What bone headed mistakes have you made?

[deadlocked]

I was just playing chise and was going for the double play and I hit X. I immediately cursed myself because it wasn't RTTS and the throw went to the catcher and juiced the bases. The other team went on to score two runs that inning when the game was tied. I ended up losing


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[milldaddy35]

Re: What bone headed mistakes have you made?

I try to pitch to Bryce Harper. Don't ask me why.

[deadlocked]

Re: What bone headed mistakes have you made?

I try to pitch to Bryce Harper. Don't ask me why.

Unless I really have to, if some has full red or I know they are dangerous I intentionally walk them.

[TheWarmWind]

Re: What bone headed mistakes have you made?

I'm a 7 year show veteran. I've played through 7 full seasons of Franchise. To this day there is still the occasional missed base throw.

In fact today I had a team attempt a double steal on me. My response: My catcher rifles the ball... to first base.

BTW I don't play RttS so I don't have that excuse.

Edit: I should add how amusing it was that the announcers just went silent. There was nothing to say. I kind of appreciated that.

[Ghost Of The Year]

Re: What bone headed mistakes have you made?

I have thrown the ball to 2B on a groundball trying to turn two......only to remember the bases were empty.

[Spokker]

Re: What bone headed mistakes have you made?

Accidentally diving on a hit to right field. It cost me a run one time but I would've lost the game anyway.

[wutangfourever]

Re: What bone headed mistakes have you made?

I should be banned from running the bases. Multiple runners on the same base, unassisted double plays on liners. Auto isn't aggressive enough for me and i just press too many buttons.

Although last night I stole second, while attempting to steal third the catcher launched the ball into left field, so I manged to get a walk off in the bottom of the 13th on a real bonehead play.

[NoneOfYourBusines]

Re: What bone headed mistakes have you made?

First time posting. It won't let me post anywhere on the site. Trying this thread :/

[bdhill78]

Re: What bone headed mistakes have you made?

I'm playing RTTS till the Hybrid roster comes out. From time to time I get myself doubled up on a fly ball when I ought to be at first. I habitually hit the left stick the wrong way.

[ARMORALLL]

Re: What bone headed mistakes have you made?

In DD games players have sometimes send the runner on 3rd home and the runner on 1st to second. I've accidentally thrown to second and in my last game I moved the catcher off the baseline allowing the runner to score. It looks terrible!

[rollerpig79]

Re: What bone headed mistakes have you made?

I made the same mistake as OP. And then I managed to set the button mapping like it was in 15. So everything is cool for awhile and then it changes back again, without me doing anything!


Oh, and I forget to cover first all the time when I'm pitching. It's like "a ground ball to first, Miggy has it" but it's a bit too much to ask for him to cover 20 feet.


When batting and I hit what looks like a flyout I often just stop at first and wait. Well, when the OF misses it I could've been at third instead. Just small, lazy things like that. The latter is something that makes me furious when I'm watching a real game.

[mcmbamm]

Re: What bone headed mistakes have you made?

I was playing an extra inning game against the country. I pinch hit for my 3rd basemen with Will Clark not paying attention to the fact I didn't have a defensive replacement, so I had to run Clark out At 3rd. First hitter in the inning hit a screamer to 3rd. Clark missed it and it ended up as a double. The next batter bunted towards 3rd. Apparently, when there's a lefty at 3rd and the bunt is close to the line, they swipe the ball to the right! While the games intention was to slap the ball foul, he turned a bunt about to roll foul into a base hit! Then to top it off, my pitcher snagged it and I threw home to gun down the runner. The throw would have been there in time had it not been 10 feet over the catchers head!

[mcmbamm]

Re: What bone headed mistakes have you made?

I was playing an extra inning game against the cpu. I pinch hit for my 3rd basemen with Will Clark not paying attention to the fact I didn't have a defensive replacement, so I had to run Clark out At 3rd. First hitter in the inning hit a screamer to 3rd. Clark missed it and it ended up as a double. The next batter bunted towards 3rd. Apparently, when there's a lefty at 3rd and the bunt is close to the line, they swipe the ball to the right! While the games intention was to slap the ball foul, he turned a bunt about to roll foul into a base hit! Then to top it off, my pitcher snagged it and I threw home to gun down the runner. The throw would have been there in time had it not been 10 feet over the catchers head!

[kendallc]

Re: What bone headed mistakes have you made?

I have thrown the ball to 2B on a groundball trying to turn two......only to remember the bases were empty.

This is why I LOVE throw cancelling. I always make sure that's turned on.

[KBLover]

Re: What bone headed mistakes have you made?

I once called for a "triple steal" in an older version of the game by accidentally pressed the button against my knee (was resting the controller on my leg).

I did it again. Bases loaded, I lost track of the count - I thought it was 3-2 (it was 2-2), so I wanted everyone to go. If it was a strike, I'd contact swing. If it's a ball - well it's a walk.

It was a ball...ball three.

Oops.