Pitchers, not necessarily aces, who give you trouble?

[Jroll11]

Just curious if anyone has certain pitchers, who aren’t necessarily even aces, they don’t like facing? Back in the day, it was Beachy of the Braves, found his change up impossible and was thankful when he was out of the game. More recently, one who I just played today and reminded me of my ineptitude, is Kyle Hendricks of the Cubs. Throws slop, but it just annihilates me. Change up and sinker just fall off a cliff!

[reyes the roof]

Hendricks would always make me look like a fool too in past years. I struggled really bad today against Darvish, I just could not stay back on his cutter

[Skippy85410]

Ace or not, if they have big differences in velocity from fastball to off-speed pitches, I look last at the plate. Throw me a good changeup that falls off the table and bounces off the back of the plate and I'm hacking at it EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.

[Unlucky 13]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jroll11

Just curious if anyone has certain pitchers, who aren’t necessarily even aces, they don’t like facing? Back in the day, it was Beachy of the Braves, found his change up impossible and was thankful when he was out of the game. More recently, one who I just played today and reminded me of my ineptitude, is Kyle Hendricks of the Cubs. Throws slop, but it just annihilates me. Change up and sinker just fall off a cliff!

The Brewers had a reliever who gave me fits 5-10 years ago. I don't remember his name now, but he threw submarine style and didn't have any sort of fastball. All curveball, sliders and changeups. I just was completely helpless against him. He could come in and no hit me for three or four innings and the best I could do was hit some foul balls and wait for his turn to come up to hit so they'd take him out. Every game vs MIL for years, same story.

[Unlucky 13]

Quote: Originally Posted by Skippy85410

Ace or not, if they have big differences in velocity from fastball to off-speed pitches, I look last at the plate. Throw me a good changeup that falls off the table and bounces off the back of the plate and I'm hacking at it EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.

I've had that problem for years too. If a change up is low and inside or below the zone, I swing and miss 90% of the time. Tens of thousands of at bats in the show, and I'm no better than I was on the ps3.

[Jroll11]

Quote: Originally Posted by Unlucky 13

The Brewers had a reliever who gave me fits 5-10 years ago. I don't remember his name now, but he threw submarine style and didn't have any sort of fastball. All curveball, sliders and changeups. I just was completely helpless against him. He could come in and no hit me for three or four innings and the best I could do was hit some foul balls and wait for his turn to come up to hit so they'd take him out. Every game vs MIL for years, same story.

Been playing the show since 08 and still can’t hit submarine style pitchers for my life. Automatic out for me.

[KnightTemplar]

Just about any lefty. Man, I hate ‘em.

[toodles2you90]

Just about any pitcher that has a fastball slower than 90 and breaking balls or offspeed pitches in the 70s. With so many guys throwing mid 90s and up its so hard to slow down pressing buttons that early.