A-Rod's Already Serving a Suspension—in a Video Game
You may be following the saga of Alex Rodriguez
Baseball's Video Game Diehards Savor a Slow Dance on the Basepaths
Paul Goldschmidt fishes for the 1-1 slider way outside of the strike zone. He kicks dirt over the batter's box chalk, walks in a counterclockwise semicircle, fidgets with the brim of his helmet, and digs back in. Jon Garland rolls his shoulders and sweeps his foot twice over the pitching rubber. Now I may press X.
Still Traveling the Road to the Show, Even After Flunking Out of It
Ten years ago I was demoted in my job at the now-dead Rocky Mountain News. The subject is not something I talk about much, but it happened, and I worked with plenty of people who knew the score. The situation wasn't handled well, by either me or my bosses. Ultimately, it ended my newspaper career.
Winners Always Quit, and Quitters Always Win—If It's in a Video Game
After he carded a seven, then got the dreaded snowman on a par 5, then a six and a double-bogey on a par 3, I half expected to see Rory McIlroy slink off the green, feigning tooth pain. He'd come into this final round atop the leaderboard at 10-under par, and now saw all of that vaporized in the first four holes of a…
MLB 13 The Show: The Kotaku Review
The oldest memory I have is of catching a baseball. Coming from a sports fan, this may sound like treacly, lump-in-your-throat stuff, but it's true. I was three years old. My father was mowing one side of our front lawn, I was standing in the other, and I underhanded a pop fly into the air. It hung up there forever and …
The "Screaming Brave" Gets Back In The Show Despite MLB Removing It In…
For the second time in as many seasons the Atlanta Braves have tried to use the "Screaming Brave" patch on an official uniform piece and pulled it back under public outcry, leaving MLB The Show holding the bag.
New Caps, Old Parks Welcome You Back to The Show
Do sports video games deserve a spoiler alert? If I don't put one here, I'm sure someone will complain about it. Over the weekend I heard various reports of MLB 13 The Show being sold before it's supposed to hit shelves next week. Someone got their hands on a copy and have been feeding Operation Sports all kinds of…
MLB 13 The Show Gets Seven New Stadiums—in the Minor Leagues
When I finish with my professional obligations in writing about MLB The Show and sit down to play it for my own enjoyment, I'm nearly 100 percent a Road to the Show player. That's the game's career mode, where you bring a guy out of the minor leagues into the majors and, one hopes, stardom. But like the other PS3…
MLB The Show Welcomes a Notorious Pirate
Beginner Mode: A Tutorial for MLB The Show's Non-Tutorial
No Longer a Rookie, Bryce Harper Wants to Welcome You to The Show
Bryce Harper had a pleasant introduction to The Show this year. Sony hopes you'll have one next year, too.
Will Anyone Really Care If There's No More Baseball on the Xbox 360?
Your First Look at the Only Baseball You're Getting in 2013
Having Gone Six Years Without Saying Anything Offensive, Steve Lyons…
