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Old 04-14-2015, 02:31 AM   #9
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What's your technique for picking up the ball out of the pitcher's hand? Where are you looking before the pitch?
I try to follow the ball from the beginning of the pitcher's motion til the release (and forth). If I concentrate on that (which sounds easier than it is as I tend to lose my focus, especially if I do not make enough hits) I see the brake and especially pitches outside the strike zone much better.

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I read a post on here a few years back, it said the best spot to look at to pick up the ball is the pitchers head, also if yoou are striking out to much or just not hitting in general, remember to not use power swing and USE CONTACT SWING WITH TWO STRIKES, that is very important if you dont want to strike out a boat load every game.
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I try to follow the ball from the beginning of the pitcher's motion til the release (and forth). If I concentrate on that (which sounds easier than it is as I tend to lose my focus, especially if I do not make enough hits) I see the brake and especially pitches outside the strike zone much better.
Same here.

You will lose the ball behind the pitcher's head/back for a moment, but I almost always pick up the ball better that way. If I don't focus on the wind up as closely and pick up the ball for the first time next to the pitcher's head(just before release), that's when I start to get into trouble.

I find myself taking a good number of first pitches in an at bat, which is a good strategy in and of itself, but it also helps me to reset. If I know that I'm 100% not going to swing, that gives me an opportunity to fully concentrate on timing the pitcher's wind up, as well as picking up on the baseball as early as possible.
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I am a hacker but I have walked more this year than I ever have before and I been playing the show since 2011. Either my eye seems to be better or lucky or something else but it is different to me .The pitches seem to have more movement thus more out of the strike zone at times not sure but I will take the walks. JMHO
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Old 04-14-2015, 10:27 AM   #13
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I had a wonderful at bat last night against Cueto. I play on legend with the pitch speed all the way up. Full count on Josh Harrison and kept fouling off and spoiling tough pitches. 11th pitch of the at bat drilled a run scoring double into the right center gap. Pretty good feeling. Went on to beat the Reds 6-1 for the opening day victory.
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I read a post on here a few years back, it said the best spot to look at to pick up the ball is the pitchers head, also if yoou are striking out to much or just not hitting in general, remember to not use power swing and USE CONTACT SWING WITH TWO STRIKES, that is very important if you dont want to strike out a boat load every game.
I have cut down on my strikeouts by focusing on the pitchers head as it helps me pick up the ball quicker. Now if I could only figure out how to properly time my swing this year which is becoming a real struggle.
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Try the guess pitch thing, it worked for me till i didnt need it anymore, first- make sure you turn guess pitch on, second, every pitch or every other pitch (depending on how bad your hitting) guess fastball, if the pitch is a fastball it will blink red, if it doesnt blink red then you will know something slower than a fastball is coming, that will help you be able to wait longer for offspeed pitches but you can still be struck out by 2 seamers and cutters/ sinkers.
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Re: MLB 15 The Show: Working the Count as a Hitter

It's probably all in my head, but lately with a left handed hitter I have no problem, a right handed hitter I struggle.
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