Mike Lowe MLB The Show '18 Sliders

[Mike Lowe]

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Hey Mike,

Luv your slider set and YouTube streams - nice work!

Question for ya - do you use 30-team control feature for your franchise to ensure lineup/rotation/40-man integrity or just 1-team control and let the league completely live on its own?

BTW - I absolutely would move both field run speed and field reaction to 3.

Dowie

A bit of both. I use 30 team control, but I let the AI handle themselves and only adjust broken rotations and bullpen.

Note: Broken rotations are not a subjective thing like adjusting the rotation to suit my preferences. That's too much interference to me, and every team ends up looking jist like your own.

Let the game breathe a bit.

And I'm only going to adjust throwing errors and Human Control.

[Mike Lowe]

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Streaming now!

YouTube.com/MikeLowe47

[dowie]

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A bit of both. I use 30 team control, but I let the AI handle themselves and only adjust broken rotations and bullpen.

Note: Broken rotations are not a subjective thing like adjusting the rotation to suit my preferences. That's too much interference to me, and every team ends up looking jist like your own.

Let the game breathe a bit.

And I'm only going to adjust throwing errors and Human Control.

thanks - last question....

do you set up all the cpu controlled team bullpens like this....

1 closer
2 set up
4 middle relief
0 long relief

OR

1 closer
2 set up
3 middle relief
1 long relief

I've heard leaving the long relief spot opens helps with cpu using their bullpen more effectively.

thoughts?

Dowie

[FenwayMac]

Re: Mike Lowe MLB The Show '18 Sliders

Nah, I try to go with what my guy is being the most efficient with. During the game I’m also trying to keep 3 pitches efficient but obviously that is more than likely dropping to 2 so using that 3rd pitch as a throw away or set up-esque pitch.

I’m using Justus Sheffield right now vs a hot Jays lineup. It’s his Rookie year. He’s pretty solid at K’s and jumping to an early pitchers count.

4SFB
Sweeping Curve
Circle Change
Slider

Vs Righties I’m pounding high and inside, low and inside. My throw away is 4SFB high to change eye levels and using the circle change in the dirt when ahead in the count. Inside sweeping curve ahead out of the strike zone vs aggressive hitters.

Lefties I’m looking low outside with offspeed, using the 4SFB outside the zone low to setup with slider outside zone mid-low (since its not always on target.)

The biggest learning curve for me was learning that not everything has to be a strike or you’ll get blasted. Once every now and then throw in that first pitch off speed or slider out the zone vs same handed P/H so you’re not using the same pattern every AB.


It’s sort of like hitting. I wanna smash everything but once I learned every strike isn’t a good strike, I started getting better.

I’m not a guru or anything at pitching so this could be totally flawed but it’s been working for me. I think I picked up on the outside and low vs Lefties based on the commentary, aha.

I also googled pitch types one day and found an article that sort of explained the ideal location for every pitch type in baseball. I can try to find it and link it to you (DM) if you want.

Edit: ^ that article helped me with finding out pitches to throw when there were runners where I could get weak contact to minimize runs, also.

Hi. Do you try to max out you pitch meter each pitch or do you mix up your pitch speeds as well?

[richnav]

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Hi. Do you try to max out you pitch meter each pitch or do you mix up your pitch speeds as well?

I do minimal the max on certain situations


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[Mike Lowe]

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1 closer
2 set up
4 middle relief
0 long relief

This one. 10 char

[Mike Lowe]

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Hi. Do you try to max out you pitch meter each pitch or do you mix up your pitch speeds as well?

Effectiveness doesn't always affect your pitch speed. I mix up via pitch selection. I sometimes max out effectiveness, but it's usually not necessary.

[Luckster1044]

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As with real pitching, pitch speed effects break and drop based on the pitch type selected. Ive been playing with this, and am getting great placement on where I want the pitch to land using various speeds. the biggest and most effective I noticed is when pitching inside to batters.. If you max out, your more then likely to throw wild and bean him if you are not perfect with it. So, with less speed, less, break, and a bit more control or movement on the pitch, you can be a little safer with those types of pitches inside. Just my observation and thoughts on the matter.

Fastballs are obviously the least effected with this. You may see a few mph less with less power on the meter, but playing with the meter with changeups, sliders, and curveballs are very effective.

[richnav]

Re: Mike Lowe MLB The Show '18 Sliders

As with real pitching, pitch speed effects break and drop based on the pitch type selected. Ive been playing with this, and am getting great placement on where I want the pitch to land using various speeds. the biggest and most effective I noticed is when pitching inside to batters.. If you max out, your more then likely to throw wild and bean him if you are not perfect with it. So, with less speed, less, break, and a bit more control or movement on the pitch, you can be a little safer with those types of pitches inside. Just my observation and thoughts on the matter.



Fastballs are obviously the least effected with this. You may see a few mph less with less power on the meter, but playing with the meter with changeups, sliders, and curveballs are very effective.

I couldn’t have said it better cause I started figuring out how that works with change ups I love mixing the speeds with placement that seems out of the box but starts in and drops out sliders are great for that too[emoji108]


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[FenwayMac]

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Thanks. My biggest issues this season are when the opponent go on absolute tears as well as some conveniently timely errors by my team. I am always looking for new ways to randomize my approach and wondered about pitch speeds. Appreciate the feedback!

[Mike Lowe]

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I don't know if it's because I'm playing the (back-to-back) World Series champion Cubs, or whether momentum carries over from the previous season (Cubs), or whether it's patch 1.08, but I keep having games where everything is fine, and then BAM 5-7 runs in 1 inning. 3 games in a row.

[cubbies1744]

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I don't know if it's because I'm playing the (back-to-back) World Series champion Cubs, or whether momentum carries over from the previous season (Cubs), or whether it's patch 1.08, but I keep having games where everything is fine, and then BAM 5-7 runs in 1 inning. 3 games in a row.

I have been having the same problem Mike just experience it with me as the Yankees against the blue Jay's I thought it was just me lol

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[eF 5ive]

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Hi. Do you try to max out you pitch meter each pitch or do you mix up your pitch speeds as well?

Matters where I’m locating the pitch. I use to use analog cus I like the interactive feel, but no matter how low I had pitch sliders I couldn’t produce walls. I use classic now.

If I’m going out the zone with a FB I hold the button until release. When I’m painting corners I release right with the vibration. Off speed into the dirt I’m tapping for more drop. Sliders or curves inside out of the zone I found more effort less likely to get hbp. When tryna take them out the zone more drop, less control. Hope that helps.

[Mike Lowe]

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First post updated with some necessary changes.

Give them a spin! Should start seeing lowering of CPU BABIP which will help limit those out of control innings.

[markor]

Re: Mike Lowe MLB The Show '18 Sliders

First post updated with some necessary changes.

Give them a spin! Should start seeing lowering of CPU BABIP which will help limit those out of control innings.

I’m still thinking human timing might be able to come up 1.

Thoughts?