The main one would be to lower pitch consistency a notch or two, but be careful because the pitcher could get a bit wild if you set it TOO low. You might also consider raising strike frequency a notch to have the pitch game plan be more strike heavy vs trying to get you to chase.
I would start by lowering consistency first
Thanks! Your sliders are always amazing. Look forward to trying these out.
After a game 2 drubbing (8-2) and giving up four bombs, I settled down with Musgrove and held Arizona in check to pull out an entertaining 7-4 win, including my first two bombs of the season. Good to get those out of the way.
Arizona Diamondbacks at San Diego Padres
Jan 1,
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Arizona (1-2)
1
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
4
7
0
San Diego (2-1)
2
3
0
0
0
0
2
0
x
7
8
0
W: Joe Musgrove 1-0 L: Merrill Kelly 0*1 S: Mark Melancon (2)
Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS
ARI
SDG
ARI
1
Ahmed grounded out to Cronenworth (4-3). Locastro scores
1
0
SDG
1
Machado doubled to left. Grisham scores. Tatis Jr. scores
1
2
SDG
2
Cronenworth homered to right (411 feet) Musgrove scores. Grisham scores
1
5
ARI
4
Walker tripled to right. Peralta scores, Marte scores.
3
5
ARI
4
Escobar grounded out to Cronenworth (4-3). Walker scores
High drama as the Padres bats wake up following a pinch-hit Jurickson Profar blast, as San Diego picks up Blake Snell for his first win. I finish off the sweep of the Giants and finish the homestand 5-2. Off to Texas to begin my first road trip of the season.
San Francisco Giants at San Diego Padres
Jan 1,
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
San Francisco (2-4)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
6
0
San Diego (5-2)
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
5
x
8
11
2
W: Blake Snell (W, 1-1) L: Matt Wisler (L, 1-1)
Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS
SFO
SDG
SDG
4
Hosmer lined to center for a single Cronenworth scores.
0
1
SFO
6
Dickerson doubled to right. Slater scores.
1
1
SFO
7
Dubon grounded to center for a singel. Belt scores.
2
1
SDG
7
Profar homered to right (402 feet). Myer scores
2
3
SDG
8
Hosmer lined to left for a single. Tatis Jr. Scores.
2
4
SDG
8
Nola grounded to left for a single. Machado scores
2
5
SDG
8
Pham homered to left (401 feet). Hosmer scores. Nola scores
Pretty solid sliders. I’ve really struggled finding some good sliders. It’s been pretty easy the last couple years games but this year is near impossible. Yours have been pretty good. My only problem is lack of hr’s for me and cpu. I’ve raised my power up 1 and it’s way to many hr and I’ve raised cpu solid hits up 1 and way to many hr’s. I know I prob need to give it more time.
Pretty solid sliders. I’ve really struggled finding some good sliders. It’s been pretty easy the last couple years games but this year is near impossible. Yours have been pretty good. My only problem is lack of hr’s for me and cpu. I’ve raised my power up 1 and it’s way to many hr and I’ve raised cpu solid hits up 1 and way to many hr’s. I know I prob need to give it more time.
The power balance this year is pretty tough. I would try other sliders before bumping power up.
For human, I would really just give it a bit more time. These sliders seem to really reward proper timing and PCI placement, so if the sample size still does not give you enough home runs, you may want to bump up HUM timing a notch and really focus on getting the center of the PCI slightly under the ball.
For CPU, they will be dangerous if you hang a pitch or don’t vary your locations and pitch types well. If you are pretty good at pitching then you might consider bumping down pitch control (i have actually seen some players bump this all the way down to zero). You can also try shrinking your meter size to make it a bit more challenging to hit your mark.
Essentially, make pitching more difficult to execute rather than tweaking CPU sliders. My two cents.
A tight matchup until the 9th when a Jacob Stallings dropped third strike led to a botched throw to first, which led to Tommy Pham stealing second, which led to a perfect-perfect Cronenworth deep center double to take the lead and eventually the game.
Due to the low power setting, these sliders definitely can punish poor timing or PCI location when hitting, but are equally rewarding when you can either time one up, or square one up, or both!
San Diego Padres at Pittsburgh Pirates
Jan 1,
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
San Diego (7-4)
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
10
0
Pittsburgh (4-6)
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
W: Keona Kela (1-0) L: Michael Feliz (2-3) S: Melancon (4)
Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS
SDG
PIT
SDG
2
Profar homered to right (355 feet). Myers scores.
2
0
PIT
5
Frazier homered to center (394 feet). Polanco scores
Finished up my first series with the Dodgers, and they are built tough! The sixth inning in this game just reminds me that I can never let off the gas with the CPU sliders set to explode. Dodgers finish a sweep of the Padres with this highly entertaining and diverse game. I love the scoring variety that is occurring. I enjoy having to work out of jams and really think about all of my moves. Clearly I stopped thinking in the 6th! Gotta stay engaged. No autopilot here.
Another note I wanted to pass on from this series. The game was a nailbiter throughout, and I was a bit frustrated because overall I was squaring up the ball well, and even had several perfect-perfect shots that just found their way into the gloves of the dynamic LAD defense. While it is frustrating to hit the ball correctly and still get outs, I appreciate that part of the game, and know that eventually these shots are going to start landing in (or beyond) the field. I like that even perfect-perfects are not a guarantee.
Finished a home series with Milwaukee, salvaging a 2-1 series win and preparing for a big rematch with the Dodgers. Wins are tough to come by at the moment with every game a battle. This one was a back-and-forth. Nice to see contributions for deeper down the lineup.
Milwaukee Brewers at San Diego Padres
Jan 1,
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Milwaukee (6-12)
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
3
11
0
San Diego (11-9)
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
x
4
10
1
W: Matt Strahm L: Devin Williams S: Drew Pomeranz
Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS
MIL
SDG
MIL
1
Hiura grounded to left for a single (E7). Yelich scores.
1
0
SDG
1
Machado doubled to center, Profar scores.
1
1
SDG
5
Tatis Jr. lined to center for a single. Profar scores
1
2
MIL
6
Shaw homered to right (353 feet). Yelich scores
3
2
SDG
8
Caratini grounded to center for a single. Tatis Jr. scores, Machado scores
04-29-2021, 12:37 PM
Re: FenwayMac 2021 HOF Zone Variety Sliders
