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	3-Man Booth and Progressive Commentary: Rex Hudler, Matt Vasgersian and Dave Campbell provide the most comprehensive commentary heard in any baseball videogame.
	40-Man Roster: Provides the ability to take full control of a team's roster and manage all 40 players for each and every game.
	Adaptive Pitching Intelligence (API): Catchers will call the game based on individual strengths and weaknesses of each pitcher and analyze tendencies of batters. Gamers will have the ability to trust the pitches called by the catcher or shake them off.
	All-Star Game: Lets gamers take the virtual road trip to San Francisco early to see who prevails for home field advantage in the 2007 Fall Classic.
	Career Mode: The Career Spotlight underscores all of the accomplishments and failures during a career and showcases them in the limelight. Gamers still need to call the shots, but now the ramifications of actions are documented.
	Crowd Interaction: With the power of the PS3, the MLB franchise is set introduce subtle elements of baseball that, quite simply, couldn't be done on another platform. A big part of baseball is in the ambiance of the game - having realistic stadiums is mandatory, but the crowd also plays a big part in the overall atmosphere. Gamers will see a vast array of new ambient elements including: fans coming, going and reaching for foul balls, vendors, 7th inning stretch, the wave, standing ovations, dynamic crown actions like hanging K's, and much, much more!
	Franchise Mode: Extending the experience of running a team, performance and player morale are tracked on virtually every level - salary, playing time, batting slot, team performance, and much more!
	In-Game MLB Live Scores: Using our new top of the screen Score Bar display, gamers will get updates on what is going on in the Majors. Along with scores and inning, gamers will also see notables, such as HR's, complete games, etc.
	MLB My Music: Ever wanted to make your own video game soundtrack? With MLB 08: The Show, gamers will be able to take the music that they have stored on their PS3 HDD and add to the list of music played in the Juke Box.
	Multi-Branch Fielding: Branch Point Technology goes to a new level as gamers you can now take full control of fielders and break out of any animation in the process. Change a fielding decision and branch out of any animation after the first branch point. With Branch Point Technology, MLB 08: The Show provides unbelievably smooth, fluid transitions for seamless double plays and relays.
	My Sliders (Up/Downloadable): The My Sliders option gives users the ability to create their perfect game settings offline by adjusting game sliders. Gamers can then save these adjustments to memory and, when online, upload to them to the MLB 08: The Show server for other users to try and let the online community be the judge on finding the perfect game.
	New Umpire Personalities: Providing even more realism to the diamond, MLB 08: The Show features umpires with unique tendencies and animations. Each umpire will have his own definition of the strike zone, and it's up to the gamer to figure out if the umpire is calling the zone high, low, or giving the corners.
	Online League Play: MLB 08: The Show provides today's sports fanatics with the ability to set up leagues with anywhere from 6-30 teams with full stat tracking, point benefits and rewards. Gamers can customize the league including choosing players, teams, length of schedule and much more!
	Online News Service / MLB.com Headline News: Sports fanatics can receive all the current happenings in sports today. Information will be updated a few times each hour with news, trades and events from 31 different feeds, each containing 25 unique items. Users can select general MLB headlines or updates from all 30 teams instantly.
	Pitch Command System (PCS): Delivering unsurpassed authenticity and strategy to pitch selection, a pitcher's "pitch comfort" will be predetermined based on a best to worst pitch scenario. It's up the gamer to decide if they should try to "work on a pitch" or just go with what's working. The more a player works on a pitch, the better it becomes, and the more a gamer neglects a pitch, the harder it becomes to work the zone.
	Pitch Grips: Adding ore authenticity, MLB 08: The Show details the different pitch grips and arm angles that a pitcher has when throwing each pitch. Showing these details in Replay Mode will further enhance the look of the game. 18 different pitch types total!
	PlayMaker Fielding: The fielding interface brings the player attributes together with the user's skill level. With the Fielding Zone Marker, the fielder's fielding attribute rating will determine the size of the zone that surrounds the ball and its eventual landing location. With highly ranked fielders, the ball marker will be displayed sooner and smaller, making it easier to judge fly balls.
	Post Game/In Game Pitcher and Batter Analysis: Stats and match-up analysis' are a baseball fan's dream! The Pitch Analysis is a breakdown of all the pitches thrown during the current game being played. Gamers will be able sort by pitcher, LHB or RHB, Pitch type and result. This feature is also available for Batters, and the batter analysis allows for a breakdown of how a batter has performed based on LHP or RHP, Pitch Type and the result.
	Progressive Batting Performance: Progressive Batting Performance is a feature designed to both reward players for superior performance and penalizes them for hitting slumps.
	Replay Vault: With the new Replay Vault, gamers can now go back to that spectacular diving, behind the back double play from the first inning and show their friends.
	Rivalry Mode: For those with a competitive nature, Rivalry Mode allows baseball fans to set up and maintain multi-game rivalries between multiple gamers or versus the Artificial Intelligence (AI), and keeps track of the stats throughout the rivalry.
	Road to The Show 2.0: To deliver the closest experience possible, next to actually trying to make it in the Majors, MLB 08: The Show introduces a more immersive Road to The Show mode. As gamers attempt to make a starting line-up in the Big Leagues, playing on both offense and defense from a custom-created player's perspective, a more robust dynamic goal system and a new career advancement system will determine when a player is eligible for a promotion.
	Season Mode: Grind out the162 game season and deal with day-to-day match-ups, refining the lineup and play for the championship just like the pros.
	Wind Effects: MLB 08: The Show features a wind display showing wind speed and direction. Depending upon the severity of the wind, the ball will drift according to the speed and direction. Wind effects will force the player to take the proper route to the ball and make adjustments on the fly.