MVP? I'll bring this up

[CMH]

No one talks about the game anymore, yet I still play it.

I agree that it has it's bugs and problems, but the game is still pretty good and very enjoyable.

Despite all that I could never find out the secret to pitching. I hear about guys striking out 10 guys easily. I struggled to get 2.

But last night I discovered something that was working. I'm still tryin to adjust to it and learn it better, but it worked for that one night.

I use to use the whole meter when I pitched, but last night I thought about goin half *** some of the time. If a guy sees the same fastball over and over agian, he'll adjust. But if I change speeds by throwing softer and taking off movement then he'll be confused. Same with the drop on a curve.

I didn't strike out 10 guys, but I did strike out 6 in 7 innings with Barry Zito. It made pitching exciting again, as I was gettin frustrated that I couldn't strike out batters with a talented pitcher.

I'll run more "tests" in the future.

Hey, it's only June. We can still talk about this stuff!

[bravosfan]

Re: MVP? I\'ll bring this up

This is how I get strikeouts:

1. Fastball low-outside corner
2. Fastball high-outside corner
3. Curveball low-inside corner/slider low-outside corner

I struck out 250 1 year with Russ Ortiz on the highest difficulty level using this method.

[bravosfan]

Re: MVP? I\'ll bring this up

This is how I get strikeouts:

1. Fastball low-outside corner
2. Fastball high-outside corner
3. Curveball low-inside corner/slider low-outside corner

I struck out 250 1 year with Russ Ortiz on the highest difficulty level using this method.

[bravosfan]

Re: MVP? I\'ll bring this up

This is how I get strikeouts:

1. Fastball low-outside corner
2. Fastball high-outside corner
3. Curveball low-inside corner/slider low-outside corner

I struck out 250 1 year with Russ Ortiz on the highest difficulty level using this method.

[ShoelessTroy]

Re: MVP? I\'ll bring this up

You are right there are some glitches that I would like to see corrected in next years version but I still play it everyday.

[ShoelessTroy]

Re: MVP? I\'ll bring this up

You are right there are some glitches that I would like to see corrected in next years version but I still play it everyday.

[ShoelessTroy]

Re: MVP? I\'ll bring this up

You are right there are some glitches that I would like to see corrected in next years version but I still play it everyday.

[PeruvianPlaya954]

Re: MVP? I\'ll bring this up

I have Ortiz in my Marlins Franchise, yet I suck at striking out. I hope this method works....for you other guys what is your secret?

[PeruvianPlaya954]

Re: MVP? I\'ll bring this up

I have Ortiz in my Marlins Franchise, yet I suck at striking out. I hope this method works....for you other guys what is your secret?

[PeruvianPlaya954]

Re: MVP? I\'ll bring this up

I have Ortiz in my Marlins Franchise, yet I suck at striking out. I hope this method works....for you other guys what is your secret?

[bravosfan]

Re: MVP? I\'ll bring this up

I have a lot more success with guys who throw curveballs than that don't. For instance, I strike out about 8 guys a game with Shane Reynolds of all pitchers, but for some reason I rarely strike anyone out with Smoltz.

[bravosfan]

Re: MVP? I\'ll bring this up

I have a lot more success with guys who throw curveballs than that don't. For instance, I strike out about 8 guys a game with Shane Reynolds of all pitchers, but for some reason I rarely strike anyone out with Smoltz.

[bravosfan]

Re: MVP? I\'ll bring this up

I have a lot more success with guys who throw curveballs than that don't. For instance, I strike out about 8 guys a game with Shane Reynolds of all pitchers, but for some reason I rarely strike anyone out with Smoltz.

[Rsnation]

Re: MVP? I\'ll bring this up

Fastball/curveball/changeup/slider are a must. All three are diffrent speeds, and if you pitcher has all four, with style + grace, you can K 10-15 on a good day, or at least one per inning pitched on an okay day...

Changing speeds is the key, but not repeating the same patterns is what gets you more K's. DOn't allways go, fastball-fastball-change/curve. Go curve high, change low, and fast ball high up out of the zone for strike three. then go slider high outside, high inside, and curve low out of the zone. MIX IT UP... using half the pitch meter is a good, but on strike three give it all you got.

[Rsnation]

Re: MVP? I\'ll bring this up

Fastball/curveball/changeup/slider are a must. All three are diffrent speeds, and if you pitcher has all four, with style + grace, you can K 10-15 on a good day, or at least one per inning pitched on an okay day...

Changing speeds is the key, but not repeating the same patterns is what gets you more K's. DOn't allways go, fastball-fastball-change/curve. Go curve high, change low, and fast ball high up out of the zone for strike three. then go slider high outside, high inside, and curve low out of the zone. MIX IT UP... using half the pitch meter is a good, but on strike three give it all you got.