MLB 2K7

by marco054 on Feb 27, 2007 5:39 PM CST

I'm one of the younger guys here and just went and picked up my copy of the new baseball game for xbox 360 and am in love.

I love my great outfield of Sweeney, Anderson and Dye. I also got Fields on the bench and dropped Mackowiak since they're rated the same. I wish they had Danks on there but i guess i'll stick with Gavin Floyd.

Now i have my perfect team. I might have to try and make a trade for Crawford or Baldelli.

Poll

who should trade for?

Carl Crawford

24 votes

Rocco Baldelli

4 votes

Get McCarthy Back

7 votes

Preston Wilson

11 votes

46 votes | Poll has closed

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one vote for preston wilson right here

by larry on Feb 27, 2007 5:44 PM CST reply actions

I bet that he's rated well against lefties. ; )

You guys have convinced me to buy this game today. Xbox 360 in 1080i on my 65" Mitsubishi DLP is almost as ridiculous as Devin Hester.

Crackdown kicks ass as well.

by SSH2005 on Feb 28, 2007 9:08 AM CST up reply actions

indeed

I'm hooked on crackdown too and still on Gears of War on Live

GO SOX!!!!

by marco054 on Feb 28, 2007 9:26 AM CST up reply actions

Gears of War and Call of Duty 3 are great.

by SSH2005 on Feb 28, 2007 9:33 AM CST up reply actions

And I mainly bought Crackdown...

for the HALO 3 Beta but Crackdown is a pretty good game.

by SSH2005 on Feb 28, 2007 9:36 AM CST up reply actions

wow 360 gamers

hit me up

XBL: TheMattressMan

Go Badgers!

by shaftr on Feb 28, 2007 9:48 AM CST up reply actions

hell yea

alright i'll add u next time i get on

mine is - Marco es Drunk

GO SOX!!!!

by marco054 on Feb 28, 2007 11:51 AM CST up reply actions

also

I only have 3, 3! agility orbs left to find.

Go Badgers!

by shaftr on Feb 28, 2007 9:49 AM CST up reply actions

Wow, impressive.

by SSH2005 on Feb 28, 2007 9:58 AM CST up reply actions

Dude...

playing 2k7 right now. Good stuff.

AIM: BrentBrookhouse http://www.badlefthook.com - a part of the SportsBlog Nation Family

by Brent Brookhouse on Feb 27, 2007 6:40 PM CST reply actions

how is it?

I heard 2k6 was awful and the videos of 2k7 looked great, but I just played the X360 demo and it was awful.

Go Badgers!

by shaftr on Feb 28, 2007 6:29 AM CST up reply actions

I like it

I hated it 2k6. i got it and played twice and traded it in. But i like 2k7. pitching is by far the funnest part. I still struggle hitting. I pods is by far the worst. i just can't hit with his bitch swing. he's like 1 for 22 on the year

GO SOX!!!!

by marco054 on Feb 28, 2007 9:15 AM CST up reply actions

Agreed...

2k6 stunk...the demo for 2k7 wasn't very good. But so far the actual game is holding up well. You have to be willing to spend some time adjusting sliders to make sure you're getting a good experience (For example I hate when games are just homer, homer, homer, homer) but once you get your settings right it is a nice little baseball game.

AIM: BrentBrookhouse http://www.badlefthook.com - a part of the SportsBlog Nation Family

by Brent Brookhouse on Feb 28, 2007 10:09 AM CST up reply actions

however

one thing that is pissing me off is that every outfielder is frickin Tori Hunter. Rondell white is makin a Gary Matthews catch (his one highlight catch) like its nothing. I get robbed about 3-4 times per game. oh yea Johan K'd me 12 times

GO SOX!!!!

by marco054 on Feb 28, 2007 11:49 AM CST up reply actions

one more question

the wikipedia entry said there was 4 person online Franchise mode, is this true?

Go Badgers!

by shaftr on Feb 28, 2007 11:55 AM CST up reply actions

There are leagues but no franchises

It does support up to 30 player online leagues (i know for sure it supports online leagues...but havn't messed around with it to confirm that the 30 player claim is true) which is a real nice feature if you have a reliable group of guys.

And I do agree that the outfielders tend to be superstars when it comes to making tough catches, just adjust the slider for their range or reaction or whatever down a bit and it'll be a little easier to deal with. (they do tend to scale the wall a little too often, but again...its all about getting your sliders where you want them).

AIM: BrentBrookhouse http://www.badlefthook.com - a part of the SportsBlog Nation Family

by Brent Brookhouse on Feb 28, 2007 12:26 PM CST up reply actions

damn!

I had dreams of having myself and a friend or two in an Online Franchise or even having a Fantasy Draft.

Go Badgers!

by shaftr on Feb 28, 2007 12:29 PM CST up reply actions

Hmmm...

The thought of a grown man living in Madison (among thousands and thousands of girls) and having dreams about video games is troubling.

I am Dog the Bounty Hunter.

by Toonderstrook on Feb 28, 2007 12:38 PM CST up reply actions

ya...

same girl for 5+ years will do that

Go Badgers!

by shaftr on Feb 28, 2007 12:43 PM CST up reply actions

Aren't you in college?

I am Dog the Bounty Hunter.

by Toonderstrook on Feb 28, 2007 12:50 PM CST up reply actions

not anymore

I graduated in Spring 05.

Go Badgers!

by shaftr on Feb 28, 2007 12:52 PM CST up reply actions

Madison

And you didn't leave Madison, right? Smart man. Looking back, I wish I would have stayed for law school. At the time, though, with the Plaza, the Laurel, and the Terrace always calling my name, I didn't think I'd survive first year.

I am Dog the Bounty Hunter.

by Toonderstrook on Feb 28, 2007 12:57 PM CST up reply actions

no

I moved in with my g/f and we live on the West side of Madison still. She found a job right away, it took me awhile.

Go Badgers!

by shaftr on Feb 28, 2007 2:23 PM CST up reply actions

Agreed.

An online fantasy draft would be a lot of fun. I'm screwing around on there right now to see if it is possible. Don't see any way to do it though.

AIM: BrentBrookhouse http://www.badlefthook.com - a part of the SportsBlog Nation Family

by Brent Brookhouse on Feb 28, 2007 12:42 PM CST up reply actions

I've got a Wii

So I'm pretty sure I'm outta luck. Anyone know of any plans for a deeper baseball game on the Wii?

AIM: SouthSideCheat

by The Cheat on Feb 27, 2007 7:01 PM CST reply actions

Nope...

The Bigs is going to come out for the Wii...But that's an over the top arcade baseball game. Other than that...no clue.

AIM: BrentBrookhouse http://www.badlefthook.com - a part of the SportsBlog Nation Family

by Brent Brookhouse on Feb 27, 2007 7:34 PM CST up reply actions

Be honest...

You don't really NEED another game other than home run derby. I've spent weeks trying to hit 10 home runs for training. Difficult stuff. And I love Wii Sports.

by rebstock on Feb 27, 2007 11:18 PM CST up reply actions

I've got 8

both Left and righthanded. More power lefthanded. More consistent contact righthanded.

AIM: SouthSideCheat

by The Cheat on Feb 28, 2007 12:30 AM CST up reply actions

Doesn't look like it...

"No MLB 2K7 for Wii, Take 2 Aims for 2008"

These two games may be your only choices for this year:

"Wii Baseball"
or
2KSports' "The Bigs"

Neither game appears to be a true simulated MLB experience.

by SSH2005 on Mar 1, 2007 9:08 PM CST up reply actions

Dye is my hero

he just went 4-4 with 4 hrs and 5 rbi's for me. xbox just convinced me to resign him

GO SOX!!!!

by marco054 on Feb 27, 2007 10:04 PM CST reply actions

Bitterness.

Some people are bitter about Frank Thomas being gone; others about not signing Preston Wilson or Shannon Stewart. I, on the other hand, am still so bitter that there is no longer the MVP franchise (regardless of the fact that one or more of the former EA MVP guys are working on the 2Ks now).

I am Dog the Bounty Hunter.

by Toonderstrook on Feb 28, 2007 12:21 PM CST reply actions

Best move I can remember...

...for a sports game maker was bringing on Ben Brinkman (who was a huge part of the team that turned awful EA Triple Play into the wonderful MVP series). This is the first year of the turn around process and it shows a lot of promise. I have a few friends who are just holding on to the last year of MVP and updating rosters every year, but that's more time than I want to put in honestly.

There HAVE been better games made, but the XBox live support and the (hopeful) roster updates that can be provided through that are huge. And if you really want to own a next gen baseball game, this is totally worth the money.

I've been playing since about 7am this morning (blame it on my first day off work in over a month) and am getting really into the game the more used to it I get.

AIM: BrentBrookhouse http://www.badlefthook.com - a part of the SportsBlog Nation Family

by Brent Brookhouse on Feb 28, 2007 12:30 PM CST up reply actions

agree

The last MVP game I played was great. It had Manny Ramirez on the cover. I still have almost all the songs in that game stuck in my head. I'm satisfied with 2k7 thought but I was pissed a year ago when 2k6 was horrible

GO SOX!!!!

by marco054 on Feb 28, 2007 1:46 PM CST up reply actions

The new MLB 2K7 cover (errr, Photoshop)...

by SSH2005 on Feb 28, 2007 2:07 PM CST up reply actions

good job

looks better than the jeter cover

GO SOX!!!!

by marco054 on Feb 28, 2007 3:36 PM CST up reply actions

Sorry, I can't take credit for the Photoshop...

it's awesome but I actually saw it at SoxTalk.

by SSH2005 on Feb 28, 2007 6:26 PM CST up reply actions

By the way...

here's another MLB 2K7 box cover Photoshop and I found it at SoxTalk as well...

http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q284/ells1219/dyecover.jpg

by SSH2005 on Feb 28, 2007 6:28 PM CST up reply actions

ugh...

I'm so torn if I should get this or not...GRAW2 is a maybe coming out, Guitar Hero 2 is for sure. I just got Crackdown...plus I play a lot of Paperboy & Root Beer Tapper.

Go Badgers!

by shaftr on Feb 28, 2007 2:27 PM CST reply actions

doooo it!

You know you wanna. I love playing Gears and RS: Vegas...but a good baseball game is the perfect "anytime" video game.

AIM: BrentBrookhouse http://www.badlefthook.com - a part of the SportsBlog Nation Family

by Brent Brookhouse on Feb 28, 2007 2:33 PM CST up reply actions

gotta have baseball

i played the Graw 2 demo and wasn't really too impressed, i figured i'd buy Rainbow Six Vegas before Graw

GO SOX!!!!

by marco054 on Feb 28, 2007 3:35 PM CST up reply actions

I'm a little mad with Las Vegas

Anyone else beat the game yet? If not, I don't want to 'spoil' it, so...

by CWSKeith on Feb 28, 2007 2:50 PM CST reply actions

not me

I haven't quite decided if i want Vegas or not. I recently bought MLB, Crackdown, Lost Planet and im still hooked on Gears of War. But I hear really good things about Vegas

GO SOX!!!!

by marco054 on Feb 28, 2007 3:34 PM CST up reply actions

Keith, you too!

People must add me, a good XBL friend is tough to find.

I love the MP in Vegas but the story is ok, I guess it might be the best SP R6 game, but that isn't saying much. I haven't finished it either.

The one 360 game that I have and never could get into is Dead Rising, anyone want to buy it from me or make a trade?

Go Badgers!

by shaftr on Feb 28, 2007 4:46 PM CST up reply actions

Traded my copy of Dead Rising in...

I was into it...then it just kind of...fizzled out. A few of my friends love it. Personally I wish they'd have done something with multiplayer...there were a lot of good posibilities there.

AIM: BrentBrookhouse http://www.badlefthook.com - a part of the SportsBlog Nation Family

by Brent Brookhouse on Feb 28, 2007 5:55 PM CST up reply actions

yeah

It does a lot of stuff right...and then a bunch of stuff is just so bad I can't believe they got away with it.

a) no internal brightness setting
b) awful save system

I can't stress how bad the save system is.

Go Badgers!

by shaftr on Feb 28, 2007 6:07 PM CST up reply actions

Dead Rising = fun game but it gets old very fast.

I traded my copy in awhile ago. Even though they aren't entirely similar, I like Crackdown a lot more than Dead Rising.

by SSH2005 on Feb 28, 2007 6:31 PM CST up reply actions

got bored with it too

I had it for about a week then just got really bored with it and traded it in

GO SOX!!!!

by marco054 on Feb 28, 2007 6:32 PM CST up reply actions

I'll hop on XBox live

'cygank' is my name on there, I'm pretty sure.

But I won't be there till my Spring Break, which is a week from this Friday. When playing College Hoops 2k7 online (love that game), I got lots of complaints that my connection was slow. Damn Marquette internet... you figure 35 grand a year would buy a nice internet connection.

by CWSKeith on Feb 28, 2007 6:38 PM CST up reply actions

i'll add u too

mine was - Marco es Drunk

GO SOX!!!!

by marco054 on Feb 28, 2007 6:40 PM CST up reply actions

Buy the Xbox 360 Wireless Adapter...

and try to "connect to" (a.k.a. steal) someone else's non-WEP'ed or non-SSID'ed wireless router. Hehe.

By the way... BUY MLB 2K7!!! It's pretty sweet.

by SSH2005 on Feb 28, 2007 6:52 PM CST up reply actions

For all the XBox live guys

Feel free to add me. BadLeftHook

Lately it's been all sports all the time...
NBA Street, College Hoops, NCAA Football (loooove college football games, and now MLB 2k7.

AIM: BrentBrookhouse http://www.badlefthook.com - a part of the SportsBlog Nation Family

by Brent Brookhouse on Feb 28, 2007 7:01 PM CST reply actions

mlb 2k7

I just got it.

Go Badgers!

by shaftr on Feb 28, 2007 8:31 PM CST reply actions

hmm... can we get some quantified ratings up?

I'm thinking about buying a 360 soon and I was just wondering if any of you had anything positive or negative to say about it.

It isn't a low ceiling...it's a high floor

by evilcookie on Feb 28, 2007 8:37 PM CST reply actions

hmm

best gaming system i've ever owned. Xbox live is a must. great games out and tons of great ones comin out this year

GO SOX!!!!

by marco054 on Feb 28, 2007 9:33 PM CST up reply actions

I'm a big fan

I got it about a month after it came out and I have nothing but good things to say about it. Xbox Live is magnificent, I use it for gaming, demos, trailers, movies, chatting, etc.

The game library is large enough now that there are quite a few great games.

We should have a SSS MLB 2k7 tourney.

Go Badgers!

by shaftr on Feb 28, 2007 10:23 PM CST up reply actions

Count me in...

Tournaments are always good times...

As for the 360? I wasn't a huge fan of the original XBox (more of a PS2 guy) but when price info was released for the next-gen consoles I considered it a huge slap in the face that Sony would price the PS3 so high.

I decided to buy a 360 (based a lot on shaftr's raving about how great it is) and am just in love with the console. My one complaint is the way that a lot of game makers are starting to view downloads as a new way to make money. If I pay $60 for a game, I shouldn't have to go online to download locked content, and beyond that I absolutely shouldn't have to pay for it. But that's no fault of the console.

Buy a 360 though, it's worth it.

AIM: BrentBrookhouse http://www.badlefthook.com - a part of the SportsBlog Nation Family

by Brent Brookhouse on Mar 1, 2007 8:31 AM CST up reply actions

360

My PS2 conked out a while ago, and I've been debating whether to buy another or go 360. Obviously, the 360 is superior. But, in my case, I am only going to buy 2 games a year at most(a baseball game and a football game). And I couldn't care less about online gaming. 360 still worth it?

I am Dog the Bounty Hunter.

by Toonderstrook on Mar 1, 2007 8:45 AM CST up reply actions

well

well with a 360 you can get into a tournament with me, shaftr and brentbrookhouse

GO SOX!!!!

by marco054 on Mar 1, 2007 10:24 AM CST up reply actions

hell yea

me and shaftr played 3 games last night but none went the distance since for some reason it kept on ending our game. must be a glitch. but one of us needs to start a league

GO SOX!!!!

by marco054 on Mar 1, 2007 10:25 AM CST up reply actions

Tourney or Season

which should we do?

Go Badgers!

by shaftr on Mar 1, 2007 10:56 AM CST up reply actions

more info

4+ people for Tourney
8+ people for Season

Go Badgers!

by shaftr on Mar 1, 2007 11:34 AM CST up reply actions

I'd do either

I have all the time in the world.

AIM: BrentBrookhouse http://www.badlefthook.com - a part of the SportsBlog Nation Family

by Brent Brookhouse on Mar 1, 2007 11:50 AM CST up reply actions

don't matter to me

but whats the league section in the xbox live menu part. I saw it but never checked it out

GO SOX!!!!

by marco054 on Mar 1, 2007 2:21 PM CST up reply actions

you can do anything from 8 - 30 players...

playing anything from like a 4 - 162 game season and a playoff after that. Trades and that kind of stuff is on so you can move players.

I think 162 is a bit more than anyone would be up for realistically...but depending on how many people are into playing it could be fun.

But even just doing a few SSS tourneys would be fun.

AIM: BrentBrookhouse http://www.badlefthook.com - a part of the SportsBlog Nation Family

by Brent Brookhouse on Mar 1, 2007 3:53 PM CST up reply actions

Marco and I

We had a rule that you had to pick a team ranked between 15-25.

Go Badgers!

by shaftr on Mar 1, 2007 3:55 PM CST up reply actions

Good Rule

My friends have the same rule with NCAA Football tourneys.

AIM: BrentBrookhouse http://www.badlefthook.com - a part of the SportsBlog Nation Family

by Brent Brookhouse on Mar 1, 2007 3:57 PM CST up reply actions

I love my 360

A controller with the power button on it. Makes being lazy all the easier.

I'll probably pick up MLB2k7 in the near future. I have some Best Buy giftcards to spend. I also can't wait for Guitar Hero 2 and Forza Motorsport 2 to come out.

Gamertag is the wimperoo. I'm not on that often and when I am I'm usually playing my Bears Franchise on Madden. I wish I was back in college so I could sit around and play video games all day.

by the wimperoo on Mar 1, 2007 9:13 AM CST reply actions

yes indeed

college life is great. I'm spending more hours playin xbox than i am studying for exams but oh well 2 more days till spring break.

GO SOX!!!!

by marco054 on Mar 1, 2007 10:23 AM CST up reply actions

I work oncall from home a lot...

and my wife is in school in the evenings. The way I see it, playing games keeps me out of trouble I could be getting into if I were hitting up the bars.

AIM: BrentBrookhouse http://www.badlefthook.com - a part of the SportsBlog Nation Family

by Brent Brookhouse on Mar 1, 2007 11:49 AM CST up reply actions

Xbox Wireless Controllers are great.

I can sit my fatass on the couch and never get up unless I need to switch games.

by SSH2005 on Mar 1, 2007 7:35 PM CST up reply actions

Umm . . .

I know it's still early in March. I know that we have chewed Wilson v. Podsednik v. Erstad down past the bone and into the marrow. But, geez, what does it say about us that the longest diary in recent memory is about video games? Are we really as hopelessly geeky as Jay Mariotti, Murray Chass and Joe Morgan think we are?

by Landfill on Mar 1, 2007 11:28 AM CST reply actions

Yes.

But I guess it takes one(s) to know one(s)...

Btw, I have never played any of the games mentioned above (pinball is a different story) and I STILL read every post.

Now THAT'S geeky!

It should be called Bill Veeck Park!

by Chiburb on Mar 1, 2007 2:10 PM CST up reply actions

bad thing

one bad thing about this game that i just realized. I had a perfect game going into the 8th inning with Gavin Floyd and Joe Morgan would not shut the hell up about the no hits and being perfect. Then sweeney dropped a ball, they got a single, scored a run and I lost the game.

GO SOX!!!!

by marco054 on Mar 1, 2007 7:18 PM CST reply actions

Sorry to say this but...

ROFL!

by SSH2005 on Mar 1, 2007 7:34 PM CST up reply actions

MLB 2K7 (X360) is getting decent ratings so far...

GameRankings.com's Ratings for Major League Baseball 2K7 - X360

Avg Ratio: 81%

by SSH2005 on Mar 1, 2007 8:18 PM CST reply actions

One thing that ticks me off about MLB 2K7...

is that Nick Masset is not in the game as far as I can tell. I think they did that bogus renaming of minor league guys with similar stats but fake names since they aren't officially in the MLBPA yet. But Nick Masset pitched 8.2 innings for the Rangers last season so he should be in the game with a photo. Hopefully a roster update will fix this issue.

by SSH2005 on Mar 1, 2007 8:54 PM CST up reply actions

go online

get the roster update

and he's on it.

Go Badgers!

by shaftr on Mar 1, 2007 10:18 PM CST up reply actions

Thanks man!

by SSH2005 on Mar 1, 2007 11:01 PM CST up reply actions

Couple of questions...

First, can you edit players? I remember it took me about a month to get going in the best baseball game to date, MVP 2005 (although this new 2k7 will probably take the cake with the MVP developer on board). I'm really big on editing players. All told, I probably go through every team and edit five-ten players. And that's not including the minor leaguers.

Also, what ratings do they have? Is their one for 'potential', ie for younger players? That's big for me.

In franchise mode, is their minor leagues? Are the contracts decent? I heard that they finally got the money right, but if you call up a young player, do you control him for six years before he's a FA?

by CWSKeith on Mar 1, 2007 10:32 PM CST reply actions

the money

i dont think the money is right yet. I got Dye to sign a multi year deal for like 5 million and i heard they got A-Rods money all messed up with the patch and only have him makin 2.5 mill a year but i'll check it out tomorrow once i sober up

GO SOX!!!!

by marco054 on Mar 2, 2007 1:21 AM CST up reply actions