Archive for the ‘Baseball’ Category
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MLB Front Office Manager Preview
Gamespot has posted up the latest preview of MLB Front Office Manager. As we've now hit what is generally the dead spot in the sports gaming year it is nice to have a game to look forward to that splits the difference between now and when the baseball titles are released in the first week of March. In the past January has generally offered an arcade style game such as NBA Street or NFL Tour. Based on the depth of statistics, you can probably guess the level of off-the field depth in the FOM...
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MLB 2K9 Cover Goes to Tim Lincecum
Only hours after posting up the top candidates for the baseball game covers 2K Sports revealed their selection and cover art. It is Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants. With an 18-5 record and 2.62 ERA he was dominant on a poor team. He was selected to the All-Star team and was likely to be the starter but missed the game due to an illness. Earlier today he was announced as the NL Cy Young Award winner. I left Lincecum out of my preview thinking he wasn't recognizable enough, especia...
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MLB Cover Candidates for 09
Last year the cover athletes for the baseball titles were announced by 2K Sports and SCEA in early December. In all likelihood the decisions on who will make the covers of MLB 2K9 and MLB 09: The Show have already been made and if not then the process is currently nearing finalization. The players who will receive the covers will likely be revealed next month. So lets take a look at who the most likely candidates are. Make sure to leave your thoughts in the comments on who you would most ...
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MLB Front Office Manager Price Revealed
One of the frequent comments when discussing 2K Sports' MLB Front Office Manager has been that interest would be had only at a lower price point than the standard $60 game. There is legitimate concern as to whether a game of this nature can succeed on the consoles, especially after the relatively low sales and interest that NFL Head Coach was able to capture. Baseball fans though are more likely to be attracted to a game of this nature than football fans were to Head Coach. The question a...
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MLB Front Office Manager Interview
Ever since the announcement of MLB Front Office Manager nearly a month ago there has been some good initial info provided along with a batch of screenshots. It has actually been outside of 2K Sports' M.O. to have this much about a game out this early, with the release date not coming until late January. The details on the game continue with Jon Robinson of ESPN having an interview with producer Edwin Loo. A bunch of topics are discussed at length. If you have any interest in the game it i...
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MLB Front Office Manager Screenshots
2K Sports has released the first 10 screenshots showing off the recently announced MLB Front Office Manager. You can check them out in the gallery. The game, which features A's GM Billy Beane, does not yet have an official release date but it is expected to come out in late January....
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Who Will Win the World Series?
The World Series begins on Wednesday with the Philadelphia Phillies taking on the the Tampa Bay Rays. Homefield advantage once again goes to the AL team. Few would've predicted this pairing before the season. This is a pretty intriguing match-up and it's nice to have two teams that haven't been there in a while (or ever in the case of the Rays) playing for the championship. I'll be in Vegas through games 3-5 so I'm looking forward to taking it all in from the comfort of a sportsbook. The ...
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Billy Beane Talks MLB Front Office Manager
The Sporting News has posted up an interview with Billy Beane who is a big part of 2K Sports' recently announced MLB Front Office Manager. While the interview is about more than just the game there are some elements of it that are discussed that were not mentioned in the press release. It is definitely worth a read if you have interest in MLB Front Office Manager, fantasy baseball, and some of his GM philosophies. There's one part of the game that I love, which is like owner's competence --...
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