*****The 'Perfect' Slider Set***** MLB 10 - The Show

[Electric Boogaloo]

Re: *****The 'Perfect' Slider Set***** MLB 10 - The Show

Been enjoying using these sliders so far on All-Star. Played 14 games in a season with the Yankees with a 7-7 record. Could be better, and I started off well, but my home games did not go well at all.

These are my results so you get an idea of the type of scoring I've encountered so far. Possibly too many home runs being hit considering I've hit the most in the league (31) and also allowed the most as well (25).

@ BOS: L 5-7
@ BOS: W 6-5
@ BOS: W 7-3

@ TB: W 7-0
@ TB: W 8-4
@ TB: L 2-5

VS LAA: L 4-13
VS LAA: L 4-7
VS LAA: L 1-2

VS TEX: W 8-3
VS TEX: L 8-10
VS TEX: L 3-7

@ OAK: W 1-0
@ OAK: W 5-4

So as you can see, a nice variety of scores there. Some blowouts on both sides, some tight games with both high scorers and low. Definitely enjoying these sliders, though. They provide a nice challenge, and unlike the one's I used throughout most of my time with 09 I can also get a fair few strikeouts as well, which is nice.

[gman2774]

Re: *****The 'Perfect' Slider Set***** MLB 10 - The Show

Been enjoying using these sliders so far on All-Star. Played 14 games in a season with the Yankees with a 7-7 record. Could be better, and I started off well, but my home games did not go well at all.

These are my results so you get an idea of the type of scoring I've encountered so far. Possibly too many home runs being hit considering I've hit the most in the league (31) and also allowed the most as well (25).

@ BOS: L 5-7
@ BOS: W 6-5
@ BOS: W 7-3

@ TB: W 7-0
@ TB: W 8-4
@ TB: L 2-5

VS LAA: L 4-13
VS LAA: L 4-7
VS LAA: L 1-2

VS TEX: W 8-3
VS TEX: L 8-10
VS TEX: L 3-7

@ OAK: W 1-0
@ OAK: W 5-4

So as you can see, a nice variety of scores there. Some blowouts on both sides, some tight games with both high scorers and low. Definitely enjoying these sliders, though. They provide a nice challenge, and unlike the one's I used throughout most of my time with 09 I can also get a fair few strikeouts as well, which is nice.

Curious...do you use the L stick while hitting? I'm not surprised by the HR's. The Yankees have a loaded line-up and play in a HR friendly park.

[Electric Boogaloo]

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Curious...do you use the L stick while hitting? I'm not surprised by the HR's. The Yankees have a loaded line-up and play in a HR friendly park.

I always guess pitch straight down with a fastball and if it's correct I'll normally aim the left stick down to avoid missing it. Same applies if they pitch down with any other pitch and I think it's in the zone. Otherwise I normally just press X since I seem to pull a lot of balls foul when using the stick.

You're right about the Yankees power and that ballpark, but I'm also giving up loads. Guys like CC and Burnett have given up 3/4 each I think. Probably just bad pitching on my part, though. My best pitcher so far has been Vazquez by far. 1.08 ERA through 25 innings and a 2-1 record. That one loss was the 1-2 to the Angels so he was unlucky I couldn't get the offence going.

[BleacherCreature]

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After losing 6 of 7 with these sliders I have now won 5 in a row!
Been getting really solid pitching from my starters, starting to hit the ball much better, my pen is still a little shaky but during the winning streak I've had enough of a lead to play with so they're not hurting me.
Lost Pettitte to a broken hand with a week and a half left of spring training. He's out 1-2 months. He's been my worst starter though so it might not be so bad. His ERA was 7 something.
I almost want to sim right to the season since I'm playing so well.

[JayD]

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Psycho, I am seeing a crap ton of doubles and triples by the cpu! My last game the Cubs had 7 doubles and a triple without any errors, just a lot of down the line hits and gappers. On the flip side it seems that I hit a lot of solid hits that appear to be at least a single and possibly an easy double but the cpu fielder always seems to be in the perfect spot to make a routine catch. Any suggestions on how this can be corrected? Also curious if you use auto fielding and if you have the strike zone on?

[jcern23]

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I don't understand why people are changing settings to Psycho's sliders and referring to them as the Perfect slider set. Once you change things to your liking or preferences, they are no longer what he recommended and posted. At that point they are your set.

I've seen every possible combination of recommendations...raise pitcher consistency...lower it. Raise contact...lower it. Raise control...lower it. etc...

Just goes to show no one set is best for all. We all have our preferences and what we think is "real". This thread had gone off track since people are changing things up on their own.

C

I agree and I also think that too many people jump the gun on changing something way too fast. Even myself I admit I am too quick to adjust a slider based on a few games. You need at least 10 games to think something should move a click and thats why the good slider sets take a while to come out.

[harvey88]

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I pitch on All-Star but hit on HOF...I'm planning on using these sliders...does anyone know if these will work well with HOF too??

Thank you.

I am current playing with the Jays with HOF hitting and AllStar pitching and am using psycho's sliders and all of my stats are realistic. The only thing I changes was strike frequency from 3 down to 1. I found that on HOF hitting it is much harder to draw walks then allstar. With the slider at 3 I was only getting about 1-2 walks a game. With it at 1. I'm averaging about 3 a game which is about right. Great slider set once again BTW. This is the first year that I have a losing record, but i'm loving it. 6-9 so far in my franchise. The Jays suck this year, so what can you expect.

[JayD]

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I am current playing with the Jays with HOF hitting and AllStar pitching and am using psycho's sliders and all of my stats are realistic. The only thing I changes was strike frequency from 3 down to 1. I found that on HOF hitting it is much harder to draw walks then allstar. With the slider at 3 I was only getting about 1-2 walks a game. With it at 1. I'm averaging about 3 a game which is about right. Great slider set once again BTW. This is the first year that I have a losing record, but i'm loving it. 6-9 so far in my franchise. The Jays suck this year, so what can you expect.

The only thing I have changed with psychos set is the strike frequency as well, bumped it down one.

[FluffyTonka]

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I had to bump up pitching speed by one notch ... It was averaging 7-11 runs on 15-17 hits on default.

I've also dropped fielding reaction to 7 ... I still see more web gems than I do poor play ... But I like the fact the ball if it's crushed will sneak in through the lines or get away from the SS in the hole occasionally ...

I think this thread is great, the sliders are a great base for me, but I like to alter them as I see fit. Since I play the game IRL, and usually as a leadoff batter, my eye is probably a little quicker than some ...

I dont know why it bothers capa so much if we're changing things around ... it's all good conversation and it's not exactly into the realm of thread killing like he's making out.

[PsychoBulk]

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Psycho, I am seeing a crap ton of doubles and triples by the cpu! My last game the Cubs had 7 doubles and a triple without any errors, just a lot of down the line hits and gappers. On the flip side it seems that I hit a lot of solid hits that appear to be at least a single and possibly an easy double but the cpu fielder always seems to be in the perfect spot to make a routine catch. Any suggestions on how this can be corrected? Also curious if you use auto fielding and if you have the strike zone on?

No, manual fielding and no strike zone or hitting aids on, including GP.

The double/triple thing, just stick with it, im not seeing anything out of the ordinary with these, i guarantee you over 162 games it will all work out

[BleacherCreature]

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What kind of power numbers are you seeing from the CPU with these sliders?
The CPU is scoring runs against me but I don't really see them hitting a ton of HR's. They're getting doubles and triples in the gaps and a few that just missed going over the fence but it doesn't feel the HR numbers are there.
Could be because I am in spring training and most of their players are subbed out by the 7th, but I still think I should be seeing more up to that point.
Maybe once my season starts and I am in homerun friendly Yankee Stadium this will change.
What is everyone else seeing with this?

[Electric Boogaloo]

Re: *****The 'Perfect' Slider Set***** MLB 10 - The Show

What kind of power numbers are you seeing from the CPU with these sliders?
The CPU is scoring runs against me but I don't really see them hitting a ton of HR's. They're getting doubles and triples in the gaps and a few that just missed going over the fence but it doesn't feel the HR numbers are there.
Could be because I am in spring training and most of their players are subbed out by the 7th, but I still think I should be seeing more up to that point.
Maybe once my season starts and I am in homerun friendly Yankee Stadium this will change.
What is everyone else seeing with this?

Well, as I said, I've allowed the most home runs in the league so far at 27. CC and Hughes have given up 5 each; AJ, Petitte and Robertson have given up 3; Mariano and Gaudin 2, and Vazquez, Joba, Marte and Aceves all have 1. Annoying about Mariano since he's given up 2 in only 4.0 innings. Just had my last game against Oakland, going for the sweep; CC pitches a gem and I have a 4-2 lead going into the 9th. Give it to Rivera and he gives up a hit and a home run to Buck, blowing the save. Then I lose in the 10th to a hit and two bunt singles. The Trophy description was right: Choker! Record at 7-8 now.

[speels]

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The last couple games I played with the Blue Jays have been interesting to day the least.
I beat Detroit 5-1, they hit a homerun and had 2 doubles and I had 3 homeruns, 3 doubles, and 9 other hits.
Last night I lost to KC 12-6. I gave up 6 in the second inning but fought back to tie it up by the 5th. Then gave away the game in the 8th by giving up 6 more runs. The odd things was, I hit 2 Homeruns, 5 doubles and a triple and the Royals had 1 double and 13 singles!!!!

It was a great game and I completely deserved the loss as I abused my pitchers so that I would have all but 2 of them ready for the playoffs the next week.

Excellent sliders Psycho.

[Electric Boogaloo]

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Urgh, I absolutely hate the Angels in this game. Swept me at home and now I'm playing them again and, once again, I cannot do anything against their pitching. Almost everything is in the zone so I can't even attempt to be patient, then everything I hit is straight at guys. While on their side they find all the gaps, stuff that's hit at my guys is goes straight through them, and I even had a strikeout that was in the zone go for a wild pitch so they score a run in what would have been the final out. Lost 6-0 in the end after it was 1-0 through the first 7 innings. Had to turn it off because I got so infruriated.

[PsychoBulk]

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Thats baseball, some you win, some you lose, some games all goes right, some all wrong, you cant expect sliders to fix all for you.