50 game sample size - Hitting the pitcher

[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.

So that means that over 1 time per game, I'm rocketing the ball back and hitting the pitcher. How often do we see that a year while watching our real life teams? Once? Maybe twice?

And not only that, but in those 63 deflections, not one pitcher was injured or effected. Is there some sort of slider I can use to adjust this happening?

[JayD]

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I've seen this many times as well and also I have yet to see the pitcher actually come off the field. My last game I hit a liner right off his leg and the ball rolled towards first base and he was able to fully sprint to the ball and throw me out at first.

[Heroesandvillains]

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Is this referring to only you as the hitter or combined with the CPU hitters or against another human?

If you mean just you against the CPU, I can offer you this advice:

Perfect timing = A higher likelihood of balls hit to the center of the diamond.

Early and Late timing = A higher likelihood of balls hit to the right/right center of the diamond and the left/left center of the diamond.

Do you have a breakdown of how often it's happening to you versus your CPU opponent (if in fact you are playing against the CPU)?

[Chicago Made]

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thru 12gms for me in spring training its only happened 2x's

[Redacted01]

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I'm a pitcher in RTTS (pitched something like 140-150 innings total) and played maybe 12-20 games outside of that. I've seen the pitcher hit/deflect balls all of 2 or 3 times. I've seen balls go right by the mound, that I wish I could get a hand on, but I'm definitely not seeing 1+ game.

[AUTiger1]

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I've seen it happen to the same batter in back-to-back at-bats but not nearly this much and not as much as last year. What I don't understand is how a pitcher has never gotten injured on this type play.

[nomo17k]

Re: 50 game sample size - Hitting the pitcher

Is this referring to only you as the hitter or combined with the CPU hitters or against another human?

If you mean just you against the CPU, I can offer you this advice:

Perfect timing = A higher likelihood of balls hit to the center of the diamond.

Early and Late timing = A higher likelihood of balls hit to the right/right center of the diamond and the left/left center of the diamond.

Do you have a breakdown of how often it's happening to you versus your CPU opponent (if in fact you are playing against the CPU)?

I also suspect that the OP's tendency to hit to center (i.e., timing is neither early nor late enough) is a factor. I also tend to hit to center as well, thought hitting pitchers don't bother me as much (thought I still think it's more than you'd expect in real life).

I don't think there's a way to see the spray chart (am I right?), but OP might want to check timing label in the batter analysis screen to see how often you are late/early on your safe hits. That might explain part of the issue... which you may be able to correct by clicking down HUM Timing slider perhaps?

[aces01]

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Completely agree with the OP. I am definitely seeing 1+ a game. Only solution for me is pressing start right away and changing teams (hate having to do it), but it's very annoying hitting the ball up the middle like you're supposed to and having a pitcher take it off his body to make the play.

[jmik58]

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Completely agree with the OP. I am definitely seeing 1+ a game. Only solution for me is pressing start right away and changing teams (hate having to do it), but it's very annoying hitting the ball up the middle like you're supposed to and having a pitcher take it off his body to make the play.

Never thought of doing this, but it's a possibility. I'm actually considering what another person mentioned; turning down the timing slider so I don't get "perfect" timing as often. The only problem is that would be ripping myself off and forcing fake results. If I get perfect timing then it's perfect...I don't want to get in a situation where it's about more-perfect or less-perfect. But I'm rambling now...it's worth a shot.

[metal134]

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Haven't seen it a lot this year, but I saw I remember seeing it a TON in the last couple of versions.

[nomo17k]

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Never thought of doing this, but it's a possibility. I'm actually considering what another person mentioned; turning down the timing slider so I don't get "perfect" timing as often. The only problem is that would be ripping myself off and forcing fake results. If I get perfect timing then it's perfect...I don't want to get in a situation where it's about more-perfect or less-perfect. But I'm rambling now...it's worth a shot.

Actually I don't think that way. Slider is a way to tune the game to neutralize your tendency, when the game is actually *assuming* a typical gamer would play in certain ways. I think it's a choice between you adjusting to the game and the game adjusting to you. The goal is the same in both cases... to play realistically.

But I'm also not sure Timing slider will have the desired effect though. But if OP notices that a significant majority of his solid hits are hit with perfect or close to perfect timing, narrowing the timing window (which Timing slider presumably does) may give him more opportunities to be early and late, which should results in wider spray chart.

[dickey1331]

I was pitching once and got hit twice in a row but i don't see it too often.


Do you really care where I sent this from?

[truckie16]

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While my sample size is not as big as the OP( 7 vs 50 games). I have still seen this, what I would consider an inordinate number of times, 12 by me and 3 by the CPU. What bugs me is every time I've done it, the CPU still gets the put out. Yet the CPU was safe in all three of theirs.
I have yet to touch sliders, so I may see other results once I have?

[MikeFlu]

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My main problem with hitting the pitcher is that he's never injured by it. I've hit a pitcher square in the face with a rocket line drive Bryce Florie style and he fielded the ball and stayed in the game. That is unrealistic. Florie was blinded in one eye and, though he tried to come back, never made it back to the majors.

[AUTiger1]

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My main problem with hitting the pitcher is that he's never injured by it. I've hit a pitcher square in the face with a rocket line drive Bryce Florie style and he fielded the ball and stayed in the game. That is unrealistic. Florie was blinded in one eye and, though he tried to come back, never made it back to the majors.

Yep. That's the problem with it.