Typically how many pitches do you chase out of the strikezone in a game?

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  • mr9inchesbpel
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    • Feb 2012
    • 150

    #1

    Typically how many pitches do you chase out of the strikezone in a game?

    In case you don't know how to find out in a game, go to pitcher analysis switch to the other team, switch to all pitchers, go down and go to swing type or pitch type ( forgot which one ) and select chased and see the number it shows.


    Typically for me I usually chase around 10 to 20 pitches in a game usually getting thrown about 100 to 150 pitches on legend mode.

    How about you guys? It seems really hard to get below 10 chases in a game without being overly patient. What is the sweet spot for you guys?
  • nomo17k
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    • Feb 2011
    • 5735

    #2
    Re: Typically how many pitches do you chase out of the strikezone in a game?

    It depends on the pitch speed. I've gotten patient enough that at the default pitch speed, I don't strike out chasing as often as real-life MLB batters do... so I've increased the Pitch Speed slider to make it difficult for me to recognize pitches more. It has worked wonderfully and now I chase about as many as CPU hitters do (which is fairly realistic, probably CPU is a bit better than laying off pitches than MLB players though).

    The difficulty level doesn't matter much in terms of the number of chases. It's entirely you who triggers the swing, and that decision is independent of the difficulty level.
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    • dalger21
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      • Feb 2010
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      #3
      Re: Typically how many pitches do you chase out of the strikezone in a game?

      I play RttS and I will chase 1 to 2 pitches every other game. The ones I sometimes chase is the curveball that looks like it will be in the middle of the plate and just "falls off the table"...mainly the 12to6 ones.
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      • mlblover15
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        • Dec 2004
        • 4144

        #4
        Re: Typically how many pitches do you chase out of the strikezone in a game?

        Every one that is thrown i am an equal opportunity swinger!!
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        • lw22
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          • Oct 2010
          • 140

          #5
          Re: Typically how many pitches do you chase out of the strikezone in a game?

          20-35...... keep chasing changeup and slider

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          • redsox4evur
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            • Jul 2013
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            #6
            Re: Typically how many pitches do you chase out of the strikezone in a game?

            The number of pitches I chase is TOO DAMN HIGH!!!
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            • Qdiddy
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              • Aug 2009
              • 532

              #7
              Re: Typically how many pitches do you chase out of the strikezone in a game?

              I avg about 15 per game, swinging to damn early on an off speed pitch though is what gets me most often
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              • @legendm0de
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                • Dec 2012
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                #8
                Re: Typically how many pitches do you chase out of the strikezone in a game?

                depends on too many factors, there are some games where I may not chase much more than 5, and others where I'll chase over 15 or 20. I've never kept a record exactly
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                • mr9inchesbpel
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                  • Feb 2012
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                  #9
                  Re: Typically how many pitches do you chase out of the strikezone in a game?

                  Originally posted by nomo17k
                  It depends on the pitch speed. I've gotten patient enough that at the default pitch speed, I don't strike out chasing as often as real-life MLB batters do... so I've increased the Pitch Speed slider to make it difficult for me to recognize pitches more. It has worked wonderfully and now I chase about as many as CPU hitters do (which is fairly realistic, probably CPU is a bit better than laying off pitches than MLB players though).

                  The difficulty level doesn't matter much in terms of the number of chases. It's entirely you who triggers the swing, and that decision is independent of the difficulty level.

                  Harder difficulty has the pitches coming in faster, with more break and better or smarter AI setting up pitches.


                  Also what difficulty are you playing on? I find that on legend mode the AI doesn't chase pitches out of the strike zone to often, the only pitch that really gets them with consistency is a slider breaking off the plate.

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                  • mr9inchesbpel
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                    • Feb 2012
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                    #10
                    Re: Typically how many pitches do you chase out of the strikezone in a game?

                    Originally posted by dalger21
                    I play RttS and I will chase 1 to 2 pitches every other game. The ones I sometimes chase is the curveball that looks like it will be in the middle of the plate and just "falls off the table"...mainly the 12to6 ones.

                    Yeah I noticed that playing in player lock and using the extra zoom offset or whatever hitting camera makes me focus and a much better hitter, probably because you only have to focus on a couple at bats in a game vs every at bat in the game.


                    Also that curveball has a loop in it coming out the pitchers hand to look out for but it can be very nasty if he starts the pitch low since it looks more like a fastball coming out of his hand and winds up breaking in the dirt about 5 feet in front of the plate.

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                    • nemesis04
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                      • Feb 2004
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                      #11
                      Re: Typically how many pitches do you chase out of the strikezone in a game?

                      For me it depends on the pitcher and his arsenal. If he mixes well, he can get me chasing more. If he doesn't I am not biting.
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                      • Ghost Of The Year
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                        #12
                        Re: Typically how many pitches do you chase out of the strikezone in a game?

                        Zero.
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                        • Raider131
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                          • Jan 2011
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                          #13
                          Re: Typically how many pitches do you chase out of the strikezone in a game?

                          Probably 75% of balls out of the zone I swing at If I'm paitent I usually cut that down to 30%

                          in rtts maybe 2 or 3 a game

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                          • Bobhead
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                            • Mar 2011
                            • 4926

                            #14
                            Re: Typically how many pitches do you chase out of the strikezone in a game?

                            About 20-25 now, because I'm playing on Legend this year. Years past it was around 15.

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                            • nomo17k
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                              • Feb 2011
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                              #15
                              Re: Typically how many pitches do you chase out of the strikezone in a game?

                              Originally posted by mr9inchesbpel
                              Harder difficulty has the pitches coming in faster, with more break and better or smarter AI setting up pitches.


                              Also what difficulty are you playing on? I find that on legend mode the AI doesn't chase pitches out of the strike zone to often, the only pitch that really gets them with consistency is a slider breaking off the plate.
                              I don't think the amount of break on pitches changes based on difficulty level, but the pitch speed is indeed a bit faster and the AI is a touch smarter.

                              I play on Legend these days, but only for hitting. I feel CPU gets unrealistically good at hitting at higher difficulty levels. Instead of making them unrealistically better, I prefer to make my pitching (realistically) worse by making the pitch command poorer by sliders.
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