The Wire Troll: Easter Hockey Tidings…

/ Chris Wassel, Hockey, The Wire Troll

Tarasenko is surely a talent and a scary good one at that. Since his comeback from a concussion earlier in the season, the forward was oh so close to scoring so many times in the six-game stretch. Then he exploded for both goals against the Los Angeles Kings in a 4-2 loss. After 23 games, the Russian has 16 points and remains on track for a potential Calder Trophy nod. The four points in six games so far is a good indication of a solid April to come even if the Blues fall out of playoff contention.

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Video Game Review: Gears of War Judgment

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While there’s no doubt some will enjoy the relative change of pace, others will find it hurts the continuity of the story to be looking at a level breakdown every 5-to-10 minutes. I fall somewhere in the middle. I appreciate that People Can Fly changed things up a bit, but as the campaign advances the sections start to bleed together. This is especially true if you choose to declassify everything as the challenges (low visibility, limited ammo, more enemies, etc.) repeat quite liberally.

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2013 RotoRob MLB Draft Kit: Designated Hitter Rankings

/ 2013 RotoRob MLB Draft Kit, Baseball, Cheat sheets, Tim McLeod

Ortiz has finally started taking BP, but has been unable to run the bases because of the injury, so you’d be wise to lower your projected at-bats for the big guy. The longer the pain lingers, the less likely it is he’ll be ready on Opening Day. MRIs have revealed inflammation in both of his heels, and let’s not forget that a similar injury last year limited him to 90 games. Uh oh.

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2013 RotoRob MLB Draft Kit: Top 60 Prospects, Part IV

/ 2013 RotoRob MLB Draft Kit, Baseball, Prospects

The first overall pick in last year’s draft, Correa has already ascended to near the top of the Astros’ prospect rankings. Taken out of a Puerto Rico high school, he will move to full season ball this year after playing at two different rookie levels in 2012 upon signing. Correa, 18, got plenty of at-bats in the GCL before a promotion to the Appy League to wrap up the season. He’s just 50 games into his pro career, so don’t start planning for his arrival in Houston any time soon, but Correa’s power as a shortstop has to intrigue keeper league owners. Like many youngsters, he’ll need to learn patience as he moves up the ladder, but his strong work ethic should stead him well as he develops his game.

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Video Game Review: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 14

/ Mike Chen, Video Game Reviews

The only real significant change in controls comes from the swing mechanic. This manifests in two forms. First, for your player, you can customize your swing style — power or control, swing shape, shot trajectory, and favoured hand. EA Sports has implemented this for real player profiles as well, so virtual PGA champions will swing and hit much like their real-world counterparts.

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Video Game Review: MLB 2k13

/ Baseball, Video Game Reviews

As far as I can tell there have been no changes to the controls. Pitching remains the highlight here while the basic approach at the plate makes for a casual interface that offers newcomers the chance to step in and excel from the start. Everything handles well with my main complaint being the way baserunning commands tend to queue up, which makes last-second decisions (such as whether or not to try to stretch a double into a triple) into lumbering actions that offer the defense a chance to catch you off base when they really shouldn’t. Also, slide animations don’t always match what you wanted.

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