How the video game world views the Rockies

by free7694 on Feb 11, 2008 12:03 AM MST

Here are the team and some individual rankings from the new game Major League Baseball 2k8:

New York Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Boston Red Sox
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
New York Mets
Los Angeles Dodgers
Cleveland Indians
Minnesota Twins
Chicago Cubs
San Diego Padres
Toronto Blue Jays
Atlanta Braves
Philadelphia Phillies
Tampa Bay Rays
St. Louis Cardinals
Colorado Rockies
Chicago White Sox
Milwaukee Brewers
Cincinnati Reds
Seattle Mariners
Oakland Athletics
Arizona Diamondbacks
Houston Astros
Baltimore Orioles
San Francisco Giants
Washington Nationals
Pittsburgh Pirates
Texas Rangers
Kansas City Royals
Florida Marlins

Some individuals:
Helton: 88 Overall (10th best 1B)
Tulo: 82 Overall (9th at SS)
Atkins: 85 Overall (9th at 3B)
Holliday: 90 Overall (5th in LF)
Hawpe: 80 Overall (14th in RF)
Corpas: 84 Overall (20th best Closer)

Nobody else is in the top 20 at their position, unless you count Marcus Giles who is better than Kaz for some reason.

Eat. Drink. Be Merry. But the above FanPost does not necessarily reflect the attitudes, opinions, or views of Purple Row's staff (unless, of course, it's written by the staff [and even then, it still might not]).

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Well...

Looks like 'MLB 08: The Show' just sold a copy of their game. No way I'll be buying this one.

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by Franchise26 on Feb 11, 2008 12:06 AM MST reply actions

I was going with

MLB 08 the show anyway, as I got it the last 2 years, and liked it. (an upgraded Road to the Show mode is a BIG draw & one more year for the PS-2) But I assume it won't be too much better then these rankings.

I wish there was a hard release date, not just "coming in March 08", and Ryan Howard wasn't the cover boy...

We were a .500 team before the streak. Besides Holliday, we really don't have too many stars on a national level. Even if I think differently.

I always bump up the rankings/sliders of my Rox anyway! :)

I miss Kaz! He really could Rock-a-Rhyme, even if it was Tricky

by Redhawk on Feb 11, 2008 8:12 AM MST reply actions

You can

see the ratings compared to other players here.

Josh Bard is ranked the 20th best catcher according to his rating, so that means Torrealba will be in the mid 60s, I guess. Uh, I'll want to be surprised for Iannetta's rating.

"Don't give up the ship!" - Capt. James Lawrence

by Russ Oates on Feb 11, 2008 8:44 AM MST reply actions

I hate to say it

But I think the D'backs have even more to complain about then we do. I know their offense is suspect, but last I checked that pitching should counteract that just a tad.

Seriously, the Cardinals are rated a better team then us? Looks like someone finalized their rosters before the winter meetings again...

Waiting for the second coming of Kaz...

by MattTheRock on Feb 11, 2008 12:25 PM MST reply actions

My thoughts...

I don't comprehend how the defending NL champs aren't even in the top half of the team rankings, or how the D'Backs, a 90 win team last year, arent in the top 20.

Also, Helton is our second best player? I love Todd just as much as the next guy, but he's not better than all four of Tulo, Atkins, Hawpe and Corpas.

Every day is a Holliday!

by free7694 on Feb 11, 2008 12:29 PM MST reply actions

I haven't bought an MLB video game

since EA Sports stopped making them. I thought 2K Sports had an exclusive contract with MLB or something... which was why I stopped buying the games.

http://mvn.com/mlb-rockies: The best thing to happen to baseball since 1993.

by Rox Fan in TN on Feb 11, 2008 4:10 PM MST reply actions

Exclusive

Sorta. Unlike EA's Madden's Exclusive with the NFL that IS exclusive, baseball wanted even more money. So all 2K could come up with was an exclusive mulit-platform game, but hardware companies could make their own game if they wanted. Which is how we get MLB: the Show from Sony Software, which is only available for PSP, PS2, and PS3. Microsoft could do one for the X-Box...they just haven't. So you if you are playing X-Box you have one choice, but if you are playing Playstation you have 2 choices. (I don't know about Wii)

That said, I actually come to like MLB:the show more then then I liked EA's MVP. MVP was better graphically, and easier and little more arcade-y but MLB:the Show has some subtle stuff, especially in pitch movement that is really fun once you get it down.

And the good news for me was MLB: the Show 08 will be out on the PS2. It was assumed 07 was the last year, but they sold something like 3 times the numbers for the PS2 then the PS3. Because of people like me...if I get another console game it would probably the Xbox 360, but first I need a new TV, and I'm not sure I need a console game player, with this high dollar computer rig I got, as the only thing I play on my console now are sports games.

I miss Kaz! He really could Rock-a-Rhyme, even if it was Tricky

by Redhawk on Feb 12, 2008 9:07 AM MST up reply actions

Goodness gracious.

We both got the shaft here. Hell, even if you buy into the argument that our two teams overachieved somewhat last year, I still find it unbelievable that we could be stashed in the bottom half of the rankings. The Cubs? The Cardinals? Yikes.

by azdb7 on Feb 14, 2008 10:23 AM MST reply actions

What most offends me

is that we're behind the "Rays", a team that's never finished better than fourth in their division!

Every day is a Holliday!

by free7694 on Feb 14, 2008 11:11 AM MST up reply actions

True.

Hell, I didn't even notice them up there. Ridiculous.

It's a good thing I prefer The Show anyway.

by azdb7 on Feb 14, 2008 11:24 AM MST up reply actions

Wait

The Dodgers are 6TH OVERALL?!

It's Tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that's right on time It's Tulowitzki!...Tulo-witzki-witzki-witzki ..... rockiesmagicnumber.blogspot.com

by Andrew Martin on Feb 15, 2008 12:00 PM MST reply actions

haha

Seriously, sports video game ratings are getting out of control.
Too much focus on the history of the player, rather than the present. Like Mike Sweeney, Ray Durham, Miguel Tejada, Eric Chavez, Manny Ramirez(based on last year), Bobby Abreu.
Heck, all of the AL East except the Orioles is rated better than the Rockies and DBacks.
Crazy...

"This is a game to be savored, not gulped. There's time to discuss everything between pitches or between innings." -- Bill Veeck

by TheChamp on Feb 17, 2008 2:00 PM MST reply actions