2012 RotoRob MLB Draft Kit: Top 55 Prospects, Part V

/ 2012 RotoRob MLB Draft Kit, Baseball, Prospects

In Pomeranz’s first taste of the bigs last year, he showed good control and probably deserved better bottom line results. The 23-year-old southpaw flashed dominant strikeout rates at High-A and after just five starts at Double-A – split between two teams because of the trade from Cleveland to Colorado (part of the Ubaldo Jimenez deal), Pomeranz found himself in the majors. Now the Rockies’ top pitching prospect, he could top out as a No. 2 starter in the majors with a fastball that can reach 94 mph. He’s a huge-ass lefty (6’5”) with a body that screams ‘durability’ (231 pounds), so he should be an important part of the Rox rotation – both this season and going forward.

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Video Game Review: MLB ’12 The Show (Vita)

/ Baseball, Video Game Reviews

It’s impressive that the Vita version offers such an array of options with all of the traditional hitting and pitching setups available along with both newcomers — pulse pitching and zone analog hitting. As you’d expect, it’s not nearly as easy to hit or pitch a baseball on such a small screen, and as such the game doesn’t feel as responsive as its counterpart. Personally, I found meter pitching and zone-based hitting (sans analog sticks) to deliver the best portable experience. There are also some rudimentary touch controls implemented, though they feel on the clunky side.

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2012 RotoRob MLB Draft Kit: Milwaukee Brewers Team Preview

/ 2012 RotoRob MLB Draft Kit, Baseball, Team report

It was after the Midsummer Classic that the Brewers picked up the pace, posting a remarkable 27-5 mark from July 26 to August 28. They came back to earth after that but still won the NL Central by six games — their first division crown since capturing the AL East banner in 1982 — and set a franchise record with 96 victories.

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Video Game Review: Ninja Gaiden 3

/ Jess Castro, Video Game Reviews

So what’s new in Hayabusa’s grab bag of pain? Word on the street is that he’s still a ninja with a sweet list of moves to slice and dice enemies with. Most of the techniques and controls from the previous two installments are present here with a fair share of tweaking. You still have a light and heavy attack along with the jump and shuriken on the face buttons. Blocking and dodging are done with the left trigger, and this time, the bow can be pulled out by holding the left bumper while using the right trigger to shoot your arrows. And as before, when the move list unlocks as the game progresses so does the game’s potential to kick some serious ass.

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Video Game Review: Silent Hill HD Collection

/ Mike Chen, Video Game Reviews

Fortunately, you’re not stuck with this setup. A simple menu change from 3D to 2D controls quickly fixes it, and movement is based on camera perspective rather than the orientation of your character. However, this does cause some problems as the camera can get tight in cramped quarters, which leads to constant camera angle flips that could literally leave you running in circles. If you’re trying to run from weird mutant things in a hazy fog, this tends to be problematic.

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The Wire Troll: No Josh(ing), Bailey’s Blazing

/ Chris Wassel, Hockey, The Wire Troll

This has been one of the craziest Fantasy hockey seasons I can remember. For those who do not know, I have been playing Fantasy hockey for over 20 years, and this season there has been a little bit of everything — along with some things I never thought I would see. Let’s face it, ladies and gentlemen: Fantasy hockey will never be an exact science, even though us “experts” wish it was.

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