As someone who truly sucks when it comes to baseball.....I am more than qualified to tell you which one is better because the way I see it, if I can figure it out, anyone can.
Pitching:
In the Show, you still use the tried and true meter. Press X button to start a pitch, press it again to choose power, and press it one more time to get it in the sweet spot. Easy. In 2K10, you have to move the right analog stick in the motion dictated by the pitch (i.e. back then forward for fastball). There are usually 2 motions: the first motion is your windup. As you windup, 2 circles appears, one small one that expands as you windup, and one stationary. The second motion is the pitch and that releases the ball. You want to release the ball when the expanding circle aligns with the stationary one for max power, or at least close to it. If it expands too large, you'll overthrow it, and underthrow it if it's too small. Yea, I really can't fuckin explain it, that's why The Show is better. I will say this. In the Show, even if you're off by a little bit, you're pitch can go way the fuck off-course. It depends on the pitcher and what pitches he has good command over. 2K10 is more accurate, but you'll fuck up more often.
Winner: MLB 10: The Show
Batting:
The Show once again takes the easy route: press X for contact and press Square for Power. You can use the left stick to have some control over where the ball goes....SOME. 2K10 is pretty easy too; flick the stick up for contact, flick it down then up for power, and flick it left or right to take a defensive swing. That's right, defensive swings. Now you can hit a ball foul if you think it's a strike but you won't get good wood on it. On the easier difficulties, you can pretty much knock everything foul, but up the difficulty and you'll see pitchers' best stuff, and even defensive swing can regularly get you out. I like it.
Winner: MLB 2K10
Fielding:
I can't fuckin stand fielding in 2K10. You'll almost always the wrong person to make the play, they throw the ball to slow, and they overthrow/underthrow it too fuckin often. Fielding is just too fucked up.
Winner: MLB 10: The Show
Presentation:
The commentary for The Show is awesome. I believe most of it is stuff you heard in previous games, but because they add new stuff every year, it seems like they have something to say for every situation. Top notch. 2K10, on the other hand, repeats itself way, way too much. Announcing went downhill for the series ever since John Miller and Joe Morgan left. The Show also features once of the most realistic crowds in sports game to date, and fan reactions are so lifelike like going for foul balls. Also, the number of people in the stands match real life. In the start of a Rays game, there are little to no people. Maybe the crowd increases as the game goes on. With a more popular team like the Mets, the arena starts off half empty, then is full to capacity by the 3rd. Of course, Yankee games are almost always fuckin full.
Winner: MLB 10: The Show
Game Modes:
Same modes all-round. Nothing special in my opinion. I will say that in MyPlayer/Road to the Show modes, being a catcher is boring as all hell. At least in the Show, you can call out pitches. In MyPlayer, you're just sitting there.
Winner: Draw
WINNER: MLB 10: THE SHOW
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