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Wednesday wraparound: the perils of prejudice, and the limits of social media
1961 was, as all Bordeaux lovers know, one of those "vintages of the century" when nearly all the chateaux produced rich, ageworthy wines. However, one chateau, La Lagune, a Third Growth of the Médoc that has had a stellar reputation, apparently didn't fare so well among critics. Eddie Penning-Rowsell, in The Wines of Bordeaux, wrote that the winery "probably over-sugared the [1961] wine, as it has struck me as excessively sweet." Michael Broadbent, in The Great Vintage Wine Book, chose not to review it in depth at all, and merely listed it, along with several dozen others, as not tasted recently. Oz Clarke, in his New Encyclopedia of French Wines, wrote that "the experts say that 1961 wasn't a success at La Lagune," although he himself, tasting it decades later, liked it enough to buy 8-1/2 cases.
Then there was Harry Waugh who, in his 1970 diary, Pick of the Bunch, referred to his visit to Chateau Bouscaut, in the Graves, where the proprietor opened a 1962 La Lagune. "With my recollection of the, shall I say, 'curious' 1961 vintage of that Chateau, I was reluctant to try it," Harry wrote, delicately; he must have reviewed it in one of his diaries I do not own, but it cannot have been a good review. Most likely, if we are to believe Penning-Rowsell, if the wine indeed had been over-chaptalised, Harry, who liked his Bordeaux classically dry, would not have cared for it.
Harry did, however, drink that '62 La Lagune and found it "both charming and delicious…". He concluded: I "had to eat my words…The prejudices one can form are really frightening!"
It is those "prejudices" I wish to write about today. Harry had formed a prejudice against La Lagune that rose up in his mind as soon as he saw the bottle of 1962. Fortunately, Harry was a fair enough taster that he was able to overcome that prejudice and appreciate the beauty of the '62. But can we say that of all professional tasters? Indeed, "frightening" is not too strong a word to describe the attitudes of some of them, whose condemnation of certain wines, based on their presuppositions, is all the more pernicious due to their influence.
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Good friend Adam Japko, from Digital Sherpa, sent me this link to an article on CEOs using social media "to drive business results." Adam is, of course, very high on social media and a passionate explicator of it. The article profiles 5 CEOs who use social media a lot; it goes on to explain in each case how that use "helps drive business results."
I suspect Adam sent me the link because he (like some others who know me) thinks I'm a bit of a skeptic when it comes to social media and ROI. Notice I said "ROI" rather than "driving business results," because I think the two are vastly different. We all understand what ROI means because it's about money and can be measured. Unfortunately the article doesn't define the meaning of "driving business results," so we really have no way of knowing if, say, Doug Conant's 24,000 Twitter followers are having any impact on Avon's bottom line: are his tweets selling more cosmetics, jewelry, watches? Maybe yes, maybe no; it's hard for me, at any rate, to make that leap. The article suggests, logically, that Conant's commitment to social media "is passed on to executives and all [Avon] employees" by dint of his leadership position, but again, just how that translates into increased sales isn't entirely clear. If we actually knew what "driving business results" meant, we might, however, be able to come to a definitive conclusion!
As I've said before, I too encourage all professionals to use social media, as often as feels comfortable. It can't hurt; it can only help. I myself use it all the time. And my new employer, Jackson Family Wines, is a firm believer in social media; in fact, part of my job is to write for their blogs. I suppose they feel that, given the success I've made of steveheimoff.com, I know a thing or two! (And so do they. Remember "A Really Goode Job"? That made social media history.)
If, as Fortune Magazine reports, "70% of Fortune 500 CEOs aren't using social media," that's pretty shocking to me: they should be. But you have to ask yourself why they're not; after all, these are not stupid men and women. It may be that these CEOs have determined that all the commotion about social media is overblown. On the other hand, they may actually be missing the bus—so overwhelmed by their own sense of genius that they think social media is a ridiculous hobby for only the "little people" who have too much time on their hands. Or—a third possibility—maybe they feel they can just hire employees to do the social media thing, and they don't have to do it themselves.
It would be nice to have a time machine and see how all this shakes out by, say, 2025. In all my life, I've never seen a societal trend whose future, with all its consequences, is as hard to predict, as that of social media. Sometimes when I fantasize about it, all I can think of is humans getting hard-wired with computer chips in our brains, connected all the time to the Matrix.
What do the attacks on Google mean? An analysis of the anti-tech phenomenon
Over the past few months, it was attacks on Google buses in San Francisco and Oakland that made headlines and showed how anti-techie resentment is spreading throughout the Bay Area.
Now comes the latest chapter: a "tech consultant" showing off her Google Glass in a bar in the Haight district was attacked for reasons known only to her attackers, who have not been apprehended. But I think we can surmise what their motives were, and they're connected with the unease many of us feel about social media in general and the increasing absorption people have with [or in] their mobile devices. (P.S. I am NOT condoning violence! Just trying to fathom the depth of the anger toward tech that's such big news out here.)
The issue can perhaps be summed up by this observation from a bar owner (not the one where the woman was attacked) quoted in the article: "If you're old enough to be in a bar, you should be old enough to have conversation with other adults. When you're in a bar with Google Glass, it's like saying, 'I'm only halfway here. I'll be checking my phone.'"
"Only halfway here…". Who hasn't had the experience of being with someone, having a conversation you thought you both were enjoying, when suddenly the other person checks his cell phone? I don't know about you, but when that happens to me, I feel as though I've been dismissed–from the conversation, from the person's mind, from his consideration. It is–to use an old word–rude, and I was raised (mainly thanks to my southern-born mother) not to be a rude person.
Is it rude to wear Google Glass in a bar? I can infer myself into the heads of people who would be upset about it. For one thing, you don't know if the glass-wearer is photographing or videotaping you. Surely, people have the right to object to being recorded by a stranger in a public place. But a Google Glass wearer seems to be saying, "I really don't care if you object to being photographed, I'm going to do it anyway if I want to, and I don't have to ask for your permission." Nor is it pleasant to think that the glass wearer might post your image all around the Internet (which is to say, all around the world), with possibly offensive or taunting comments.
The reason why we have to get a handle on this, now, is because the technology is only going to become smarter, and more intrusive. How long will it be before Google Glass can see under clothing or through a thin partition? We know about the problem of spy cams. Google Glass could be far more nefarious.
What's the connection between Google Glass and attacking Google buses (other than the brand name)? The emotions are similar. People smashing Google buses are worried about getting squeezed out of their neighborhoods, and sometimes their city, by high-paid techies who seem interested only in their jobs and their friends, not the traditional cultural mores of the neighborhood. That rap is, admittedly, not entirely fair; but it is understandable, given the increasing numbers of people who no longer can afford to live in San Francisco, a city they love and presumably don't want to leave. I know this for a fact: many of these folks are moving to my neighborhood (San Francisco's loss is Oakland's gain).
Thus the bus attacks are symbols of the increasing unease with the way technology is altering, and intruding upon and disrupting, our lives. The attackers obviously know that the buses are not the cause of high rents and evictions. They know that throwing a brick through a bus window won't solve a thing. But they vent their anger on the buses, the same way the Boston Tea Party patriots vented their anger on innocent crates of tea, by dumping them into the harbor.
And what's the connection to the unease about social media? The absorption some people have in it. Is it really better and more satisfying to stare into a tiny screen and tap out text messages on a bus or subway, instead of talking to the person sitting next to you, or just quietly contemplating existence? I'm not saying that the use of social media isn't a wonderful thing, useful, entertaining and important to stay in touch with far-flung friends and family. Heck, I'm using social media right now, on this blog. But at some point, its overuse is cause for concern. When I have to be extra vigilant walking down the sidewalk because someone is coming towards me with his nose glued to a device, something's wrong. People used to nod their heads and smile when passing strangers on the street. Now, they don't even see them.
I think the burgeoning reaction against tech has to do with the end of human engagement as we've known it, an alarming possibility suggested by the bar owner's "only halfway here" remark. Humans have spent millennia learning how to get along with each other in crowded spaces. It's not always easy. Some things make it harder. Google Glass may be one of them.
Look: I'm no Luddite. No one can stop the march of technology, nor should anyone want to. But we have to find a balance. That's why I, and millions of others, are dead set against allowing cell phone conversations on airline flights. That would be going over the edge, a serious disruption to our ability to dwell together in peace. When it comes to Google Glass, people are going to have to learn to be civil and appropriate with its use. Going into a crowded bar wearing one may not be the best idea, if it upsets so many people, which apparently it does. There's already a term being bandied about out here about people who wear Google Glass in public: they're Glassholes.
Anyway–having got that off my chest–I'm in beautiful but stormy Santa Barbara, at World of Pinot Noir, which begins this morning. I'll update as frequently as I can over the next two days.
The future of wine writing, redux
They call it "the gig economy," a "growing tribe of independent contractors and freelancers who are hoping to transform hardship into opportunity on the sidelines of the nation's traditional 9-to-5 economy," in the words of a recent New York Times story.
The article reported on people in their 20s and 30s who, unable to land "real" jobs in this post-Recession economy, opt for the freelance life. Not only writers, but lawyers, website developers and many others, they exist from gig to gig, working out of their homes, or from wi-fi enabled coffeeshops, enjoying the freedom their unemployed lives give them–but worried also about paying the bills, much less saving anything for their retirement.
From the perspective of journalism, including wine writing, the gig economy should worry consumers who want solid, honest reporting. You can argue that a reporter who doesn't actually work for anyone is all the more independent, because she doesn't have to be concerned with how her publisher, editors, company CEO or advertisers feel. Instead, she can fearlessly investigate and report the news, and offer opinions (e.g. wine reviews) that are fiercely objective.
True. But there's a risk in going the independent path. Several risks, actually. They include:
1. Not having the solid bench of staff a reporter needs to do the job properly. An old-fashioned newspaper had copy editors, fact checkers, librarians, ombudsmen and others who, working alongside the reporter, can ensure the greatest depth and credibility to her stories.
2. Working a consistent beat. Print reporters generally specialized: you had the police guy, the City Council guy, the science writer, the sports guy, the style writer, and so on. Specializing meant that the writer could get really knowledgeable about his field, getting to know the major personalities and thus offering a value-added perspective. In the new gig economy, it's hard to get a job that's consistent, and so the writer is forced to write about whatever he can get paid for at that moment (or whatever wine is coming in, willy nilly). It's a scattershot way of reporting.
I don't mean to suggest that wine writers in the gig economy can't be good. They can. But it's going to be increasingly hard for them to make a living, because wages in the gig economy just aren't very high. That's the whole point of a gig economy: it provides cheap labor to employers, who not only don't have to pay well, but also don't have to shell out benefits. And as low as the pay is, it can be even lower when the number of job applicants exceeds the number of job opportunities–as it the case with wine writing today.
What is all means for the future of wine writing is obscure. But it is very hard to escape the suspicion, or dread, that wine writing's glory days are coming to an end. Not tomorrow. Not in five years. But in twenty? Unless there's some kind of major shift in the paradigm–and I don't know anyone who thinks well-paid wine writers are coming back.
Being Wilfred Wong's Twelfth Man
Why are some people so (anonymously) nasty on the Internet? It's really the saddest aspect of a digital community that, aside from that, is a pretty nice place to hang out.
My old friend Wilfred Wong posted on Facebook an unsigned email he got, (you'll have to scroll down on Wilfred's feed to the post that begins "Today was a day of mixed blessings") from a person who obviously has (a) anger management issues and (b) too much time on his or hands or (c) both. Now, Wilfred, for those who don't know who he is (and I would assume most of my readers do), is the Cellar Master at BevMo, the big liquor chain with a gazillion outlets in the Far West. His primary job, as he writes, "is researching wines (and now beer and spirits) for their quality." I've known Wilfred longer than anyone else I know in the wine industry. We met around 1982. I was a novice: he already was knee-deep in wine, literally. So Wilfred's had a lot of experience.
Which gets to the point. Why do so many people in the wine social media world think that experience is bad? It doesn't make sense. Throughout all of human history, societies have respected their more experienced members, whether they be shamans, healers or hunters. These are the members who hold the society together–who constitute its collective memory–who form a living link between Now and The Past. Yes, every now and then there are revolutions–none more noteworthy than our own American–but even when we won, we respected older traditions of honesty, integrity, fairness. Those were not American values; they were human values.
But now, especially in the wine blogosphere and on Twitter, we have arrived at a period of incivility. People feel free to insult others with far more accomplishments than their own–and they do it all too often anonymously. Perhaps even more appalling is when they reveal their identities: then their attacks are done with impunity.
Here's my message to the coward who emailed Wilfred: You try doing what he's done. Try lasting 30-plus years at the top of your profession, earning not just good money but the love and respect of your peers throughout the industry. (If you want proof of that love and respect, read through the comments on Wilfred's post.)
By the way, trashing a big box store like BevMo is the height of arrogance. It's like the people who only drink expensive wine and think average-priced wine is for "the little people who pay taxes" (as Leona Helmsley once described us). For one thing, BevMo has some very fine wines, but that's beside the point: What's important is that BevMo gives value in wine to millions of Americans. What's wrong with that? And Wilfred, through his service, makes their shopping experience a lot easier and more delightful than it would otherwise be.
So please, you harpies out there taking aim at Baby Boomer writers and critics, chill. You won't get anywhere just hurling spears. If you want to achieve a career in the wine industry, I suggest you do exactly what Wilfred has done: hunker down, work hard, make friends and be respectful. That's always been the way success comes.
What I'll tell the apartment managers about social media
Today I'm headed up to Santa Rosa to speak at Adam Japko's Multifamily Social Media Summit. Here's a summary of what I'll say. First, I'll welcome the guests to Sonoma County, and try to describe a little bit about what makes it such a great home to wine. I've long thought of Sonoma as "California's winiest county" (which is how I described it in A Wine Journey along the Russian River), and I think it's fair to say that no other county has the breadth and depth of varieties and types (including sparkling wine) that Sonoma does.
Adam also asked me to talk a little about how I got into wine, so I'll describe the way I fell head over heels in love with vino in 1978, getting deeper and deeper into it until I moved to San Francisco, in 1980, and became a denizen of the city's better wine shops (which back then you could count on the finger of both hands). I'll describe my career thus far and how I landed the job of reviewing California wine for Wine Enthusiast.
Since this is a social media event, I'll talk about my own experiences in this sphere–about how and why I started my blog in 2008. (I can hardly believe it's been that long.) Adam's main thing, of course, is to promote the use of social media as a tool for busy professionals (this particular event is for apartment complex managers who want to learn how to use social media to make their jobs easier and better). I'm not particularly in a position to advise them on that, but what I can do is describe how my blog has made my life easier and better, and also how it's contributed to my "brand."
Now, I don't really think of myself as a "brand," but I know that some people do, because they tell me so; and Adam himself sees me that way. (Of course, he also sees me as a human being and a friend, which is how I want to be seen!). However, I'm objective enough to understand that there is a sort of branding process going on with me, in terms of having a reputation, and Adam wants to know how my reputation (or the way I perceive it) has been impacted by my blog.
I suppose–and, again, this is based on what people tell me–that my reputation has been enhanced by it. I don't mean "enhanced" in terms of people thinking better or more highly of me, but in the sense that more people have heard of me because of my blog. It's quantitative enhancement, if you will, not qualitative enhancement. I think Adam is eager for the apartment complex managers to hear from someone who started out as a total ignoramus when it came to blogging, and ended up with quite a successful little blog–not financially, for this gig doesn't make any money, but in terms of being popular.
Here are tips I'll give the apartment managers for a blog (and many of these tips can be extended to other forms of social media as well:
1. post frequently.
2. post with passion.
3. personalize your posts. Don't write like you're some anonymous automaton. Let people feel your humanity through your words.
4. provide links, where appropriate, to off-site pages that bolster your arguments or otherwise amplify your message.
5. provide photos and/or videos.
6. don't take criticism too seriously. I doubt if apartment complex managers will get the same kind of slamming I sometimes do, but if they do, they should laugh it off.
7. don't expect an immediate return on your investment. In fact, you might never see ROI, measured as dollars. The point of blogging, and social media in general, is brand building. Which leads to my final discussion
What is "brand building"? I would argue it's none other than forming relationships. In the case of social media, they're digital relationships, but that's all right, they're still relationships. You have conversations with others that are real-time, and this allows readers to feel that they're part of your life. Or, more correctly, that both of you are part of a bigger social life. Partners, in a sense–co-participants in something grand and lovely. That's how it seems to me: my biggest gripe with winery social media (including web pages) is that the content often seems grudging. It's like they feel they have to put something up, but it's not grand or lovely, not personal, not selfless. Selfless? Yes. You can't be holding onto something and be successful at social media. The late sports writer Red Smith was said to have replied, in response to whether writing a daily column wasn't hard, "Why, no. You simply sit down at the typewriter, open your veins, and bleed." He didn't mean that literally, obviously, and he didn't mean that it was an incredibly difficult thing to do. What he meant by "bleed" is what we might call "letting it all hang out." Putting all your cards on the table–being genuine. Social media types call it being "authentic" and "transparent," and it's hard to explain; you just have to learn how to be that way (and you can't be that way online if you're not that way offline, in real life).
Does that sound a bit esoteric? I suppose it does. But it's what I'm going to tell the apartment complex managers.
Friday fishwrap: ZAP, social media and the S.F. Chronicle
I'm off to ZAP this morning. It's the first time I've gone to the nation's biggest Zinfandel festival (it is, isn't it?) in some years. I stopped attending when it was down at Fort Mason, a pretty place but difficult to get to. They had 20,000 people packed into those old piers, and the toilets all broke down, so people were doing what people do
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right in the Bay. The men, anyway. It was hopeless to try and get any serious tasting or even talking done, so I gave up on ZAP.
This year, however, one of the ZAP organizers reached out to me to explain about "the dramatic changes" that have been made. Chief among them is that the event (now called The Zinfandel Experience) been moved out of Fort Mason and into multiple locations, spread out over several days. The number of attendees at any given location will thus be considerably reduced. The event I'm going to this morning is at the Four Seasons Hotel, and is called "Flights! Forums of Flavors." We'll be tasting wines from historic vineyards, and I'll report more on this on Monday morning.
Incidentally, I tasted about 350 Zinfandels in 2013, and my two highest-scoring ones were a pair of 2011s from Williams Selyem, the Papera and Bacigalupi. Funny, we were just talking the other day about how Bacigalupi was the source of some of the Chardonnay that went into that famous 1973 Chateau Montelena. Other top Zins I reviewed last year include Dry Creek Vineyard 2011 Somers Ranch, Seghesio 2010 Cortina, Gary Farrell 2011 Maffei and Ravenswood 2010 Old Hill. All from Sonoma County, by the way. There is a Sonoma Zinfandel character across the county's many appellations: a sort of essence-of-Zin zinniness that's briary, brambly, peppery, tingly in acidity and stuffed with wild, sun-baked red fruits and berries. I always find something rustic about Sonoma Zin, too, whereas Napa Zins are more elegantly tailored–Armani to Sonoma's L.L. Bean.
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But before the Zinfandel thing, I'll stop by the San Francisco Chronicle's historic old building, at Fifth and Mish (as we say). The publisher has invited me to be part of some kind of subscriber advisory group. This is because I am a longtime subscriber, but also because I write a lot of letters to the editor, and I also gripe to the publisher when I think the paper has done something stupid. So the paper sees me as a loyal fan, which I am, and they evidently think it's a good idea to reach out to their subscribers, which it is.
I'm big on reading newspapers, a practice that seems to be dying out in America, and that's a pity. A free, flourishing press always has been a central tent pole in our democracy. Lord knows a big, spread-out place like the Bay Area needs things to knit it together, and what better way to foster a sense of community than the local newspaper?
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While we're on the subject of my schedule, next Wednesday I'm a speaker at Adam Japko's "Multifamily Social Media Summit" up in Santa Rosa. Adam, for those who know him, is one of the most brilliant minds in the country when it comes to social media. He does more than talk about it, though; he's an entrepreneur who puts together social media-themed events. This one is for a group of apartment complex managers who want to learn how to use social media in their jobs. When Adam first asked me to speak, I expressed some astonishment that apartment complex managers would be interested in a wine critic. Adam explained that they would be, that I should just be myself and talk about what I do, how I do it, and how I use social media. So that's what I plan to do. The other speaker is my friend, Adam Lee, the co-proprietor of the Siduri and Novy brands. He'll bring some of his wines, so we'll have good stuff to drink.
Have a great weekend!


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Texan Jordan Spieth added the United States Open Golf title to his Masters victory after a thrilling climax at the much criticised Chambers Bay golf course on the Oregan coast Sunday.
The 21-year-old carded a one-under 69 to win his second major of 2015 by one shot on five under after Dustin Johnson of the U.S. three-putted the last hole from 12 feet.
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With rookie Viking Mike Griffin claiming the top individual spot, the University of Victoria Vikes men's golf team captured first place following their third and final round of the Corban Spring Invitational at Creekside Golf Club in Salem, Ore. this week.
Griffin shot 71 in his final round to lead all Vikes with an overall score of 3-under par 210 while UVic finished first at 7-over par 859 score.
The University of British Columbia Thunderbirds finished fourth at the third annual Sacramento State Men's Invitational at Valley Hi Country Club in Elk Grove, California this week with a team score of 886.
16 teams and 20 individuals took part in the 54 hole event at the par 72, 7,064 yard course.
Led by sophomore Kevin Vigna, the 2014 GNAC Champion, eighth-ranked Simon Fraser University men's golf team opened their 2015 schedule with a third-place finish at the Notre Dame de Namur Argonaut Invitational this week at the Poppy Ridge Course in Livermore, CA.
Bill Kelly, head golf professional of Glacier Greens Golf Course in Comox, British Columbia, has been selected by the PGA of British Columbia Board of Directors as the association's 38th president for 2015-2016.
A resident of Naniamo, Mr. Kelly served the last two years as Vice President of Administration and Finance. He succeeds Fairview Mountain Golf Club's Executive Professional Brian McDonald, who previously held the position since 2013. McDonald will remain on the PGA of BC Board as Past President.
Paul McLean of King, Ont. was inducted as Golf Canada's 112th President during the National Sport Federation's Annual General Meeting this weekend in Mississauga, Ont.. succeeding 2014 President Douglas Alexander of London, Ont. Roland Deveau of Bedford, N.S. becomes First Vice-President and Leslie Dunning of Calgary assumes the role of Second Vice-President.
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According to the AJC, the Atlanta Falcons and cornerback Brent Grimes have agreed to a one-year deal. With Grimes coming off of an Achilles injury and also missing the playoffs the previous year, the market must not have been there for Grimes services and thus Grimes has agreed to a one year deal to redeem himself in the eyes of front office staffs around the league. How do we feel about this? Obviously we'd like to see some contract numbers but I'm pretty sure everybody here on the blog is excited about the return of Brent Grimes. The return of Grimes now gives us three reliable corners including Asante Samuel and Robert McClain (2013 exclusive rights free agent). It gives the Falcons the flexibility to pick a corner in the draft if the right guy is there but they don't have to reach and take one just because it's a need. Welcome back Grimey and here's to a healthy 2013!
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The boot is comprised of a shaft (12, 13) joined along a transverse axis (11) to a shell-base (10), and of a mechanism for controlling the stiffness of the pivoting movements of the shaft (12, 13) in relation to the shell-base (10). This mechanism incorporates, in the form of a double girder, two flexion arms (1,2) joined at one end, respectively, and attached to the shaft (12, 13) or to the shell-base (10) by means of an anchoring piece (3). The other end of each strip cooperates with an operating device (5) carried on the shell-base (10) or on the shaft (12, 13), respectively. The device (5) elastically produces variations in the degree of separation of the strips (1,2) in response to the force exerted by pivoting movements of the shaft (12, 13) in either direction.
1. A boot, especially a downhill ski boot, comprising a shaft at least partially articulated along a transverse axis to a shell-base (10) for pivoting movement in relation to said shell base, and a mechanism for controlling the stiffness of pivoting movements of said shaft (12, 13) in relation to said shell-base (10), said mechanism comprising two flexion arms (1, 2) joined at one end (3), respectively between said flexion arms, and by an anchoring piece mounted on one of said shaft (12, 13) and said shell-base (10), wherein said arms cooperate, at their other end, with an operating device (5) carried by one of said shell-base (10) and said shaft (12, 13), which produces elastically variations in the distance separating said arms transversely of said boot, in response to a force exerted by pivoting movement of said shaft (12, 13) in relation to said shell-base (10), in both a forward and backward direction.
2. Boot according to claim 1, wherein said arms (1,2) form a double girder.
3. Boot according to claim 2, wherein said arms (1,2) are joined together near said anchoring piece (3) by fastening means.
4. Boot according to claim 2, wherein said arms (1,2) are of one piece constituting said double girder.
5. Boot according to any one of the claims 1 to 4, wherein said arms (1,2) have, at the ends opposite to said anchoring piece (3), a shape constituting a clamp which grips elastically said operating device (5) in a transverse direction, but with longitudinal play.
6. Boot according to claim 5, wherein said device (5) is a circular pin.
7. Boot according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a connecting rod (7,8) is connected to an end of each arm (1,2), said connecting rods (7,8) being themselves jointed one to the other and to a device (5) fastened to said shell-base((10) or to said shaft (12, 13), at a joint (9) located between ends of said rods (1,2).
8. Boot according to claim 7, wherein said joint (9) connecting said connecting rods (7,8) and said device (5) is, in its median position, aligned with the joints attaching said connecting rod (7,8) to said arms (1,2).
9. Boot according to claim 7, wherein said joint (9) connecting the connecting rods (7,8) and said device (5) is located on a side of said anchoring piece (3) in relation to said joints attaching said connecting rods (7,8) to said arms (1,2).
10. Boot according to claim 7, wherein said joint (9) connecting said connecting rods (7,8) and said device (5) is located on a side opposite to said anchoring piece (3) in relation to said joints attaching said connecting rods (7,8) to said arms (1,2).
11. Boot according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a slider (6) gripping said arms (1,2) is movable along said arms (1,2) in order to vary the stiffness of the mechanism.
12. Boot according to claim 11, wherein said slider (6) grips said arms (1,2) by lateral flanges (21) which constitute an external support stop.
13. Boot according to claim 11, wherein said slider (6) incorporates an internal support stop (20, 25, 30).
14. Boot according to claim 13, wherein said internal support stop (25) may be adjusted in position in relation to said lateral flanges (21) of said slider (6).
15. Boot according to claim 11, wherein said slider (6) may be adjusted into position on a part of said boot equipped with said mechanism.
16. Boot according to claim 13, wherein said internal support stop (25) may be adjusted into position on a part of said boot equipped with said mechanism.
17. Boot according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein said shaft comprises a collar (12) and a rear flap (13), and the mechanism for control of stiffness is positioned between said rear flap (13) and said shell-base (10).
18. Boot according to claim 17, wherein said mechanism for control of stiffness is installed on the inside of said rear flap (13).
19. Boot according to claim 17, wherein said stiffness control mechanism is installed on the outside of said rear flap (13).
20. Boot according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein said stiffness control mechanism is installed on the front part of said boot between said shell-base (10) and said shaft (12, 13).
21. Boot according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a stiffness control mechanism is installed on at least one side of said boot between said shaft (12, 13) and said shell-base (10).
The present invention relates to boots for downhill skiing, of the type having a rigid shell-base upon which is fitted a shaft that surrounds the lower part of the leg.
In boots of this type, which are generally made of a molded plastic material, the shaft may be comprised of several parts: a collar and a rear flap may be jointed o the shell-base along a transverse axis. If required for a particular shoe, the joint axis may not be given physical form, but the shaft must be able to bend, at least to some degree, in relation to the shell-base, according to the conditions in which the boot is used; this arrangement is the equivalent of a joint.
The general direction of the shaft, which is tightly fastened to the shell-base, is called "the shaft axis" for the sake of simplicity, and inclines anteriorly in relation to the vertical at a particular angle, called the "angle of projection." This angle of projection is liable to vary around a median value, according to the circumstances existing at the time of use, as a result of the joining of the shaft to the shell-base. As a general rule, the taller the skier and the more the skier skis in an extremely flexed position, the more he will desire a high median (static) angle of projection; this angle may be on the order of 13� to 20�, and may occasionally even reach 25�, while, for the tourist skier, an angle of 8� to 15� is generally considered optimal. Furthermore, the skier will, according to the type of skiing being practiced and to the snow conditions, want more or less flexibility in the joint attaching the shaft to the shell-base, i.e., greater or lesser ease of achieving variation of the angle of projection as a result of the force exerted. Thus, rather pronounced stiffness is desired for competition, on packed snow or ice, while more flexibility is desired on powdery snow in order to gauge better the points of support, and during descent in order to use muscular effort economically and to seek a flat ski position.
What these considerations mean is that the ever-increasing number of skiers feel the need for boots that not only have a median angle of projection corresponding to their personal criteria, but in which the stiffness of the joint attaching the shaft to the shell-base is in direct relation to the force exerted on the shaft, thus enhancing the users' comfort and safety.
Attempts have, therefore, been made to fulfill these requirements by means of devices which control this power of flexion. Many ideas have been advanced, e.g., boots described in French Patent Application No. FR 2 583 271 or in French Patent No. FR 2 569 088, which represent distinct progress over the previously-known technology. In these documents, use is made of flexion devices in the form of double elastic girders, which are attached to the shell-base, and of which at least a portion cooperates, by means of movable contact, with a surface or guide-ramp which acts as a cam, and which is carried on the shaft of the boot. In the first case, the double flexion girder is positioned in a generally transverse direction in relation to the boot. In the second, it is positioned in a generally longitudinal direction.
These two mechanisms are perfectly satisfactory in controlling stiffness of the shaft as it pivots in an anterior direction in relation to the shell-base, but they make no provision for the stiffness of the joint in the reverse direction of pivoting, that is, toward the rear when the skier requires posterior support. In the absence of any control, this rearward flexion may seriously compromise the safety and comfort of the skier, especially in very difficult conditions, as, for example, in competition. It is therefore essential to have mechanisms available which permit control of the pivoting of the shaft, both anteriorly and posteriorly in relation to the shell-base.
The present invention concerns a mechanism enabling bi-directional control.
In order that the invention may be more clearly understood, reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings, in which several embodiments of the invention are shown for purposes of illustration, and in which:
FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view of a prior art device for controlling stiffness exerted in an anterior direction;
FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view illustrating the principle of the bi-directional operation of a device according to the invention;
FIGS. 3A and 3B show two variations of another embodiment according to the invention;
FIGS. 4, 5, and 6 are perspective views of various embodiments of one means of adjusting the device according to the invention;
FIG. 7 is a section elevation view of a rear-entry type of boot showing one example of the implementation of the invention;
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the rear flap of a ski boot, equipped with the device according to the invention in FIG. 2;
FIGS. 9 and 10 are similar to FIG. 8, with the embodiment and positions shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B; and
FIG. 11 shows another embodiment of the deice according to FIGS. 3A and 3B.
FIG. 1 illustrates the state of the art as represented, for example, by French Patent No. 2 569 088, already mentioned. A double girder, for example in the shape of a tuning fork, has two elastic arms 1,2 designed to operate by flexion. These are joined together at one end, where they are attached using an anchoring piece 3 to a point on the shell-base or on the shaft of the boot equipped with this device. At the other end, the arms 1,2 cooperate with a device 5 which is joined respectively to the shaft or to the shell-base of the boot. This device, which is in the form of a guide ramp or double cam track, elastically causes the two arms 1 and 2 to move apart by flexion when the shaft pivots forward in relation to the shell-base. A slider 6, which is movable along arms 1,2, allows the stiffness of the device to be used to advantage. As can be seen, this device is operational in only one direction, the one in which anchoring piece 3 moves toward device 5, i.e., in the direction f what conventionally is called forward flexion. In the opposite direction, i.e., rear flexion, the device is completely ineffectual.
FIG. 2 illustrates the principle of operation of an embodiment of the invention derived from the mechanism just described, but which allows a bi-directional effect to be achieved. As previously described, there is a double girder anchored by one end 3 to the shell-base or to the shaft of the boot. In this embodiment, arms 1 and 2, which are joined at the end where anchoring piece 3 is located, and which exhibit only a slight play between them in order to minimize the relative friction, are preferably superposed. They move apart in a single plane near the free end, then are rejoined, still in the same plane, thus forming a clamp which grips laterally, but with longitudinal play, a device 5 fastened to the shaft or shell-base, respectively. This device 5 is preferably in the form of a circular pin; the inside surfaces of the arms of the clamp have a curvature less than that of the pin, so as to constitute two advancing guide-ramps on each side of device 5 in a longitudinal direction. These two guide ramps may also be flat, thus forming a dihedral angle whose two planes would, in the median position, rest on device 5; the curved shape is, however, preferable.
When a pivoting motion occurs toward the front of the shaft in relation to the shell, anchoring piece 3 and device 5 tend to move toward each other, thus separating by elastic flexion arms 1 and 2 of the clamp and controlling the range and the resistance of this pivoting. In the event of rearward pivoting, the anchoring piece 3 and device 5 tend to move apart, which also causes the flexible separation of arms 1 and 2 of the clamp and controls the rocking motion.
As in FIG. 1, a slider 6 gripping arms 1 and 2 provides for adjustment of the point where arms 1 and 2 are effectively held in position, and thus of the stiffness of the boot.
FIGS. 3A and 3B illustrate the principle underlying two variations of another embodiment of the invention. The mechanism is identical to that of the technology described above, except as regards the ends of arms 1 and 2 opposite to anchoring piece 3. A connecting rod 7,8 is jointed to this end of each of the arms 1,2. The connecting rods 7,8 are also jointed to each other at their other ends at a point 9 located in the plane of symmetry of the device. Joint 9 is, further, attached to a device 5, for example one in the shape of a shaft, anchored to that part of the boot, either shaft or shell-base, which does not carry anchoring piece 3.
The length of connecting rods 7,8 may be chosen so that, in the median position, joint 9 is aligned with the joints connecting the connecting rods to the arms 1 and 2. A forward pivoting motion will cause the joint to move toward anchoring piece 3, and a rearward pivoting motion will cause it to move away from that piece. In both cases, the pivoting motion will cause the ends of arms 1 and 2 to be brought together by elastic flexion.
If the length of connecting rods 7 and 8 is greater, the situation portrayed in either FIG. 3A or FIG. 3B will occur. In the case of FIG. 3A, a forward pivoting motion will cause the the ends of arms 1 add 2 to move together, while a rearward pivoting motion ill produce the separation of these arms. The effect will obviously be the reverse in the arrangement shown in FIG. 3B.
As in previous examples, a slider 6 allows the adjustment of the functional length of arms 1 and 2, and thus of the stiffness of the device.
However, since arms 1 and 2 work by elastic flexion in order to bring together or separate their ends, slider 6 may advantageously contain an internal support-stop 20, as shown in FIG. 4, in addition to the lateral flanges which constitute the external support-stop, as in the preceding figures; thus, slider 6 allows the adjustment of the functional length of arms 1 and 2 in both of the directions in which these arms may be flexed. Of course, a separate adjustment of the functional length of the arms according to the direction of flexion, may also be provided. For this purpose, as shown in FIG. 5, slider 6 cooperates with an internal support stop 25 which is movable in relation to the slider by means of a screw 26 which may be mounted in either ofthe positioning holes 27 in the slider, and which may be engaged, by its threaded end, in one of the threaded holes in support stop 25. Again, the internal support stop 30, shown in FIG. 6, may be designed to extend, in relative fashion, beyond the lateral flanges 21 of the slider to which it is attached. Similarly, although not shown, internal support stop 20, 25, and 30, and/or slider 6, may be made adjustable and positioned on the portion of the boot which is equipped with the mechanism, one independently of the other. A slider 6 equipped only with an internal supportstop 20, 25, and 30, and without an external support-stop 21, may be provided.
To facilitate understanding of the embodiments shown in the succeeding figures, slider 6 will be mentioned, leaving aside the construction details it may exhibit and that have just been described with reference to FIGS. 4, 5, and 6.
FIG. 7 shows, schematically, a boot equipped with a mechanism similar to those that have been described above. The drawing illustrates a shell-base 10, on which is attached, along a transverse axis 11, a shaft comprised of a collar 12 and a rear flap 13. A control device, of one of the types previously described, is anchored on the rear of the shell-base 10, at point 3. The double girder 1,2 rises from the heel, behind the Achilles tendon, and extends to device 5 connected to rear flap 13.
FIG. 8 shows the rear flap thus equipped, preferably on the inside, with the mechanism shown in FIG. 2, but having an arrangement in which the pins of anchoring piece 3 on the shell-base (not shown) and device 5 are mutually perpendicular.
FIGS. 9 and 10 are similar, but show mechanisms from FIGS. 3A and 3B, respectively. In this case, anchoring piece 3 is installed in rear flap 13 and device 5 forms one piece with the shell-base (not shown).
FIG. 11 shows another boot according to the invention, in which a device for controlling stiffness as determined by the pivoting motion according to FIG. 3B is installed on the front side. Anchoring piece 3 is located on the front of shell-base 10, and device 5 is located on the collar 12 above the instep.
It is evident from the preceding explanation that, based on the principles applied in FIGS. 2, 3A and 3B, other variations may be contemplated that do not require detailed descriptions. In particular, a mechanism for controlling the stiffness of the pivoting movements of the shaft in relation to the collar could just as easily be installed on one or both sides of the boot.
Furthermore, arms 1 and 2 may be attached by some fastening method in the area of anchoring piece 3, or they may be provided as a single piece constituting the double girder.
Arms 1,2 may have a variable cross-section, for the purpose of obtaining stiffness control which increases with the magnitude of the flexion.
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ABSTRACT: This paper presents a decentralized BIST methodology for system level interconnects. For 3-state nets, we interleave pseudorandom counting sequences (PCS) and walking sequences to avoid the conflict among multiple drivers of a net. For multiple scan chains, each chain is applied with a particular window of the PCS to ensure the distinctness of every test vector and 100# stuck-at and short faults coverage for nets across scan chains and/or board boundaries. The synchronization of chains of different lengths is handled gracefully by inserting a preamble to make all the chains the same length.
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ABSTRACT: In this paper, we propose a method to generate high quality test waveform on chip to avoid the parasitic effects in an analog testability bus test environment. For the test response analysis, we derive an extraction methodology to remove the parasitic effects and obtain the intrinsic response of the CUT. The test results show that the algorithm is robust such that the intrinsic responses remain the same regardless of the small variation in the test waveforms. With the concept of intrinsic responses, we are able to use a single library for the testing and diagnosis of multiple instantiation of an analog moduleComputer-Aided Design, 1996. ICCAD-96. Digest of Technical Papers., 1996 IEEE/ACM International Conference on; 12/1996
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ABSTRACT: An n+-GaAs/n−-GaAs/n-In0.2Ga0.8As/i-GaAs field-effect transistor (FET) structure has been fabricated and studied. An anomalous three-terminal-controlled negative-differential-resistance (NDR) phenomenon resulting from the real-space transfer effect is observed. This N-shaped NDR behavior is found in the higher drain-to-source voltage (VDS) regime. Furthermore, the NDR is obtained at positive and negative gate-to-source bias (VGS). The influence ofVGSbias on the NDR characteristics is investigated.Superlattices and Microstructures 06/1996; 20(1):7–13. DOI:10.1006/spmi.1996.0044 · 1.98 Impact Factor
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Well, I've been playing a lot of games during the offseason, most frequently MLB2K8 for the Xbox 360, since that's the only console I own, and I just recently purchased 2K10.
So I thought I would start up a blog to see if there was anyone else out there that likes talking baseball games, just something to help get ready for the season I suppose.
I think my first baseball game was All-Star Baseball 2000 for the Nintendo 64. I don't remember a lot about it, just that I enjoyed it. After I finally got an Xbox, I grabbed up All-Star Baseball 2004, which I played until the disc was too scratched to play any more. My favorite, that I never even owned, was MVP 05 I believe, it had several "newer" features that I liked, including an interesting home run derby/hitting contest mode that me and my brother played way too much.
I got an Xbox 360 late in 07, and ended up pre ordering MLB 2K8 (came with a Jose Reyes bobblehead), played that for a solid two years, although I used classic controls on it since that was what I was used to (as opposed to the Total Control stuff they make you use in newer games), I still played several seasons of franchise mode with the St. Louis Cardinals of course. I loved constructing teams of varying kinds, I had one franchise with mostly all prospects, and I've had some with all of the greatest players, and of course I had to do some with the actual people we had on the team at the time.
Finally last week I got MLB 2K10 and have been playing that quite a bit. They force you to use the total control style of playing, which is quite interesting to get used to. So far I haven't gotten too far into the game because of a number of known bugs that I've heard about, although they are getting them fixed fairly quick. I've nearly beaten "The Best of the Best" in a head to head home run derby style competition. You don't get to use "The Best", so I've been going through the ranks with Matt Holliday. My favorite part of the game however is the My Player Mode, where you create a player, and control just that player and begin your career in AA ball and play until your major league career is over. It's quite entertaining and a lot different than anything I've ever done before. My character is a starting pitcher, so I only get to play every 5th game, the rest is simulated. Right now I'm still improving my stuff in AAA before I decide I'm ready for the bigs, but it's still very intertaining. I'd have to say it's worth playing for sure if you like baseball games at all, it's got a mode for probably just about any type of fan.
Anyway, this is about the point where I'll wrap it up and hope to hear some feedback, I'm sure there's several out there that find themselves playing hours upon hours playing baseball games, the forum is now open.
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Since: May 9, 2008
Posted on: April 6, 2010 11:43 pm
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Well I've been playing MLB 2K10 off and on for nearly a month now, and I sadly have to say that there's no classic control option available, or if there is I haven't found it yet. The controls are certainly different and not simple like you may be looking for, although after a couple of games, they really aren't too bad to get used to.
The hardest part of it all for me is pitching, which on the 360 is done exclusively with the right thumb stick, usually holding the stick in one direction, then swinging it around to a different direction depending on the pitch that you're throwing. It's not too bad once you're used to it as I've said, but it does make it rather easy to throw a bad pitch if you get distracted (say someone walks in front of the TV, or your thumb just slips). I suppose in this way it's more realistic.
The batting is also done with the right thumb stick, but honestly I've grown to like it more than just pressing a single button to swing. You still have the option to influence fly/ground ball swing, and trying to take it to left or right field with the left thumb stick, but the right thumb stick allows you to either load up and try to put a power swing on the ball, make simple contact, or, and this has become my personal favorite, you can flick the right thumbstick to the left or right and use a defensive swing, which more times than not simply results in a foul ball, allowing you to get a better pitch to hit.
If you want a game that keeps current rosters and such, I suggest renting 2K10 and giving it a fair shot, playing several games and seeing how you adapt to the controls. Something else I forgot to mention, when throwing to the bases, you can still use a single button to throw to the base, but you also have the option to use the right thumb stick to throw it to the bases as well.
However if you're wanting something with classic controls possible, MLB 2K8 does have that feature, however that game has rubbed me the wrong way, simply because 2K sports stopped supporting it almost a year ago. This means you can't download updated rosters, you can't play online with your friends, nothing. They want you to keep spending money on the newer and newer stuff, so they tend to disable that stuff after about a year or so.
Anyway, 2K10 is worth trying, it isn't quite as bad as I thought it would be. The several modes of gameplay are interesting, although they invert controls depending on which mode you play, as in when you're playing a regular mode like MLB today, if you press B or right on your thumbstick, you will throw to first base. However when you play something such as My Player mode (which is my current addiction), it's the opposite, so when I press B, or right on the thumbstick, it throws to third base. It was quite frustrating at first, and after I finally got used to it, I found out that there was an option that lets you disable that feature.
Hope I've helped you out, if you need to know any more feel free to ask me.
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Posted on: April 6, 2010 10:20 pm
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I couldn't have read this post at a better time as I am in search of a newer baseball game to play. As a kid I played NES - N64, I loved most sports games, then around the GCube/Xbox era, they started to get too complicated for me control wise. I tried to play a friend recently on a football game for the 360 and it was way too advanced as far as running routes, total control passing, etc. I miss the simple days when the controls were simple to master because it allowed me to just have fun.
My favorite baseball game is Ken Griffey Jr Baseball for the SNES. The controls were simple: 1 button pitched, 1 button swung, you could use the directional pad to change the style of pitch or swing. Fielding was easy: each direction on the pad corresponded to a base, so you pressed the throw button and the base you wanted.
The problem is playing such an old game means the teams arent updated, the rosters arent real people, no special modes like franchise, the graphics arent as good, etc. So in a perfect world, I would have a game with easy controls, like Ken Griffey Jr Baseball, but with the new features.
I downloaded a demo for MLB 2K9 last year and couldn't figure it out almost. The pitching was way complicated where you had to press a button to start a pitch and then another button once the circle got to the right size, or something along those lines. Batting was also tricky, as just pressing a button wouldn't do anything, you had to use a combination to get it to work. It was frustrating and I deleted it without buying the game.
Later a friend mentioned and I saw you mention in your post, that some of the newer games have an option called 'classic control' mode. When I downloaded the demo it didnt give me an option to mess with the controls. How stripped down to the controls get in classic mode? Does it make it old school like the early games, or does it still maintain a level of difficulty and timing all sorts of button sequences to execute a pitch or swing? Does classic control mode exist on MLB2K10? If not, what is the last game to your knowledge that does use this mode?
Thanks for your help,
Since: Jun 2, 2008
Posted on: March 22, 2010 1:52 pm
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Most nights I won't get on until 9 or so, but I am online pretty often. I'll try to send a request tonight.
Since: May 9, 2008
Posted on: March 22, 2010 12:39 pm
Baseball Video Games
Feel free to add me on Xbox Live whenever, my gamertag is the same as my screen name here, so it shouldn't be too hard to find me.
Since: Jun 2, 2008
Posted on: March 22, 2010 12:34 pm
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Sounds good.
I played that game like crazy when it originally came out. My buddy from that time downloaded it too, and we're already reliving the fun and hellishness of some of those challenges.
Since: May 9, 2008
Posted on: March 19, 2010 7:11 pm
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It was a nice little museum down there, I believe that Winston gave one of his famous post war speeches at the Westminster college there, which is where the museum is.
But yeah Perfect Dark is also on my short list of all time favorites, and they certainly got it right. Slightly bummed that I can't cheat my way through the challenges to unlock all the guns, but I guess that's why I'm supposed to actually be good at the game. We'll have to play it some time I suppose.
Since: Jun 2, 2008
Posted on: March 19, 2010 2:53 pm
Baseball Video Games
I actually downloaded Perfect Dark last night, but didn't get a chance to play it. I can't wait to try it out, though. That was always on the very short list of my favorite games.
I didn't realize there was a Winston Churchill Museum in Fulton. Strange. Good luck on the assignment.
Since: May 9, 2008
Posted on: March 19, 2010 2:39 pm
Baseball Video Games
I know what you mean, video game nostalgia has gotten to me over the past week as well with the Xbox 360 releasing a remastered version of Nintendo 64's Perfect Dark, I've been entranced in that game for the past two days, haven't even gotten any game time in on 2K10 since then.
I'm the same way with football games it sounds like, I don't play them very often, but the Madden franchise was the one I got hooked into as early as 1995, but during that time Tecmo was my favorite football game, and I'm kinda disappointed they didn't stick with the football games.
Sadly now I have to take a break from the video game and real baseball game realm, as I've got to go check out the Winston Churchill Museum in Fulton. Gotta love spring break assignments. Hopefully the Cardinals put up some serious offense and can topple the Marlins today, Adam Ottavino is really starting to impress me. 2 solid innings for him as I'm heading out the door. Adios.
Since: Jun 2, 2008
Posted on: March 19, 2010 2:29 pm
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Having online access for the consoles definitely gets those patches out there quickly. While I thought the Wasdin glitch was amusing, I can understand why someone wouldn't like it. I guess it's not really credible at all either.
The 2K license purchase was definitely disappointing. I don't play many football games, but I didn't like EA's buyout of the NFL license, either. I thought 2K football was better than Madden, but 2K football went away. Then as a response, 2K buys the MLB license, killing MVP, which I obviously thought was the better franchise. It was just a crappy double-whammy.
I think the My Player Mode you mentioned was actually done in The Show, but if it works as well as you say, it sounds like a cool feature anyway. I read another review which praised the mode as well. The MLB Today feature sounds pretty awesome too. I'll definitely try to give the game a rental, unfortunately there are so many good titles out right now it's hard to dedicate time to any one of them. For that same reason, you also don't need to apologize for robbing hours of my life. There's too many good games out right now, so it's easy to lose a few hours here and there. But that's obviously a good thing for the medium.
Since: May 9, 2008
Posted on: March 18, 2010 3:17 pm
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Ah yes I miss the good old days when glitches were rampant in games and so easy to exploit, they've gotten a lot better at working all those glitches out though and I rarely see much along the lines of anything eye popping like the John Wasdin glitch you mention. Interesting that it would be someone who has passed through the Cardinals organization in the past.
You sound about as disgruntled as me that 2K was able to buy the license to MLB games, but 2K10 has made fairly good first impressions on me, the only real problem I ever had with it was pitching (95% of what I do on the game), but that just turned out to be more an issue with my wireless controller simply losing signal while I was in the motion of throwing the pitch.
I can't say enough about the "My Player Mode", it's just so unique. The whole controlling just one player is quite amusing, and frustrating at the same time when you have a shutout through 10+ innings and you can't anything to help out. They also reverse the throwing to the bases when you're just controlling a single player as opposed to a team based mode, which is slightly annoying to get used to.
Another feature that game has that will really fuel your baseball feature is the "MLB Today" mode that pops up as the main menu on the game. There it has every single game being played on that actual date, and most of the time even has the correct starting pitchers, so you could get on there today for example, and play the Cardinals spring training game against the Braves, and as long as your console downloads the rosters for the day right, it would be Tim Hudson vs Rich Hill if you played that game. I've got to admit, I'll be having a lot of fun with that mode once the regular season starts, would be especially interesting in my opinion to simulate the games before they're actually played, just to see how the results compare. I know a lot of people do that with the Super Bowl now, and it doesn't seem accurate in that case, but amusing nonetheless.
I'd say you should go rent the game to see how you like it, and I'll apologize in advance for robbing you of hours of your life. It's got a ton of features, and so far I haven't ran into any of the supposed "major" glitches, although the Xbox 360 version has already had at least two patches released since I got the game, so they may already be fixed.


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