High kudos and praises be to the programmer/designer that added this little tidbit of awesomeness, that admittedly I noticed for the first time this weekend, and I do not think has EVER been mentioned.
When batting from a behind-the-batter view, whether it be offset, catcher, wide, etc... pay close attention to the second baseman and the shortstop just as the pitch is being delivered. Wha?? Did I just see the second baseman take a step to his left because he knew the pitcher was throwing something offspeed to my left handed batter??
At first I thought it was just an animation, but then I watched the next pitch, and both the shortstop and the second baseman slid a half step to their right, and the pitch was a fastball on the outside edge.
For the rest of the game, I saw that although they did not move every pitch, more often that not, I could get a sense of what was coming based on their movements.
If a developer wants to state that it was totally coincidental, and indeed just animations that happen to fall into the correct pitches, then please do so, and I won't think any less of your awesome game...
If however someone wants to corroborate this as a fact, and indeed, the fielders will shade a step or two based on them knowing what pitch was being called (like every infielder in the MLB does), then tip your hat, and buy yourself a delicious beverage of your choice. You earned it.
~syf
When batting from a behind-the-batter view, whether it be offset, catcher, wide, etc... pay close attention to the second baseman and the shortstop just as the pitch is being delivered. Wha?? Did I just see the second baseman take a step to his left because he knew the pitcher was throwing something offspeed to my left handed batter??
At first I thought it was just an animation, but then I watched the next pitch, and both the shortstop and the second baseman slid a half step to their right, and the pitch was a fastball on the outside edge.
For the rest of the game, I saw that although they did not move every pitch, more often that not, I could get a sense of what was coming based on their movements.
If a developer wants to state that it was totally coincidental, and indeed just animations that happen to fall into the correct pitches, then please do so, and I won't think any less of your awesome game...
If however someone wants to corroborate this as a fact, and indeed, the fielders will shade a step or two based on them knowing what pitch was being called (like every infielder in the MLB does), then tip your hat, and buy yourself a delicious beverage of your choice. You earned it.
~syf
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