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So Brennan Boesch was signed in order to move Juan Rivera from the OF to 1B for the time Teixeira is out. How's this for random? Really? There is really no-one in the minor league system who can provide 6 weeks of league average defense and hit over .200? Does the Yankee minor league system suck that bad?! I'm half expecting to hear that Cashman signed Manny Ramirez and Vlad Guerrero. They're old and brittle, they fit the mold.

Maybe they won't suck as bad as last year and they'll finally understand that you can't have 9 guys trying to hit homers.

I know man, it's plenty of work the rosters alone. You could just do something like: I recommend X cyberfaces, or Y jerseys.

Ben Francisco brought two runs in with a double yesterday. Clearly someone who's not used to the Yankees way of doing things with RISP. I'm guessing Girardi will sit him today and show him how the other kids do so he can learn.

Will try the latest rosters, and then leave feedback as soon as I can. Cheers. I see you've established a partnership with raidersbbal20 for the portraits, and it should be awesome. My suggestion is that you associate with some other talented modders in order to make your rosters even better. Off the top of my head I can remember a couple of great cyberface makers who definitely belong with your work, or should at least be recommended. Same with jerseys. :good:

Please don't forget to make them brittle and fragile, they're old... :facepalm:

Yankees of course! I think whatever gives you the least trouble would be everyone's choice :good:

And just to make this a happy morning: D ) Scott Rolen Because we clearly don't have enough old and crippled players as it is.

I have noticed that if you are throwing a bunch of breaking balls and the icons start turning yellow and then red, you can 'break-up' that by throwing a fastball. The same works if you're throwing too many fastballs and the icon is turning red, you can throw a breaking ball and it goes back to green. The thing is, that isn't working the same way it was supposed to with relievers, or in short samples. X2, though when the icons turn red, the CPU's hit rate increases by a lot.

The Yankees are pursuing: A ) Derrek Lee B ) Chipper Jones C ) Ben Francisco I figure this belongs in this thread because...I mean, it can't get more random than this, can it?!

But that is if you throw like 3 CB's in a row. The problem is that even if you throw something else in between, the CB isn't going back to green. Even if you throw 10 other different pitches in between. The system is designed to work in that way, IMO. Throw too many of one pitch, or too many in a row, and the hitter will sit on them, just like in real-life. But you can't really sit on something if there are 10 pitches in between, or am I wrong? Different pitchers throw more or less curves, depending on their style and it's effectiveness. For example, Joba Chamberlain throwing a curve is a totally different thing from someone who can actually pitch a curve. And the hitter's ability to pick up on it would also be different. That's how I perceived the system up until now.

No need for google when I have an expert like you who gets back to me in a matter of minutes. :good:

There are hidden batting/pitching stances?

Could it be that 2KSports figured that after you throw one CB in real life the hitter gets the hang of it faster than if it was a FB, and then used that in the game?? I don't think this is your fault by any means, I'm just curious if there is a solution for it, or how could we work around it. Let's just sum up what we know for sure so far, which isn't much: - CB's turn red faster and sometimes don't go back to yellow or green - None of us ever noticed this before What changed from when we played before to now? I'm guessing a lot of us used a lot of different rosters, and this happens with a bunch of different rosters. Could it be the sliders? (I can't figure out a reasn why that would be the case, but it's just about the only thing we haven't considered)

I just think that if this was intended to work this way, then it just doesn't make much sense, does it? Like I said before, in theory this is a good system. But it has to have some sort of checks and balances system to make it work properly. Or is there something else that we're not getting? Because I've played something like at least 80 games in franchise mode and at least as many in exhibition mode and I've never noticed this happen. Maybe I just wasn't paying attention, but I doubt it.

WTF did 2KSports do?! I'm guessing the sim engine works independently or in a different way than if you actually play the game. Man, these dudes really complicated things when they designed this game.

My thoughts exactly. 2KSports clearly have some talent in their ranks, but they seem to lack the intelligence to make things work properly. In theory, the system for calculating how many times is too much for a certain pitch thrown, using % and tendencies is a good system. They just didn't troubleshoot it properly I guess. This is just another example of how poorly their products have been tested. The date bug is another. Maybe BSU-Fan has some info or suggestions on why this is happening with the curveballs.

Man, I didn't want to give all this extra work...I'm sorry for that. And we keep finding out new flaws with 2K's system as time passes by.

Neither have I. Wonders never cease with 2KSports.

So apparently once a week this is news.

Ok, tried the newer version. That Angels lineup is a nightmare... So, Darvish's pitches turn yellow and red fast but they do go back to green eventually. I think it might have to do with how he mixes his pitches. Weird thing is, with all of the relievers I tried (Nathan, Scheppers, Lindlbom), their curveball turns red after two pitches and NEVER goes back to even yellow. (I have a game saved on the top of the 7th so that I could go back and keep trying different relievers and see how they do) Anyone else had this happening? Edit/Update: So like I said, I have a game saved in the 7th which I can go back to and try different relievers. Now I think what might be screwing up the curveballs might be the fact that it is a saved game. I went back to the game and this time I left Darvish in the game a little while longer and his curve stayed red and didn't come back. Don't know why this is happening, I'll have to play a game without saving to give you better info on this.

Yeah, the Yankees 2013 season has great potential for disaster... Teixeira...I really really really don't want say bad things about him because of his Portuguese ancestry so I'll just let you say what we are all thinking. I just hope that wherever the Yankees travel this season, the opposing fans will show as much class as Mariano has always had, and give him the proper farewell tour that he rightfully deserves. In how many fields can you say that there is one single person that is the absolute best ever at what he did???? Thank you Mr. Rivera! About Cashman's jump and taking A-Rod with him: I woudln't take A-Roid anywhere. Judging by how many injuries and bumps and bruises the man has had recently I'm afraid that if he farts he might break his ***, so... I'd only take him anywhere wrapped in protecting foam.

They came back to green/yellow. But they did seem to get red a lot faster than with other pitchers. Patience is something that I lack sometimes too. I will try the newer version as soon as I can and leave feeback afterwards.

Perfect as always. Can't wait for you to do Francisco Cervelli, haha.

Played another game, this time Rangers vs Indians. Kinsler led off the game with a HR and then I got three straight singles and a run, which made me think 'another slugfest'. Little did I know, those were the only two runs I'd get all game. In the end it was all I needed. A 2-0 victory was by no means a slugfest and the game played within very realistic values of hits, walks, strike %, etc. Darvish was great, pitching a 4-hit complete game shutout, with 5K's. 2 of those hits came in the 9th with one out, after which he proceeded to induce a game-ending double play. His pitching icons did seem to become 'red' a lot faster than with other pitchers, but I don't really use the Rangers or Darvish, so that is something that needs better checking. Ubaldo Jimenez struggled with his control but managed to only walk one batter. He got into this really bad habbit for me of getting to the 3 ball count and only then started throwing strikes. In all, a much more realistic experience than the first game I played. (Even though games with a lot of runs and hits do occur). I really think you did a geat job. Also, the Rangers' cap colour seemed to me a bit different from the rest of the blue on their uniforms. Hope this helps :good: