*Start an exhibition game and play as the Red Sox and pitch as Pedro. Place the first pitch as a 4-seam fastball outside. It doesn't matter if the hitter is a lefty or a righty just pitch on the outside corner for them. Make sure when placing the cursor that it is halfway under the bottom part of the strikezone, but not outside of it. In fact, make it a little more under the strikezone then half. Since the cursor is on it is not to difficult. If you would imagine that the smallest movement the cursor could move is one click then move it two clicks under the strikezone but NOT OUTSIDE of it. This should be taken for a strike. This pitch (with Pedro) is impossible to hit. If the batter were attempting to bunt this pitch he would quickly pull back because it seems that this location does not register as a strike to the player A.I, but it is in the count. With Pedro place the next pitch, another 4-seam fastball, on the inside corner. Make sure that you place it in the exact same place, but on the opposite side as the first pitch. Remember, a couple clicks lower than halfway, but not inside of the inner line of the strikezone. This pitch will be, once again, taken as a strike. Now here we are, we have two strikes on them (not very rare) and we are trying to finish the job. Well, I have good news: striking them out is EASY!! With Pedro you can place the third pitch (another 4-seam fastball) on the outside corner in nearly the same place as the first pitch. I will explain where to place the third pitch as in "clicks." First, place the cursor half in half out in regards to the bottom half, not outside of the strikezone. So, you have it hugging the outside line of the strikeout half in and half out. Now, move it about two-three clicks down and about two clicks to the outside. You have to experiment a bit with the placement, but trust me the player A.I will not swing at it. It will be called a strike and if you have the cursor on you will get to a point where you will be able to strikeout the CPU at will. If it is called a ball then just adjust a little (I am talking one click at a time). Now, there is so much more I have to explain. Number one is you DON'T have to get to two strikes in this manner. I was just showing you how the CPU batter will never swing at these strikes. All I really did was find a place that the third strike can go that will always be a strike. IE. Curt Schilling's third pitch will always be a strike if you throw a sinker two clicks above center and two clicks inside of the upper inside corner. I have struck out 20 people that way (some swinging and missing/some looking). This method shows you the strikeout pitch, I can't stress that enough. After mastering where I HAVE to place the pitch to get a strikeout I turned the fade back on. It is very difficult to place it exactly where I need to with the fade off and that is the reason I am getting very realistic strikeout numbers now (instead of striking out 20+ a game). If you have any questions just ask them.
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I will tell you the key to get MORE K's
If you haven't noticed, the topic entitled "Post your best pitching performance here!" is littered with games with huge K numbers. I figured out the secret and my friend and I have perfected it. We have both, since then, pitched 20+ K games. Here it is; EVERY pitcher has a place where you can place a specific pitch (it is different for each pitcher) and a location (again, different for each pitcher) that will not be hit 95% of the time. I am currently playing two seperate franchises and have perfected Pedro, Lowe, Randy, and Schilling. Each of them have different strikeout pitches that are used at different times that will nearly ALWAYS be taken (or swing at) for strikes. You have to become rather familiar with your pitcher in order to find their spots. When first learning this method I recommend you keep the strikezone ON and the fade off (meaning the cursor is always there). Do this so you can experiment where to EXACTLY place each pitch. I will give you an example right here that you can follow along so you know that it is possible.
*Start an exhibition game and play as the Red Sox and pitch as Pedro. Place the first pitch as a 4-seam fastball outside. It doesn't matter if the hitter is a lefty or a righty just pitch on the outside corner for them. Make sure when placing the cursor that it is halfway under the bottom part of the strikezone, but not outside of it. In fact, make it a little more under the strikezone then half. Since the cursor is on it is not to difficult. If you would imagine that the smallest movement the cursor could move is one click then move it two clicks under the strikezone but NOT OUTSIDE of it. This should be taken for a strike. This pitch (with Pedro) is impossible to hit. If the batter were attempting to bunt this pitch he would quickly pull back because it seems that this location does not register as a strike to the player A.I, but it is in the count. With Pedro place the next pitch, another 4-seam fastball, on the inside corner. Make sure that you place it in the exact same place, but on the opposite side as the first pitch. Remember, a couple clicks lower than halfway, but not inside of the inner line of the strikezone. This pitch will be, once again, taken as a strike. Now here we are, we have two strikes on them (not very rare) and we are trying to finish the job. Well, I have good news: striking them out is EASY!! With Pedro you can place the third pitch (another 4-seam fastball) on the outside corner in nearly the same place as the first pitch. I will explain where to place the third pitch as in "clicks." First, place the cursor half in half out in regards to the bottom half, not outside of the strikezone. So, you have it hugging the outside line of the strikeout half in and half out. Now, move it about two-three clicks down and about two clicks to the outside. You have to experiment a bit with the placement, but trust me the player A.I will not swing at it. It will be called a strike and if you have the cursor on you will get to a point where you will be able to strikeout the CPU at will. If it is called a ball then just adjust a little (I am talking one click at a time). Now, there is so much more I have to explain. Number one is you DON'T have to get to two strikes in this manner. I was just showing you how the CPU batter will never swing at these strikes. All I really did was find a place that the third strike can go that will always be a strike. IE. Curt Schilling's third pitch will always be a strike if you throw a sinker two clicks above center and two clicks inside of the upper inside corner. I have struck out 20 people that way (some swinging and missing/some looking). This method shows you the strikeout pitch, I can't stress that enough. After mastering where I HAVE to place the pitch to get a strikeout I turned the fade back on. It is very difficult to place it exactly where I need to with the fade off and that is the reason I am getting very realistic strikeout numbers now (instead of striking out 20+ a game). If you have any questions just ask them.Tags: None -
Re: I will tell you the key to get MORE K\'s
"...All I really did was find a place that the third strike can go that will always be a strike....."
Maybe it' just me, but I don't see why anyone would want to do this. What's the fun? If I got 20+ Ks a game I'd be taking the game back. No offense intended. -
Re: I will tell you the key to get MORE K\'s
"...All I really did was find a place that the third strike can go that will always be a strike....."
Maybe it' just me, but I don't see why anyone would want to do this. What's the fun? If I got 20+ Ks a game I'd be taking the game back. No offense intended.Comment
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Re: I will tell you the key to get MORE K\'s
I understand exactly what you're saying, but you don't understand. In baseball there are pitches that you can throw that CANNOT be hit. This is usually a Randy Johnson slider on the hands of a righty or a Pedro Martinez changeup that was previously set-up with a 95 mph fastball. However, in this game THOSE pitches are not strikes like they are in real life. What I did was show you where and what those perfect pitches are. In real life if Johnson could hit the exact same spot with his slider he would get 20 K's a game. However, he doesn't. That is why the cursor fades. Personally, I cannot strikeout 20 batters a game with the fade on, but if I leave the cursor on I can. This is not intended to be a new way of playing the game, but instead it is a way to figure out what you HAVE to throw to strike the CPU batters out. I guess you can think of it as a template. This is the exact way to strike the CPU out, now we throw in some obstacles to make it more difficult. Whether that is fade or you decide to turn off the strikezone, it is up to you. I really hope you understand what I mean.Comment
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Re: I will tell you the key to get MORE K\'s
I understand exactly what you're saying, but you don't understand. In baseball there are pitches that you can throw that CANNOT be hit. This is usually a Randy Johnson slider on the hands of a righty or a Pedro Martinez changeup that was previously set-up with a 95 mph fastball. However, in this game THOSE pitches are not strikes like they are in real life. What I did was show you where and what those perfect pitches are. In real life if Johnson could hit the exact same spot with his slider he would get 20 K's a game. However, he doesn't. That is why the cursor fades. Personally, I cannot strikeout 20 batters a game with the fade on, but if I leave the cursor on I can. This is not intended to be a new way of playing the game, but instead it is a way to figure out what you HAVE to throw to strike the CPU batters out. I guess you can think of it as a template. This is the exact way to strike the CPU out, now we throw in some obstacles to make it more difficult. Whether that is fade or you decide to turn off the strikezone, it is up to you. I really hope you understand what I mean.Comment
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Re: I will tell you the key to get MORE K\'s
I understand what you are sayin.
Dominant pitchers always have a pitch/location they can throw by anyone. They can't do it all the time, but it works most of the time.
I've watched Mariano Rivera since he came into the league and he always used the high fastball to strike out a batter. I remember when Andy Pettite use to go to his cutfastball in the dirt to strike out a right handed batter. It always worked, until the league caught up and both had to change their styles.
Rivera now has a cutfastball and Andy Pettite has worked harder on his curveball.
Randy Johnson has even added a splitfinger fastball this season. Last year he added a sinker. So now he as a splitter and sinker to go with his unbelievable fastball-slider combo. Can we say 300K's yet again?
While guys like Clemens have done nothing to change their arsenal. Which is why every year he becomes less and less dominant. His splitter is still killer and he threw a 95 mph fastball last season (reports say his fastball has dropped to 92 this season) but guys always knew what he was coming with. If Clemens took the time to practice Mussina's knuckle-curve or somethin, I bet Clemens would have had an ERA one run lower last season."It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able to truly see, articulate and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it -- and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence." - David Foster Wallace
"You'll not find more penny-wise/pound-foolish behavior than in Major League Baseball." - Rob NeyerComment
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Re: I will tell you the key to get MORE K\'s
I understand what you are sayin.
Dominant pitchers always have a pitch/location they can throw by anyone. They can't do it all the time, but it works most of the time.
I've watched Mariano Rivera since he came into the league and he always used the high fastball to strike out a batter. I remember when Andy Pettite use to go to his cutfastball in the dirt to strike out a right handed batter. It always worked, until the league caught up and both had to change their styles.
Rivera now has a cutfastball and Andy Pettite has worked harder on his curveball.
Randy Johnson has even added a splitfinger fastball this season. Last year he added a sinker. So now he as a splitter and sinker to go with his unbelievable fastball-slider combo. Can we say 300K's yet again?
While guys like Clemens have done nothing to change their arsenal. Which is why every year he becomes less and less dominant. His splitter is still killer and he threw a 95 mph fastball last season (reports say his fastball has dropped to 92 this season) but guys always knew what he was coming with. If Clemens took the time to practice Mussina's knuckle-curve or somethin, I bet Clemens would have had an ERA one run lower last season."It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able to truly see, articulate and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it -- and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence." - David Foster Wallace
"You'll not find more penny-wise/pound-foolish behavior than in Major League Baseball." - Rob NeyerComment
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