:29 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Man City are about to kick off against Copenhagen

Anyone else watching it? CMON CITY.

I love days when the M’s and City play on the same day.

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Feb 26, 2009 11:35 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I'm recording it, but not watching it yet.

Anyone want to meet up at either my house or the George and Dragon Sunday morning at 7am? I know, but Spurs v Man Utd, and I am in a soccer mood.

by royalcurve on Feb 26, 2009 11:38 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The League Cup final is always shite compared to sleep.

And also fuck United.

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Feb 26, 2009 11:40 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I agree with you about sleep, United, and I don't care about the Carling Cup.

But I will wake up and watch it anyhow. Nothing quite like a pint of Fullers at 7am. Plus I’m making a full English breakfast. Follow that with a nap, and you’ve got a decent Sunday.

by royalcurve on Feb 26, 2009 11:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ooohhhhh sshhhiiiiitttttt

Full english? Fried toast, the works?

CMON YOU SPURS.

(and go City, just for today, for EnglishMariner).

by marc w on Feb 26, 2009 11:47 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

English breakfest as well?!

That sounds pretty awesome actually!

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Feb 26, 2009 11:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

sigh.

a full grill up.

by msb on Feb 26, 2009 9:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'll go because I've still yet to see a game there.

That is, if you say we can stay through til the 11.30 game!

by NOLAmarinergirl on Feb 26, 2009 11:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wait, you said you're making breakfast.

I’ll come to yours if no one else is in or if they want to come to your house, too.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Feb 26, 2009 11:47 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Okay, fun.

Marc – yes, the works on the breakfast!

by royalcurve on Feb 26, 2009 12:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Erm because they are actually quite bloody good attacking - shame about the defence though.

They can play some very attractive football at times.

I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.

by EnglishMariner on Feb 26, 2009 1:50 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hehe

Fresh Prince Sporcle

61/755: KGJ's homer totals, or Rosie O'Donnell's age/weight in 2019?

by kevin_ess on Feb 26, 2009 11:51 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Indeed.

Or, wait, maybe shame on me for getting a perfect score.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 26, 2009 12:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And holy crap - speaking of MLB09.

New trailer today featuring the M’s!! This things awesome.

MLB 09: The Show – Sacrifice Trailer

I miss baseball.

by DCMariner on Feb 26, 2009 1:32 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

That is cool, but they got a few things wrong.

With felix pitching that would have been a ground ball, Yuni would have thrown over the first basemen’s head.

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Feb 26, 2009 1:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Holy fudge

If the PS3 would hurry and become less expensive then I may be able to actually play that awesome game

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 26, 2009 2:06 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I played the demo of 2k9 last night

It looked awesome, and played pretty well. I am so starved for a baseball game that I’ll definitely be getting it

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 26, 2009 2:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I've played it for about seven hours so far, I swear.

It’s definitely much improved. Gary Thorne is awesome. There are just some annoying things. Controlling your outfielders is obscenely hard, and the AI is kind of insane. The first game I played, Rollins stole home with one out in the first inning.

by Teej on Feb 26, 2009 2:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

But it's only a 3 inning game!

Gotta take risks!

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 26, 2009 2:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I got three. :(

I blame the lack of coffee and sleep.

by acblue on Feb 26, 2009 1:37 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I only missed two

I blame my lack of interest in the NBA.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Feb 26, 2009 1:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I got 5.

61/755: KGJ's homer totals, or Rosie O'Donnell's age/weight in 2019?

by kevin_ess on Feb 26, 2009 2:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

UPDATE TO MY BITCHING:

Ron, the main admin over at the MLB 2K9 blog, says Visual Concepts was aware of the franchise glitch and has a patch ready to go on Tuesday.

I still think I’m gonna get a PS3, though. I’ve already committed.

by Teej on Feb 26, 2009 1:38 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

What about those of us who don't connect our 360's to the web or can't

Soriano into deep right, Ichiro back, at the wall...Yankees win!

by Robert on Feb 26, 2009 1:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

God damn I hate 2k so hard

Soriano into deep right, Ichiro back, at the wall...Yankees win!

by Robert on Feb 26, 2009 1:42 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Dammit.

What to do?!?

by Teej on Feb 26, 2009 2:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh man you've gotta wait it out.

I wouldn’t be surprised if they cut the price more than $100. You’ll be pissed if you jump the gun.

by acblue on Feb 26, 2009 2:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Especially if there's no date to look forward to.

If it’s going to be three months or something, I’d rather just pay the extra $100. I’m an impulsive person.

by Teej on Feb 26, 2009 2:06 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I would imagine it would be right around E3 or so

So I’d say May-ish

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by tootthekazoo on Feb 26, 2009 2:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

For what it's worth,

If you buy a PS3 at Best Buy this week, they’re giving away a $50 gift card AND your choice of Guitar Hero: Aerosmith or Guitar Hero 3 (bundles!), so that’s kinda badass. I’ll turn around and use that gift card on The Show. So I’m halfway to the rumored $100 price cut, and if I can sell the Guitar Hero game for $50 I’ll be all the way there.

I might just do that.

by Teej on Feb 26, 2009 3:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not a bad way to go, really

I’d forgotten about this offer

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by tootthekazoo on Feb 26, 2009 3:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And damn I can't jump on that because it falls between paydays

Oh well, I can keep waiting. I’d rather have a 1080p TV before getting one because I’d be using it primarily for Blu-Ray anyhow

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by tootthekazoo on Feb 26, 2009 3:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I just can't bring myself to spend a shitload of money on a PS3, when I already invested a large chunk on my Xbox and accesories.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Feb 26, 2009 3:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

See I have them both and I like them both, but I play the Xbox far more.

The PS3 is nice for Blue Ray, and a handful of games. I just for some reason play Xbox more.

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Feb 26, 2009 3:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't need a Blue Ray, and spending that much to play just a few games seems pointless.

I barely have enough time to play Xbox as it is.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Feb 26, 2009 3:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm with you. I was trying to support your decision.

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Feb 26, 2009 4:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well, I did it. I'm a good little consumer.

As usual, I got my eyes on something and had to have it. They were out of the Guitar Hero boxes (which I didn’t really want anyway), but I did get the $50 gift card.

Pretty snazzy, I must say.

by Teej on Feb 26, 2009 7:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You got a raincheck for GH though, right?

No reason not to, and as you said it can be sold if you don’t want it

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by tootthekazoo on Feb 26, 2009 7:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They said they couldn't do rainchecks on bundled items.

Shitty, but whatever. I still consider the gift card a pretty nice bonus, considering I was going to buy The Show from Best Buy anyway.

I could have held out or went to a different Best Buy, but as I’ve said, I’m pretty impulsive.

by Teej on Feb 26, 2009 7:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You made a solid buy

It’s a shame you couldn’t get one of the throwback systems.

As irony has it, I would easily spend the extra money I did on my PS3 for BC.

by cwel87 on Feb 26, 2009 7:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I thought about that.

And really, the only games I want to play on PS2 are MVP 05 (though that should fade with The Show and maybe 2K9 being great) and my GTA games, but I also have those on Xbox, so I can play them on the 360. It would have been nice, but I’m not going to lose sleep over it.

But it does play PS1 games, which means I need to hit up my sister and get some of my old games back. I’m gonna wreck shit on Tobal No. 1.

by Teej on Feb 26, 2009 7:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Certainly a fair point

I don’t have the same luxury. My PS2’s both exploded after consistent use, and I’d rather have an all-in-one center connected to my main television for the sake of playing PS2 games.

Frankly, there are a lot of great games on the PS3, but I don’t really play them since I’m not into games that much anymore. I just go and replay my old favorites, since I don’t have nearly enough time to sit down and marathon it. Although I might for RE5 if it’s close to as good as its predecessor

by cwel87 on Feb 26, 2009 7:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Am I going crazy or do demos download really slowly?

I’ve been working on MLB 09 for more than an hour and I’m at 38%.

by Teej on Feb 26, 2009 7:46 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have both and like them equally.

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Feb 26, 2009 1:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah after much debate, I went with PS3.

I know most everyone around here does Xbox but I love my playstation. The game invites can be a bit screwy but otherwise I think its great. My PSN is SeeknDestroy713 if anyone around here wants to play. I do some GTA4, SF4 and coming soon Killzone and MLB.

by DCMariner on Feb 26, 2009 2:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I was a big PS2 guy, but when I went shopping for next gen consoles I had to go with the Xbox.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Feb 26, 2009 3:45 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well, duh.

One paper in that town has Woody Paige, one does not.

by marc w on Feb 26, 2009 3:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

goddammit

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by I'm NOT Corco on Feb 26, 2009 4:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

WTF?!

Average White Band coming to Rock Band?

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 26, 2009 2:54 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

So I know there are bowlers in here.

I bowled two decent games (150-160) on Saturday, then bowled the worst game of my life in the third (a 79). Has this ever happened to anyone else? I just totally lost all control, and when I did hit the pocket…. Split.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Feb 26, 2009 3:49 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Yes. When I bowl three games, my hand usually gets tired by the last game.

That leads to a loss of some control, and my third games are generally my worst. I can easily go 140 / 160 / 110.

by abender20 on Feb 26, 2009 3:51 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I've gone 115 or so in my last game before (especially if I have way too many beers), but I've never dropped below 100 in league before.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Feb 26, 2009 3:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

One of the guys I bowl with carries a 160 average

At the City Tournament this past weekend he shot 115, 105, 85. Needless to say, he drank a lot afterwards. A LOT

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by tootthekazoo on Feb 26, 2009 3:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oof.

That’s painful. At least I had a couple of decent games before I tanked.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Feb 26, 2009 4:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Last night...

217 with a couple unlucky splits, 224 with a couple unlucky splits (lots of strikes in both), and then a 170 without being able to carry a goddamn thing. I was in the finals in 5 of my brackets, but ended up in 2nd in all of them. I could have won all of them with shooting just a 200. SO, the 170 caused me to win back $50 on my $30 instead of winning $125

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 26, 2009 3:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Don't feel bad.

I bowl league and I’ve only broken 200 three or four times.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Feb 26, 2009 4:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's really good (by my standards anyway).

I’ll forever by awed at the guy who bowled a 300 next to my friend’s 7th birthday party while all of us young’ns were using bumpers.

by abender20 on Feb 26, 2009 4:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I've yet to witness a 300 game.

Last year in my league a guy missed one by a single pin.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Feb 26, 2009 4:06 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

We've had 4 shot in the last 6 weeks in my league

Stupid easy shot at Skyway. 4 300 games, a 288, 3 279 games, and last night a pair of 268 games. I’ve had several 300 games bowled against me in match play tournaments before, while in Juniors. It sucks, because every time that happened I also bowled very well (mid 200’s). But, what’re you gonna do?

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 26, 2009 4:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sounds like Skyway's lanes are as friendly as can be...

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Feb 26, 2009 4:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Incredibly

I hate it. There’s no challenge. If I throw a strike, I just need to do the same thing every time and I throw a bunch of strikes as a result. If I miss a strike, I know exactly what went wrong and how to fix it. There is no challenge involved. At Hillcrest, there was a real challenge in figuring out what went wrong and how to fix it, which is one of the most rewarding parts of bowling. I left Hillcrest with a 178 average and have been averaging 205 in 6 weeks at Skyway

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 26, 2009 4:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's why I kind of like the fact (in a weird way) I haven't thrown a ton of 200 games.

I still have that brass ring to shoot for every time I go bowling.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Feb 26, 2009 4:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I hope that I have the opportunity to roll a 300 at some point

I’ve shot several 279 games, and at one point had 19 strikes in a row between 2 games. I’ll get it at some point, I’m sure. But I’ve known guys that have been bowling for 30-40 years and carry 200+ averages that still haven’t done them. It’s quite the feat

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by tootthekazoo on Feb 26, 2009 4:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm a LONG way from even getting close to a 300.

But I’ve only been bowling for about 3 years now.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Feb 26, 2009 4:37 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You never know, though

A kid that I bowled with in Juniors threw a 299. He had a 115 average, and used a house ball, house shoes, and slid on the wrong foot when throwing. With his 299 (2nd game) he finished with just a 503 series, and didn’t break 200 at any other point that season

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 26, 2009 4:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I had a guy on my high school team who had a chicken-wing style delivery shoot a 297.

The way I figure it, if I don’t get injured in a way that affects my bowling and I stay more or less the same, I should have at least one more 300 game by the time I turn, oh, 61.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Feb 26, 2009 4:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

One MORE?

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Feb 26, 2009 4:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's what I love about bowling.

Some of the best that I know have never even sniffed a 300, and some total “scrubs” have done them. You just never know. A lot has to go right for it to happen for somebody, regardless of your abilities

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by tootthekazoo on Feb 26, 2009 5:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And after reading that, it sounds like I'm putting you down

Not the intent at all. I know your abilities, and am not surprised at all that you have shot a 300

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by tootthekazoo on Feb 26, 2009 5:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I remember reading a story about some 8-year-old kid who shot a 300

and was the youngest person to ever do it. Now, part of me was a little bit bothered by it because I’d been bowling since age 5 and at that point hadn’t hit 12-in-a-row, but if 8 year old shoot a strike maybe once every two games on average… well, the odds of someone of that ability hitting 12 in a row is 2.44 × 10^-16.

It’s really really small, but it CAN happen.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Feb 26, 2009 5:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I could get lucky, you never know.

I’d probably crap myself by the time I had 8 strikes in a row.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Feb 26, 2009 4:55 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I feed on that feeling

Love it love it love it. Sad that it doesn’t happen as often as I’d prefer, but it’ll come

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 26, 2009 4:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I usually start to think too much after three or four strikes.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Feb 26, 2009 5:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That fourth frame is a killer.

I had one in high school practice where I had the first three, tugged a shot in the 4th to leave two pins, missed them both and told the rest of the team “oh well, it’s not like I was going to strike out anyway,” and then I went off the sheet for a 264.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Feb 26, 2009 5:17 PM PST