Really Starting to Struggle with this Game..

[Bears_16_and_0]

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exactly, no amount of patience or concentration is gonna get around the wonky fielding stuff that happens every game. At least last game I played I lost 1-0 on an error by the first baseman on a hard ground ball. Im actually happy it was a real error and not just a ball that should have been fielded but went under the glove or some sort of problem throwing it to first or with turning the double play.

Have you seen the one yet where you try to flip it to second for a double play with the SS who is very close to the bag? I did it with a light tap and he threw like an 8 foot lollipop underhanded to my 2nd baseman who was like 3 feet away. Luckily I was still able to get the throw off to first and barely got the out because there was a runner on 3rd that would have scored...

I also love that you cant see you are preloading your throw when you are receiving the turn at 2nd. More than once Ive made the mistake of pressing circle again after 'preloading' the throw and then the guy has to start all over.

I really think im just gonna turn off the throwing meter because I dont really see any noticable increase in accuracy from a soft throw. Infact sometimes its worse because the SS will bounce the throw over to first.

I also make the mistake all the time of trying to get a lead runner on like a ground ball but he takes all day to make the throw, instead of hurrying up like hes actually trying to get someone out at home...

[ehh]

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Fielding has always sucked in this series, I've used auto-fielding since 08.

[Bears_16_and_0]

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lol oh man, that guy deleted his post so now it looks like im complaining out of no where =(

[bh446066]

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Oh no, the dreaded slump. Just like in real life, players tend to fall into slumps in this game. And the worst part is, it's entirely mental. Once your confidence is shaken, you fall into bad habits and it's really hard to get out of them.

My best advice is, take a day or two off. Bench yourself. Step away from the game. Go play an older baseball game you enjoy to tide you over and remind yourself of certain certainties... such as, even with the best hitter you're going to fail a lot, as per real life... a pitch down the middle doesn't equal a guaranteed hit... and so on. Then come back to it with a refreshed outlook and realistic expectations.

Also, I'd say don't try to raise the average of your players, it'll have the reverse effect. Try to draw out the at bat as long as you can, taking the walk if possible, and just try to wear down the pitchers. Then suddenly you'll be getting some hits with those same players.

I've gotten into some pretty horrendous slumps, and it's always very frustrating. But I've been on fire lately. I beat the Yankees with the Twins 15-6 the other night.

I will co-sign this. I went into the All-Star Break with my Pirates on a 5 game winning streak and I thought we'd never lose again the way we were playing. I just came out on the other side of the break and got swept in a 4-game series at Colorado. Couldn't do anything right and my conifedence is in the toilet. I had no patience at the plate b/c I was pressing. Things just spiraled out of control. Now I have to check myself and get right before I'm out of the playoff race entirely. Gamers go into slumps too, I guess.

[Infinite202]

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Fielding has always sucked in this series, I've used auto-fielding since 08.

Ditto

[ddaugherty]

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I'm not saying that i can only play 1 game and that's it....I am a 28 yr old that was currently laid off from work 1 year ago. I am also A full time college student come the end of May, and a 1st Time Father at the end of July....Some people like myself, and alot of other OS'ers are a little older than teens. I don't have the time to sit and play the game for hours in and out, and i am not even in school yet. I enjoy it as much as i can though. If that's 1 game or if it's 3.....If i do feel frustration setting in though, I will turn it off for a bit. I've been so busy lately that i can only squeeze a game in here and there. It really sux growing up...For the young ones enjoy life, and freedom while you can... I love my life though!!

[aga11ah]

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this game on default sliders leaves much to be desired. its really frustrating. the game looks great and everything but I had more fun with 08. maybe its just me.

the way the CPU pitches is the main issue to me, along with pickoffs and fielding stuff that makes u just shake ur head.

and i'm not sure why the sliders are even adjustable if they are gonna barely make any difference whatsoever.. and theres really no difference between difficulty levels.

-shrugs- oh well..

[ddaugherty]

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This is the first MLB the Show game i have played.....I'm just wondering if i should tweak the sliders around a little bit, or leave them at default..

[ddaugherty]

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i am not having no problem with pitching now...it's just i have no offense to go along with my defense....pittsburgh isn't all that bad on this game, or i just like playing with them...but i can't get no offense going in the past 2 games!!! grr!!

[The Chef]

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lol oh man, that guy deleted his post so now it looks like im complaining out of no where =(

LOL, I deleted it because I didnt really wanna get started on another rant, Ive said it all before somewhere Im sure so enough is enough. I have seen that underhanded throw on a routine double play and its infuriating. Its tough enough to stop the CPU from scoring without having to now deal with terrible fielding that I have no chance of controlling. I ended up with the bases loaded and only 1 out, like I mentioned in my previous post prior to deleting it, but thankfully I struck out the next batter and induced a pop-up to end the inning with no damage done, but the point still stands, fielding is average for the most part but is abysmal at times.

[NAFBUC]

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Ok...i am really starting to struggle bad with this game. I have started a franchise with the Yankees, and i am 0-6...Rodriguez, and Texeira are bating under 200....I'm starting to really get impatient at the plate. I wasn't like this 2 days ago, but all of a sudden i am...Is there any advice you can give me on this? I am also struggling with pitching with the Yankees Pitchers...

Can anyone tell me if they see way to many ground balls hit very soft that the fielders miss.....they just go under there glove? Would reaction time cure this problem? I am starting to get really frustrated!! Any help with these problems would be greatly appreciated.

You have received some sound advice about breaking out of a slump. I would take the advice of Mark Grace concerning breaking out of a slump.

Go out bar hopping with your buddies and find a 'slump buster' and take one for your team.

[Greenevol]

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This may sound strange, but I've noticed that I need to sit as straight on to my TV as possible when batting. It helps me pick up the ball out of the pitchers hand, and lay off the junk (except for those sliders in the dirt, and Lincecum's change and 12-6er). I get 3-4 BB per game, and a nice average of 7-12 hits, give or take depending on the pitcher.

I found this out after about 6 games sitting on my couch at a slight angle, and losing 4 of the 6, averaging about 2 runs per game.

And as a previous poster said - focus is big. If you're distracted, not paying attention, etc - Todd Wellmeyer will pitch like Lincecum against you.

[ddaugherty]

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absolutely. I only control my team, the indians. the other 29 are controlled by the cpu. The cpu controls everything for those 29 teams. I just have the option to make any changes to those teams as i see fit

you should already have a user profile setup. So you start you chise and hit square to select all 30 teams. Goto your team and switch it from "no profile" to your user profile. All 29 other teams should say no profile.

Then hit start to goto the next screen which will have global and profile settings. For global, set all the options to auto. Roster control should be set to off. Instant trade should also be off (this is important)
Then R1 to goto profile settings and set those to manual. You can also changes these settings later from the gameplay menu in the chise.

your all set now. The cpu will do everything for those 29 teams. Now i said to have instant trades off. This makes the cpu teams think about a proposed trade for a day or 2. What u will want to do is check the transaction options and scroll to pending and proposed trades. I would check this everyday.

if u see somthing bogus for a CPU teams just go in and reject it before the other CPU team accepts it. If u check daily you should have nothing go thru that u think isnt realistic

this is really the only thing i watch. The cpu is pretty fair about everything else. If your a guy who wants the lineups to look like the MLB lineups all the time, then u will have to set lineups to manual in the global settings to prevent the cpu from making any changes

I am having a problem..i have everything set in the global settings and the user profile settings exactly they way it says 2...I still don't have complete control over my team....i didn't get to choose what kind of transportation to use from going from pittsburgh to arizona....can there be something i don't have correct?

[fjackson18]

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I have noticed a trend in my franchise games. my first one with the giants waiting for the rosters and my twins one now.

One thing i have noticed is i have only swept one series and that was with the giants and included a crazy comeback. i win the series matchup usually but the one game i lose is no where close to being competitive. i noticed that in the games i lose i tend to commit 3-4 errors. give up 3-4 hrs and have that one big inning where they score 7, or they score every inning. it can get annoying however i realize i am winning 2 out of 3 and am in first place so i guess you just take the lumps.

Another thing OP said he started out 0-6 and me being a bigger football nut i would go nuts myself but i have started to finally get out of that football mindset. in Football 6 losses is a subpar season but in baseball you still have 100+ games.

[ddaugherty]

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Why can i not hit with Garrett Jones...this guy is killing me.....I'm 2-3 in my pittsburgh pirates franchise, and this guy doesn't even have a RBI!!!....NO HR no RBI....