Meet Your 2013 Digital New York Mets

The 2013 incarnation of SONY's hit baseball video game MLB The Show hit store shelves this Tuesday.  For the uninitiated, the franchise is known for it's incredible attention to detail when it comes to capturing the atmosphere of our national pastime.

To achieve this, the developers spend a lot of time trying to create digital versions of your favorite ballplayers.

How'd they do?

You be the judge. Check out some of your favorite Mets side by side with their MLB The Show counterparts and then sound off in the comments section.

Fun With Video Games: Travis d'Arnaud Goes "Oppo-Taco" Off Of R.A. Dickey

Since everyone else seems to know how trades will work out as soon as they are made, I decided to let MLB 12 The Show for the Playstation 3 make up my mind for me as to how well the Mets did in the Dickey/d'Arnaud deal. As it turns out they didn't do to bad as the game says the rookie would take the crafty vet to the Pepsi Porch for what the kids are calling an "Oppo-Taco".  Wait, seriously? Is anyone besides Travis d'Arnaud using the term oppo-taco? Can somebody look into this? In the meantime, here's a short clip:

Dillon Gee's Beard Reportedly Causing Playstation 3 Systems To Crash

While Mets fans have had some fun with pitcher Dillon Gee's new beard, video game fans are none too pleased. According to reports, the addition of the pitcher's beard to the popular video game MLB 12 The Show for the Sony Playstation 3 is apparently having damaging effects on game systems around the country.

SONY Releases Video Game Trailer Showing New Citi Field Dimensions, Then Punches Mets Fans In The Junk

Sony recently released one of the first teaser trailers for it's amazing MLB The Show video game franchise.  Being a fan of the series, I watched closely hoping to see if the new Citi Field dimensions made it into the game.  At the 1:34 mark I was happy to see they did.  I kept watching those few frames over and over to see what changes I could catch and then I realized what was actually happening in the clip. 

David Wright Cleared For Baseball Activities...As Long As They Are On Playstation

The Mets say doctors have cleared David Wright to resume baseball activities with a catch.  The catch is that all of those baseball activities can only take place on the Sony Playstation.  No matter how realistic those games have gotten, it would seem that Mets fans had better get used to Murphy & Turner at third base for a while.

Playstation's MLB The Show 11 Is Officially The Most Realistic Baseball Video Game Ever Made

When it comes to judging the level of realism in a baseball video game, I think most experts agree that how a game handles a player as terrible as Oliver Perez is the best test.  I fired up MLB 11 The Show for the Playstation this weekend to test it out.  After loading up a spring training game between the Mets and Braves and quickly scanned the ballpark to see if I could find Ollie.  Sure enough, there he is.  Right where he should be, sitting on the far end of the bullpen bench talking to himself.  Even virtual Taylor Tankersley clearly wants nothing to do with him.  Most realistic game ever!   Watch the video after the break.

Sony Delays MLB The Show Video Game After Simulation Predicts Mets Win World Series

Video game fans waiting to get their hands on the 2011 edition of Sony's MLB The Show video game are getting some bad news this morning as Sony has announced that the game has been delayed indefinitely.  SCEA, the games publisher has sited "realism issues" as the reason the game will not be available on the original March 8th release date.

Mets / Brewers To Play Tonight's Game Entirely On Playstation

The New York Mets and Milwaukee Brewers hope to make history tonight when they meet at Citi Field tonight.  Due to a combination of injuries, inclement weather and an overall lack of any fan interest, the two teams have decided that tonight's contest will be contested entirely on Sony's Playstation 3 video game system.

The game will be played using Sony's MLB 10: The Show video game.  It will be shown on the center field scoreboard with David Wright controlling the Mets and Prince Fielder controlling the Brewers. Jose Reyes was originally supposed to control the virtual Amazin's but sprained his thumb during virtual batting practice this morning.  He is listed as day to day.

The gates will open at regular time for fans who want to watch but the Mets aren't expecting much.  A Mets marketing representative explains the move, "We have a situation where we have sold only 648 tickets to tonight's game and to be completely honest, most of those tickets are for dogs who wouldn't know the difference between a Mets game, video game or a large rock.  With the weather forecast not looking good there is a good chance we wouldn't be able to play the game anyway so when Sony stepped up with this marketing opportunity we had to jump on it."

The Mets and Brewers will each receive an undisclosed amount of money from Sony for tonight's game.   As far as concerns about how the game will be perceived by the rest of the league, a spokesperson for the Brewers summed it up best.

"They have a big mechanical apple that comes out during home runs.  We race sausages at our games.  I think it's safe to say that both franchises stopped caring about image a long time ago."

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