I'm out my HITTING SLUMP and HERE'S WHY...

[Perfect Zero]

The OP is great because it's something I had to teach myself. You have to remember that the onus is on the pitcher to make a good pitch. When you swing at everything, you only help his job. There are some strikes that you will not be able to hit; that's just the nature of the sport. There will also be times when you won't be able to do anything at the plate. That too is just the nature of the game. When you wait for your pitches, it plays to your favor.

Another thing that people need to remember is that there is an overreaching goal when batting. Clint Hurdle helped to make the Rangers a great team at the plate not because of the Ballpark or because of power hitting, rather because of smart hitting. Hurdle installed a board that listed his philosophy in hitting, which stated that the team must aim to get 17 productive at-bats in a game. This includes...

1. Hits
2. Walks
3. Sacrifice Bunts
4. Sacrifice Flies
5. Hits by Pitch or Catcher's Interference
6. Moving the Lead Runner Up with an Out
7. Moving the Lead Runner Up with an Error
8. Eight Pitch At-Bats

When you have seventeen of any of the above in the game and lose, that's just a hard luck loss. I've stepped up to this philosophy and have had good results with it.

[PatriotJames]

Quote: Originally Posted by Perfect Zero

The OP is great because it's something I had to teach myself. You have to remember that the onus is on the pitcher to make a good pitch. When you swing at everything, you only help his job. There are some strikes that you will not be able to hit; that's just the nature of the sport. There will also be times when you won't be able to do anything at the plate. That too is just the nature of the game. When you wait for your pitches, it plays to your favor. Another thing that people need to remember is that there is an overreaching goal when batting. Clint Hurdle helped to make the Rangers a great team at the plate not because of the Ballpark or because of power hitting, rather because of smart hitting. Hurdle installed a board that listed his philosophy in hitting, which stated that the team must aim to get 17 productive at-bats in a game. This includes... Hits Walks Sacrifice Bunts Sacrifice Flies Hits by Pitch or Catcher's Interference Moving the Lead Runner Up with an Out Moving the Lead Runner Up with an Error Eight Pitch At-Bats When you have seventeen of any of the above in the game and lose, that's just a hard luck loss. I've stepped up to this philosophy and have had good results with it.

This is good stuff

[nomo17k]

One thing I'd add is if you are really struggling hitting, your difficulty level should be lowered to rookie or veteran if not already.

At these levels, pitchers will frequently throw very easy fastball for strikes in early counts. If you try to be disciplined at these levels, you will notice those meatballs whizzing by, and start feeling "why in hell did I just let that go!!??" Once you have enough of those moments, you start seeing the pitch much better. That's how I started hitting...

[Geronimo22]

Quote: Originally Posted by Perfect Zero

The OP is great because it's something I had to teach myself. You have to remember that the onus is on the pitcher to make a good pitch. When you swing at everything, you only help his job. There are some strikes that you will not be able to hit; that's just the nature of the sport. There will also be times when you won't be able to do anything at the plate. That too is just the nature of the game. When you wait for your pitches, it plays to your favor. Another thing that people need to remember is that there is an overreaching goal when batting. Clint Hurdle helped to make the Rangers a great team at the plate not because of the Ballpark or because of power hitting, rather because of smart hitting. Hurdle installed a board that listed his philosophy in hitting, which stated that the team must aim to get 17 productive at-bats in a game. This includes... Hits Walks Sacrifice Bunts Sacrifice Flies Hits by Pitch or Catcher's Interference Moving the Lead Runner Up with an Out Moving the Lead Runner Up with an Error Eight Pitch At-Bats When you have seventeen of any of the above in the game and lose, that's just a hard luck loss. I've stepped up to this philosophy and have had good results with it.

Excellent post man

[Geronimo22]

Quote: Originally Posted by nomo17k

One thing I'd add is if you are really struggling hitting, your difficulty level should be lowered to rookie or veteran if not already. At these levels, pitchers will frequently throw very easy fastball for strikes in early counts. If you try to be disciplined at these levels, you will notice those meatballs whizzing by, and start feeling "why in hell did I just let that go!!??" Once you have enough of those moments, you start seeing the pitch much better. That's how I started hitting...

This is interesting. I recently moved down to veteran and that's exactaly what's been happening. Wow, right on the money. I think at the improvement rate I'm on I'll be back up at All-Star within a few weeks.

Some people think moving down is a crime. I think it's more like going back to AAA or AA so you can work on your game to get back to AllStar and above.

[nomo17k]

Quote: Originally Posted by Geronimo22

This is interesting. I recently moved down to veteran and that's exactaly what's been happening. Wow, right on the money. I think at the improvement rate I'm on I'll be back up at All-Star within a few weeks. Some people think moving down is a crime. I think it's more like going back to AAA or AA so you can work on your game to get back to AllStar and above.

There's nothing wrong about moving down a difficulty level if you are struggling or not playing the game realistically. If anything hitting .220 at Legend and sticking to it is sillier...

The only issue is that at rookie or veteran, AI tries to give us some advantage willingly, so the playing field is not level. But for the purpose of feeling "missed opportunity," it's a great idea to play at these low levels a handful of games. When you start feeling pity for CPU for playing down to your level, that's when you are ready to go up IMO.

[letsgopens66]

What advice do you have for hitting on two-strike counts? I suck hard in those situations

[Geronimo22]

Quote: Originally Posted by nomo17k

There's nothing wrong about moving down a difficulty level if you are struggling or not playing the game realistically. If anything hitting .220 at Legend and sticking to it is sillier... The only issue is that at rookie or veteran, AI tries to give us some advantage willingly, so the playing field is not level. But for the purpose of feeling "missed opportunity," it's a great idea to play at these low levels a handful of games. When you start feeling pity for CPU for playing down to your level, that's when you are ready to go up IMO.

Thanks nomo, great point about hitting .220 on a higher level. That's pretty silly. I've read some of your post on trying to get realistic results from the game. I'm curious on how you play the game (years of experience, level, sliders)?