Ball Bouncing Off Pitching Rubber

[slickdtc]

Anyone else have this occur a lot?

In my past 10ish games, it's happened to me three times. At first I thought it was cool, now it's just annoying.

I admit, my hits up the middle are disproportionate to my other hits. Probably because I'm on Veteran and don't move the PCI much, instead opting to deliver that normal, middle of the zone swing.

However, the pitching rubber is a little too elevated in this game. And instead of the ball hitting it and getting some air, it bounces off the rubber and right back to the catcher for an easy out and on a few occasions, stopping my man at 3rd from scoring. Then again, it is rubber.

[Speedy]

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I haven't had this happen yet and am looking forward to it.

[redsox2445]

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I just noticed this happening to me about a week or two ago when I was playing my friend. I thought it was a glitch at first, until i went back and looked at the replay. I've played about 85 games so far between 2 different franchises and that has been the only time i've seen it happen. May just be a weird coincidence for you that it happens three times within a 10 game span.

[X12Celtics3]

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Its happened to me three times with Jacoby Ellsbury in the first eleven games of the season. Its incredibly annoying, because getting Ellsbury on base is a great way to start a scoring spree (he almost never gets caught stealing for me).

[Revolution42]

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Yes! I have had this happen a few times.....the ball has hit the rubber and shot right back to the catcher...it has also shot over 1B into foul territory and hit the rubber and gone airborne into shallow CF....very cool...

[Effington]

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It's happened a few times for me, but I haven't experienced it too much.

[jd369]

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its happened to me twice in about 2000 or so at bats so I can live with it.

[brrmikey]

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yup, here's the video i posted when it happened to me. lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlSCLuQmA-M

[Hayman19]

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I have only had it happen 1 time and i was like wtf? when it did lol. I had to check the replay because it was so quick and i thought i smoked the other teams pitcher lol. Unfortunately it didnt lol but its only happened once to me so its not an issue.(for me anyways lol)

[BigWilly]

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I've seen it happen about 4-5 times in over a full season played, so it's rare enough that if anything I find it a bit funny. I've never seen it hit the rubber and come back to the catcher...each time it's happened to me, it's bounced the ball up on it's way over 2B and into shallow center. The coolest time it hit the mound and popped the ball up SO high (like a medium high fly ball), I tried to stretch my single into a double with a fairly slow guy and was thrown out on a close play at 2nd.

[opd897]

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I have had this happen probably 5 times in maybe 100 games. Not a big issue at all. Only happened once with me batting and I was thrown out. The other times it happened while I was pitching and every time it bounced back to the catcher and I was able to throw the runner out.

[Ryan1021]

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It happened to me 3 times in one series in Detroit, other than that I have not seen it happen anywhere else.

[TheRunAndShoot]

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ive had it happen 4 times in the same game!!! i probably see it thought once every 5 games or so.

[thaSLAB]

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I feel left out, as i have yet to see it happen :-( LOL

[magnumpc]

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I've had it hit the rubber but it usually just continues to the outfield.