How do you steal a base?

[hotdoggin7687]

Can someone please explain to me how to steal a base in this game?

I'm doing the practice drills and I just can't seem to get it down. I'm holding the right trigger and I get the vibration after 2 seconds but the baserunner doesn't always go.

What am I doing wrong?

[goh]

Re: How do you steal a base?

It's left trigger and they go when you let it go. Not that it really matters since even if they do go with a good jump and lead it's overly difficult.

[owine]

Re: How do you steal a base?

The runner starts to run when you release the trigger. Try taking a three step lead, then holding the trigger and releasing as soon as you see the pitcher begin his motion.

[owine]

Re: How do you steal a base?

It's left trigger and they go when you let it go. Not that it really matters since even if they do go with a good jump and lead it's overly difficult.

In the drills and My Player mode it's the right trigger unless you turn off player perspective controls in the controller options.

[hotdoggin7687]

Re: How do you steal a base?

The runner starts to run when you release the trigger. Try taking a three step lead, then holding the trigger and releasing as soon as you see the pitcher begin his motion.

For the love of %$%@#$$, thank you for this. I finally got it down. What 2k calls a pamphlet...errrr i mean manual is pretty pathetic.

Thanks again

[JayBruce32]

Re: How do you steal a base?

The runner starts to run when you release the trigger. Try taking a three step lead, then holding the trigger and releasing as soon as you see the pitcher begin his motion.

This is a glitch even doing these thins with Carl Crawford u will never be safe

[daz]

Re: How do you steal a base?

This is a glitch even doing these thins with Carl Crawford u will never be safe

Not necessarily true. I've done this and stolen bases with Theriot, Fukudome and Fontenot. I think pitch count plays a little role in stealing. Choose counts that are ideal for stealing. It may be my imagination, but 1-1, 2-1 counts tend to give me better results than running on the first pitch. Just a thought.

[owine]

Re: How do you steal a base?

This is a glitch even doing these thins with Carl Crawford u will never be safe

I have had some (limited, but some nonetheless) success in my limited testing of base stealing.

Not necessarily true. I've done this and stolen bases with Theriot, Fukudome and Fontenot. I think pitch count plays a little role in stealing. Choose counts that are ideal for stealing. It may be my imagination, but 1-1, 2-1 counts tend to give me better results than running on the first pitch. Just a thought.

It plays a role in the fact that breaking pitches are far easier to steal on than fastballs are.