POTM Bellinger grind
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@Speedy44 said in POTM Bellinger grind:
It’s really easy
Look. Occasionally, you’ll get a couple pitches down the pipe that will actually have a good result. In those cases, yes, it’s easy.
Unfortunately, most of the time, Charlie Morton seems to prefer going to a three ball count, then throws a dot, then ball four.
It’s not easy, dude. Even when you get good contact, there’s the good/ok to the track or the line drive into the shift.
It has nothing to do with easy.
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Anyone else not getting LeMahieu's hits to count toward the +5? I've had 5 hits with him and none are counting.
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The Beli card is just beautiful. DJ also a very good look and a great card for the Yankees theme team. LS Bellinger is also the last card I need for Mantle so it’s gonna be EXTREMELY aggravating getting the free one before the LS. That being said, the Beli card is such a must I’m gonna do all the exchanges each stage to get it done quicker and I haven’t done exchanges for any of the POTM stages. Says something about the card and will put me back longer in the chase for Mickey :’(
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Best way to describe it is.....Easy but boring. They really need new ideas for MLB 21. I am bored of moments, they aren't as much as last year, but I did ALL of the moment grinding last year. I have only completed the Bellinger moments and a few from the Team Affinity. The CPU can't throw a strike for nothing. I had to hit a HR with Zunino, after what felt like my 20th attempt, I finally hit a HR only for the CPU to rob it. Perfects are hit directly to fielders. I started the moments at 6PM after work, by 11PM EDT, i had them all completed. The moments Idea was great last year, but please SDS find another way we can grind.
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I'm about 2 1/2 hours in and am just past the halfway mark towards Aguilar, so I'm also looking at about 5 hours. For a reference, I don't think April & May took me 5 hours combined. So this has easily been the most time consuming so far. However, the pitching has been beyond abysmal. I'd be surprised if 15-20% of the pitches I've seen so far have been strikes.
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It’s def harder than Correa. I had Correa in like 2 hours.
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Working on Zunino right now. I am not a good online player so the online stats have been the hardest for me. Got matched up with someone who was equally bad and didn't pitch Kluber/Hightower. Got him for 4 runs and 3 hits in the first. He quit 3 innings later before I could get anymore stats. Then got matched against Kluber 2 straight games. All in all it took me 21 online innings to get the 10 hits. Also took forever to hit a homer with Zunino in one of the moments. Getting the 35000 exchange is now what is holding me back from advancing because the prices are so high for the gold catchers. Hoping I can get to stage 2 tonight.
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The only part I find "hard" about the POTM grinds this year is the pitcher ones. On All-Star, even with perfect release, you get center meatballs that get crushed and there goes that "don't give up 1 run" requirement.
Hitting moments are easy enough. I even like that there are not too many multi-game moments.
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Definitely the hardest one yet. But I just finished and got Bellinger. Keep grinding fellas hes worth it!
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The Zuzino moments weren't too bad... the three hit game with an XBH took a little while but the rest were a flash. Looking ahead the rest of the moments look pretty easy. The missions will just slow it all down. I might just play the computer on all star twice as I imagine that's quicker.
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@halfbutt said in POTM Bellinger grind:
@Speedy44 said in POTM Bellinger grind:
It’s really easy
Look. Occasionally, you’ll get a couple pitches down the pipe that will actually have a good result. In those cases, yes, it’s easy.
Unfortunately, most of the time, Charlie Morton seems to prefer going to a three ball count, then throws a dot, then ball four.
It’s not easy, dude. Even when you get good contact, there’s the good/ok to the track or the line drive into the shift.
It has nothing to do with easy.
Ive been doing the in game missions so they went really quick doing it that way with the exchange set.
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@samguenther1987 said in POTM Bellinger grind:
Boy i can't hit Josh James. This is ridiculous.
Funny, I couldn't hit Jose Berrios worth a [censored] for like 12+ tries. Big spread between his 81 mph offspeed and mid-90s FBs.
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@halfbutt said in POTM Bellinger grind:
@Speedy44 said in POTM Bellinger grind:
It’s really easy
Look. Occasionally, you’ll get a couple pitches down the pipe that will actually have a good result. In those cases, yes, it’s easy.
Unfortunately, most of the time, Charlie Morton seems to prefer going to a three ball count, then throws a dot, then ball four.
It’s not easy, dude. Even when you get good contact, there’s the good/ok to the track or the line drive into the shift.
It has nothing to do with easy.
So, swing on ball four so it becomes strike two. Foul dots off until you get a good pitch. If a walk doesn't help, don't take one.
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@matthembree44 said in POTM Bellinger grind:
Working on Zunino right now. I am not a good online player so the online stats have been the hardest for me. Got matched up with someone who was equally bad and didn't pitch Kluber/Hightower. Got him for 4 runs and 3 hits in the first. He quit 3 innings later before I could get anymore stats. Then got matched against Kluber 2 straight games. All in all it took me 21 online innings to get the 10 hits. Also took forever to hit a homer with Zunino in one of the moments. Getting the 35000 exchange is now what is holding me back from advancing because the prices are so high for the gold catchers. Hoping I can get to stage 2 tonight.
Took me 2 event games to get the 10 hits with Mariners. Why go into Ranked when there’s an event going that guarantees you won’t face any pitcher higher than a bronze?
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That's a good point and way faster than playing 2 games vs. the computer on All-Star. Thank you sir!
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@jz2016cubs said in POTM Bellinger grind:
What do you guys think? Too hard? Too easy? How long does it take? Would you guys say that it is easier than the April and May POTM grinds? Are these cards better than the previous months? I started the Zunino moments today, but that is as far as I got.
I got it all done in about 2 hours total
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@beanball0571 said in POTM Bellinger grind:
The pitching moments took me the longest. Billy Hamilton ruined one for me hitting a homerun. But bellinger is worth it
Those pitching moments were a straight snooze fest.
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LeMahieu was a pain, those power stats are deceptive. Felt like I was swing a strand of spaghetti most of the time. Somehow I finished with my controller intact
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@lucas8181 said in POTM Bellinger grind:
@halfbutt said in POTM Bellinger grind:
@Speedy44 said in POTM Bellinger grind:
It’s really easy
Look. Occasionally, you’ll get a couple pitches down the pipe that will actually have a good result. In those cases, yes, it’s easy.
Unfortunately, most of the time, Charlie Morton seems to prefer going to a three ball count, then throws a dot, then ball four.
It’s not easy, dude. Even when you get good contact, there’s the good/ok to the track or the line drive into the shift.
It has nothing to do with easy.
So, swing on ball four so it becomes strike two. Foul dots off until you get a good pitch. If a walk doesn't help, don't take one.
That’s not the point. As I pointed out in another post, Charlie Morton has a strike percentage of 63% over his entire career. It’s on veteran difficulty.
If these missions need to be more challenging, that is fine. Just make it a higher difficulty, instead of manipulating the at bats.
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@halfbutt said in POTM Bellinger grind:
@lucas8181 said in POTM Bellinger grind:
@halfbutt said in POTM Bellinger grind:
@Speedy44 said in POTM Bellinger grind:
It’s really easy
Look. Occasionally, you’ll get a couple pitches down the pipe that will actually have a good result. In those cases, yes, it’s easy.
Unfortunately, most of the time, Charlie Morton seems to prefer going to a three ball count, then throws a dot, then ball four.
It’s not easy, dude. Even when you get good contact, there’s the good/ok to the track or the line drive into the shift.
It has nothing to do with easy.
So, swing on ball four so it becomes strike two. Foul dots off until you get a good pitch. If a walk doesn't help, don't take one.
That’s not the point. As I pointed out in another post, Charlie Morton has a strike percentage of 63% over his entire career. It’s on veteran difficulty.
If these missions need to be more challenging, that is fine. Just make it a higher difficulty, instead of manipulating the at bats.
That's completely the point. You were upset that he walks you, so swing. Use directional hitting, it will allow you to beat most of his missions in one or two tries.
