Weird quirks when playing the game.
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Curious to see if anyone else has any weird 'quirks' when it comes to playing this game? Online or offline.
Me personally; when setting a lineup, whether it's for online or offline, I can't seem to play more than two (righty and lefty) actual closers. I always have 2 CPs and 6 RPs. I also have to have at least 3 lefties (CP/RP) in my bullpen.
When drafting for BR. Unless there is absolutely no other hitter/pitcher I can take that round; I WILL NOT draft a relief pitcher that only has three pitches in their repitoir.
Also, I try to draft at least two Silver starters (one righty and one lefty).
I also try to have four silver's in my BP. 2 lefties and 2 righties. Again, unless I have no choice, no three pitch pitchers and no closers if I already have two.
When playing offline and online; I try to not swing at any pitch until I get two strikes. Not really a quirk; but easier to do offline than online.
Also, when setting my bench (offline or online) I also have to have at least two left handed batters, two right handed batters and a switch hitter. Even if it means that I have all the same position.
Anyone else or is it just me?
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Offliner here.
I make sure my favorite pitchers have an ERA of 0.00, much to my own detriment.
I am also a strict follower of the traditional lineup structure. Two speedy guys bat first, followed by my best batter, power guy bats cleanup, followed by two more decent power/balanced bats including the catcher (who bats 6th). 7th hole goes to anyone really. Speedy guy bats 8th so that the free out (the pitcher) doesn’t totally ruin the inning.
I practice swing between almost every pitch. I don’t know why.
I take a one-step lead off first until the pitcher stops throwing over. Sometimes do this on second, if I know my runner can get back in time.
I go out of my way to avoid a double play if I have a runner on first and less than 2 outs. I hate, hate, HATE grounding into those.
I hate shifting. My defense has the traditional “straight up” alignment with normal depth at all times.
I despise that, in Moments, I have to bat with the pitcher when both teams are in the American League. It’s stupid and incorrect. So I intentionally strike out, out of spite. If only I could wear an oversized helmet while doing so.
It is imperative to me that I get at least one run in the first inning in conquest. The pitcher gets confidence quickly in that mode and it sucks sometimes.
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@ladyswampfox_xbl said in Weird quirks when playing the game.:
Offliner here.
I make sure my favorite pitchers have an ERA of 0.00, much to my own detriment.
I am also a strict follower of the traditional lineup structure. Two speedy guys bat first, followed by my best batter, power guy bats cleanup, followed by two more decent power/balanced bats including the catcher (who bats 6th). 7th hole goes to anyone really. Speedy guy bats 8th so that the free out (the pitcher) doesn’t totally ruin the inning.
I practice swing between almost every pitch. I don’t know why.
I take a one-step lead off first until the pitcher stops throwing over. Sometimes do this on second, if I know my runner can get back in time.
I go out of my way to avoid a double play if I have a runner on first and less than 2 outs. I hate, hate, HATE grounding into those.
I hate shifting. My defense has the traditional “straight up” alignment with normal depth at all times.
I despise that, in Moments, I have to bat with the pitcher when both teams are in the American League. It’s stupid and incorrect. So I intentionally strike out, out of spite. If only I could wear an oversized helmet while doing so.
It is imperative to me that I get at least one run in the first inning in conquest. The pitcher gets confidence quickly in that mode and it sucks sometimes.
I won't practice swing until it's a full count. That's just me.
Also, I don't bother with taking an extra step. If I'm going to steal, I just steal. Not saying what you're doing is wrong. I just don't like extending the game longer than needed. (I especially hate it when the pitcher constantly throws over in Moments. Especially if the guy on third has a speed rating power than 60)
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@dirty-shawnchez_psn said in Weird quirks when playing the game.:
@ladyswampfox_xbl said in Weird quirks when playing the game.:
Offliner here.
I make sure my favorite pitchers have an ERA of 0.00, much to my own detriment.
I am also a strict follower of the traditional lineup structure. Two speedy guys bat first, followed by my best batter, power guy bats cleanup, followed by two more decent power/balanced bats including the catcher (who bats 6th). 7th hole goes to anyone really. Speedy guy bats 8th so that the free out (the pitcher) doesn’t totally ruin the inning.
I practice swing between almost every pitch. I don’t know why.
I take a one-step lead off first until the pitcher stops throwing over. Sometimes do this on second, if I know my runner can get back in time.
I go out of my way to avoid a double play if I have a runner on first and less than 2 outs. I hate, hate, HATE grounding into those.
I hate shifting. My defense has the traditional “straight up” alignment with normal depth at all times.
I despise that, in Moments, I have to bat with the pitcher when both teams are in the American League. It’s stupid and incorrect. So I intentionally strike out, out of spite. If only I could wear an oversized helmet while doing so.
It is imperative to me that I get at least one run in the first inning in conquest. The pitcher gets confidence quickly in that mode and it sucks sometimes.
I won't practice swing until it's a full count. That's just me.
Also, I don't bother with taking an extra step. If I'm going to steal, I just steal. Not saying what you're doing is wrong. I just don't like extending the game longer than needed. (I especially hate it when the pitcher constantly throws over in Moments. Especially if the guy on third has a speed rating power than 60)
I just do it to spite the pitcher when he throws over lol
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I didnt like how earlier this year - or maybe they broke it - if you do offline modes like showdown, the quick menu doesn't respond when you have a pitcher on 2nd in extra innings. You have to actually press the game menu to sub.
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@ladyswampfox_xbl said in Weird quirks when playing the game.:
Offliner here.
I make sure my favorite pitchers have an ERA of 0.00, much to my own detriment.
I am also a strict follower of the traditional lineup structure. Two speedy guys bat first, followed by my best batter, power guy bats cleanup, followed by two more decent power/balanced bats including the catcher (who bats 6th). 7th hole goes to anyone really. Speedy guy bats 8th so that the free out (the pitcher) doesn’t totally ruin the inning.
I practice swing between almost every pitch. I don’t know why.
I take a one-step lead off first until the pitcher stops throwing over. Sometimes do this on second, if I know my runner can get back in time.
I go out of my way to avoid a double play if I have a runner on first and less than 2 outs. I hate, hate, HATE grounding into those.
I hate shifting. My defense has the traditional “straight up” alignment with normal depth at all times.
I despise that, in Moments, I have to bat with the pitcher when both teams are in the American League. It’s stupid and incorrect. So I intentionally strike out, out of spite. If only I could wear an oversized helmet while doing so.
It is imperative to me that I get at least one run in the first inning in conquest. The pitcher gets confidence quickly in that mode and it sucks sometimes.
This is a great post. Nice to know I'm not the only quirky person.
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@ericulous1_psn said in Weird quirks when playing the game.:
@ladyswampfox_xbl said in Weird quirks when playing the game.:
Offliner here.
I make sure my favorite pitchers have an ERA of 0.00, much to my own detriment.
I am also a strict follower of the traditional lineup structure. Two speedy guys bat first, followed by my best batter, power guy bats cleanup, followed by two more decent power/balanced bats including the catcher (who bats 6th). 7th hole goes to anyone really. Speedy guy bats 8th so that the free out (the pitcher) doesn’t totally ruin the inning.
I practice swing between almost every pitch. I don’t know why.
I take a one-step lead off first until the pitcher stops throwing over. Sometimes do this on second, if I know my runner can get back in time.
I go out of my way to avoid a double play if I have a runner on first and less than 2 outs. I hate, hate, HATE grounding into those.
I hate shifting. My defense has the traditional “straight up” alignment with normal depth at all times.
I despise that, in Moments, I have to bat with the pitcher when both teams are in the American League. It’s stupid and incorrect. So I intentionally strike out, out of spite. If only I could wear an oversized helmet while doing so.
It is imperative to me that I get at least one run in the first inning in conquest. The pitcher gets confidence quickly in that mode and it sucks sometimes.
This is a great post. Nice to know I'm not the only quirky person.
I doubt your quirks are nearly as bad as mine, lol
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Offliner as well.
When I send in a 90+ speed pinch runner, I always take the first pitch to see if they throw a FB or pitch out.
If the CPU walks my batter to re-set up a DP, and i have a runner on 3rd, I always send the runner on first if they have 70+ speed.
When I send my runners to steal second base, I tap L1 in rapid succession, as if that was a speed burst button! -
@ladyswampfox_xbl said in Weird quirks when playing the game.:
Offliner here.
I make sure my favorite pitchers have an ERA of 0.00, much to my own detriment.
I am also a strict follower of the traditional lineup structure. Two speedy guys bat first, followed by my best batter, power guy bats cleanup, followed by two more decent power/balanced bats including the catcher (who bats 6th). 7th hole goes to anyone really. Speedy guy bats 8th so that the free out (the pitcher) doesn’t totally ruin the inning.
I practice swing between almost every pitch. I don’t know why.
I take a one-step lead off first until the pitcher stops throwing over. Sometimes do this on second, if I know my runner can get back in time.
I go out of my way to avoid a double play if I have a runner on first and less than 2 outs. I hate, hate, HATE grounding into those.
I hate shifting. My defense has the traditional “straight up” alignment with normal depth at all times.
I despise that, in Moments, I have to bat with the pitcher when both teams are in the American League. It’s stupid and incorrect. So I intentionally strike out, out of spite. If only I could wear an oversized helmet while doing so.
It is imperative to me that I get at least one run in the first inning in conquest. The pitcher gets confidence quickly in that mode and it sucks sometimes.
I like your lineup structure. I like to put my “second lead off guy” batting 8th in the order to keep the momentum rolling. 90 Posada is another guy I like to use in that spot. He just seems to get on base all the time and always find a gap. One of the most underrated catchers in the game imo. I guess that’s a topic for another day though. Lol
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@mrad2010_xbl said in Weird quirks when playing the game.:
@ladyswampfox_xbl said in Weird quirks when playing the game.:
Offliner here.
I make sure my favorite pitchers have an ERA of 0.00, much to my own detriment.
I am also a strict follower of the traditional lineup structure. Two speedy guys bat first, followed by my best batter, power guy bats cleanup, followed by two more decent power/balanced bats including the catcher (who bats 6th). 7th hole goes to anyone really. Speedy guy bats 8th so that the free out (the pitcher) doesn’t totally ruin the inning.
I practice swing between almost every pitch. I don’t know why.
I take a one-step lead off first until the pitcher stops throwing over. Sometimes do this on second, if I know my runner can get back in time.
I go out of my way to avoid a double play if I have a runner on first and less than 2 outs. I hate, hate, HATE grounding into those.
I hate shifting. My defense has the traditional “straight up” alignment with normal depth at all times.
I despise that, in Moments, I have to bat with the pitcher when both teams are in the American League. It’s stupid and incorrect. So I intentionally strike out, out of spite. If only I could wear an oversized helmet while doing so.
It is imperative to me that I get at least one run in the first inning in conquest. The pitcher gets confidence quickly in that mode and it sucks sometimes.
I like your lineup structure. I like to put my “second lead off guy” batting 8th in the order to keep the momentum rolling. 90 Posada is another guy I like to use in that spot. He just seems to get on base all the time and always find a gap. One of the most underrated catchers in the game imo. I guess that’s a topic for another day though. Lol
Thank you!
For me, 90 Posada is too slow to put 8th. Him on first with the pitcher batting has double play written all over it. -
@ladyswampfox_xbl said in Weird quirks when playing the game.:
@mrad2010_xbl said in Weird quirks when playing the game.:
@ladyswampfox_xbl said in Weird quirks when playing the game.:
Offliner here.
I make sure my favorite pitchers have an ERA of 0.00, much to my own detriment.
I am also a strict follower of the traditional lineup structure. Two speedy guys bat first, followed by my best batter, power guy bats cleanup, followed by two more decent power/balanced bats including the catcher (who bats 6th). 7th hole goes to anyone really. Speedy guy bats 8th so that the free out (the pitcher) doesn’t totally ruin the inning.
I practice swing between almost every pitch. I don’t know why.
I take a one-step lead off first until the pitcher stops throwing over. Sometimes do this on second, if I know my runner can get back in time.
I go out of my way to avoid a double play if I have a runner on first and less than 2 outs. I hate, hate, HATE grounding into those.
I hate shifting. My defense has the traditional “straight up” alignment with normal depth at all times.
I despise that, in Moments, I have to bat with the pitcher when both teams are in the American League. It’s stupid and incorrect. So I intentionally strike out, out of spite. If only I could wear an oversized helmet while doing so.
It is imperative to me that I get at least one run in the first inning in conquest. The pitcher gets confidence quickly in that mode and it sucks sometimes.
I like your lineup structure. I like to put my “second lead off guy” batting 8th in the order to keep the momentum rolling. 90 Posada is another guy I like to use in that spot. He just seems to get on base all the time and always find a gap. One of the most underrated catchers in the game imo. I guess that’s a topic for another day though. Lol
Thank you!
For me, 90 Posada is too slow to put 8th. Him on first with the pitcher batting has double play written all over it.I usually say the same about slower players but he gets a lot of doubles for me. It’s weird how he always finding the most open spots on the field to hit it to.
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@ladyswampfox_xbl said in Weird quirks when playing the game.:
@ericulous1_psn said in Weird quirks when playing the game.:
@ladyswampfox_xbl said in Weird quirks when playing the game.:
Offliner here.
I make sure my favorite pitchers have an ERA of 0.00, much to my own detriment.
I am also a strict follower of the traditional lineup structure. Two speedy guys bat first, followed by my best batter, power guy bats cleanup, followed by two more decent power/balanced bats including the catcher (who bats 6th). 7th hole goes to anyone really. Speedy guy bats 8th so that the free out (the pitcher) doesn’t totally ruin the inning.
I practice swing between almost every pitch. I don’t know why.
I take a one-step lead off first until the pitcher stops throwing over. Sometimes do this on second, if I know my runner can get back in time.
I go out of my way to avoid a double play if I have a runner on first and less than 2 outs. I hate, hate, HATE grounding into those.
I hate shifting. My defense has the traditional “straight up” alignment with normal depth at all times.
I despise that, in Moments, I have to bat with the pitcher when both teams are in the American League. It’s stupid and incorrect. So I intentionally strike out, out of spite. If only I could wear an oversized helmet while doing so.
It is imperative to me that I get at least one run in the first inning in conquest. The pitcher gets confidence quickly in that mode and it sucks sometimes.
This is a great post. Nice to know I'm not the only quirky person.
I doubt your quirks are nearly as bad as mine, lol
I almost always pitch my starters 5 innings when playing against cpu and then go to my bullpen so I can get 2 holds and build innings for my relievers. I have 6 different rosters that I run (1 per division) and I compare their stats frequently. If I'm winning by 4 against the computer in the 9th, I'll walk in a run to get a cheap save. Those are definitely oddball moves.
Oh I almost always intentionally walk the first hitter when using a pitcher with a slow windup like Lefty Grove or Bob Feller.
I also waited to do all three TA5 conquest Maps and didn't use any TS5 Finest through the whole program so I could drag out the TA5 for a while.
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@ericulous1_psn said in Weird quirks when playing the game.:
@ladyswampfox_xbl said in Weird quirks when playing the game.:
@ericulous1_psn said in Weird quirks when playing the game.:
@ladyswampfox_xbl said in Weird quirks when playing the game.:
Offliner here.
I make sure my favorite pitchers have an ERA of 0.00, much to my own detriment.
I am also a strict follower of the traditional lineup structure. Two speedy guys bat first, followed by my best batter, power guy bats cleanup, followed by two more decent power/balanced bats including the catcher (who bats 6th). 7th hole goes to anyone really. Speedy guy bats 8th so that the free out (the pitcher) doesn’t totally ruin the inning.
I practice swing between almost every pitch. I don’t know why.
I take a one-step lead off first until the pitcher stops throwing over. Sometimes do this on second, if I know my runner can get back in time.
I go out of my way to avoid a double play if I have a runner on first and less than 2 outs. I hate, hate, HATE grounding into those.
I hate shifting. My defense has the traditional “straight up” alignment with normal depth at all times.
I despise that, in Moments, I have to bat with the pitcher when both teams are in the American League. It’s stupid and incorrect. So I intentionally strike out, out of spite. If only I could wear an oversized helmet while doing so.
It is imperative to me that I get at least one run in the first inning in conquest. The pitcher gets confidence quickly in that mode and it sucks sometimes.
This is a great post. Nice to know I'm not the only quirky person.
I doubt your quirks are nearly as bad as mine, lol
I almost always pitch my starters 5 innings when playing against cpu and then go to my bullpen so I can get 2 holds and build innings for my relievers. I have 6 different rosters that I run (1 per division) and I compare their stats frequently. If I'm winning by 4 against the computer in the 9th, I'll walk in a run to get a cheap save. Those are definitely oddball moves.
Oh I almost always intentionally walk the first hitter when using a pitcher with a slow windup like Lefty Grove or Bob Feller.
I also waited to do all three TA5 conquest Maps and didn't use any TS5 Finest through the whole program so I could drag out the TA5 for a while.
I was considering walking batters for pitchers with slow windups lol. I’m just worried the next batter will hit one out. CPU is scripted that way.
I also don’t open any of the stuff I get from a new conquest map until I finish the map, and with my starters I try to pitch perfect games every time.
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