Prince Fielder Cover Athlete for The BIGS 2

Image courtesy of 2KSports.com

On Tuesday, 2K Sports announced first baseman Prince Fielder of the Milwauke Brewers cover athlete for their upcoming over the top baseball game  The BIGS 2.

“I’ve been playing baseball video games for as long as I can remember.  All of my idols have appeared on a video game cover, and now to have that same opportunity is truly an unbelievable feeling,” said Fielder.  “I can’t wait to see myself in The BIGS 2.  I’ll be the guy crushing mammoth home runs into the stands.”

The BIGS 2 is set to release on July 2 and will be available for Xbox 360, PS3, PSP, PS2 and Wii.

Filed under: 2K Sports, Baseball, Gaming News, PS3, The Bigs, Wii, Xbox 360 , Prince Fielder, The BIGS 2

Bears Won’t Get Chance To Screw Up Draft

Written by Godfrey Logan, Friday April 03 2009 playerpress.com

On the day of the draft I will turn 33 years old. already balding the last thing Iwanted to do that day was pull out what was left of my hair.

I’m glad the Bears got Cutler though the Bears had chances to draft a quarterback before this trade. There was talk the Bears would have drafted a wide receiver at number 18 but with the picks the Bears have made in recent years I was terrified who they would have drafted considering the last picks they made at the wide receiver position have not even seen the field. I’m glad this trade happened though I believed it was a long shot because it has taken the responsibility out of GM Jerry Angelo’s hands. Not to say that Kyle Orton wasn’t a serviceable quarterback but his numbers had fallen off in the second half of the season which is what prompted Angelo to comment on it at the state of the team address leaving many fans to believe that the team was going to draft a quarterback. The problem with that choice is that we would have had to wait for such a player to develop and fans in Chicago who have been pining for a franchise quarterback since Sid Luckman. The only problems left now is figuring out who Cutler is going to be throwing to since our receivers right now are very much still wet behind the ears and hopefully changing the defensive scheme. It is obvious to the fans that that scheme isn’t working and yet they keep on using it. 

Godfrey Logan is a guest contributor for Inside Sports GEek

Filed under: Football, NFL

March Madness 09

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Final two team is set for Men’s College basketball: No 2 Michigan State vs. No. 1 North Carolina. Take your pick, leave your answer below or take our poll question at polldaddy.com Thx !

Filed under: Basketball, NCAA , MSU, UNC

New Mario & Sonic Winter Olympics Screens

Two new screenshots of Mario & Sonic at the Winter Olympics. The game will be out later this year for the Nintendo Wii and DS. 

This shows Luigi, Sonic, Mario & Amy on a bobsleigh, and can be controlled using the balance board.

Balance board is going to be used in various mini-games.

Source: VGChartz.com

Filed under: DS, Gaming, SEGA, Wii , Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games

US Team With No International Experience Loses Again In WBC

Written by Godfrey Logan, Tuesday March 24 2009 – www.playerpress.com

The US team for the second time fails to win or reach finals in World Baseball Classic because most guys on US roster have never played international competition.

It’s been said for years that the the world is catching up to the US in international competition. USA Baseball is the only American sport that competes against other countries that does not use its professional athletes. Which is why with all of the power the Americans have on their roster thay cannot win in a sport they are credited with having started. Unless they change this policy they will continue to lose. Granted they got further this time than they did in 2006. Not to mention the fact that MLB has longer seasons than the leagues in other countries. It is not to say that the players from other countries are better than American MLB players it is hard to see former CY Young winner Jake Peavy and All Star pitcher Roy Oswalt get rocked. It can be said that there are a number of things that work agains the US. First there is the fact as I have mentioned they play longer seasons. Perhaps they should shorten the season. Also there is the fact that while the WBC is going on MLB players are going through spring training and it’s possible that the players on the US team are treating this as a warm up to the season rather than a serious competition. They are more concerned with staying healthy and going back to their teams healthy. There is the fact that just before the WBC the seasons in Latin America is just ending and they had just finished playing the Caribbean World Series a tournament much like the format of the WBC. Those players are in great shape and ready for the tournament. In my opinion this is the true world series. And for a country that calls their champioship series the world series they cannot compete. As much as fans here love their baseball, it is king in other countries like Asia and Cuba which has ruled international competition for years. In a tournament where MLB players fill much of the rosters on these teams it doesn’t help that these guys are going to play for their home countries leaving a roster with no international experience and no idea what they’re getting into. US baseball should learn from the US basketball team and send their best. I mean they are only representing their country. What could be more important than that? 

Godfrey Logan is a guest contributor for Inside Sports GEek
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Filed under: Baseball, MLB , World Baseball Classic