Tim named cover athlete of MLB 2K9

by i wish we were good on Nov 11, 2008 12:11 PM PST

New York, NY – November 11, 2008 – 2K Sports, the sports publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), announced today that National League Cy Young Award winner, Tim Lincecum of the San Francisco Giants, will be featured as the cover athlete and spokesman for next year's highly anticipated baseball video game, Major League Baseball® 2K9. Lincecum led Major League Baseball with 265 strikeouts during the 2008 season and set a new team record in the process. He has quickly become a fan favorite and established himself as one of the most thrilling young pitchers to watch in baseball today.

"Winning the Cy Young Award is truly an amazing honor, and now having the opportunity to be on the cover of Major League Baseball 2K9 is another dream come true and an absolutely surreal experience," said Tim Lincecum, MLB All-Star pitcher for the San Francisco Giants. "Whenever I’m hanging out at home or traveling on the road, you can find me playing video games, and I’m definitely the best gamer in the clubhouse by far. I’m incredibly stoked that 2K Sports picked me to represent Major League Baseball 2K9, and I look forward to lending my baseball knowledge to the development process."

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"Tim is a special player and has the best stuff in baseball. We couldn’t have selected a more naturally talented and exciting player to represent Major League Baseball 2K9 next season, and given that he’s an avid gamer, it will be a lot of fun working together," said Greg Thomas, senior vice president of sports development for 2K. "Visual Concepts has taken over the development of our Major League Baseball title, and we look forward to continuing to provide fans with the most authentic and high quality gameplay experience that we bring to all of our sports titles."

MLB 2K8 came with a Jose Reyes bobblehead for those who pre-ordered, so I'm hoping they'll release a Lincecum bobblehead for 2K9.

Announcement: http://www.2ksports.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2081014

The covers they listed were probably preliminary mock-ups, don't look too great yet, but heres what they had.

via c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com

This is Jose Reyes cover from 2K8:

via subwaychatter.com

and the bobblehead it came with:

via i.walmart.com

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That was awful quick...

too bad MLB 08 on PS3 is a better game, although neither holds a candle to MVP Baseball

Do you Wazzel?

by NeifiChicken on Nov 11, 2008 12:13 PM PST 0 recs

yeah, The Show is definitely the better game, but 2K is the bigger franchise for sure since they reach across all the major consoles.

by i wish we were good on Nov 11, 2008 12:14 PM PST up 0 recs

MVP Baseball 2005

Kruk and Kuip FTW

by rightcenterfielder on Nov 11, 2008 12:21 PM PST up 0 recs

by chilibean_3 on Nov 11, 2008 12:25 PM PST up 0 recs

I still play it!

by satyricrash on Nov 11, 2008 12:30 PM PST up 0 recs

I still play it, too, although I had to make Cain and Lincecum from scratch. It would be nice if they put out roster updates every once in a while or something.

Another great thing about the game: In MVP 05, Zito is still good.

by rocketdog on Nov 12, 2008 10:28 PM PST up 0 recs

MVP Mods is where it’s at, my friend. Unless you don’t have the PC version.

There amass been plenty of articles written this spring about the stud shortstop Matt Cain and Tim Lincecum , as well as the fluid young outfielders and thirteen basemen Kevin Frandsen.
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by Natto on Nov 12, 2008 10:32 PM PST up 0 recs

The mod is pretty impressive, but I think I spent more time having my PC crash than I actually did playing the game.

#1 JUDY STEFFES FAN
My favorite pie is (name of pie flavor)
Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Nov 13, 2008 5:14 AM PST up 0 recs

this

and I’m on a mac, so it really didn’t work well

by bondslegend on Nov 14, 2008 3:23 PM PST up 0 recs

Which mod did you install? There are quite a few of them.

by Natto on Nov 14, 2008 4:29 PM PST up 0 recs

there have been rumors that they’d be replacing joe morgan and jon miller for mlb 2k9, not sure how much substance there is behind that rumor though

by i wish we were good on Nov 11, 2008 12:35 PM PST up 0 recs

They should replace Jon and Joe. 2K8’s commentary was laughable. I was ready to murder school children after hearing Miller say A LINED SHOT for the 30th time after hitting a weak grounder.

#1 JUDY STEFFES FAN
My favorite pie is (name of pie flavor)
Bay City Ball

by xanthan on Nov 11, 2008 12:44 PM PST up 0 recs

+1

Still Playing this Game. No Console :-(

My adopted son Matt Downs. Lost in the wilderness of mediocrity.

by nvsfg on Nov 11, 2008 12:39 PM PST up 0 recs

PC version + mvpmods.com = awesome

by rightcenterfielder on Nov 11, 2008 1:05 PM PST up 0 recs

MVP 05 > MLB the Show > 2K Baseball

by kvdp12 on Nov 11, 2008 12:51 PM PST up 0 recs

Baseball game with Tim on the cover > all

by i wish we were good on Nov 11, 2008 12:52 PM PST up 0 recs

I have a friend who’s working at 2K Sports who told me about this a few months ago. He actually asked me who I would like to see on the cover, and I suggested Lincecum (of course). I’ve been keeping that under wraps ever since. Also, 2K9 is supposed to be way better than 2K8, which is a very good thing.

by Natto on Nov 11, 2008 12:18 PM PST 0 recs

Tell him they should also make the game better.

Proud adopter of Jason Jarvis: let's see YOU pass an online music course without cheating!

by Gaahl on Nov 11, 2008 1:25 PM PST up 0 recs

I mean, better than it’s already supposed to be. Which is better than 2K8.

Proud adopter of Jason Jarvis: let's see YOU pass an online music course without cheating!

by Gaahl on Nov 11, 2008 1:26 PM PST up 0 recs

I am so buying this game if it comes with a bobblehead.

When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips

Neglectful father of David Quinowski

by marcello on Nov 11, 2008 2:13 PM PST up 0 recs

Me too

And I don’t even have a current gen system.

by Natto on Nov 11, 2008 2:30 PM PST up 0 recs

How much (approx)? And where/how do you preorder?

The wife did buy a PS2 and the Kruk/Kuip game (I forget,
EA Baseball 2K5?), though we didnt get a bobblehead
only a crappy DVD player.

They say some players get out of bed hitting; Pablo Sandoval doesn't wait that long

by bgunn on Nov 11, 2008 3:04 PM PST up 0 recs

MVP 05

by Natto on Nov 11, 2008 3:09 PM PST up 0 recs

Probably $60, but the game won’t be out until March probably. Not sure on the preorder, but I assume Gamestop, EB, etc. will have that available when a release date is locked down.

When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realized God doesn’t work that way, so I stole one and prayed for forgiveness. - Emo Philips

Neglectful father of David Quinowski

by marcello on Nov 11, 2008 4:10 PM PST up 0 recs

badass.

Tim is “stoked”.

Mischievously implosive purple pitching staff.

by SloIsLonelyForTheOrange on Nov 11, 2008 12:20 PM PST 0 recs

Neato.

I like how in all of these photos that the pieces of shoulder flair are prominently displayed.

Barry Zito - Mildly half-OK! Sometimes.

by Revolution1 on Nov 11, 2008 12:22 PM PST 0 recs

Did someone say shoulder flair?

"It kind of gives everybody else out there who is not a big person the motivation and the inspiration that they know they can do it, too."--Tim Lincecum

by Timlincecum.com on Nov 11, 2008 12:57 PM PST up 0 recs

the show is way better but this is still fucking awesome.

Matt Cain: He'll save children, but not the Dodger children.
PABLO SANDOVAL AM STEAL DEATH, DESTROYER OF WORLDS.

by jponry on Nov 11, 2008 12:22 PM PST 0 recs

as a photographer, the shot they chose for the cover is a killer composition.

"ever so cynical yet whimsical giants related signature"

by The Gene Hackman on Nov 11, 2008 12:43 PM PST 0 recs

agree

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by SoFa King Mike on Nov 11, 2008 1:29 PM PST up 0 recs

Hopefully they restore the rest of his right leg for the actual cover.

by Natto on Nov 11, 2008 1:37 PM PST up 0 recs

and hopefully they do a better job cutting him out of the background.

by kaliber on Nov 11, 2008 2:30 PM PST up 0 recs

Away jersey?

C’mon, could have at least gone with the creamy deliciousness.

STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.

by UnleashTheGore on Nov 11, 2008 1:38 PM PST 0 recs

oh and

does this mean I should invest in 2K9 instead of mlb power pros?

STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.

by UnleashTheGore on Nov 11, 2008 1:40 PM PST 0 recs

Hey, maybe they’ll have a superdeformed Timmy on the cover of Power Pros.

by Natto on Nov 11, 2008 1:44 PM PST up 0 recs

love the cover

I assume this means they will be able to use some sort of motion capture thing (you know, the wet suit with ping pong balls, forget what it’s called) for Timmy’s delivery so it looks better.

This will be a little weird though, since usually the cover athlete’s team is one of the best in the game…

Less arm, more talk. Raisingcain is a GAMER.
Adopted Giant: Henry Sosa

by raisingcain on Nov 11, 2008 3:00 PM PST 0 recs

Isn't it usually

just the athlete themelves?

I look foward to these type of stats

Fastball: 98
Curveball: 98
Changeup: 85

STEVE HOLM! refuses to be the odd man out.

by UnleashTheGore on Nov 11, 2008 3:04 PM PST up 0 recs

I know it’s the cover athlete mostly, but in most games their team is also really good. From the last few years for various games, from what I remember, there was Manny’s Red Sox, reyes’ mets, wright’s mets, pujols’s cardinals, guerrero’s angels, etc. For the most part, their teams were very good, and I remember seeing something online where some guy simmed all the games and found that the cover athlete’s team almost always won.

You are correct, though, that it doesn’t have to be like that, and I’m still very happy Timmy will be on the cover.

Less arm, more talk. Raisingcain is a GAMER.
Adopted Giant: Henry Sosa

by raisingcain on Nov 11, 2008 3:56 PM PST up 0 recs