Question about pitching control

[natep316]

I have a quick question about pitcher control. With Some pitcers when runners are on base the pitchin meter goes a little bit faster however with some it goes WAY faster. Such as matt garza when he allows a hit his pitching meter goes really fast and usually ends up allowing quite a few hits and runs. What do i need to edit to fix this so his meter will not go quite as fast. I have seen the problem with a few other pitchers however garzas is by far the worst. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

[Whitesox]

Re: Question about pitching control

In order to fix this "problem", you have to change his pitching delivery.

This is not a problem though, he just has a fast delivery from the streach. This can be good because runners will have a hard time stealing off of you.

[rondoman]

Re: Question about pitching control

Yep.

It has to all do with his pitch delivery. Some guys are slower from the stretch, some are fast, but like you said, some guys are insane fast and it's hard to adjust to, especially if the guy just came into the game and you were used to a slower guy before him.

[eyeamg0dly]

Re: Question about pitching control

though it may not really apply to cpu hitters, but it is also harder to read the dirt when they pitch fast out of the stretch.

[fortyfive]

Re: Question about pitching control

Two things that help me... firstly, you can stop the power at or before the yellow. That will slow down the "downswing" of the meter, making it easier to control (but there will be less break on the pitch). The other thing is try to get a feel for the "rythm" of the delivery. What I mean is (and this gets easier over time) instead of watching the meter intensely and trying to hit the line at a precise moment, try watching a bit of both the meter and the pitcher. Get a feel for his motion and release. Now I pitch more based on rythm/momentum than just trying to hit the middle line every time. When you get good at it you can mess around with location and break and release points and really baffle some hitters. Realize there's a lot more to pitching in this game that just hitting the line. Hope that's kinda clear. If you need more info let me know. It'd be my pleasure.

[Grim]

Re: Question about pitching control

I know one of the guys I always struggle with the pitching meter from the stretch is Kevin Gregg of the Cubs. His "stretch" meter is insanely fast. I have gotten knocked around quite a bit using him, and blown 4 or 5 saves at the all star break, but I also have 24 saves with him too. His era is like 5.20 though, mostly due to his stretch delivery.