Re: Why do non-baseball fans play this game?

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Why do non-baseball fans play this game?


OrdealByFire 09-22-2007, 3:47 AM

"Lyke, what's a triple?"

"What's a grand slam?"

"Why is it that you can hit as many balls as you want foul without being out, but when I bunt it foul with two strikes, I am out?"

Stupid stuff like that. Anyways, this game owns. Awesome, awesome game.


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Re: Why do non-baseball fans play this game?


XCORY LEEX 09-22-2007, 11:53 PM
i don't know man, my girlfriend loves this game, and she doesn't know anything about baseball.  we play all the time.
granted at the end of the game the score is like 40 to 2. she still has fun.

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Danyo79 10-02-2007, 2:47 PM
I don't know. But if someone who hates baseball (me) can have alot of fun with it, then it must be an awesome game!  But then again, I do know enough about baseball to not have to ask idiotic questions like those.
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SpreKid 10-02-2007, 11:35 PM
im not relly a baseball fan but i like all sports games for some reason
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MuckoX 10-18-2007, 3:23 AM
 OrdealByFire wrote:

"Lyke, what's a triple?"

"What's a grand slam?"

"Why is it that you can hit as many balls as you want foul without being out, but when I bunt it foul with two strikes, I am out?"

Stupid stuff like that. Anyways, this game owns. Awesome, awesome game.

Two words: Achievement *** and idiots that never played the great game of baseball.


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VAPOR PRO 10-31-2007, 2:38 AM
I'm not a big baseball fan (I do however know the rules, players and I do follow my Yankees) but I was never into baseball sims (like 2K7). However, I tried the demo for this game and thought it was good. I know that the season is over now but I might get this cause its pretty fun.

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spankys bbq 11-01-2007, 7:02 AM

I'm not a fan of watching baseball on TV at all, so I rarely watch any games, but I've enjoyed a few baseball video games over the past few years.  Watching is boring, playing is fun.  That's pretty much it.

 

And there are far easier titles to get gamerscore with.

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Twigg4075 12-18-2007, 3:54 AM
 MuckoX wrote:
 OrdealByFire wrote:

"Lyke, what's a triple?"

"What's a grand slam?"

"Why is it that you can hit as many balls as you want foul without being out, but when I bunt it foul with two strikes, I am out?"

Stupid stuff like that. Anyways, this game owns. Awesome, awesome game.

Two words: Achievement *** and idiots that never played the great game of baseball.



That is exactly why and I think it's pretty sad.

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twotimingtim 12-18-2007, 4:07 AM
people like this game ebcause they cant play baseball in real life... plus killing the catcher is fun to do ...
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thornes70 04-19-2008, 4:21 PM

If it gets people into playing the game and learning the rules, that's a good thing.  My son is in little league right now, and if a game can help him understand the rules because he can visually see what's going on instead of being told, it helps him when he's actually playing.

Don't knock people because they ask questions about the game! lol You didn't know all the rules at one time, either, eh? Wink [;)]

Re: Why do non-baseball fans play this game?


Anthony Smoove 06-30-2008, 6:15 PM
 Twigg4075 wrote:
 MuckoX wrote:
 OrdealByFire wrote:

"Lyke, what's a triple?"

"What's a grand slam?"

"Why is it that you can hit as many balls as you want foul without being out, but when I bunt it foul with two strikes, I am out?"

Stupid stuff like that. Anyways, this game owns. Awesome, awesome game.

Two words: Achievement *** and idiots that never played the great game of baseball.



That is exactly why and I think it's pretty sad.

This isnt always the case. For me, I like to have a variety of games. I like to play a lot of different games. Like i'll buy a tennis game because its different. What got me started doing things like that is from buying Fifa a couple years ago. I used to have a PSP and I used to buy games for my travels that I wouldnt normally play on a console. Just to play something different. And I bought Fifa thinking it was a cheap soccer game and it turned out to be a really fun and addictive game! Im looking for a different sports game. Im tired of playing bball and im not very interested in playing anymore football games. I have never really played a baseball video game and it looks like its fun. I dont watch baseball on tv but i wouldnt mind playing the game. Thats why I want it. I like a variety of games.

More people should try that. Try to stray from the norm from time to time. You can find some really fun games out there that you normally would turn your back on.

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Portis is King 07-02-2008, 12:10 AM
The reason you're out when you bunt is because the catcher is catching the ball and just like in REAL baseball if the catcher catches a foul tip called 3rd strike, you're out. Simple as that. 

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Najohn 07-09-2008, 12:37 PM
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Sgt CHIEF 08 11-18-2008, 11:41 PM
 OrdealByFire wrote:

"Lyke, what's a triple?"

"What's a grand slam?"

"Why is it that you can hit as many balls as you want foul without being out, but when I bunt it foul with two strikes, I am out?"

Stupid stuff like that. Anyways, this game owns. Awesome, awesome game.



A triple is when you hit the ball and get to 3rd!
A Grand slam is when you hit a home run with all the base's loaded (players on 1st, 2nd, and 3rd!)
And a Bunt is looked on as a hit. when you miss or foul  a 3rd bunt its called a strike! in short it has to make it out of the infield. Hoped that helped! 

CHIEF

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BRICKS 43 11-22-2008, 5:55 PM
I'm going to have to pull this bad boy back out again.

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Najohn 12-03-2008, 11:43 PM
I never finished to game....looks like I am renting it again
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EvoSero 04-09-2009, 2:16 AM
 OrdealByFire wrote:

"Lyke, what's a triple?"

"What's a grand slam?"

"Why is it that you can hit as many balls as you want foul without being out, but when I bunt it foul with two strikes, I am out?"

Stupid stuff like that. Anyways, this game owns. Awesome, awesome game.

The thread title and your post aren't entirely related.

If someone doesn't know the rules - or is still learning - but it is willing to play, then what's wrong with that?

If someone doesn't know the rules, but doesn't really care to learn and still wants to play, therefore becoming kind of a hassle, then I'm guessing in that case it's either a girlfriend or little sibling, in which case they just want to spend time with you, so find something else they don't completely suck at.

And if they just aren't a fan of baseball, well, so what? The game is far too slow paced, the season is far too long, and the playoffs are far too exclusive. Some of it's highest paid players only play once every 6-10 days, the players in the dugout seem like they can barely stay awake, and you could watch a 3-hour game only to see a couple base hits and a horrible walk.

Then look at The Bigs, and it helps remove all that filler for anyone who isn't Billy Crystal's soul mate.

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yambag023 07-08-2009, 4:21 PM
 VAPOR PRO wrote:
I'm not a big baseball fan (I do however know the rules, players and I do follow my Yankees) but I was never into baseball sims (like 2K7). However, I tried the demo for this game and thought it was good. I know that the season is over now but I might get this cause its pretty fun.


and most yanks fans arent baseball fans, at least youre honest lmao.

to answer the op, who cares why they play. maybe someone who doesnt like or know anything about baseball may play this and gain an interest, then start watching their local team, then become a baseball fan and realize how dumb the things you mentioned are.
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yambag023 07-08-2009, 4:30 PM
 EvoSero wrote:


And if they just aren't a fan of baseball, well, so what? The game is far too slow paced, the season is far too long, and the playoffs are far too exclusive. Some of it's highest paid players only play once every 6-10 days, the players in the dugout seem like they can barely stay awake, and you could watch a 3-hour game only to see a couple base hits and a horrible walk.

Then look at The Bigs, and it helps remove all that filler for anyone who isn't Billy Crystal's soul mate.


long season? yes. however i think football is a little short. i think 100 games in baseball would be perfect, MAYBE 125.

game is slow paced? if you were a fan (whcih i understand you arent) you would understand and apreciate everything that goes into a game and NOT make it boring.

highest paid players play every 6-10 days??? that would apply MAYBE to starters. regular players play consistantly.

billy crystal soulmate? i would love to have you explain this one. thanks.
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EvoSero 07-08-2009, 9:07 PM
 yambag023 wrote:
 EvoSero wrote:


And if they just aren't a fan of baseball, well, so what? The game is far too slow paced, the season is far too long, and the playoffs are far too exclusive. Some of it's highest paid players only play once every 6-10 days, the players in the dugout seem like they can barely stay awake, and you could watch a 3-hour game only to see a couple base hits and a horrible walk.

Then look at The Bigs, and it helps remove all that filler for anyone who isn't Billy Crystal's soul mate.


long season? yes. however i think football is a little short. i think 100 games in baseball would be perfect, MAYBE 125.

game is slow paced? if you were a fan (whcih i understand you arent) you would understand and apreciate everything that goes into a game and NOT make it boring.

highest paid players play every 6-10 days??? that would apply MAYBE to starters. regular players play consistantly.

billy crystal soulmate? i would love to have you explain this one. thanks.


Before getting a little into the subjectivity of it, you have to understand that a lot of the reasons why things are the way they are in sport isn't for the benefit of the sport, but for revenue.

More games means more revenue means more advertising, etc. The sport itself doesn't benefit from commercial breaks or long seasons or the start times for games.

To compare to football, at least every game matters that much more. With baseball, probably the biggest factor is that only 8 of 30 teams make the playoffs, with the first round being only a best-of-5.

If 16 teams made the playoffs like in the NBA or NHL - both of which have 82 game seasons with four rounds of playoffs each best-of-7 series - then at least you wouldn't have the majority of teams playing 162 games when their season is essentially over by the All-Star game. Even if only 12 made the playoffs, it's still a step up from 8.

Throw on top of that that the divisions are totally lopsided, and the playoff seeding just makes the 162 games even more insignificant. I'm in Toronto, and it's hard to care that much when your team is in arguably the hardest division in all of pro sports - save for maybe the NFL's NFC East - year after year in a league where it's impossible for more than two teams in a division to make the playoffs.

Add in that you have many players that don't even play every game (whether hitters or pitchers), that most teams end up essentially .500 despite the high number of games, that games last around 3 hours despite an overly high amount of that time being stoppages in play, and it's not so much that the sport is bad (I love playing baseball) but just what baseball is as the MLB presents it to us is what I find highly flawed.

Either way, I love playing baseball video games, too. So if that's what the OP is referring to, I still say, so what?

 yambag023 wrote:


billy crystal soulmate? i would love to have you explain this one. thanks.


Billy Crystal - along with Larry King - was just an example of a well-known person who just has a far above average passion for baseball.

Thing is that when you have people like that, the things they like about baseball are often things not entirely relevant, such as childhood associations or the fascination/obsession with the statistical aspect of the sport.