The 12 / 6 Curve

[cardsleadtheway]

Re: The 12 / 6 Curve

When it's down to 2 strikes, you just have to make an educated guess based on pitch confidence and pitch preference. This is what most pro hitters have to do when a guy throws a good fastball/curveball combination. There's just not enough time react.

In other words, yes this is frustrating but also a delightfully realistic challenge. Adapt! (And I don't mean "turn on guess pitch and cheat!")

What he said. I can't tell you how many times I have swung at a pitch over my head (at least according to the announcers) thinking it was going to be a curve ball. I am so glad in those situations that no one is watching me play, because I fell pretty stupid doing it.

[jcar0725]

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What he said. I can't tell you how many times I have swung at a pitch over my head (at least according to the announcers) thinking it was going to be a curve ball. I am so glad in those situations that no one is watching me play, because I fell pretty stupid doing it.

Exactly! This happens alot with me

[harvey88]

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I went from being a pretty good/great hiter on my old standard TV, to being a horrible hitter once I moved to a big screen (52") HD tv.

Now I admit, my sliders tend to be geared towards good hitting for me, but even with that slider set, I can no longer hit, because I can't seem to read pitches to save my life. I thought that going from 36" standard def, to a 52" hi def would help me see the ball better, but instead it seems to make it a million times worse.

I have been playing on this TV for about a month, and still can't seem to get it down.

This may also have to due with response lag with your tv. Alot of people have said there is a bit of a delay with some HDTV's with lag response. This could severly mess up your timing and be a major cause of the problem.

[MysterioMan007]

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This may also have to due with response lag with your tv. Alot of people have said there is a bit of a delay with some HDTV's with lag response. This could severly mess up your timing and be a major cause of the problem.

This would explain a lot to me. I have both a standard def and HD TV that I play on and last night, after weeks of playing on Standard, switched over temporarily to the HD and got blown out. I actually had a harder time pitching, too, but I also think the umps were making a A LOT of bad calls in relation to the strike zone. If I had been a real pitcher, I would have gotten ejected....

[Heroesandvillains]

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I really wish SCEA would implement a 'calibration' system. With such a timing based game, it can virtually make The Show unplayable on some very expensive televisions.

[jcar0725]

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I wish I could blame it on my Hi Def tv....but no, I just stink.