[VeganRob]

Quote: Originally Posted by Aviator87AC

There is a ton of strategy to hitting, it is so much deeper than most people realize. Someone wrote a full guide to it awhile ago but basically whenever you're hitting with a man on first and less than 2-outs, you should never commit to a hit without pressing up (or aiming low if zone). If facing a sinkerballer, you never commit without pressing up and using contact swing. If in a pitchers count (say, 0-2 or 1-2) with a low contact hitter, all you're trying to do is slap the ball oppo pressing up and out. Those are just some basic scenarios but once you start going into every at-bat with a gameplan, DPs will decrease to realistic amounts (unless you're just having a bad game).

Thanks for the tip! I use directional hitting and exclusively use the X button to swing. I pressed up and normal when ahead in the count or up and contact when behind with runners on first with less than 2 outs and exploded with a 5 run inning just moving the guys around the bases without hitting into any DPs. It was great to be able to get some timely hits and manufacturing runs without relying on the long ball or doubles deep in the gaps (I’m currently in a bit of a power outage at the moment)


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