Re: High inside fastball

[Gambit1193]

Re: High inside fastball

I crush that pitch ever since I switched to zone hitting. I don't always hit homers on it or get hits on it but I'm definitely NOT striking out as much as I use to.

[whisperNthewind8]

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Don't feel bad. I pop up almost every time I swing at it.

[BentleyA]

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I hear you, I hit 1900 and cracked the top 25, now I've lost 12 straight games and almost any fastball I've seen has been a pop up or broken bat. The fastball was my bread and butter and now it's completely gone. It's worse than the red sox collapse a few years ago



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Hmmm did you happen to buy a new TV or switch the picture settings on your current one?

[VowedVengeance]

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Hmmm did you happen to buy a new TV or switch the picture settings on your current one?

You would think so, but no. It's like I was Bobby Abreu and tore it up and showed off in the HR derby then completely lost how to hit a ball.

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[MrOldboy]

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One tip I can give if people are really struggling with this pitch and their opponent is exploiting that weakness. Use R2+down right stick and put the PCI up and in with the top 1/3rd of the PCI above the edge of the zone. Guess high fastball. I'm not kidding, guess high fastball once in a while at least. If you run into a few your opponent will likely switch to another strategy, one that you could handle easier than high fastballs. You don't need to high down R2, but I've noticed it helps reduce popups and you can actually get on top of high fastballs for goundballs if you time it right. I know even guessing can be hard to time if the pitcher throws 95+, but sometimes you have to just guess on a location. MLB hitters do this constantly. Watch Beltre fall to a knee after being a mile out in front of a breaking ball.

[baseballsim]

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One tip I can give if people are really struggling with this pitch and their opponent is exploiting that weakness. Use R2+down right stick and put the PCI up and in with the top 1/3rd of the PCI above the edge of the zone. Guess high fastball. I'm not kidding, guess high fastball once in a while at least. If you run into a few your opponent will likely switch to another strategy, one that you could handle easier than high fastballs. You don't need to high down R2, but I've noticed it helps reduce popups and you can actually get on top of high fastballs for goundballs if you time it right. I know even guessing can be hard to time if the pitcher throws 95+, but sometimes you have to just guess on a location. MLB hitters do this constantly. Watch Beltre fall to a knee after being a mile out in front of a breaking ball.

R2? Never touched that button when hitting with Zone. Are these tips for Analog by chance?

EDIT: Wait. Isn't R2 used for hit influence? I thought this didn't really function anyways.

[jayb_270]

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R2? Never touched that button when hitting with Zone. Are these tips for Analog by chance?

EDIT: Wait. Isn't R2 used for hit influence? I thought this didn't really function anyways.

I think it's guess pitch but idk if you can use it in DD. if you can, there are penalties to contact or power if you use it

[Biizz713]

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I think i'm done playing online. everyone I play just abuses the high inside fastball. it's way too easy to throw that pitch. I saw someone say that if they can hit the corner like that they are just good at pitching. NO. they aren't. It takes absolutely no skill to do, I could sit there and throw that pitch and hit the corner 8-10 times.

all you have to do is mix in curveballs. you literally have to swing before you can even see what the pitch is when they throw high and inside. and even then I get so many ridiculous broken bats and pop ups. was this always a problem in the show? I didn't play a whole lot last year but I don't remember this being an issue.

[MrOldboy]

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I think it's guess pitch but idk if you can use it in DD. if you can, there are penalties to contact or power if you use it

the R2+right stick influence has been in the game for a while and if they didn't change how zone worked it should still be in the game.

It was in the manual for MLB 14, but maybe they removed the ability from zone this year. They dont tend to remove control options, but who knows. This control information is not in the MLB 15 manual.

I honestly don't feel the need to use the swing influence anymore as I can get my PCI in the right location more often than not, but in years past I did find it helped with high fastballs when I couldn't get up there.

MLB 14 manual batting controls

[Chiefpot]

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Hmm, I assumed people who couldn't hit it were using directional or keeping pci in the center or low, which i still assume, the same people who can't hit it foul off pitches in the dirt, what does that tell ya? They just keep there pci low. It's basic strategy to throw high n fast to setup down n slow. And to jam a power hitter, if somebody is late on a low fastball on the outside he might still be able to power it out of opposite field but he'll never be able to high on the inside if he's late.

I personally think the off speed pitches are overpowered and overthrown so much that people are waiting on em and reacting to fastballs, when they should be waiting fastball and reacting to offspeed.

[baseballsim]

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the R2+right stick influence has been in the game for a while and if they didn't change how zone worked it should still be in the game.

It was in the manual for MLB 14, but maybe they removed the ability from zone this year. They dont tend to remove control options, but who knows. This control information is not in the MLB 15 manual.

I honestly don't feel the need to use the swing influence anymore as I can get my PCI in the right location more often than not, but in years past I did find it helped with high fastballs when I couldn't get up there.

MLB 14 manual batting controls

I'll see if I can find the source but I read that it wasn't really ever functioning - even when your controller buzzed when you set it up. Yeah was in the manual but it still wasn't functioning from what I read.

[Biizz713]

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Hmm, I assumed people who couldn't hit it were using directional or keeping pci in the center or low, which i still assume, the same people who can't hit it foul off pitches in the dirt, what does that tell ya? They just keep there pci low. It's basic strategy to throw high n fast to setup down n slow. And to jam a power hitter, if somebody is late on a low fastball on the outside he might still be able to power it out of opposite field but he'll never be able to high on the inside if he's late.

I personally think the off speed pitches are overpowered and overthrown so much that people are waiting on em and reacting to fastballs, when they should be waiting fastball and reacting to offspeed.

I've started keeping my PCI high and inside exclusively until they prove that they are willing to throw something else. still can't hit the high inside fastball. yeah, I might get a hit or two every blue moon maybe a HR but I literally have to swing as the ball is leaving the pitchers hand, there is absolutely no time at all to even see if it's going to be a strike or not.

the few times that I do hit this pitch it's not because I read it, it's because they were stupid enough to keep throwing it consecutively until I get lucky.

[Orange Krush]

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I've started keeping my PCI high and inside exclusively until they prove that they are willing to throw something else. still can't hit the high inside fastball. yeah, I might get a hit or two every blue moon maybe a HR but I literally have to swing as the ball is leaving the pitchers hand, there is absolutely no time at all to even see if it's going to be a strike or not.

the few times that I do hit this pitch it's not because I read it, it's because they were stupid enough to keep throwing it consecutively until I get lucky.

This is pretty much the same for me. I always set my PCI up high, I try to anticipate it every time, but like 90% it comes I'm late. It's so frustrating sometimes.

[MrOldboy]

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I'll see if I can find the source but I read that it wasn't really ever functioning - even when your controller buzzed when you set it up. Yeah was in the manual but it still wasn't functioning from what I read.

I remember people talking about if it ever did anything and I though that people determined it did do something.

For instance someone hit down every time and notice more groundballs. I wonder if it was dismissed as placebo effect though. Maybe it doesn't do anything, I don't know if I've ever used it this year to be honest.

[VowedVengeance]

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I've started keeping my PCI high and inside exclusively until they prove that they are willing to throw something else. still can't hit the high inside fastball. yeah, I might get a hit or two every blue moon maybe a HR but I literally have to swing as the ball is leaving the pitchers hand, there is absolutely no time at all to even see if it's going to be a strike or not.

the few times that I do hit this pitch it's not because I read it, it's because they were stupid enough to keep throwing it consecutively until I get lucky.

If you are having to start that early a lot of that can be to do with lag input on your TV. I got a new Sony gaming TV last year during 14 and it made a world of difference. Make sure your TV is set up for game mode not vivid if it has that. Can help a good bit

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