MLB 14 The Show Q&A with the Community

[tnixen]

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No thats the way it should be. The announcement thing comes into play when you are using a pinch hitter that has been announced and the opposing team counters with another pitcher. So if you send up another pinch hitter the one that was announced would be unavailable for the rest of the game just like he had played and been taken out.

If you are pinch hitting for your pitcher he has already played in the game so even if he is announced you can still pinch hit for him.

Just to confirm are you saying I am right or wrong?

I just always thought when a batter is announced he must then come to the plate and bat. Russell do you know which way is correct?

[fenway212]

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Does anyone know how many rounds the online franchise mode draft is? And if there is a way to automatically sim the rounds once we want to be done drafting

[Clarke99]

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This is lame I cant put player lock as a closer? it makes me start the game... weak. or am I doing something wrong

[dran1984]

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Just to confirm are you saying I am right or wrong?

I just always thought when a batter is announced he must then come to the plate and bat. Russell do you know which way is correct?

What you are saying is wrong. Batters are announced all the time and pulled back for a pinch hitter.

[econoodle]

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Can someone check Brett Gardners player model?
Does he have the light black hair or his real life bald toe head look?

[WizardOfAwes]

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For an online franchise can you just have 2 user controlled teams with the rest computer?

[tnixen]

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What you are saying is wrong. Batters are announced all the time and pulled back for a pinch hitter.

Got it thanks

[tnixen]

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What you are saying is wrong. Batters are announced all the time and pulled back for a pinch hitter.

Just one more question for you if thats ok.

I remember seeing in a baseball game many times where the manager would wait for batter to be announced before making pitching change. Why would the manager do this?

[Cakes]

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I know this is taboo around these parts, but has anyone seen any hint of rubberband AI in this version's game? And by that I mean that if the user (or CPU) takes a lead, the team that's down almost always mounts some type of comeback to make things interesting.

[ShowTyme15]

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Just one more question for you if thats ok.

I remember seeing in a baseball game many times where the manager would wait for batter to be announced before making pitching change. Why would the manager do this?

To create matchups

[BA2929]

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Just one more question for you if thats ok.

I remember seeing in a baseball game many times where the manager would wait for batter to be announced before making pitching change. Why would the manager do this?

I'll clarify this rule:

If a player is in the game and has already played, like a starting pitcher, they can announce his name and still take him out. So pinch hitting for your pitcher who has already appeared in the game is fine even if the pitcher has been announced as the hitter. For example: Say Jose Fernandez is coming to the plate in the 8th and the announcer calls his name, you can still pinch hit for him.

This prevents people from pinch hitting a lefty to face a righty, then when/if the other team counters with a LHP, they can't just bring back the lefty PH and put in a right handed hitter.

This doesn't happen very often because usually the PA guy is smart and realizes the pitcher is coming to the plate next, so he holds off on announcing his name expecting him to be PH for. Very rarely will you see the pitcher get all the way to the box to hit before the manager decides to take him out.

the manager would wait for batter to be announced before making pitching change

You're seeing the manager wait to see who the pinch hitter is going to be before making a change.

Hope that clears it up. Hard to type rules like this out in a clear manner.

[WizardOfAwes]

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How/when do we get our pre order bonus?

[tnixen]

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I'll clarify this rule:

If a player is in the game and has already played, like a starting pitcher, they can announce his name and still take him out. So pinch hitting for your pitcher who has already appeared in the game is fine even if the pitcher has been announced as the hitter. For example: Say Jose Fernandez is coming to the plate in the 8th and the announcer calls his name, you can still pinch hit for him. However, once they announce the pinch hitters name he HAS to bat.

This prevents people from pinch hitting a lefty to face a righty, then when/if the other team counters with a LHP, they can't just bring back the lefty PH and put in a right handed hitter.

This doesn't happen very often because usually the PA guy is smart and realizes the pitcher is coming to the plate next, so he holds off on announcing his name expecting him to be PH for. Very rarely will you see the pitcher get all the way to the box to hit before the manager decides to take him out.



You're seeing the manager wait to see who the pinch hitter is going to be before making a change.

Hope that clears it up. Hard to type rules like this out in a clear manner.

Great explanation!

Ok so then my idea of delaying the PA Announcement for when the warning for pitch hitting for the pitcher pops up is actually a very good idea since like you say you hardly ever here the PA announcer announce the pitcher in this situation in real life. Right?

[dran1984]

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Just one more question for you if thats ok.

I remember seeing in a baseball game many times where the manager would wait for batter to be announced before making pitching change. Why would the manager do this?

Normally that is done when they are trying to get the matchup that they want. Say there is a lefty hitting and they have a righty on the mound the manager may want to bring in a lefty to face him. Once the LHH is announced to hit he can bring in his LHP to face him. However often times the opposing manager may pinch hit with a righty to counter the pitching change.

It's all about the mangers trying to get the advantage in late game situations.

[dran1984]

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I'll clarify this rule:

If a player is in the game and has already played, like a starting pitcher, they can announce his name and still take him out. So pinch hitting for your pitcher who has already appeared in the game is fine even if the pitcher has been announced as the hitter. For example: Say Jose Fernandez is coming to the plate in the 8th and the announcer calls his name, you can still pinch hit for him. However, once they announce the pinch hitters name he HAS to bat.

This prevents people from pinch hitting a lefty to face a righty, then when/if the other team counters with a LHP, they can't just bring back the lefty PH and put in a right handed hitter.

This doesn't happen very often because usually the PA guy is smart and realizes the pitcher is coming to the plate next, so he holds off on announcing his name expecting him to be PH for. Very rarely will you see the pitcher get all the way to the box to hit before the manager decides to take him out.



You're seeing the manager wait to see who the pinch hitter is going to be before making a change.

Hope that clears it up. Hard to type rules like this out in a clear manner.

That is not the case. The pinch hitter doesn't HAVE to hit they can send up a new pinch hitter to the plate. However the original pinch hitter is no longer available to play in the game.