50 game sample size - Hitting the pitcher

[dce21b]

For online play they could make injury less likely but definitely the pitcher should go down.

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[truckie16]

Fot those suggesting tuning the fielder reaction. It's not like the pitcher is catching the ball. It hits him in the leg, arm, hip, head you name it and then either he scopes it up to throw you out or it goes right to one of the other infielders.

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[pistolpete]

I guess "so real, it's unreal" is at least half true.

[Therion7]

Quote: Originally Posted by MikeFlu

Sometimes you hit the ball perfectly and it goes right to someone. That's just the way it is. It's not being punished, it's blind luck sometimes.

Yeah, but when it's a baseman or SS who snags a solid line drive by sticking his glove instinctively in the air it still looks natural; there's a believable time to react. I put those down to luck.

But more often than it should, from my experience so far, a pitch smacked back with authority towards the pitcher results in some almost superhuman reactions or you hit him a sore one and he still gets the easy out at first.

I wouldn't want to alter my reaction slider from one notch below default as I like how everyone else goes about their fielding business.

[redsfan4life]

I just hit a 98 MPH fastball right off Ubaldo Jimenez' temple. He went down to a knee, shook his head a few times and continued throwing gas. SMH. My biggest gripe with the game is this.

[spit_bubble]

Quote: Originally Posted by nonnel

I can't be the only one experiencing this so often. Every game, I seemed to be hitting the ball hard at the pitcher and having it deflect off him... so I decided to keep track over 50 games, how often if happened. 50 games. 63 deflections...

The real question is... In those 50 games... How many high chop foul balls behind home plate did you see?

Actually I think the pitcher deflections are better this year. Last year every pitcher turned into Martin Brodeur on hits up the middle. This year they are merely Nikolai Khabibulin.

[jmik58]

Two things...

1. I hit one off a pitcher's head so hard that the ball launched into the air and was nearly caught by the 3rd baseman who threw me out at first. I'm not sure how he gripped the ball with all the blood and tissue on it. The pitcher stayed in the game.

2. More importantly, I think "perfect" timing needs to be expanded in terms of the hits it delivers. If a pitch is outside, a perfectly timed swing would drive the ball to right. On an inside pitch, perfect timing is a pulled ball, etc. This may be the issue as much as anything.

[Bobhead]

To the OP and discussion: I actually don't have this problem at all. I see it maybe once every few games, and that's combined with both teams, which is definitely on par with real life.

Anyway, lowering Timing is your best solution. Other guys already explained why. You'll have more balls hit to the sides and stuff. I recommend you also lower Foul Frequency 1 point to compensate.

I'd imagine the discrepancy between other players that don't see this is caused by the difficulty levels we play at. Each difficulty level comes with a differently sized timing window. Raising the difficulty is like lowering the Timing slider about 2 points (Just to be clear, I'm not saying this is the only thing that changes with a new difficulty level!), so it makes sense that players on Veteran or Rookie are more likely to have this issue.

Quote: Originally Posted by dce21b

1. You shouldn't be punished for hitting the ball perfectly.

You didn't hit the ball perfectly, you just had perfect timing with regards to the pitch's speed. No one has neither claimed nor suggested that perfect timing is ideal. Trying to redefine the physics and tendencies of baseball for your own convenience won't get you very far.