Pulling outside pitches for doubles.
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@SefarR said in Pulling outside pitches for doubles.:
@abbyspapa said in Pulling outside pitches for doubles.:
Someone needs to watch some Vladdy Guerrero clips. That beast could pull a pitch for a double (often more) if it was 2 feet outside/inside/high/low.
Yes, Vladdy was even able to hit pitches that bounced off the dirt. That doesn't mean that it should be possible/should happen frequently in a competitive video game.
If pitches outside the zone can be consistently hit for power then what advantage is left for the pitcher? In order for pitching to make any sense, swinging on pitches outside the zone has to be punished, not rewarded.
Well actually it does mean that it should be possible, but I agree with you that it should not be as frequently rewarded as it is in this game.
Personally I feel that this happens mostly at AS and below. HOF and up seems to punish swinging at bad pitches fairly good.
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@JustASeal0 said in Pulling outside pitches for doubles.:
@LankyRyan said in Pulling outside pitches for doubles.:
Wood bats are typically - 2 but can also be - 0 or weigh more than the length. The maximum allowable in most adult wood bat leagues (including mlb) is a - 3
Yeah I was confused because I play high school ball and of course that's already -3
Yeah the -3 BBCORS and composites all swing pretty similarly as long as they're not just rolled alloy. It's usually just a standard barrel diameter and length and then they upcharge you for the brand/materials used. It takes players a long time to get used to wood bats simply because there's so much variety. Different turning models have different sized everything (knob, grip, shaft, barrel, cupped end/no cupped, etc.) and most crucial: they're balanced differently. If you've got strong wrists and tend to pull the ball, you're likely going to go with a top-heavy turning model. If you've got an inside out swing, you're probably going to go with a knob heavy model which means a smaller barrel.
Most professional ballplayers over a certain income level have bats custom made/weighted/balanced specifically for their swing. My favorite turning model was the R271 until they discontinued it, then switched to the M9.
All those bats on the bat rack aren't just spares of the same. Ballplayers have different bats to allow for more situational hitting, too (lighter ash bats for high velo, knob heavy bats to push the ball other way when a runner is on 3rd, super heavy bats to help you stay back on the offspeed, etc.)
This totally wasn't the point of the thread, but the number of options and the science behind it all is straight up fascinating.
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@LankyRyan said in Pulling outside pitches for doubles.:
@JustASeal0 said in Pulling outside pitches for doubles.:
@LankyRyan said in Pulling outside pitches for doubles.:
Wood bats are typically - 2 but can also be - 0 or weigh more than the length. The maximum allowable in most adult wood bat leagues (including mlb) is a - 3
Yeah I was confused because I play high school ball and of course that's already -3
Yeah the -3 BBCORS and composites all swing pretty similarly as long as they're not just rolled alloy. It's usually just a standard barrel diameter and length and then they upcharge you for the brand/materials used. It takes players a long time to get used to wood bats simply because there's so much variety. Different turning models have different sized everything (knob, grip, shaft, barrel, cupped end/no cupped, etc.) and most crucial: they're balanced differently. If you've got strong wrists and tend to pull the ball, you're likely going to go with a top-heavy turning model. If you've got an inside out swing, you're probably going to go with a knob heavy model which means a smaller barrel.
Most professional ballplayers over a certain income level have bats custom made/weighted/balanced specifically for their swing. My favorite turning model was the R271 until they discontinued it, then switched to the M9.
All those bats on the bat rack aren't just spares of the same. Ballplayers have different bats to allow for more situational hitting, too (lighter ash bats for high velo, knob heavy bats to push the ball other way when a runner is on 3rd, super heavy bats to help you stay back on the offspeed, etc.)
This totally wasn't the point of the thread, but the number of options and the science behind it all is straight up fascinating.
Man I can't wait to get my first wood bat, I'm fascinated by Axe bats specifically
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@JustASeal0 said in Pulling outside pitches for doubles.:
@LankyRyan said in Pulling outside pitches for doubles.:
@JustASeal0 said in Pulling outside pitches for doubles.:
@LankyRyan said in Pulling outside pitches for doubles.:
Wood bats are typically - 2 but can also be - 0 or weigh more than the length. The maximum allowable in most adult wood bat leagues (including mlb) is a - 3
Yeah I was confused because I play high school ball and of course that's already -3
Yeah the -3 BBCORS and composites all swing pretty similarly as long as they're not just rolled alloy. It's usually just a standard barrel diameter and length and then they upcharge you for the brand/materials used. It takes players a long time to get used to wood bats simply because there's so much variety. Different turning models have different sized everything (knob, grip, shaft, barrel, cupped end/no cupped, etc.) and most crucial: they're balanced differently. If you've got strong wrists and tend to pull the ball, you're likely going to go with a top-heavy turning model. If you've got an inside out swing, you're probably going to go with a knob heavy model which means a smaller barrel.
Most professional ballplayers over a certain income level have bats custom made/weighted/balanced specifically for their swing. My favorite turning model was the R271 until they discontinued it, then switched to the M9.
All those bats on the bat rack aren't just spares of the same. Ballplayers have different bats to allow for more situational hitting, too (lighter ash bats for high velo, knob heavy bats to push the ball other way when a runner is on 3rd, super heavy bats to help you stay back on the offspeed, etc.)
This totally wasn't the point of the thread, but the number of options and the science behind it all is straight up fascinating.
Man I can't wait to get my first wood bat, I'm fascinated by Axe bats specifically
Those handles are awesome. Some dudes I used to play with had some ghetto rigged version where they whittled the knob down and squared off the grip which I always thought they were insane for, but now I get it. The Axe 271 is based off my favorite bat of all time, the R271 so I'm sure I'd be fantasizing over it if I still played lol
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@LankyRyan said in Pulling outside pitches for doubles.:
@JustASeal0 said in Pulling outside pitches for doubles.:
@LankyRyan said in Pulling outside pitches for doubles.:
@JustASeal0 said in Pulling outside pitches for doubles.:
@LankyRyan said in Pulling outside pitches for doubles.:
Wood bats are typically - 2 but can also be - 0 or weigh more than the length. The maximum allowable in most adult wood bat leagues (including mlb) is a - 3
Yeah I was confused because I play high school ball and of course that's already -3
Yeah the -3 BBCORS and composites all swing pretty similarly as long as they're not just rolled alloy. It's usually just a standard barrel diameter and length and then they upcharge you for the brand/materials used. It takes players a long time to get used to wood bats simply because there's so much variety. Different turning models have different sized everything (knob, grip, shaft, barrel, cupped end/no cupped, etc.) and most crucial: they're balanced differently. If you've got strong wrists and tend to pull the ball, you're likely going to go with a top-heavy turning model. If you've got an inside out swing, you're probably going to go with a knob heavy model which means a smaller barrel.
Most professional ballplayers over a certain income level have bats custom made/weighted/balanced specifically for their swing. My favorite turning model was the R271 until they discontinued it, then switched to the M9.
All those bats on the bat rack aren't just spares of the same. Ballplayers have different bats to allow for more situational hitting, too (lighter ash bats for high velo, knob heavy bats to push the ball other way when a runner is on 3rd, super heavy bats to help you stay back on the offspeed, etc.)
This totally wasn't the point of the thread, but the number of options and the science behind it all is straight up fascinating.
Man I can't wait to get my first wood bat, I'm fascinated by Axe bats specifically
Those handles are awesome. Some dudes I used to play with had some ghetto rigged version where they whittled the knob down and squared off the grip which I always thought they were insane for, but now I get it. The Axe 271 is based off my favorite bat of all time, the R271 so I'm sure I'd be fantasizing over it if I still played lol
Thanks for the knowledge, I'm super excited for the future
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@abbyspapa said in Pulling outside pitches for doubles.:
Someone needs to watch some Vladdy Guerrero clips. That beast could pull a pitch for a double (often more) if it was 2 feet outside/inside/high/low.
This makes no sense...that's like me saying go to a club and get all the girls number.. you say that's impossible...I say someone needs to watch a video of leonardo di caprio in a club....that's leonardo di caprio...not everyone...
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@tomivory23 said in Pulling outside pitches for doubles.:
@abbyspapa said in Pulling outside pitches for doubles.:
Someone needs to watch some Vladdy Guerrero clips. That beast could pull a pitch for a double (often more) if it was 2 feet outside/inside/high/low.
This makes no sense...that's like me saying go to a club and get all the girls number.. you say that's impossible...I say someone needs to watch a video of leonardo di caprio in a club....that's leonardo di caprio...not everyone...
Indeed that false analogy does not make sense. No one is saying every outside pitch is pulled for a double, only that it happens too frequently.
A more accurate analogy would be you saying go to a club and get a number from a 9 or 10.
It may rarely happen for you or I, but it happens more frequently for Di Caprio.
Because stats have an impact lol.
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@abbyspapa said in Pulling outside pitches for doubles.:
@tomivory23 said in Pulling outside pitches for doubles.:
@abbyspapa said in Pulling outside pitches for doubles.:
Someone needs to watch some Vladdy Guerrero clips. That beast could pull a pitch for a double (often more) if it was 2 feet outside/inside/high/low.
This makes no sense...that's like me saying go to a club and get all the girls number.. you say that's impossible...I say someone needs to watch a video of leonardo di caprio in a club....that's leonardo di caprio...not everyone...
Indeed that false analogy does not make sense. No one is saying every outside pitch is pulled for a double, only that it happens too frequently.
A more accurate analogy would be you saying go to a club and get a number from a 9 or 10.
It may rarely happen for you or I, but it happens more frequently for Di Caprio.
Because stats have an impact lol.
Being early on a pitch on the outer third happens a lot in baseball.
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Was that R271 the Louisville? I think I know that bat.
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@halfbutt said in Pulling outside pitches for doubles.:
Was that R271 the Louisville? I think I know that bat.
Yezzir, it sure was
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I just somehow pulled a homerun in BR with Kole Calhoun on an early swing on a low and away changeup. Early swing/good contact. No doubt shot over the right field wall. Gotta love it.
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