Juce734

Later this week I may start a PS3 CCM sign up if people are interested in me taking the reigns.

I will run a PS3 league if people want me to. If I do run a league though here are t' current "rules" or setup. -I won't be advancing it daily. Maybe twice a week at most once things get going. -I will not restrict t' team you play as. -No Larry Zbyszkoary players. -May add restrictions later if people abuse t' system. -Will select sliders at a later time. -No 4th down or special teams restrictions at this time. If I think of more I will post them up but as of now these would/will be my rules until further notice.

Why do you say that?

During t' game they said it was something with his leg or foot I thought. Oh well if it's a concussion t' guy needs to retire. So glad we are only a couple of weeks away from t' season. As a Lions fan I can say t' last couple years have given me a lot of hope for our future. I don't even care that we have a bunch of villians here in Detroit. Just win baby!

You on Xbox? I am on PS3 actually. Probably would prefer to play as a team and not a player though.

I would love to play in a Madden CC. How many people can get into one? 32 Total? Or what is the max number?

I'm extremely anxious for Madden. I've began planning out what I want to do as a Head Coach, Legendary Player (Barry Sanders), and Custom Player. Big Lions fan so that will be the team I use for all of these modes early on. If I get into an online league and they aren't available I will play as some other team though.

I don't mind Backus and the last few years our offensive line has actually not given up many sacks or pressures statistically. Now at first I wasn't sure about the pick last night but I have justified it as him Stafford, and Calvin will be good for the next 8 years. Now with the 2nd round pick I want defense. Preferably a LB or S. We need bodies at corner but I want to see us build from the inside out. I don't want them to reach for anyone based on team need though in the 2nd round. As for other teams I think if in the 3rd round or possibly 4th round depending on how things unfold San Fran would be smart to go after Cousins at QB. He would be a great fit to back up Alex Smith in case Smith can't get the job done in the next year or two. I could see him becoming a solid starter and an improvement there over the next year or two.

MLB 12 The Show has a manual with just some of the basic controls. Plus if you go to the menu you can view the controls. Or you can watch the tutorial videos. They are short but show you how to do what you want. Most people didn't read the manuals anyways. I did and I'd leave it open and next to me the 1st week I had a game until I knew all the controls but people thought I was crazy for that.

My thoughts... Jim Ross instead of Cole: I wouldn't mind having the option of either one or even doing a 3 or 4 man commentary team. To me it seems like an easy concept to implement. Ledesma is working on the RTWM: He basically is working on the story mode. Ok that is cool I guess. If it wasn't so linear that would be better. So if you lose it would lead you down a path and if you win it takes you on a different path. Attitude Inspired Game: Ok cool DX will probably have a major storyline in the story mode based on the supposed voices of Pac, Gunn, and Road Dogg. It would be fun to play in an Attitude inspired storyline. 6 Divas in a Match: Don't care. I only enjoyed Kharma out of the divas this year and I usually tried to injure whoever she was matched up against. Nothing about the game yet sounds like it is worth buying for me.

http://i1.kym-cdn.co...n-the-World.jpg I don't always look at the first pitch, but when I do it's the perfect hitters pitch. Ok here is how I work the plate in 2k12, i know it's not the show but i feel it's pretty solid. I always lay off the first pitch unless I can clearly see it's going down the tubes, which they hardly ever do so 8/10 times I do not swing on the first pitch. If it is a Fastball inside the zone I can be reasonably assured that the next pitch he will throw is a breaking ball or a change up. If it's a Fastball outside of the zone there is a chance they will try to hit the zone with another fastball just to get a 1-1 count. If I see it's a zoner I will swing. If the first pitch was a breaking ball or a changeup, expect him to start throwing a fastball to mess with your head. Just try to stay patient, 0-1 is not a death sentence for you as a hitter and you do not need to start swining on every ball that is thrown your way, the pitcher will see that you are doing that and will start throwing stuff inside or outside to have you flat out miss stuff. If you look at the first pitch thrown at you you can make a reasonable guesstimation on what can be coming next, there are only a few pitchers that really throw two of the same pitches at you because it's dangerous for them, they will try to mix it up and have you bite on bad pitches and swing too soon on the dirty stuff. Also a tip I can give you is to get a reasonable knowledge of every pitch in the game, stuff like sliders going right to left for a righty and left to right for a lefty. If you know what every pitch can do, you will have an easier time picking them up out of their hands. Take some time and study every pitch in practice mode to see how they break, and if you have good knowledge of all of them you can go into the game even more confident of being able to read pitches in the air. A good tip to add to that, before you start your at bat, go into roster mode and look at the pitcher you are facing and what pitches he uses. It's not really cheating because real life batters do the same thing as they study the pitchers they are facing and know what his throwing tendencies are. In MLB games the tendencies are pretty much the skill of every pitch. Like if you are facing Justin Verlander look him up before you start swinging and you can see he uses a Fastball, 2 seam fastball, 12-6 curve, Circle Change and Slider. The only not breaking ball in his repertoire is the straight up fastball, and his fastball is good. So expect a fastball as the first pitch a lot of times. There is also a chance he throws other stuff to start, but even in this game his tendencies are there. You will not get it right every time, but this will help you get a very effective guesstimation of ever pitcher you are facing. The pitcher will almost always have all the cards, but if you take your time to study all the pitches in the game and then also look at what the pitcher you are facing is throwing. Then you can start to read pitches 10x better than before you studied. I got this help from the Operationsports forums a couple of years back, and this has changed me from a decent but inconsistent hitter to someone who can kill pitchers on good days and have a decent game on bad days. Those are fantastic tips! I am going to try this.

I just picked up The Show 2012 last night but something I've been doing for awhile is reading up on the game over at operationsports.com Those forums have a lot of helpful tips for any sports game you can think of. They also have topics of where you can find rosters, sliders, and other things. Helpful forum/site for sports games.

I sold this back to Game Stop and got $33 store credit! I was surprised I got that much. This was the best WWE game I played though since No Mercy and if I was still in middle school it probably would have been the best ever for me.

Can I get these pictures of Takaaki Kidani (Bushiroad President... NJPW President) cut on kyky? Thanks in advance.

The Detroit Tigers are crazy! Brandon Inge should not be in the majors. He can't hit and he is getting older. He has been injury prone and strikes out far too much. I wish they would just cut him and give him his overpaid salary. Nobody else wants the guy so why do we hang on to him? Send him down to AAA or something. So tired of the Brandon Inge news story here in Detroit media.

I enjoyed the game for a bit and still do when I am bored and just feel like beating on some people. Injuring people in Universe mode was cool but the game does get really repetitive. I will wait a couple years to buy another WWE game. Next year I will probably get an NHL or NBA game. I switch up the yearly games I get usually.

HOW MUCH DID YOU LOVE IT!!!??? More than I loved my cat! That's how much! That was a lot then too.

X-COM UFO DEFENSE WAS THE BEST WHEN I WAS LITTLE!!! Loved that game.

He could throw it real far!

Tebow is a better running back than Sanchez... not a better QB. Maybe Jesus realized that this was the only place Tebow would be loved since the backup QB is always loved more than the starter in New York. Sanchez has only played a few years in the NFL. He can still develope into a good QB. Tebow can't throw a good pass over 20 years. He just can't make throws that an NFL QB should be able to make. Disregarding the rookie season... Sanchez scored 32 total TDs last season and threw 18 INTs. The year before that was 20 total TDs and 13 INTs. He is improving each year. Tebow is a player who is a weapon but not a great QB. Don't believe the hype.

Today is a crazy day for the NFL!!! Not sure if this is justified or not because I would assume a lot of teams are guilty of something like this. Jets don't need a QB really. Sanchez is better than Tebow so why they did this boggles my mind. Tebow can be a servicable backup and maybe even a weapon if used sparingly. Sanchez isn't elite but he can be really good. As a Lions fan I am really happy with all of this stuff going on. Peyton stayed in the AFC. San Fran pissed off Alex Smith. Saints are dealing with an unhappy QB and now have some coaching and front office holes for a year. Could the Lions be a really good team this year and capitolize? I sure hope so. Packers are being set up to succeed with the next best NFC team (Saints) getting a handicap this year. Obviously the 49ers are a really good team and the Giants can be good when they need to be. The Bears are going to be better now with Marshall, and everyone back healthy. I am really excited for the NFL season already and it is only March!

Gotta tell you Juce, MLB 2K12 is a good game. But if you got a PS3 I must really stress you to buy The Show over MLB 2k12. The thing is first that MLB 2K12 is a fun game, but it has some pretty annoying flaws in My Player and also Franchise mode. In My Player a good example is that the point allocation is seriously flawed which will leave your batters always trailing badly in fielding and baserunning. And your Pitchers too. In 2K you get points based on where you make your actions, if you get a putout at first base you get +25 points to put into fielding. In theory it sounds like a great way, but you will quickly will have to grind to even put a fielding or baserunning stat up one point higher whilst you can upgrade your batting stats a lot quicker. That problem means that when you hit the MLB level you will be a pretty good hitter, but you would be the worst fielder in the league by far. Which will make Brooks Conrad look like a Golden Glove superstar. Not kidding really. Also in 2K's My Player mode the coach AI is quite flawed and as a fielder you will play every single game of the season, and I mean all 150+ games of the season without ever getting a game off. What this means is that your player will be chronically tired for the majority of the season completely tanking your stats because you can hardly run or swing straight causing less hits and more errors. Same problem holds true for Pitchers where you sometimes get to have only 2 days rest between every start which will kill your ERA. In My Player mode there are also no injuries for your player, that means he will play every single game without ever having an injury even though he is tired as hell. MLB The Show's Road to the Show on the other hand has a fixed point system where you will earn points to allocate wherever you want. If you hit well you can still use the earned points from hitting to upgrade your fielding stats or baserunning stats. This means you will be able to upgrade your player a lot better and make him a lot less lop sided. The coach is also a lot smarter giving you rest periods when your player is fatigued keeping your energy levels realistically high. In The Show there are also injuries present in RTTS which gives a reason to dump points into durability because you want to stay healthy when it's possible. Personally from what I have seen from The Show, the presentation is also better with better camera angles and also swinging motions and other animations. The Commentary booth can be dull at times but you are better off playing a bit of background music anyways in these games. Also in general the customisation options are better in The Show, you can give your batter walk up music and you get a lot more and better player build options. Team creator in The show is also very good I heard. Personally I lack experience in the Dynasty / Franchise modes of both games so I can't take a honest guess about it, but from what I have read MLB The Show also trumps 2K in that respect. One thing I can say about MLB 2K12 is that the game tends to be a slugfest more often than not. Most balls hit are often big hitters and I have had a couple of games where I faced the Sox and guys like Ortiz, Pedroia and Youkilis had 2-3 homeruns a game on their own. If you like that you could go with 2K12, but to be honest I would suggest The Show over 2K12 in every single case. The reason I feel The Show is better is because it has generally been a better game every single year whilst MLB 2K12 has slowly become better but is just not there in terms of quality. Also 2K12 does not have move support on PS3, The Show does have it and you can play homerun derby with it enabled which I am sure is very good fun in a group taking turns. Very helpful breakdown for me. Guess I will be going with the Show. Really anxious to get a Franchise going with my Tigers.

Is the game really cool?

Well back to recruiting 1 star players for me. Hopefully I can get this thing turned around quick. Can't handle being a bad team. Hate it!!!

Ok so my I want to get a new baseball game for PS3 (haven't had one since EA made the college baseball game on PS2). MLB 2K12 Impressions of it watching videos on youtube... 1) Looks like fantastic presentation. I really like this in games as it keeps things fresh and interesting I feel. 2) It has my hometown team on the cover with Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander (big Tigers fan). 3) The strategy to it seems more realistic. What I want to know... 1) Playstation Move compatible? My fiance bought me the PS Move for xmas and I haven't played it yet. So I want a fun game I can play with it. She said she would play some baseball if it was compatible too. 2) Do the graphics bring it down that much? The Show looks better graphically but the presentation appears to be lacking a lot. 3) How is Franchise mode as that is my favorite part of any sports game. I love building teams up into dynasties. MLB The Show What I know about it... 1) It appears as though most people prefer it because of the graphics and physics. 2) Heard that it gets boring and games can take far too long. 3) I know it is Move compatible. So my fiance would give it a shot for sure. I just want the most fun game that I can get into for a long time. Been playing NCAA Football 2012 pretty much since it came out. Want a new game to play and since it is baseball season that is what I am probably going to switch my focus to.