Heads Up: OS Sitting in on Ben Brinkman Conference Call

[ChaseB]

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Please note, VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION.

Isn't it up to the human to do that?

[beau21]

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Isn't it up to the human to do that?

thats what i was thinking as well

Slizeezyc did you catch my list back a couple pages?

[metal134]

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Isn't it up to the human to do that?

No. Do you think MLB pitchers TRY to walk batters? That's like saying that it's up to the human to give up hits and homeruns. I should be able to walk batters when I'm trying to get them out.

[thornie]

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Just so I make sure I know what the Homerun Cam is. You mean the thing where after the ball hits the bat it focuses just on the ball from the home plate POV?

Exactly.

[myghty]

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No. Do you think MLB pitchers TRY to walk batters? That's like saying that it's up to the human to give up hits and homeruns. I should be able to walk batters when I'm trying to get them out.

Not try but more like bite on close pitches...

[metal134]

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For a guy like C.C. Sabathia or Johan Sanatana, that is the case. But what about a guy like Chad Gaudin or Daniel Cabrera, who try to throw a strike but can't?

[ChaseB]

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thats what i was thinking as well

Slizeezyc did you catch my list back a couple pages?

Yea thanks a bunch. TJ and myself will pick 3-5 and hopefully we get to ask at least 2....

No. Do you think MLB pitchers TRY to walk batters? That's like saying that it's up to the human to give up hits and homeruns. I should be able to walk batters when I'm trying to get them out.

So basically you're saying that even when you hit your spot you don't want it to be guaranteed to be in that spot? So more like The Show? For example in The Show with Beckett even if you're close to hitting your spot on the meter it goes a few inches in whatever direction.

[myghty]

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For a guy like C.C. Sabathia or Johan Sanatana, that is the case. But what about a guy like Chad Gaudin or Daniel Cabrera, who try to throw a strike but can't?

Go the route of Rick Ankiel???

[areyn]

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i dont know if this has been brought up yet but...the fact of the crowds being fixed...more emotion during the game, excitment after your team hits a home run or goes on a big rally. PLAYOFF ATMOSPHERE!!!

[opd897]

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Isn't it up to the human to do that?

Ok, since I have appeared to confuse some people with my initial question " will the human controlled pitcher walk anyone this year?" Let me re-phrase the question.

Will we have pinpoint control over our pitchers to the point where we will not walk anyone? Historically, this has been the case. I do not want to have my pitchers throwing ALL strikes at will. Only two games have gotten human control pitching down and they were High Heat and The Show.

As to the quote above, I suppose if I WANT to walk someone that would be up the the human (me). But realistically we should walk batters from time to time while not wanting to.

[beau21]

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Ok, since I have appeared to confuse some people with my initial question " will the human controlled pitcher walk anyone this year?" Let me re-phrase the question.

Will we have pinpoint control over our pitchers to the point where we will not walk anyone? Historically, this has been the case. I do not want to have my pitchers throwing ALL strikes at will. Only two games have gotten human control pitching down and they were High Heat and The Show.

As to the quote above, I suppose if I WANT to walk someone that would be up the the human (me). But realistically we should walk batters from time to time while not wanting to.

thank you for the clarification..
makes much more sense, and turns out to be a good question

[phillyfan23]

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Yea thanks a bunch. TJ and myself will pick 3-5 and hopefully we get to ask at least 2....



So basically you're saying that even when you hit your spot you don't want it to be guaranteed to be in that spot? So more like The Show? For example in The Show with Beckett even if you're close to hitting your spot on the meter it goes a few inches in whatever direction.

yes...if there arent a realistic number of user/cpu walks....that's a gamebreaker for me.

[ryan720]

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yes...if there arent a realistic number of user/cpu walks....that's a gamebreaker for me.

haha, to me that seems like such a petty thing.. I guess people care about different things more than others...

[ChaseB]

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haha, to me that seems like such a petty thing.. I guess people care about different things more than others...

I think the point people are getting at is, if there's no sense of mystery in terms of if the next pitch is going to be in or out of the strike zone in a 3-1 or 3-2 count that's a downer.

Also at some point every pitching mechanic becomes easy to perfect, so knowing even though you hit the spot or are very close won't mean it's perfectly placed every time.

[ryan720]

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I think the point people are getting at is, if there's no sense of mystery in terms of if the next pitch is going to be in or out of the strike zone in a 3-1 or 3-2 count that's a downer.

Also at some point every pitching mechanic becomes easy to perfect, so knowing even though you hit the spot or are very close won't mean it's perfectly placed every time.

I mean I can understand that, but I'm pretty sure Josh Beckett can hit his spot the entire game. I mean if say.. Daniel Cabrera is pitching, then he should NEVER hit his spot.. It should vary from pitcher to pitcher, and rely on count, fatigue, pitcher's ratings and user's ability. I dont want Johan missing his spot just because the game forces him to. If I throw the pitch perfect, I want perfect results...