MLB 11 "Road To The Show" thread

[chemical360]

Re: MLB 11 "Road To The Show" thread

I really hate having one thread for this as most stuff seems to go unanswered or whatever but here it goes.

Right now I have a bit of a quandry. My RTTS Pitcher just made it to the show and is pitching lights out baseball right now. So much so that I have 1000 points that are in the bank that I never use because I make so many points per game. I am also considering upping the difficulty or adjusting the sliders but I digress.

Right now, I have a pitches dilemma. My arsenal goes like this.

4SFB - Consistently hitting 97-100MPH

Cutter - Consistently hitting 94-95MPH

Circle Change - The break is ok even though it is leveled to 90 on BRK and comes in about 79-80.

And then, there was one. My Slider. This has been my bread and butter through my career. The break is re-donk-u-luss and locks up everyone that faces it. Either that or they are falling over as it breaks from mainstreet to FAR outside. Comes in at about 85-90, yes the speed does vary that much sometimes.

The question is: Does anyone see a need to drop a pitch that had so many points added to it to this point for a 12-6 curve? I didn't choose it from the beginning because I had so much success with my Slider from 10 that I just mirrored my guy from that game.

However, I REALLY want a 12-6 curve. I love that pitch. But I feel that I have a good mix of heat and movement that I am afraid dropping a pitch is going to hurt my player beyond repair.

I also don't think adding a 5th pitch is a really great idea. Just far too much going on carrying 5 pitches.

I think my Slider is just too powerful to let go. The Cutter seems redundent at 95MPH but it does break slightly unlike the 4SFB. The Circle Change is always good to throw right after a 100MPH fastball and get hitter swinging to early and striking out and that bring be to my problem.

I cannot decide what to nix or if I should even do so.

Thoughts?

[Dogbarian]

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However, I REALLY want a 12-6 curve. I love that pitch. But I feel that I have a good mix of heat and movement that I am afraid dropping a pitch is going to hurt my player beyond repair.

I also don't think adding a 5th pitch is a really great idea. Just far too much going on carrying 5 pitches.

I'd be really hesitant to drop a developed pitch. For one thing, it will screw with your ratings. Why do you feel that 5 pitches is too much going on? If you're willing to use them regularly (during a game, I mean, to maintain confidence), there shouldn't be a problem. Particularly if you game-plan to use a certain pitch in certain situations. For example, you don't want to throw your circle change to an same-side hitter, since it will break back to them. Use your slider and curve on them, and then curve and change on the opposite side hitters.

Just the ability to surprise a hitter from time to time is a great reason to have that 5th pitch.

I envy your restraint in carrying 1000 pts, I don't save mine much at all.

[arsenal123gunners]

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Got invited for Spring Training in 2013 and made Astros bench at SS. Got my first HR off of Lincecum at home. Pretty cool moment

[iamthepro]

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Created a 3rd Baseman and started out with the Giants AA Team. Through the First month I am hitting .224 (ouch) with 3 HR and 13 RBIs. I hit a grand slam in my last game, and a HR in my first AB. However I have been plagued by inconsitstancy and have not had a BB yet.

[Ljm623]

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Created a 3rd Baseman and started out with the Giants AA Team. Through the First month I am hitting .224 (ouch) with 3 HR and 13 RBIs. I hit a grand slam in my last game, and a HR in my first AB. However I have been plagued by inconsitstancy and have not had a BB yet.

Same here, started with a 3rd basemen as well. finished my first season in AA ball with the Braves batting 3.03, now i'm strugling in AAA ball batting a lousy 2.11 also had 3 errors in my last game, now i see why they call 3rd base the HOT CORNER .. went from starting to being a bench player, just going to keep playing harder and hope it gets better, i'm really enjoying RTTS mode, it's all i play... good luck to ya.

[BatsareBugs]

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Oops, didn't mean to like that one (I'm used to quick reply being the button on the right corner).

I think we can all say that hitting at first is difficult at each level. When I started mine as a RF, I did poorly to start off but ended up improving my stats throughout the season. I did okay in AA in my first year, then in my 2nd year, I repeated AA for a while and was tearing up the league, but when they called me up to AAA I struggled. 3rd season I made the big league club (but I wasn't trying to) and struggled through 35 at-bats during the first half, where the White Sox finally sent me back down to AAA where I again tore through the league. The next season I struggled for a bit at the major league level, but righted the ship and in my current season I'm up there in the MVP voting along with Joey Votto (since acquired by the Blue Jays) and Miguel Cabrera.

Just keep working on it. I made some adjustments on the sliders because in AA and AAA the pitchers would attack the strike zone, making it hard to draw walks (meanwhile I've noticed the higher the level, the more the pitchers nibble at the corners than in AA).

[chemical360]

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I'd be really hesitant to drop a developed pitch. For one thing, it will screw with your ratings. Why do you feel that 5 pitches is too much going on? If you're willing to use them regularly (during a game, I mean, to maintain confidence), there shouldn't be a problem. Particularly if you game-plan to use a certain pitch in certain situations. For example, you don't want to throw your circle change to an same-side hitter, since it will break back to them. Use your slider and curve on them, and then curve and change on the opposite side hitters.

Just the ability to surprise a hitter from time to time is a great reason to have that 5th pitch.

I envy your restraint in carrying 1000 pts, I don't save mine much at all.

Well carrying 5 pitches seems like that it would take away from my normal game plan... I throw A LOT of heat. With a 100MPH fastball, how can you not? Then down strikes I hit them with a breaking pitch which is usually my slider and is a powerful pitch with a butt load of break on it. I am concerned that having a 12-6 will cause Mauer to call for it more often than the slider and I will lose my strikeout king status.

Keep in mind, I follow my catcher (in this case Mauer) because I have been pretty much unhittable when I pitch what he calls for. Every single time I go off his call, I let up hits.

In the end, however, I am now carrying 5 pitches as I agree with you, dropping a developed pitch would have thrown me off. Just adding the undeveloped 12-6 reduced my control from A to B in my scouting report.

So no I have a 4SFB, Cut, Cir Ch, Slider, 12-6. Keeping em guessing I guess.

[chemical360]

The big secret to hitting?

What is it? I would like to know because I cannot hit a baseball to save my life. Enter the "you must just suck" comments. Yes, this is probably true, I admit it.

But I would live to have more RTTS players other than pitchers. Unfortunately, they all involve hitting which I am unable to do.

I created a catcher last night to give my pitcher some much needed rest. I made him a power hitter, average speed, good and accurate arm...

I applied all my points to power, vis, and disc. I completed the first training session which was hitting low and inside fastballs.

I then did batting practice. Enter the game and my first two times at bat, I strikeout.

So please, can someone tell me the secret to hitting for someone that obviously is terrible at it?

[DK10]

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ugh just had a frustrating experiece

this is my first show game been struggling with hitting (you know the story)

L/L CF/OF drafted by reds traded to angles in yr1

1st year:

220AB in AA with a .225 avg and 6hr and 35 rbi
80AB in AAA with a .210 AVG

2nd year:

Same type of start in AA but I finally started turning it around due to getting a bit better and due to changing camera etc....

250AB .270 in AA with 15hr and 45rbi with about 50% of those numbers coming in the last 30% of the ABs, aka i got real hot

then the weirdest thing happens

there is an injury so i go to AAA, a happy sad moment since I had just made the AS game and the futures game recently so I was hoping to tear up AA bit more althout i was the #1 player in the league according to the overview screen so I guess it made sense.

I play 1 or 2 AAA games and then I get the call for the majors as the LF is on the DL it looks like.

I'm the starter. After a few games I'm at around .250 with 1 HR



Its late July and if I stay up, and this is the part that makes me sad, this will count as my rookie year most likely but I'll most likely have no shot at the ROTY due to not gettinng the start earlier on. I'm hoping that injured guy comes back real soon and I get shipped down and have a sull season shot at the ROTY next year

[chemical360]

Re: The big secret to hitting?

ugh just had a frustrating experiece

this is my first show game been struggling with hitting (you know the story)

L/L CF/OF drafted by reds traded to angles in yr1

1st year:

220AB in AA with a .225 avg and 6hr and 35 rbi
80AB in AAA with a .210 AVG

2nd year:

Same type of start in AA but I finally started turning it around due to getting a bit better and due to changing camera etc....

250AB .270 in AA with 15hr and 45rbi with about 50% of those numbers coming in the last 30% of the ABs, aka i got real hot

then the weirdest thing happens

there is an injury so i go to AAA, a happy sad moment since I had just made the AS game and the futures game recently so I was hoping to tear up AA bit more althout i was the #1 player in the league according to the overview screen so I guess it made sense.

I play 1 or 2 AAA games and then I get the call for the majors as the LF is on the DL it looks like.

I'm the starter. After a few games I'm at around .250 with 1 HR



Its late July and if I stay up, and this is the part that makes me sad, this will count as my rookie year most likely but I'll most likely have no shot at the ROTY due to not gettinng the start earlier on. I'm hoping that injured guy comes back real soon and I get shipped down and have a sull season shot at the ROTY next year

It won't count as your rookie year, well, it will, but you will remain a rookie in the eyes of the MLB until you serve your first full year in the majors.

A similar thing happened to me with my pitcher. I was drafted by the Twins. I spent about half a season in AA, tearing out my opponents hearts and eating them every game.

I got called up to AAA for the next half. Then served a full year in AAA finally getting the spring invite my 3rd year.

As it stands, I am in line for ROTY and the CY Young. So don't worry, as long as you are tearing it up your first year in the majors, you will have a shot at ROTY.

[DK10]

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interesting, i wonder how it handles the distinction

i had no idea what qualifies so i tried to look it up and this is the supposed rule

"Qualifications for a rookie: Not more than 130 at-bats or 50 innings pitched in the major leagues during a previous season or seasons, nor more than 45 days on a major-league roster during the 25-player roster limit."

[chemical360]

Re: The big secret to hitting?

interesting, i wonder how it handles the distinction

i had no idea what qualifies so i tried to look it up and this is the supposed rule

"Qualifications for a rookie: Not more than 130 at-bats or 50 innings pitched in the major leagues during a previous season or seasons, nor more than 45 days on a major-league roster during the 25-player roster limit."

I am sure it tracks it just like that. These devs are trying to make the most realistic baseball game ever. Therefore, I am sure they are following MLB rules to the letter.

So even though you are serving time in AAA due to an injury, you will not serve your MLB time and not have your rookie year blown.

[DK10]

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maybe i wasnt clear but I'm in the show and not AAA

"I play 1 or 2 AAA games and then I get the call for the majors as the LF is on the DL it looks like."

[krmarks]

Re: The big secret to hitting?

What is it? I would like to know because I cannot hit a baseball to save my life. Enter the "you must just suck" comments. Yes, this is probably true, I admit it.

But I would live to have more RTTS players other than pitchers. Unfortunately, they all involve hitting which I am unable to do.

I created a catcher last night to give my pitcher some much needed rest. I made him a power hitter, average speed, good and accurate arm...

I applied all my points to power, vis, and disc. I completed the first training session which was hitting low and inside fastballs.

I then did batting practice. Enter the game and my first two times at bat, I strikeout.

So please, can someone tell me the secret to hitting for someone that obviously is terrible at it?

I guess we would need to know what batting controls (analog, timing, zone) are you using?

Really this advice would apply to any of those methods though:
1. Change the level you are playing at to make it easier in the beginning and up the level when you become dominant. (Rookie, Veteren, etc)
2. Change the sliders to make yourself a better hitter (contact,poer,timing,solid hits) and lower the pitching sliders to make it easier for you. You can change them all back as you get better/confident.
3. The biggest thing for me was to pay attention to the pitchers throwing hand/arm through the windup so I could begin to recognize when a ball or strike was coming and what type (I still swing at borderline pitches though).
4. If none of this works, adjust the camera to help you see the ball better.

[chemical360]

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maybe i wasnt clear but I'm in the show and not AAA

"I play 1 or 2 AAA games and then I get the call for the majors as the LF is on the DL it looks like."

Ooops, my bad, man. I thought you were in AAA covering for an injury. Sorry about that.

Well, then, I am assuming as long as you are not reaching the minimum to count for a rookie year, you will not have to worry.

How long have you been up there?