I swing when my mind says no

[YeOldTonk]

I'm having this problem where I see a pitch that I know is either too high or too far outside and I still hit the button to swing. Had the same problem with last years game (first year playing). I've been getting a little better this year. I get so frustrated with all the strikeouts. I use a custom offset catcher view.


Anyone have any thoughts or tips before I find myself prying the controller out of the wall?


Thanks

[RoyalKC]

Re: I swing when my mind says no

I always take the first pitch no matter what. Sometimes you get strikes but ive found for the most part i always start 1-0. Patience is key above all else with this game

[TonyDanzaFan]

Re: I swing when my mind says no

I'm having this problem where I see a pitch that I know is either too high or too far outside and I still hit the button to swing. Had the same problem with last years game (first year playing). I've been getting a little better this year. I get so frustrated with all the strikeouts. I use a custom offset catcher view.


Anyone have any thoughts or tips before I find myself prying the controller out of the wall?


Thanks

Man I do the exact same thing. It's frustrating as all Hell. I can barely play on the higher difficulties because my reaction time is terrible. The only balls I'm able to lay off of is if they're outside. I'll have balls almost hit me and I still swing. It doesn't help that the check swing system doesn't seem to work. I'll barely tap the button and it still registers as a swing. I know it's cliche to bring up mvp but the system in that was on the money. It knew when I didn't mean to swing, almost like it was reading my mind. Not to mention, the appeals always say I swung yet the cpu has swung maybe twice off appeals, the rest of them are always balls. It's just not registering for me this year and I don't know why.

[NEOPARADIGM]

Re: I swing when my mind says no

It happens when you're trying to do two things at once - in this case take the fastball and hit the breaking ball - which is of course impossible because it's not a breaking ball.

The "solution" is to get better at reading pitches, unfortunately, but short of that, it's just a matter of making a decision and sticking to it. You only get to make one decision so you MUST cut out second-guessing yourself.

[jvalverde88]

Re: I swing when my mind says no

My mind is telling me no but my body my body's telling me yes.

[indycolts727]

Re: I swing when my mind says no

I do the same thing. 2-2 count, pitcher has been thrown the last couple of pitches inside, both offspeed types. I know the slider down-and-away is coming and I tell myself to not swing. Pitch comes in, I see it coming in kind of low and breaking away... but sure enough, I swing anyway. The key that I've found (through learning the game) is to just clear your mind after that strikeout and just concentrate on the next batter. I used to let that 2-2 strikeout (on the pitch I knew that was coming) just ruin it for the next couple batters becuse when I get frustrated I start swinging at everything.

When you're down two strikes and you know that some funny business will be coming from the pitcher, like a changeup in the dirt or the slider low and away, switch to contact hitting and just try and make contact while guarding the plate. I've gotten MUCH better at working counts back to full after going down 0-2 by doing that. I still swing at pitches in siutations where I know the next pitch will be 3 feet out of the zone, but not nearly as much as I used to. It just takes practice. Doing the batting practice mini-games helps a lot too, esepcially the pitch-recognition.

[GSW]

Re: I swing when my mind says no

This is why I love this game because it really rewards you for *THINKING* baseball.

Learn how to work counts. And also learn the skill of the batter you're using, and pitcher you're facing...And the SITUATION of the game but generally speaking I use these rules....

0-0 depending on the pitcher and game situation will *usually* be something offspeed or a breaking pitch on the corners. Best to not swing.

1-0 usually something on the corners again but maybe in the zone usually you should take if its not in your zone or if its a push hitter *maybe* you can hit it oppo

2-0 ...your gonna get something good to hit but probably a curve ball'

3-0 fastball... usually(or change...but it will be straight.... swing away

0-1 ...breaking/offspeed stuff on the corners

0-2 ... breaking/offspead stuff outside the zone usually (depending on pitcher)

1-1 ... depending on the pitcher this will be something on the corners not straight...the goal here for the pitcher is to get ahead...so it will usually be a breaking pitch or something low and away (to get you to swing)

1-2 ... depending on pitcher again...you won't get anything good but he *may challenge you*

2-1 - going 3-1 isnt ideal so you may get something straight but unless its a mistake pitch ti wont be in the middle

3-1...duh

3-2 ... depends on the situation and batter and type of pitcher but youll get his best pitch here.

[GSW]

Re: I swing when my mind says no

My mind is telling me no but my body my body's telling me yes.

But my body...my bodyyyy....telling me yeaasssss

[Hoosierdaddy76]

Re: I swing when my mind says no

I always take the first pitch no matter what. Sometimes you get strikes but ive found for the most part i always start 1-0. Patience is key above all else with this game

This. Got sick of never drawing any walks or the opposition pitcher only have 25 pitches thrown through 4 innings. Now, as a rule, I take the first pitch in every at-bat. Often I'll wait until I see the first strike, which results in many 3-0 counts. Sometimes it means having to set the controller on my lap though, so I know what you mean.

I can get up to the plate telling myself that I'm taking the first pitch, but then see something that looks like meat out of the pitcher's hand and inevitably either ground it into home plate or shatter my bat with a weak popout to an infielder. So, yeah. Patience and discipline are what everyone needs to be successful at hitting.

[YeOldTonk]

Re: I swing when my mind says no

This is why I love this game because it really rewards you for *THINKING* baseball.

Learn how to work counts. And also learn the skill of the batter you're using, and pitcher you're facing...And the SITUATION of the game but generally speaking I use these rules....

0-0 depending on the pitcher and game situation will *usually* be something offspeed or a breaking pitch on the corners. Best to not swing.

1-0 usually something on the corners again but maybe in the zone usually you should take if its not in your zone or if its a push hitter *maybe* you can hit it oppo

2-0 ...your gonna get something good to hit but probably a curve ball'

3-0 fastball... usually(or change...but it will be straight.... swing away

0-1 ...breaking/offspeed stuff on the corners

0-2 ... breaking/offspead stuff outside the zone usually (depending on pitcher)

1-1 ... depending on the pitcher this will be something on the corners not straight...the goal here for the pitcher is to get ahead...so it will usually be a breaking pitch or something low and away (to get you to swing)

1-2 ... depending on pitcher again...you won't get anything good but he *may challenge you*

2-1 - going 3-1 isnt ideal so you may get something straight but unless its a mistake pitch ti wont be in the middle

3-1...duh

3-2 ... depends on the situation and batter and type of pitcher but youll get his best pitch here.

For the most part, I follow the above. I think I have a decent sense of what the pitcher is going to throw depending on the count and what pitches he has in his arsenal.


But my problem is that even though I see that a pitch is going high or outside, my finger is hitting the button. My mind is not getting fooled, my body is.


I'm up to Legend difficulty with dynamic hitting, so for he most part I must be doing something right. I'm batting roughly .280 starting my first full year n the MLB. Those days when you go 0/5 with 3 Ks is a killer.

[cusefan74]

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I used to have the same problem. For me it was an easy fix. I just started taking the first pitch every at bat. Once I started doing that I was able to be more patient later in the at bat, sometimes to patient. For some reason once I started taking that first pitch things started to change.

One trick I used for that first pitch was that I would set the controller down for that pitch, because if I didn't I would swing. I still do it on 3-0 because I always swing at that pitch, so I just set the controller down for that pitch.

[bcruise]

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To avoid bad chases I try to watch the pitcher's throwing motion and visualize what a fastball coming right down the middle would look like (it helps if he actually throws one at some point so I can actually see it). I try to focus on swinging at nothing except that exact ball flight path and break. Anything that's off that path I don't swing unless it's two strikes, and it naturally leads to me taking close balls and even some corner strikes. It especially helps me lay off curveballs and splitters that drop low - since I'm watching the ball flight I can see the break and just take the pitch.

Sometimes I'll change where on the plate I'm focusing (say, a hitter's count in a hot zone), but this is my approach for the most part. This has even helped me take the high fastball which has been a thorn in my side for many years on this game.

[Bullit]

Re: I swing when my mind says no

There are subliminal messages planted within the come back code that are making you swing. Then when you are pitching they tell you to groove the fastball which in combination s what allows the CPU to rally and win.

Spoiler

Really somebody needs to invent a sarcasm/ or just kidding font. It would make my life so much easier

In all honesty I do this all of the time, which is why I invented the conspiracy theory above to feel better about myself.

[Madden's Jowels]

Re: I swing when my mind says no

My mind is telling me no but my body my body's telling me yes.

I don't see nothin wrooooong... with a little changeup in the dirt

[modore]

Re: I swing when my mind says no

I do when my eyes get tired from playing back to back games.