Swiping ball into foul territory
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At least it isn't the bat boy picking up the ball and taking it with him like in Show 15.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KylDYGuDI_8
Good times...
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@SchnauzerFace said in Swiping ball into foul territory:
Ok what’s the deal with this? When a bunt or a dribbler goes down the line, the fielder bats the ball away toward the dugout. This is a horrible idea. All they need to do is touch the ball in foul territory. I’ve never seen any big leaguer (or little leaguer) do this, so why do fielders do this all the time in this game?
Am I missing something? Though it’s an unlikely scenario, what if the fielder thought he was in foul territory, but the ump rules it was a fair ball? Then he has to chase it down and the runner probably gets another base. Best case scenario, the fielder is just whipping balls all over the place, which seems like poor decorum.
There has to be a reason why they put this animation in here. Any help?
This has been in the game for years and idk why. I’m pretty sure at least that if you touch a live ball while it’s still fair and it goes foul it should count as fair. I’ve never seen this is the MLB and have never experienced it when playing on organized teams. If this was allowed no one would watch balls roll to see if they would go foul, they would just hit it foul! But for some reason I’m this game it’s allowed
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@KonphliKt said in Swiping ball into foul territory:
At least it isn't the bat boy picking up the ball and taking it with him like in Show 15.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KylDYGuDI_8
Good times...
Lol, ok I guess I shouldn’t complain about fielding being broken in MLB20. That’s hilarious
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@SchnauzerFace said in Swiping ball into foul territory:
Ok what’s the deal with this? When a bunt or a dribbler goes down the line, the fielder bats the ball away toward the dugout. This is a horrible idea. All they need to do is touch the ball in foul territory. I’ve never seen any big leaguer (or little leaguer) do this, so why do fielders do this all the time in this game?
Am I missing something? Though it’s an unlikely scenario, what if the fielder thought he was in foul territory, but the ump rules it was a fair ball? Then he has to chase it down and the runner probably gets another base. Best case scenario, the fielder is just whipping balls all over the place, which seems like poor decorum.
There has to be a reason why they put this animation in here. Any help?
It happens in the big leagues. Maybe not as often as the game but it happens for sure.
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@PhatWhiteOwl said in Swiping ball into foul territory:
@SchnauzerFace said in Swiping ball into foul territory:
Ok what’s the deal with this? When a bunt or a dribbler goes down the line, the fielder bats the ball away toward the dugout. This is a horrible idea. All they need to do is touch the ball in foul territory. I’ve never seen any big leaguer (or little leaguer) do this, so why do fielders do this all the time in this game?
Am I missing something? Though it’s an unlikely scenario, what if the fielder thought he was in foul territory, but the ump rules it was a fair ball? Then he has to chase it down and the runner probably gets another base. Best case scenario, the fielder is just whipping balls all over the place, which seems like poor decorum.
There has to be a reason why they put this animation in here. Any help?
It happens in the big leagues. Maybe not as often as the game but it happens for sure.
I was never a corner infielder (always a catcher) but i never once in all my years playing heard a coach instruct a fielder to do this. It just seems like there is no upside when compared to just touching the ball in foul territory or even fielding it like a normal human.
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@SchnauzerFace said in Swiping ball into foul territory:
@PhatWhiteOwl said in Swiping ball into foul territory:
@SchnauzerFace said in Swiping ball into foul territory:
Ok what’s the deal with this? When a bunt or a dribbler goes down the line, the fielder bats the ball away toward the dugout. This is a horrible idea. All they need to do is touch the ball in foul territory. I’ve never seen any big leaguer (or little leaguer) do this, so why do fielders do this all the time in this game?
Am I missing something? Though it’s an unlikely scenario, what if the fielder thought he was in foul territory, but the ump rules it was a fair ball? Then he has to chase it down and the runner probably gets another base. Best case scenario, the fielder is just whipping balls all over the place, which seems like poor decorum.
There has to be a reason why they put this animation in here. Any help?
It happens in the big leagues. Maybe not as often as the game but it happens for sure.
I was never a corner infielder (always a catcher) but i never once in all my years playing heard a coach instruct a fielder to do this. It just seems like there is no upside when compared to just touching the ball in foul territory or even fielding it like a normal human.
I will say that I have only really seen it in the last ten years or so. It is an exercise in futility as yes, as you say all you have to do is touch the ball as soon as it crosses the foul line.
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In bunts to third on a lefty shift by the bag the announcer says it’s a foul ball yet u get rewarded first base The ball stays fair too at least when this happens
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I think this feature is funny.
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As funny as it would be, most people don't want to see the fielders whipping their balls all over the field lol
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I have seen it a couple of times in real life, only when the ball is curving back fair and it was a bad fielder worried about completely whiffing on it if they tried to field it.
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