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

[Stickum11]

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These sliders have worked great for me so far. One thing I just wanted to point out... I don't know if anyone does this but me but after every game I look into the pitcher analysis. The ball percentage is pretty good for both me and the CPU, the CPU
depending on how patient I am feeling I think the MLB AVG. is 37% balls or something... The one glaring stat that is way off in nearly every game is that the CPU has about 30-35 foul balls hit per game and I usually have only about 10-15.... Which one is more realistic in a game the 10-15 or 30-35? If so I think I will change the foul ball slider to adjust. Psycho or anyone else any thoughts? or numbers on fouls per game?
Thanks
RC

[BombshellRocks]

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A quick google search leads me to believe that the average is between 23-28 foul balls per team per game. Cant tell you how accurate that is though

[ParisB]

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i've been getting about 15-20 fouls per game...same with the CPU, although they tend to get a couple more on average

I might bump up the Fouls to 7 like last year (psycho had this as well).

Although i'm worried that raising the fouls might take away the doubles down the line

[Stickum11]

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A quick google search leads me to believe that the average is between 23-28 foul balls per team per game. Cant tell you how accurate that is though

I think that the search is accurate my research showed about 25 per game. I think I will drop the CPU fouls down one and raise mine two that should help remedy the situation. And if it does drop my doubles and triples down the line that is fine because my batting average is a few points too high right now -.310- 1st in the MLB and I don't think it will drop to the MLB highlast season -.285- without a one or two less hits on average.

[RogueHominid]

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I have no idea what happened, but I went from striking out at a semi-reasonable clip to whiffing at a world-class rate. Through 8 games I have 13 BB and 96 K. I'm more than double the league rate for strikeouts, and have the worst OBP as well .

Still, a really nice variety of games. I got my first complete game shutout with Jair Jurrjens, and was 1 hit away from a perfect game.

[JayD]

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These sliders are working perfect for me! I am a bit irritated that my record is 0-4 at home and 5-1 on the road, lol. I almost had my first home win at Turner but Moylan came in the 8th giving up 4 runs. 3 on a home run, and I lost 4-2. Medlen pitched 7 strong innings walking 2 and striking out 5. Escobar knocked a 2 run home run in the bottom of the 7th giving me the lead and I could of gotten out of the 4 run 8th but Prado booted a 1 out double play chance....BAH! Lowering cpu strike frequency by one has been the only adjustment I've made.

[JoeC]

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Just had 2 great games with these sliders. Lost one 5-2 and won one 6-4. In the win I had 13 hits 3 doubles walked 5 times I allowed 6 hits 2 doubles 1 homerun and I walked 5. I was down 3-0 and slowly came back and held on to win. In the game that I lost I had 8 hits 1 homerun and walked 1 time I gave up 9 hits 2 homeruns 1 double and walked 2 I have now played around 20 games with these settings and they are great. I am 12-8 I average around 8 hits 2 doubles 1 homerun I walk 3 times per game and give up 3 walks per game. I have had close games and blowouts. Games where I came back and the cpu came back. Games where I led start to finish and the cpu led start to finish. My biggest win has been 10-1 and my biggest loss 12-2. These just play great for me and I just wanted to say great job again this year psyco.

[gminnick9]

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Psycho,

I think I ask you this every year, but do you use guess pitch and all that other crap? Also, are you using power swing at all, or are you keeping it real life like last year?

[PsychoBulk]

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No GP, no strike/hot zone etc, basically no hitting aids at all, power swing very rarely, hardly ever, maybe only 2/3 times in a game when sitting dead red 2-0 or 3-1 counts.

[LEOMODE]

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Leomode,

Hey just wanted to weigh in with my two cents. I think much of the lack of walks comes from playing on Veteran where the meter is much more forgiving. I noticed this immediately when I jumped from All-Star to Legend and couldn't hit the plate at all with Brandon Webb to save my life in my first 10 pitches.

If you're happy with the difficulty level, I'm not sure which camera view you're using but try switching to the outfield view for pitching. It's definitely a little more challenging as the meter itself is presented smaller and slightly off center to where you'd normally be focusing on.

Also, I just realized that you mentioned in your first point that you are getting pounded on Veteran. More than likely it is because you are not throwing a lot of balls in certain situations and the CPU is adapting to that. The CPU will start swinging much more often and connecting more because it adapts to the strikes you're throwing. Mix it up. Paint the corners, and there will be times when you get behind in the count where you're better off throwing that ball off the plate and walking a guy. Also, you never know, if the CPU is freely swinging up to that point, that ball off the plate may be the pitch that the CPU swings and misses on.

Hey thanks for your feedback...Now I'm playing All-star but the walk-given or taken is about the same still... and i use the outfield view as well....also your idea on throwing some balls instead of strikes, I do that also...(API is stupid sometimes so)

I just feel that Pitcher Consistency and Pitcher Control needs to find a right number...

[LEOMODE]

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No GP, no strike/hot zone etc, basically no hitting aids at all, power swing very rarely, hardly ever, maybe only 2/3 times in a game when sitting dead red 2-0 or 3-1 counts.

Hey PsychoBulk...Please answer me if you can...I've changed my questions a bit now that I'm playing All-star instead of veteran.




1. When I pitch, I follow exactly as the catchers want me to throw (API), of course 1 out of 10 times I throw on my own. But my main concern is the BB's. I'm not really getting much. Do you just do pitching on your own without the API? How can I get more BB's? (your PControl,PConsistency do seem to work well in meter pitching, but still no BB's with API). Is your StrikeZone/HotZone off?
Mine is ON, but if i turn it off, i get strike out too much...

2. So what would be the effective way to get BB's and give BB's... (( (I do get BB's from the CPU's, but its still below average...I mean both of the team's average strike % is more than 60%...more so even 70%...I believe thats not realistic at all...

3. I use auto-fielding and auto-baserunning because sometimes I make a mistake and they cost runs. (as PC's rarely make mistakes, so those small mistakes are pretty costly to me). Would auto-fielding and baserunning work fine with the sliders on my side of the auto fielding and baserunning as well?

My main concern basically is the walks. I want to give in more walks...I get average walks,,,,just that I don't really give in walks...

[PsychoBulk]

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Must go tonight, but ill answer this more fully tomorrow leomode.

[jgobler]

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Hey Mr. Bulk you are the man. I played your sliders on 09 up until last week. All I did was move the hitting up a little for me and had great results. Played with tampa and lost in the playoffs, Pena finished with 37 homers. Loved every minute of the game because of you. I just got the new game and will play with them. I actually donated my PS3 to a childrens hospital. I want out and bought a new one yesterday. Cant belive all the defaults on your sliders but trust you...Thanks man

[Stickum11]

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Hey PsychoBulk...Please answer me if you can...I've changed my questions a bit now that I'm playing All-star instead of veteran.




1. When I pitch, I follow exactly as the catchers want me to throw (API), of course 1 out of 10 times I throw on my own. But my main concern is the BB's. I'm not really getting much. Do you just do pitching on your own without the API? How can I get more BB's? (your PControl,PConsistency do seem to work well in meter pitching, but still no BB's with API). Is your StrikeZone/HotZone off?
Mine is ON, but if i turn it off, i get strike out too much...

2. So what would be the effective way to get BB's and give BB's... (( (I do get BB's from the CPU's, but its still below average...I mean both of the team's average strike % is more than 60%...more so even 70%...I believe thats not realistic at all...

3. I use auto-fielding and auto-baserunning because sometimes I make a mistake and they cost runs. (as PC's rarely make mistakes, so those small mistakes are pretty costly to me). Would auto-fielding and baserunning work fine with the sliders on my side of the auto fielding and baserunning as well?

My main concern basically is the walks. I want to give in more walks...I get average walks,,,,just that I don't really give in walks...

I know I am not the man like Psycho, but in my experience with the sliders here is my answer to the walk trouble. If you get average walks you are okay there, that is all patience and skill in how well you can tell where the ball is going to be. I am not even that great at that, but I think I am 23rd or so in walks through 15 games.
IMO, giving walks is all about just trying to get strike outs and leaving the pitching cursor on a corner nearly every pitch (Even with 3 balls). It's almost like you are trying to walk a guy instead of laying one in the strike zone. I am in like the top 5 for giving up walks but the goal is to just not be number one by an unreal amount. BTW I play with the Cubs. Hopefully this makes a little sense and/or helps some.

[LEOMODE]

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I know I am not the man like Psycho, but in my experience with the sliders here is my answer to the walk trouble. If you get average walks you are okay there, that is all patience and skill in how well you can tell where the ball is going to be. I am not even that great at that, but I think I am 23rd or so in walks through 15 games.
IMO, giving walks is all about just trying to get strike outs and leaving the pitching cursor on a corner nearly every pitch (Even with 3 balls). It's almost like you are trying to walk a guy instead of laying one in the strike zone. I am in like the top 5 for giving up walks but the goal is to just not be number one by an unreal amount. BTW I play with the Cubs. Hopefully this makes a little sense and/or helps some.

Hey thanks for your opinion. My point is like this though however: I don't want to intentionally 'try' to give in walks. What I want is a realism from the pitcher, where the pitcher tried to strike out the batter or put the ball somewhere where the pitcher wanted to throw at, but the ball slips out naturally and goes off somewhere else - mainly in a ball zone. I'm sure no pitcher wants to give in walks; unless giving in an intentional walk..

But with the slider and the meter pitching, I rarely hit the middle bar in the meter pitching (maybe 20% of the times or so), but then again, even not hitting the main bar, the balls go into the strike zone rather than slipping out of the pitchers' hands and go off somewhere else.

Or either the batter hits it and fouls it, which makes it into a strike basically.

So there, I get 60-70 strike percentage. So if I intentionally try to shoot in the bare corners like you do, then yeah I could give in walks. But in real life, I'm sure that's not the pitcher wants right...


So how could the pitcher control/consistency play in a role where the pitcher 'naturally' throws the ball to somewhere that's totally off of where the pitcher originally intended? (If you lower the consistency too much, you know that leads to HBP or wild pitch, which oppose to the true intentions of what PsychoBulk intended to be...

Sorry for the long reply, but I hope you get my points...I'll love for another comments to discuss ..