July 10, 2009
NATIONAL LEAGUE ENDS TITLE
DROUGHT WITH PREDICTION AS 2009 MLB ALL-STAR CHAMPS
ALL-STAR GAME SIMULATED USING
BEST-SELLING VIDEOGAME MLB 09 THE SHOW ON PLAYSTATION 3 PREDICTS NATIONAL LEAGUE
WILL TAKE THE CROWN
WHAT: MLB 09 THE SHOW, the
popular baseball videogame for the PS3, was used to simulate the 2009 MLB
All-Star Game and predicts the National League will win the title for the NL’s
42nd victory since 1933. This ends a streak where the American League has won
the past 12 All-Star Games (tie in 2002). Tim Lincecum threw two scoreless
innings including four strikeouts, and collected one hit, on his way to earning
MVP honors. The day included a number of spectacular plays including a towering
solo homerun from Mark Teixeira of the Yankees in the 4th inning, and a key play
in the 7th where the Jays’ Aaron Hill raced for home on a bloop single from
Ichiro but could not beat a perfect throw from Ryan Braun. A combined bullpen
effort of four strikeouts from the Padres’ Heath Bell and the Mets’ Francisco
Rodriguez helped seal the win for the NL.
HOW: The 2009 All-Star Game
was simulated utilizing the Artificial Intelligence (AI) in MLB 09 The Show. The
most authentic baseball simulation available, MLB 09 The Show combines
ultra-realistic AI, incredible stadiums scaled to exact detail, and lifelike
player models utilizing scanned and motion capture data of real MLB athletes.
MLB 09 The Show provides the ultimate MLB simulation for truly accurate game
predictions.
All-Star Game Predictions Highlights
National League – 5 – American
League – 2 (9 Innings)
Key performers: National
League: -Tim Lincecum, pitcher, San Francisco Giants – 2 scoreless innings, 4
strikeouts, 1 base hit – MVP -David Wright, third baseman, NY Mets – 2/3, 1 RBI
-Brian McCann, catcher, Atlanta Braves – 1/3, 1 RBI -Hanley Ramirez, shortstop,
Florida Marlins – 2/2
American League: -Ichiro
Suzuki, right fielder, Seattle Mariners – 3/3 -Mark Teixeira, first baseman, NY
Yankees – 2/3, 1 RBI, 1 HR (solo)
