MLB The Show 19 Wishlisht

[RogerDodger]

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I’m going to add commentary to the list. I’ve watched a lot more of Matt on ESPN this season and he’s a great commentator, the game doesn’t do him justice imo.

[ReturnoftheTmac]

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See NBA 2K

AI Trade approval

Start today option, where I could start a season now with stats/records from the actual MLB season.


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This while also hopefully being able to use our own rosters.

[ReturnoftheTmac]

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Lots of improvements on the equipment part of game.

[Vanilla_Gorilla]

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Having the trade frequency slider on anything more than 2 will have the Red Sox go bat**** crazy. Trade Approval is desperately needed.

Also, I think a more in-depth or well-explained progression system is needed. Maybe be able to view each players attribute progresses/regressions with a short explanation of why that player digressed in that category.

It's pretty annoying to see a 26 year old B potential outfielder who's having a career season regressing in most attributes and progressing in none because reasons.

[Vanilla_Gorilla]

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A more In depth hitting system is needed. With customizable swing timings and batting strategies.

I'm so sick of perfectly squared up, well-timed hits equaling lineouts and deep fly outs.

Baseball players don't just swing the bat and hope for the best, they position their bat to get the most out of their swing or get the best out of the situation at hand.

It's an extreme oversimplification of hitting to have a standard swing timing or equal good swing timing to the bat leveling with the ball.

That makes hitting almost pointless. There's no reward to it. Why try and hit a ball perfectly when it's always just gonna be a lineout?

[Caulfield]

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Baseball players don't just swing the bat and hope for the best, they position their bat to get the most out of their swing or get the best out of the situation at hand.

if this were true, the shift would a heck a lot easier to beat.

[Vanilla_Gorilla]

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if this were true, the shift would a heck a lot easier to beat.

Oh yeah, so they totally just go out there and swing and hope for the best.

Quarterbacks just throw the ball at a receiver and hope for the best.

QB's position their passes to the best of their ability. Baseball players adjust and position their bats to get the most out of their swing.

[Caulfield]

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Oh yeah, so they totally just go out there and swing and hope for the best.

Quarterbacks just throw the ball at a receiver and hope for the best.

QB's position their passes to the best of their ability. Baseball players adjust and position their bats to get the most out of their swing.

throwing a football vs hitting a 9 inch sphere thrown 95+mph is an apples & pencils difference.
there's a reason hitting a baseball is the single hardest feat in sports.

[Vanilla_Gorilla]

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throwing a football vs hitting a 9 inch sphere thrown 95+mph is an apples & pencils difference.
there's a reason hitting a baseball is the single hardest feat in sports.

Correct. But my point still stands. Neither just throw or swing and hope for the best. There is strategy involved. Strategy that is blatantly absent in the game.

[NolanRyansSnowmonkey]

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Correct. But my point still stands. Neither just throw or swing and hope for the best. There is strategy involved. Strategy that is blatantly absent in the game.

There is strategy involved, in their minds, but very few players can pull off what they want to do in their heads. For example. Runner on second, 0 outs. The idea is to hit the ball to the right side, on the ground, and move the runner over. This is not carried out successfully much of the time at all.

Or runner on 3rd less than 2 outs, a ground ball almost anywhere scores him. But this is frequently messed up also. Baseball just doesn't work like that. Except in BP.

The thought process is there. The idea is correct, but execution is much much more difficult.

Out of close to 5000 balls put into play against the shift this year, only a little over 10% have been to the opposite field, against the shift. If it were even close to easy, this number would be much higher. (And so would batting averages)

[Vanilla_Gorilla]

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There is strategy involved, in their minds, but very few players can pull off what they want to do in their heads. For example. Runner on second, 0 outs. The idea is to hit the ball to the right side, on the ground, and move the runner over. This is not carried out successfully much of the time at all.

Or runner on 3rd less than 2 outs, a ground ball almost anywhere scores him. But this is frequently messed up also. Baseball just doesn't work like that. Except in BP.

The thought process is there. The idea is correct, but execution is much much more difficult.

Out of close to 5000 balls put into play against the shift this year, only a little over 10% have been to the opposite field, against the shift. If it were even close to easy, this number would be much higher. (And so would batting averages)

But the point is they at least TRY to and are COACHED to.

In the game, you can't do that. Timing is related to position, but there isn't much emphasis on that in the game.

My point, that everyone seems to be ignoring, is simple: just add on a batting strategy feature so you can plan out how you want to go about a certain situation. Unlike real life, the game doesn't let you do that. If you're trying to launch a gapper into right field, your timing and location is gonna be a lot different than trying to just get on base or launch a home run.

[NolanRyansSnowmonkey]

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But the point is they at least TRY to and are COACHED to.

In the game, you can't do that. Timing is related to position, but there isn't much emphasis on that in the game.

My point, that everyone seems to be ignoring, is simple: just add on a batting strategy feature so you can plan out how you want to go about a certain situation. Unlike real life, the game doesn't let you do that. If you're trying to launch a gapper into right field, your timing and location is gonna be a lot different than trying to just get on base or launch a home run.

I believe trying to time a pitch to go in the desired direction, or influence a ground ball or fly ball in that direction, IS that strategy. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. That is also how it works in real life.

[KBLover]

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In the game, you can't do that. Timing is related to position, but there isn't much emphasis on that in the game.

Completely disagree.

I play Directional, so timing is about the only tool I have. Influence helps, but is still influencing based off the timing I apply.

If I swing late - the ball is going opposite field.

In fact, I probably beat the shift way more than IRL hitters. Simply because I swing late and influence opposite field.

If anything, it's too easy, both for user and CPU, because hitter tendencies are what don't really matter.

[Vanilla_Gorilla]

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I believe trying to time a pitch to go in the desired direction, or influence a ground ball or fly ball in that direction, IS that strategy. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. That is also how it works in real life.

I know this.

Say I'm down 2-3 in the Bottom of the 9th, with 2 outs. I have runners on 2nd and 3rd. I need a gapper into either left or right center.

I want to be able to press a d-pad button to pull up a little screen that has "Batting Strategy" at the top.

I need to hit a ball into the, let's say, right center-field gap. I have a left handed batter against a lefty, so it shows a replica feedback screen with a green area that if I time it right there, will give me that result. Provided, of course, I square up the ball enough and make enough contact.

Obviously, this is risk-reward. The more you try to pull the ball to a certain area, the harder it is to get that good swing timing. Just like real-life.

The Swing Timing feature now, just really doesn't do much for you.

[NolanRyansSnowmonkey]

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I know this.

Say I'm down 2-3 in the Bottom of the 9th, with 2 outs. I have runners on 2nd and 3rd. I need a gapper into either left or right center.

I want to be able to press a d-pad button to pull up a little screen that has "Batting Strategy" at the top.

I need to hit a ball into the, let's say, right center-field gap. I have a left handed batter against a lefty, so it shows a replica feedback screen with a green area that if I time it right there, will give me that result. Provided, of course, I square up the ball enough and make enough contact.

Obviously, this is risk-reward. The more you try to pull the ball to a certain area, the harder it is to get that good swing timing. Just like real-life.

The Swing Timing feature now, just really doesn't do much for you.

Seems a little "acradey" to me. And not any more realistic than what the game already provides.

You ARE the hitter. You dont have to tell him what to do. You do it.

Besides, in the situation you give, a gapper would be the last thing on my mind. The goal in this situation is just to hit the ball hard, somewhere. Line drive, or hard grounder. Dont launch for a gap and get under it. You have to score the runner from third at minimum, and base hit likely wins the game. The key here is the classic saying "dont try to do too much"

The only times that im thinking gap is for example, with 2 outs, runner on first. I would love a gapper to score him so i dont have to build up an unlikely 2 out rally.

In that case, i am looking for a specific pitch, out over the plate, and not aiming for a specific gap. I want something i can handle, preferably a fastball, try to time it to go gap to gap (middle of the field) . Trying to hit a specific gap is ill-advised even for big leaguers. Im trying to go more line drive, with a bit of launch angle, up the middle, which gives me a good shot at one of 2 gaps.