Do you trust your catcher?

[Finn]

Re: Do you trust your catcher?

This year I just seem to trust his calls much more than in years past.

[canes21]

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I've always let the catcher call the whole game. The only time I don't throw what he calls for is if I make a mistake.

It's probably a coincidence, but in my Braves franchise it seemed AJ always called for every pitch from all of my pitchers in 15, but anytime Bethancourt got some time in he called only two pitches all game. Fastball and changeup, or fastball and slider. He'd never call for cutters, curves, or even 2 seamers. That's why I traded him for another C prospect, but I don't remember how he called.

[EWRMETS]

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When I was promoted to all star pitching, I lost the catcher recommendations. Happen to anyone else?

[bcruise]

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When I was promoted to all star pitching, I lost the catcher recommendations. Happen to anyone else?

Happens to everyone - because All-Star is the point at which the API is hidden on Default unless you call for it. Either push R2 to call for the pitch individually, or pause, go into gameplay options > Pitching, press R2 and turn API to "On" in the advanced menu.

I wouldn't recommend aiming right at the glove once you reach this point, though - the hitters get a lot better and can cover more of the plate, meaning they'll mash you if you try to throw strikes all the time. Aim more to the corners, using the glove as more of a guide than a target.

Good luck! Pitching on AS and above is a whole other ballgame because your pitches will be a little more inaccurate naturally.

[DarthRambo]

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I'd say 95-99% of the time I throw pitch type and location called by the catcher and have success.

[NightRaven3]

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I trust my catcher to an extent. I try to stick to the pitch calls and locations but when I see the cpu calling for a fastball high in the zone multiple times when one the hitters hot/cold zone shows he is red up in the zone but blue low and away. I tend to say why aren't you calling pitches low and away. Especially, when I have already thrown 3 fastballs up in the zone and I don't get a call for an offspeed low in the zone.

[JeterFan02]

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For the most part I do trust my catcher, every now and then I will change it up if I feel they are calling for the same pitch too many times in a row. Or If the guy with the controller has had trouble spotting a pitch they call for

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[YeOldTonk]

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I usually pitch my own game. There are times when the catcher will call for a high curve ball right at a hitters hot zone.

[countryboy]

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Well I pitched my final Spring Training game using only what the catcher called (Catcher was Eric Fryer BTW)

I gave up 15 hits, 9 runs, and 4 homers.

Granted some of that was mistake in location and such, but I'm not so sure about listening to the catcher 100% of the time anymore.

[YankeeVic]

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This year I just seem to trust his calls much more than in years past.

I used to call my own games. I never paid any attention to the catcher. More & more, I've been incorporating what the catcher calls. I think it's helped.

He has certainly helped me out of some tight situations late in the game with runners on. I also shook him off a couple times & gave up a dinger. I've also let him call some pitches & locations and gotten the pitch framed perfectly or gotten a swing & a miss.

Seems to there is something to what the catcher is calling.

[Ghost Of The Year]

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I like to figure out what works & doesn't work, on my own. I don't need anyone that hides behind a mask to hold my hand. Did Peyton Manning let his center call the plays? I didn't think so

[Jr.]

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I have an idea of how I want to work a hitter, and I've found that the catcher ends up calling what I'm thinking about 60-70% of the time.

[Darkheath]

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I'll say that I'm probably 65/35% on throwing what my catcher calls. So, yes. Mostly.

[Darkheath]

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When I was promoted to all star pitching, I lost the catcher recommendations. Happen to anyone else?

When you get to vanilla All-Star, you can still watch the catcher's signs. He'll give you the finger for which pitch to call (1-2-3-4-5). He just stops giving you locations. It's easy to miss, though.

[KBLover]

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I have an idea of how I want to work a hitter, and I've found that the catcher ends up calling what I'm thinking about 60-70% of the time.

Yeah - had one game tonight where I was like "was thinking that" pretty much through the whole game.

It was kinda creepy, honestly LOL