MLB 11 "Road To The Show" thread

[chemical360]

Re: RTTS: Would you sign with the Yankees?

I'm not offended, you are entitled to your opinion, but I think you're wrong. The misconception most people have is that they only see the leader, Derek Jeter. He's cold, stoic and determined, but isn't fluffy lighthearted and funny like Ortiz.

I see many similarities between the late 70's Yankees (The Bronx Zoo) and the 00's Red Sox (The Idiots) without all the in-fighting.

The Yanks have infused their team with youth (Cano, Gardner, Joba) and guys who lighten things up (Swisher, Granderson, Burnett)

When your leader is not a headline-grabbing guy who gives you cold and cliche quotes, people tend to think the rest of the team is exactly like him, which couldn't be farther from the truth.



It's not as bad as you would think. I've gotten a few drive-by tough guys who yell something out the window. The first week I moved here I was walking to the store and I had full Yankees regalia on and a guy yells out the car window. "HEY!!!...........RED SOX!!!" I couldn't help but laugh at the pure stupidity. My girlfriend turned to me and ask, "Do sports really matter that much?" I replied, "It's not sports per se, it's gang mentality and I'm wearing the wrong colors."

But, I will say this, I have more respect for the Red Sox and their fans after living here. They are a very passionate fanbase, even though they've gained many bandwagon fans in the past decade. The diehard fans are fun to talk to, know their stuff and, above all else, love the game of baseball and you have to like that no matter which team you root for.

Well, "buying chamionships" rings true throughout the league... Other teams when they win the WS do it with half the talent that the Yankees have because they don't have the unlimited funds that the Steinbrenner clan have.

They take no pride in what they do, farming players, creating talent. They just buy the best prospects they can get their grubby little mits on and boom, the dynasty continues.

I believe very strongly in an MLB cap. I think if MLB implemented a cap, the Yankees would become far less than they are now. It is not the Yankess winning champioships. It is the ownerships funds. Look at it this way, if the Steinbrenner clan owned a different franchise, say the Dodgers, we would be talking about a Dodgers dynasty...

Joe Torre, one of the best managers baseball has ever seen, sorry Red Sox fans, I do believe that even though I love Francona, was let go because he failed to deliver yet another WS when he already delivered so many before.

The Yankees don't care about baseball, they care about the "dynasty."

I loved the Red Sox winning on '04. I loved it again in '07. But through it all, I just love watching them play. I was heartbroken during so many ALCS' against the Yankees but in the end, I still kept coming back.

Can all Yankees fans sit here and tell me that if they Yankees started losing every year that they would still call themselves Yankees fans? Be honest.

[jkra0512]

Re: RTTS: Would you sign with the Yankees?

Chem, we should probably take this discussion elsewhere as it doesn't pertain to the topic anymore. I look forward to debating with you. TO THE PRO BASEBALL SUB-FORUM!!

[chemical360]

Re: RTTS: Would you sign with the Yankees?

Chem, we should probably take this discussion elsewhere as it doesn't pertain to the topic anymore. I look forward to debating with you. TO THE PRO BASEBALL SUB-FORUM!!

Sorry, didn't mean to derail the thread.

There is a Pro Baseball sub-forum here? Cool.

[Beantown339]

Re: RTTS: Would you sign with the Yankees?

I've got a question about the K/9 attribute? Does increasing it affect the number of strikeouts you get when you actually play the games? Or is it more of a simulation friendly attribute?

I'm in my second season and ahve been going this whole time just assuming it only mattered if I was going to sim games. I'm not striking out many batter; usually I get 2-5 a game. I had a stretch in the middle of my first season in AA where I struckout 15, 14, 9, and 11 hitters in a four start stretch, but I haven't even approached anything like it since.

[chemical360]

Re: RTTS: Would you sign with the Yankees?

I've got a question about the K/9 attribute? Does increasing it affect the number of strikeouts you get when you actually play the games? Or is it more of a simulation friendly attribute?

I'm in my second season and ahve been going this whole time just assuming it only mattered if I was going to sim games. I'm not striking out many batter; usually I get 2-5 a game. I had a stretch in the middle of my first season in AA where I struckout 15, 14, 9, and 11 hitters in a four start stretch, but I haven't even approached anything like it since.

I believe, but do not quote me on it, that this is a user stat and not a sim stat.

The average pitcher strikes out anywhere from 2 to 7 batters a game, at least in my experience and I watch nearly the entire Red Sox season every year.

[Beantown339]

Re: RTTS: Would you sign with the Yankees?

I believe, but do not quote me on it, that this is a user stat and not a sim stat.

The average pitcher strikes out anywhere from 2 to 7 batters a game, at least in my experience and I watch nearly the entire Red Sox season every year.

Yeah, I'm not expecting to average 7-10 K's per start. I'd just like to get in the 5-8 range since I've got my three main pitches almost completely maxed out. I get a lot of hitters down 0-2 or 1-2 only for them to foul off 4 or 5 pitches with two strikes before usually grounding out or flying out. It's frustrating to have that happen once or twice an inning.

[chemical360]

Re: RTTS: Would you sign with the Yankees?

Yeah, I'm not expecting to average 7-10 K's per start. I'd just like to get in the 5-8 range since I've got my three main pitches almost completely maxed out. I get a lot of hitters down 0-2 or 1-2 only for them to foul off 4 or 5 pitches with two strikes before usually grounding out or flying out. It's frustrating to have that happen once or twice an inning.

Oh, I am sorry, I thought those low strikeout numbers were coming from simmed games, not actualy played games.

Try adjusting the CPU hitting in the my sliders section and see if that brings your SO total up a bit. Sometimes you need to tweak the CPU hitting a little bit to make it more "realistic."

But even still, I am getting an average of 10 per game and I still have those batters where it takes me 12-15 pitches to strike him out or pop out.

Let me ask you this. What do you have in your arsenal? Do you have a quality heater and a nice off speed pitch? Example would be a 4SFB hitting mid to high 90's and then a circle change in the mid to high 70's? or a slider, perhaps 12-6 curve?

I have two fast balls, a 4SFB and a Cutter mixed in with a Circle Change and a Slider.

I strike out most of the batters I face with off speed and then reach back for a 97MPH heater or vice versa, have him looking at a heater and catch him swinging on a slider out of the zone.

Some people don't believe so but I certainly believe that this game does reward you for having a nice arsenal of pitchers by simulating a true to life situation and what a R/L batter would do looking at different speeds and breaks.

[DylPickle23]

Re: MLB 11 "Road To The Show" thread

Just tried to start a new RTTS and got the following error message.

Unable to locate the current saved file, which was created by another user. Therefore, no further progress can be saved at this time.

[jkra0512]

Re: MLB 11 "Road To The Show" thread

Dyl, did you download a roster to use with your RTTS?

[DylPickle23]

Re: MLB 11 "Road To The Show" thread

Yeah, I used one of the O.S.F.M Variation Sets.

[Mekias]

Re: RTTS: Would you sign with the Yankees?

I've got a question about the K/9 attribute? Does increasing it affect the number of strikeouts you get when you actually play the games? Or is it more of a simulation friendly attribute?

I'm in my second season and ahve been going this whole time just assuming it only mattered if I was going to sim games. I'm not striking out many batter; usually I get 2-5 a game. I had a stretch in the middle of my first season in AA where I struckout 15, 14, 9, and 11 hitters in a four start stretch, but I haven't even approached anything like it since.

Yes, k/9 affects the batter's chance to swing and miss. That translates into more strikeouts but the batters stats (mainly Vision) can nullify this effect and they won't miss much if you're throwing in the middle of the plate.

[Beantown339]

Re: RTTS: Would you sign with the Yankees?

Yes, k/9 affects the batter's chance to swing and miss. That translates into more strikeouts but the batters stats (mainly Vision) can nullify this effect and they won't miss much if you're throwing in the middle of the plate.

Thanks, and I know it affects it, but does it affect it when you're actually playing the games or just when you sim a game?

I play the games, and I'm curious as to whether or not your K/9 attribute really matters when playing.

[Beantown339]

Re: RTTS: Would you sign with the Yankees?

Oh, I am sorry, I thought those low strikeout numbers were coming from simmed games, not actualy played games.

Try adjusting the CPU hitting in the my sliders section and see if that brings your SO total up a bit. Sometimes you need to tweak the CPU hitting a little bit to make it more "realistic."

But even still, I am getting an average of 10 per game and I still have those batters where it takes me 12-15 pitches to strike him out or pop out.

Let me ask you this. What do you have in your arsenal? Do you have a quality heater and a nice off speed pitch? Example would be a 4SFB hitting mid to high 90's and then a circle change in the mid to high 70's? or a slider, perhaps 12-6 curve?

I have two fast balls, a 4SFB and a Cutter mixed in with a Circle Change and a Slider.

I strike out most of the batters I face with off speed and then reach back for a 97MPH heater or vice versa, have him looking at a heater and catch him swinging on a slider out of the zone.

Some people don't believe so but I certainly believe that this game does reward you for having a nice arsenal of pitchers by simulating a true to life situation and what a R/L batter would do looking at different speeds and breaks.

Thanks, and I should have clarified. I play 99% of my games but do sim on occasion.

I'm still at three pitches. I essentially want to max all three out before adding a 4th pitch.

4SFB Velocity: 99
4SFB Control: 78
4SFB Movement: 82

CH Velocity: 75
CH Control: 88
CH Movement: 99

CB Velocity: 74
CB Control: 86
CB Movement: 95

I'm fine with my velocity on the curve (mid to high 70's) and change (mid-80's) so once I get all three patches close to maxed out, I'll move on to a 4th pitch. Trying to decide between adding a cutter or a slider. I need another speed pitch since I already have two off-speed pitches. Not sure what I want my eventual 5th pitch to be, but right now I'm trying to decide between a cutter and slider (probably going slider) for my 4th.

I just knocked out 4 more starts (another reason I love RTTS, you can knock out several starts in about an hour) and K'd 33 batters in 33.0 IP. I read through the pitching strategies thread and have been using some of those to strikeout more batters. Here's my pitching approach right now...

Pitch #1: 4SF low and away

Pitch #2: Change-up inside

Pitch #3: Go with something low and away out of the zone if it's an 0-2 count. If it's 1-1 then keep something on the lower outside part of the plate (usually a 4-seamer) and try and get it over the plate.

Pitch #4-5: I start mixing up low and away and high and inside. So, if on 1-2 or 2-2 I go with a change low-and-away, then I come back with a 4-seamer high and inside to try and handcuff the hitter.

It's beyond frustrating when you get a hitter down 0-2 or 1-2 and he then fouls off like 7 or 8 straight pitches, but it's also reason #1,000,001 I love this game. I was an MLB 2K lifer up until this year (because I didn't have a PS3) and can't believe how much more realistic The Show is. Never mind walking a batter on 2K, I could got 3 or 4 starts in a row with a pitcher and not ever throw a ball, and pitch 9 innings throwing just 60-70 pitches.

[hoopla32]

Re: MLB 11 "Road To The Show" thread

Check out the start I just had with my RTTS pitcher. I'm in the Mets minor league system, currently playing for the AAA Buffalo Bisons.






I carried a perfect game into the 10th inning, struckout the first two batters of the 10th (which gave me 6 straight strikeouts) and had my 30th batter faced in a 1-2 hole. Of course he hit a bloop single over the 2B baseman's head and I was pulled and got the ND.

Still, that's the best game I've ever thrown. It was against minor league hitters, and I'm "only" playing with pitching difficulty on All-Star with the CPU hitting sliders adjusted, but still.

[Slasher727]

Re: MLB 11 "Road To The Show" thread

Starting pitcher for the jays and got called up to the show in early august. since I only have a one year contract does that mean that I can go into free agency cause the jays are sucking...A LOT and I really want to go somewhere else but the trade interaction hasn't come up