Roy Halladay recently sat down with the video game geeks over at ESPN.com to talk about MLB 2K11 which Doc graces the cover of this year. His input helped change a number of the pitches in the new game.
"Halladay and Tim Lincecum own the league with the split-fingerchangeup, and Halladay helped us with the break and how it works,"explains "MLB 2K11" designer Sean Bailey. "He also explained how hepitches to contact every single pitch. He and (Phillies catcher) CarlosRuiz memorize the blue zones of the Inside Edge scouting that weactually use in the game for every batter. He tries to throw a strike attheir blue zone to get them to swing in order to keep his pitch countlow. Halladay emphasizes pitch count in everything he does, so he waslike, 'Guys, you have to show pitch count in the game.'
Of course Roy and Chooch memorize batters' blue zones.
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ESPN also talked to Roy about a promotion the game maker is offering. If you throw a perfect game in MLB 2K11 while sitting at home on your couch, you can win a million dollars.
Also of note, when talking about the day he threw a perfect game last season and how nobody really talks to a pitcher who is carrying a no-no into the seventh inning, Roy said one Phillies player did talk to him in the dugout. Jamie Moyer.
Perhaps the only negative about the article is the fact that Roy tipped what pitch he would throw with a perfect game on the line with two outs in the ninth. Ahh, who am I kidding, nobody can hit Roy's sinker even if they know it's coming.
>>Roy Halladay talks 'MLB 2K11,' perfect games, and pitching for a million bucks