Bunting

[mikesmith05]

I cannot for the life of me bunt the ball on the ground Its always a pop up and i pull the left stick down

[jcar0725]

Re: Bunting

I cannot for the life of me bunt the ball on the ground Its always a pop up and i pull the left stick down

Are you trying to bunt with a guy that has a terrible bunt attribute? Or does this happen with every player.

[MannybeingManny]

Re: Bunting

Been this way for years brother

[KnightTemplar]

Re: Bunting

I cannot for the life of me bunt the ball on the ground Its always a pop up and i pull the left stick down

That could mean it’s a pitch you are putting the barrel of the bat UNDER the ball by pressing down. Try pressing up.

I’ve gotten the knack of it and am doing fairly well with it this year.

Now….check swings? Don’t get me started, lol.

[mikesmith05]

Re: Bunting

Yeah pressing down. I will try up and see. I am using guys with decent bunt stats like TJ Friedl

[jcar0725]

Re: Bunting

Yeah pressing down. I will try up and see. I am using guys with decent bunt stats like TJ Friedl

I think with a guy with a good bunt rating, you don't have to push up or down. Usually I have no issues just bunting without giving it an up or down.

[GoDucks1224]

Re: Bunting

They broke this years ago when bunting was being 'abused' in online games. So they made it so players have to hit a certain ratings threshold to have decent bunts. I think you'll only ever lay down a truly excellent bunt if they're over a 70 at minimum. Those are the guys who can bunt for singles sometimes, if they have speed. I think anything below a 50 seems to be an automatic popup (almost always directly to the pitcher) or rocket to the third baseman. It sucks. Because the online community whining about bunting is what caused them to change it. All I can say is, at least we don't have pitchers hitting anymore. That was when I bunted most. But I still try to drop bunts if I have a guy on second with no outs and the batter isn't great. It just won't work majority of the time. Using the directional stick to aim the bunts definitely helps, but I swear they're mostly popups if their rating is bad regardless.

[MiracleMet718]

Re: Bunting

They broke this years ago when bunting was being 'abused' in online games. So they made it so players have to hit a certain ratings threshold to have decent bunts. I think you'll only ever lay down a truly excellent bunt if they're over a 70 at minimum. Those are the guys who can bunt for singles sometimes, if they have speed. I think anything below a 50 seems to be an automatic popup (almost always directly to the pitcher) or rocket to the third baseman. It sucks. Because the online community whining about bunting is what caused them to change it. All I can say is, at least we don't have pitchers hitting anymore. That was when I bunted most. But I still try to drop bunts if I have a guy on second with no outs and the batter isn't great. It just won't work majority of the time. Using the directional stick to aim the bunts definitely helps, but I swear they're mostly popups if their rating is bad regardless.

It was mostly online reasons, but also there were rarely any bunts in real life outside of pitchers. That has changed in the last few years so I’m curious if they find a way to bring it back for offline at least since many teams are bunting for hits now. The Mets did it twice in a row in a game last week and have used it a lot this year.

[jcar0725]

Re: Bunting

I tested this last night, man on 2nd bottom of the 8th in a tie game at home, no outs. My best bunter available was on the bench with a 45 bunt rating. I brought him in, bunted by pressing triangle with no direction, he laid down a perfect sac bunt. This is using directional hitting.

[GoDucks1224]

Re: Bunting

I tested this last night, man on 2nd bottom of the 8th in a tie game at home, no outs. My best bunter available was on the bench with a 45 bunt rating. I brought him in, bunted by pressing triangle with no direction, he laid down a perfect sac bunt. This is using directional hitting.

I get those occasionally too. But I find they're very rare. Most of mine pop up straight to the pitcher, or shoot down the line too fast at the third baseman. I can get sacrifices, but never the precision we used to have.

[GAMEBREAKER85]

Re: Bunting

I’ve noticed the last 3 years of playing - if you are trying to bunt for a hit and use a directional cue beforehand - you are more likely to “kill it” i.e. line drive etc. - if you don’t use a directional cue and you show bunt early in the pitch you are more likely to lay a normal bunt down.

My issue has been more with the computer throwing out my stinking runner I’m trying to advance!

[MiracleMet718]

Re: Bunting

I’ve noticed the last 3 years of playing - if you are trying to bunt for a hit and use a directional cue beforehand - you are more likely to “kill it” i.e. line drive etc. - if you don’t use a directional cue and you show bunt early in the pitch you are more likely to lay a normal bunt down.

My issue has been more with the computer throwing out my stinking runner I’m trying to advance!

I agree with this assessment. I think it is because the drag bunt was abused as it was too easy to bunt it to the 2B and be safe with anyone that had a speed rating over 60. But the regular bunts seem to work fine.