Riding the Pines – Episode 65 (w/ ESPN.com’s Patrick Hruby)
Hello, all.
Joining me today on the podcast is ESPN.com's Patrick Hruby, and here's what we covered in our most recent episode.
- What the recent departures at EA Sports might mean for some of the titles at Tiburon?
- Why people aren't paying as much attention to the upcoming labor issues in the NBA as they have been in the NFL?
- Where NBA2K11 can go after putting MJ on the cover this year, and where Tiger Woods 12 can go after putting Augusta in the game?
- Patrick's upcoming article about some of the more interesting halftime shows that appear at an arena near you.
Here are the links to the shows
Enjoy!
Wednesday notes
- I'll be recording an interview tomorrow for the podcast, and will be heading out of town shortly after that, so there won't be a group Riding the Pines episode, but we will at least have something out there for all of you to enjoy over the weekend.
I'm heading up to Minnesota for their fishing opener. It's also my birthday on Saturday so it should be a good time.
- Outside of that I've just been watching the Brewers (seriously? Giving up 8 runs in an inning?) and trying to get ready for my surgery, which takes place next Wednesday.
More than anything with the surgery, I'm just tired of thinking about it. I just want to get it over with so I can start rehab and try to get back into everything I want to do by the end of the summer.
I'm planning on being a g0od deal more aggressive with my rehab than my wife would like me to, but I'd just like to work hard and get my shoulder strong and ready for trying to complete a triathlon before the end of the year. Also, it would be nice to not miss the entire golf season as my game keeps feeling better and better. (Which, isn't that hard to do considering how bad my game was when I picked it back up again last year.)
I'm not planning on over-doing it, just don't want to feel like I'm going to "not do enough." I'm sure you can understand.
- For those of you paying close attention to the baseball season, you'll have noticed that there is a tremendously higher rate of shutouts this season so far.
An interesting article over at CNNSI seems to think that the reason behind it is the fact that teams are specializing so much more on defense rather than on hitting as they have in the past.
Definitely an interesting look at the lack of run production this year (outside of the Brewers and Padres game today) and what could be causing it.
Friday morning notes
- Sorry for taking a few days off. I was pretty busy with work activities and general life craziness, but I have a day off today and figured I could catch up.
- The Brewers have gone in the tank much faster than I thought they could. They already have a 4 and 5 game losing streak for the season and it's the first week of May. Also, they've scored 6 runs in the 5 games that they have lost in a row.
Add to that, they lost Nyjer Morgan with a broken finger last night. Nothing can go right for this team at the moment.
- I went out and hit my first round of the year today and posted a 57. For most people, that would be a terrible round, but I had 4 bogeys and a par in there. Two holes prevented me from carding my best round in a decade. Halfway through the round I started thinking to myself... maybe I should put off my surgery. heh.
Now it's just a matter of getting in as many rounds as I can in the next 12 days. If everything works out, I think I can get 3 or 4 in. Hopefully that'll be enough to carry me until August.
- Still trying to find an Asus Transformer tablet. Damn thing is usually only in stock at most sites for a matter of seconds before selling out again.
I'd like to have it post surgery since using a mouse will be difficult with my right arm in a sling for 6 weeks. Grr.
- Not sure if we'll have a podcast tonight. Craig is off taking pictures at an AFL game and then is shooting the Nationwide tour over the weekend. As for Dan? You can never tell when he'll show up. heh.
- Have a great day, all!
Riding the Pines – Episode 64
In a very special episode of Riding the Pines, here's what we cover...
- A brief history of the early years of Operation Sports
- Games that we've been playing
- and some Golf and Baseball talk.
Here are the links to the show.
Enjoy!
Quick Saturday notes
Here's the picture of my new Mic setup for the Podcast. Based on my listening to the show from last night, I need to make a few adjustments to sound, but I dig it.
Outside of that, not too much going on.
Trying to clean some malware off of my parents PC... Brewer game has been rained out... and it's snowing here. Just a fun April day in Wisconsin.
Riding the Pines – Episode 63
Well, well, well. It's been a few weeks since our last recording, so we figured we'd get the band together and put forth a little show for you all.
Here's what we cover tonight.
- A little bit of live baseball play-by-play
- New recording equipment for the podcast (I'll post a picture of that later)
- Our Nintendo 3DS impressions
- Games we've been playing
- Dan's obsession with that Friday song (that Craig and Glen haven't heard yet.)
- Videos that you should never send to people at work
You can "enjoy" the show via the following links:
PureSim Baseball 4 interview with Shaun Sullivan
For those of you that have been around sports gaming on the PC for a while, the name Shaun Sullivan is a familiar one.
Today he joined me to discuss the recent release of PureSim Baseball 4 as well as a few other topics.
Here's a bit of what we covered in the interview.
- Shaun's history with the Front Page Sports series and how that led him to making his own game.
- What developers helped influence Shaun and how he makes his games
- How the community helps him with tuning and adjusting the game
- Some of the big new features, such as Tru-Life Transactions and the Tru-Emotion trade AI.
You can download the interview via the following links:
Enjoy!
Riding the Pines – Episode 61
In an episode from March 25th, Dan and Glen discuss some of the following.
- The upcoming launch of the Nintendo 3DS
- Some of the games we've been playing (MLB11: The Show, MLB2K11, and Top Spin 4 among them)
- and the old TV show Starcade...
Here's a link to the show in MP3 format.
You can also listen to it via iTunes.
Enjoy!
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters interview
Joining us today is Cameron Lee of EA Sports to talk about Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters.
Here's a bit of what we covered in today's interview.
- How long have the discussions been going on to bring Augusta National in to a PGA Tour video game and what was the tipping point to finally bring them on board?
- Outside of the Masters moments, will there be any sort of built in DLC like FIFA: World Cup 2010 had where moments from this years event will be included in this years game.
- Will there ever be a day when we can move the ball around inside of the tee box?
- Will all of the courses in the PS3 collector's edition of the game be available on the Xbox 360 via DLC?
- What changes have been made to the Playstation Move controls over last years efforts?
The show is available via the following links.
Enjoy!
Nascar: The Video Game 2011 interview with Ed Martin
Recently, I had a chance to interview Ed Martin, the executive Vice President of Eutechnyx and we spoke about their soon to be released game Nascar: The Video Game 2011.
Here are a few of the items that we covered in the interview.
- How much pressure is there to revive the Nascar franchise on consoles?
- Are there any plans for a PC version of the game in the future?
- What sorts of wheel support is there for the Xbox 360 and PS3? Is there clutch support?
- How in depth are the tuning setups and is there an ability to upload your configurations to share with others?
- Will the game use last years points system or this years?
- How are pit adjustments handled in the game?
- What are the limitations to the online play?
The interview is available via MP3, Feedburner, and should be available on iTunes soon.
Enjoy!
Riding the Pines – Episode 57
Dan, Glen, and Craig are back for another episode... and this time you get to play along with the gang.
Go ahead and take a look this link and take the Wonderlic sample test that Craig and Glen took before the show and then see how Dan does while we do the show live.
Here's the rest of what we cover in the show...
- MLB2K11 and MLB11: The Show demo thoughts
- NFL labor discussion
- Craig recaps his TV/Stereo issues and confirms that he and his son can't lift a 70 pound TV up some stairs...
- Glen gives his Top Spin 4 demo thoughts for the Playstation Move
- And a bit of movie discussion
The show is in all of the usual places.
Enjoy!
Riding the Pines – Episode 56
Dan, Glen, and Craig all get together tonight to discuss the following
- Pitchers and catchers reporting and how excited Dan is about Vlad Guerrero coming to Baltimore
- MLB2K11 and all of the changes discussed in the recent developer notes
- The 10 year anniversary of the passing of Dale Earnhardt and the new Nascar game
- and Topo Gigio.
Here's the link to the most recent show. Enjoy!
Riding the Pines – Episode 55
Hello, all.
Join us for the Glen and Craig's first show without Dan.
I'm sure that will draw in record ratings for the show.
Here's what we cover...
- Playing the DS while driving...
- John Daly's golf for the PC and PS3
- Duke Nukem Forever
- The NFC and AFC championship games
Here's the link to the show.
Enjoy!
Riding the Pines – Episode 54
Hey all.
Here's what we have for this episode.
- Dan, Craig, and Glen discuss old times in the sports writing business and find their old Kali.net keys.
- The guys talk about their favorite games of the year as well and a bit of football talk.
Here's the link to the show.
Enjoy!
Live recording failed…
We did get a show recorded... and then got distracted and proceeded to play Diablo II for 3 hours...
I should have the podcast up later today.
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