[BrianU]

Quote: Originally Posted by Armor and Sword

I use both. If I want to sit on a pitch and location I pre load the left stick in the direction I want and sit and hope it hit's that spot (0-0, 1-0, 2-0, 3-1) If I am in neutral counts and have a situation I need to move a runner, stay out of a double play etc (1-1, 2-2) I may use it on the fly. I typically use it on the fly to go the other way with a an outside pitch. When sitting on pitch it is either up (looking for a high fastball to truck) or looking to pull (turn) on an inside pitch.

I get really specific with how I play and I had an idea to make things more realistic that I am going to follow. I use house rules when I play sports games to make things as realistic as possible.

When you press Up on the D-pad you can see your current batters BA vs leftys and vs rightys of that season. I am going to start using the on-the-fly directional hitting with guys who have a .270+ avg against the matchup they are facing. Just to give them that added boost and differentiate from poorer hitters. For the poorer hitters though I will continue using situational pre-pitch directional hitting if I am trying to move a runner over or hit a sac fly.

Last year I started only using contact swings with players who have a career or season .340+ OBP which Fangraphs says is above average, to give them a slight edge at obtaining walks over guys with not as good plate discipline.

Likewise guys with a career or season ISO of .170+ which Fangraphs says is above average are the only ones I use power swings with.

Just a little twist to make things more immersive that others might want to try.