hit by pitches

[astronut]

anybody seen a lot of hit by pitches I had two in each of my first two games

[Qb]

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Oh man... I literally plunked a guy seconds after reading your post!!! My pitcher got tossed to boot. In extra innings, that hurts as I'm down to one reliever left in the 'pen. I hit one other guy early in the game, I don't remember being warned; seems like the umps have itchy trigger fingers at times...

[Garrett67]

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I had 4 in one game. I hit one of their batters so naturally they retaliated immediately in the next inning. Then they hit me 2 more times later.

I haven't checked to see if there is a slider that might remedy this.

[DavidPuddy]

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yeah, seems to be a lot of them for some reason

[Qb]

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Oh rats... My previously mentioned plunking two posts ago just cost me the game! There was a man on first, one out bottom of the 12th (PIT-me at FLA), score even at 1-1. Danny Kolb is a little low on gas (high 60s), and I lose one trying to come up and in, catching the hitter right on the shoulder.

Well, Kolb gets tossed (wrongly, it was painfully obvious that it was unintentional) and I argue a little, but I couldn't afford to get thrown out in extras with a thin bench and bullpen. Luckily I had a guy up in the pen, but its a rookie (Bayliss), so he comes in with no composure with the winning run on 2nd. My aiming marker is all-over-the-place crazy and I leave one over the heart of the plate... smacked into right-center. Throw to the plate from Nady is late, game over. Clemente would have had him!

Can't complain how the game handled the situation (other than the ejection). A rookie put into that pressure-packed situation would be tight. I can see so many nice little touches like this that really capture some of the nuances of baseball...

[Fu Man Ching]

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I guess there is no slider for the umps. It isn't too drastic is it? I can understand if you are aiming at a guys head and then hit him. IT just seems like alot of people are getting tossed after the first plunking.