FenwayMac 2018 Legend Sliders

[bullpen45]

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Glad you found them! Welcome aboard and reach out with any questions. We have a good crew here!

Lowering contact to 2 was pretty pivotal. There are still lousy innings (see my rant just a couple days back), but i feel the CPU attack is much more balanced and fair (for the most part) with hitting contact at 2.

Give that a go for a few games and if still a struggle we can come up with some other ideas.

Thanks ! I should be able to play at least 2-3 games tonight, I'll post the results.
By the way, do you regurarly use the power swing ?

[FenwayMac]

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Thanks ! I should be able to play at least 2-3 games tonight, I'll post the results.
By the way, do you regurarly use the power swing ?

Nope. Never. Only normal swing every time. I can see the point of maybe using contact in certain situations, but I don’t use it.

[NolanRyansSnowmonkey]

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Nope. Never. Only normal swing every time. I can see the point of maybe using contact in certain situations, but I don’t use it.

I never use power swing either. 98% normal swings. I dont have an exact dogma on contact swing. There have been times i have used it to try to move runners, or just try to make sure i get the ball in play in critical situations. Last season i never used it. I still strike out using it so its not foolproof. Lately the only player i use contact swing with is Elvis Andrus, because he is just so good at making contact in real life, but in the game he misses more. But even then its not often.

[KBLover]

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By the way, do you regurarly use the power swing ?

I'm the odd ball that does, especially with good Contact/Vision hitters.

I can see the point of maybe using contact in certain situations, but I don’t use it.

I use contact a lot as well.

I pretty much use all the swings, all the influences, etc. Depending on situation and hitter/pitcher.

[bullpen45]

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Are you guys moving the batting cursor ?

[FenwayMac]

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I definitely do. My method is to start up high and use the PCI to frame the pitch release and then I follow it. I am pretty selective though and only focus on about half of the strike zone. If the pitch releases and seems to either dart low or outside of the area that I am focused on, I let it go. It makes for a lot of called strikes, but makes it all the better when the pitcher lays one into an area where I am ready.


I used to sit the curser really stationary in an area and wait, but I found that tiny difference in contact location (if the ball was slightly higher or lower than my curser) resulted in a lot more weak contact pop ups or ground outs. Gotta move it!

[Yankees82]

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Nolan, you said that you track attendance on each game. I used to do that in prior years so I would see my average and total for the year. But this year with the dynamic attendance it changes so I stopped. When do you count the attendance? Before the game?

[NolanRyansSnowmonkey]

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Are you guys moving the batting cursor ?

There are different methods, but I actually don't move it, but i am very selective. Like Fenway, i take a lot of called strikes (you should). I play with the PCI and strike zone off, but i have used it so much i can "see" it move. But i purposely make my "unseen PCI" very small in my mind. This helps me be much more selective and make much better contact when i get my pitch.

I have different approaches and different pre-pitch PCI placements with different hitters, and depending on count, situation, etc. And i occasionally do make adjustments mid-pitch on certain counts, or if i get a hanger, etc.

I have a few detailed descriptions on OS threads of my zone hitting approach. In general, until i have two strikes, i usually am very specific in what i am looking for and i am ready for it. With two strikes, i go to the method Fenway described.

Either method works, it just depends on what you like best or gets the best results.

[NolanRyansSnowmonkey]

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Nolan, you said that you track attendance on each game. I used to do that in prior years so I would see my average and total for the year. But this year with the dynamic attendance it changes so I stopped. When do you count the attendance? Before the game?

I count it after each game, before i record my batter/pitcher analysis.

[Yankees82]

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I count it after each game, before i record my batter/pitcher analysis.

Thank you. I thought at the end of the game the attendance number reflects the people leaving. Like if it’s a blow out people leave.

[NolanRyansSnowmonkey]

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Thank you. I thought at the end of the game the attendance number reflects the people leaving. Like if it’s a blow out people leave.

It does, and taking attendance at the end of a game is not accurate. I just developed the habit and many times do it before i think about it. I really have been thinking about doing away with it anyway since its useless. I mainly do it because i am already on the screen with weather, wind, unpires so its easy.

Near the middle of the game would probably be bestto record it. Maybe 4th inning or so? But I'm not as interested in attendance anymore to make the extra effort really.

[Yankees82]

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Quick update in the Bronx.

The Yankees have won the first 3 games of the series against the Rays. The Yankees have a 6 game winning streak and won 11 of their last 12. Unfortunately, the Red Sox have kept pace with their own 6 game winning streak before losing today’s game against the Orioles.

The Yankees now sit 0.5 games back with the Red Sox getting a day off before hosting us on Friday night for the last series of the season. If the Yankees win their last game against the Rays we will be tied for 1st place with 3 games to go and going head to head. So it would literally be a best out of 3 playoff series.

[Yankees82]

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Quick update in the Bronx.

The Yankees have won the first 3 games of the series against the Rays. The Yankees have a 6 game winning streak and won 11 of their last 12. Unfortunately, the Red Sox have kept pace with their own 6 game winning streak before losing today’s game against the Orioles.

The Yankees now sit 0.5 games back with the Red Sox getting a day off before hosting us on Friday night for the last series of the season. If the Yankees win their last game against the Rays we will be tied for 1st place with 3 games to go and going head to head. So it would literally be a best out of 3 playoff series.

The Yankees pulled it off with a 4-0 win for their 7th game in a row. Just hope that I can keep it up and not hit a wall with this upcoming series. My pitching has been really good in this series. TB’s BA was .157 and their BABIP was .198. They only hit 1 HR in the series. That is with the CPU contact/power at 2/6.

The upcoming series matchups are below:
Sonny Gray (11-7, 3.85) vs Brian Johnson (1-2, 3.65)
Luis Severino (12-8, 3.70) vs Chris Sale (15-3, 2.91)
Masahiro Tanaka (14-13, 3.89) vs Rick Porcello (14-7, 3.53)

The first game is huge for me. If I lose I will have to beat Chris Sale. But I did score 5 runs off him last time and won that game.

[Yankees82]

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Some stats from the last 19 games. These are with all offensive sliders as the OP.

BA: .264
BABIP: .296
HR: 37 (1.9 per game)
K: 162 (8.5 per game)
BB: 49 (2.6 per game)

Hit Distribution:
Singles: 58%
Doubles: 20.5%
Triples: 0.6%
Home Runs: 21%

My home runs have been crazy high. I think it might be just using the Yankees. I did have a 4,5, and a 6 HR day in those 19 days so that kind of inflated the numbers. The other 16 games were 1.4 per game.

[FenwayMac]

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Some stats from the last 19 games. These are with all offensive sliders as the OP.

BA: .264
BABIP: .296
HR: 37 (1.9 per game)
K: 162 (8.5 per game)
BB: 49 (2.6 per game)

Hit Distribution:
Singles: 58%
Doubles: 20.5%
Triples: 0.6%
Home Runs: 21%

My home runs have been crazy high. I think it might be just using the Yankees. I did have a 4,5, and a 6 HR day in those 19 days so that kind of inflated the numbers. The other 16 games were 1.4 per game.

After my Pirates season I am going to play a season with Boston and expecting they will mash more. I am hoping to learn how to balance sliders more evenly for upper-tier teams vs middle.