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  • cusefan74
    MVP
    • Jul 2010
    • 2408
    #31
    Re: Anyone had luck stealing bags?

    Originally posted by kehlis
    Could that have anything to do with your catcher?
    Was wondering that myself. Also do you use the slide step at all? Are they running when you are throwing curves or changeups? Are you reacting fast enough? When I see someone go I preload the throw so the catcher throws right away.

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      • Speedy
        #Ace
        • Apr 2008
        • 16143
        #32
        Re: Anyone had luck stealing bags?

        Originally posted by bobloblah1980
        yep yep. any player with an 80 spd pr over it is pretty much 100% stolen base for me. I have asked the slider gurus for help on this one to make it tougher
        Same thing on my side...don't even need to take an extra base.
        Originally posted by Gibson88
        Anyone who asked for an ETA is not being Master of their Domain.
        It's hard though...especially when I got my neighbor playing their franchise across the street...maybe I will occupy myself with Glamore Magazine.

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          • Speedy
            #Ace
            • Apr 2008
            • 16143
            #33
            Re: Anyone had luck stealing bags?

            Originally posted by Smoltzie
            Same thing on my side...don't even need to take an extra base.
            ...meant an extra step [sorry].

            As an aside, I prefer for the "speedier" guys where I have conviction I won't envoke a pickoff, I hold L2 to make my guy take off on the first move. It's burned me a couple of times but the reward has been much greater.
            Originally posted by Gibson88
            Anyone who asked for an ETA is not being Master of their Domain.
            It's hard though...especially when I got my neighbor playing their franchise across the street...maybe I will occupy myself with Glamore Magazine.

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              • extremeskins04
                That's top class!
                • Aug 2010
                • 3868
                #34
                Re: Anyone had luck stealing bags?

                Originally posted by kehlis
                Could that have anything to do with your catcher?
                You have a good point.

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                  • HozAndMoose
                    MVP
                    • Mar 2013
                    • 3614
                    #35
                    Re: Anyone had luck stealing bags?

                    People need to remember there is no need for an extra step with the fast guys. The game automatically gives your guy one. So the extra one is a 2nd step.

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                      • danwin
                        Rookie
                        • Mar 2009
                        • 20
                        #36
                        Re: Anyone had luck stealing bags?

                        I use the left stick for stealing and I don't take extra lead. I lean and am having good success stealing. It's just timing the pitcher. I really like using the left stick instead of buttons because it's more on me whether I'm able to steal the bag or not. This is in road to the show with my player having 60 speed and 35 stealing rating. I don't think stealing is very hard this year.

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                          • OhioCub
                            Rookie
                            • Apr 2014
                            • 409
                            #37
                            Re: Anyone had luck stealing bags?

                            I don't have a problem with the success rate but I do hate how easily it is to pick runners off (and get picked off) when you do take the extra step lead. It takes the whole cat and mouse game out of it. It also shouldn't be easy to steal when you only have a 2 step lead. IMO, this is easily the worst aspect of the game.

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                              • volsfan39
                                Rookie
                                • Jan 2008
                                • 373
                                #38
                                Re: Anyone had luck stealing bags?

                                I think if you try and play realistically you get more realistic results. Watch the count anticipate an off speed pitch. I run on 2-1 1-2 more than any other counts. Look at the opposing catcher' arm and accuracy rating. That will tell you if you have a good chance at success. I have had fast runners thrown out and have stolen bases with a barely above average speed guy. Just watch your situations and you will have a higher success rate...
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                                  • joewillyjets
                                    Rookie
                                    • Mar 2015
                                    • 14
                                    #39
                                    Re: Anyone had luck stealing bags?

                                    Originally posted by joewillyjets
                                    take a lead that causes the pitcher to throw over to first. when he does that, just take off for second and slide to the outside of the bag... you'll be safe every time. they really need to fix this exploit. you could only do it occasionally, last year. this year it works (or is broken... depending on how you look at it) every time.
                                    sorry... i should have clarified... that's for road to the show, and my dynamic difficulty is on legend++++ for hitting, but yea.. dd for stealing bases would greatly improve this area of the game, but man... they gotta patch this. i'd like to lead the league in steals, but not this way. it's not that i cheat by using it, but there are times i get caught leaning... and have to take off. at that point, it would be nice to know the first baseman would at least TRY to throw me out at second. as of now, he just rainbows the ball over to second like he's tossing it around the horn.

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                                      • cusefan74
                                        MVP
                                        • Jul 2010
                                        • 2408
                                        #40
                                        Re: Anyone had luck stealing bags?

                                        Originally posted by joewillyjets
                                        sorry... i should have clarified... that's for road to the show, and my dynamic difficulty is on legend++++ for hitting, but yea.. dd for stealing bases would greatly improve this area of the game, but man... they gotta patch this. i'd like to lead the league in steals, but not this way. it's not that i cheat by using it, but there are times i get caught leaning... and have to take off. at that point, it would be nice to know the first baseman would at least TRY to throw me out at second. as of now, he just rainbows the ball over to second like he's tossing it around the horn.

                                        So if you don't want to lead the league in steals that way, don't do it! They don't need to patch that, you just need not to do it. They need to patch things that can't be controlled, that you can control.

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                                          • Rbk
                                            Rookie
                                            • Mar 2006
                                            • 332
                                            #41
                                            Re: Anyone had luck stealing bags?

                                            My RTTS guy is 99 speed and it is way to easy.

                                            I have over 45 steals 100 games into the season.
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                                              • Pythons80
                                                Rookie
                                                • Jan 2011
                                                • 126
                                                #42
                                                Re: Anyone had luck stealing bags?

                                                Originally posted by HozAndMoose
                                                People need to remember there is no need for an extra step with the fast guys. The game automatically gives your guy one. So the extra one is a 2nd step.
                                                How do we know whether or not they are considered a "fast guy"? I can't really tell from the view on the window.

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                                                  • tjhamstar
                                                    Rookie
                                                    • Mar 2013
                                                    • 242
                                                    #43
                                                    Re: Anyone had luck stealing bags?

                                                    Originally posted by Pythons80
                                                    How do we know whether or not they are considered a "fast guy"? I can't really tell from the view on the window.
                                                    There should be 2 yellow bars in the runners window. The top one represents their stealing ability and the bottom one represents their speed rating.

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                                                      • iLLWiLL
                                                        MVP
                                                        • Jul 2002
                                                        • 3560
                                                        #44
                                                        Re: Anyone had luck stealing bags?

                                                        (Using classic baserunning) If I have a runner on 1st, after the pitcher sets himself, I just hit O+L2 to "queue-up" the steal attempt. And then I use the manual slide controls to slide to the right of the bag. You may want to take a pitch or two to see if the pitcher is using a slide-step when pitching.

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                                                          • iLLWiLL
                                                            MVP
                                                            • Jul 2002
                                                            • 3560
                                                            #45
                                                            Re: Anyone had luck stealing bags?

                                                            Originally posted by tjhamstar
                                                            There should be 2 yellow bars in the runners window. The top one represents their stealing ability and the bottom one represents their speed rating.
                                                            I really wish they would provide a ratings window for baserunners on 2nd base

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