Toxic play🙄
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@fubar2k7
He must be trying to shame the person or something.
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@fubar2k7 said in Toxic play
:Maybe this is a stupid question but how can I tell they’re bunting from the box score and game log?
You can't, but it is a stat that SDS could track if they really wanted to since it is a dedicated button when batting. Simply tally how many times a player ha[censored] that button. Then simply divide the number of button presses by the number of games, innings, or batters to determine frequency.
Will they do it? No. I don't think they see bunt dancing as an issue. The fact that you see MLBers square up to bunt and then pull the bat back means they will leave it in the game as is.
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Bunt dancing can ONLY hurt the person doing it. It doesnt affect anything else. Yes it is stupid, and childish, but it doesnt hurt the opponent in any way.
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Bunt dancing was a pain when I used to pitch from the pitchers view as I couldn’t always see the PULSE bit.
R2 needs to stop. Once per at bat. On first
Pitch. That’s it. I wish they would stop that stupidity. R2 every pitch is still absolutely stupid to allow. -
@ChuckCLC Must be a fan of it then if your pardoning it
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The purpose of R2 was (as SDS once said somewhere) the equivalent of the hand sticking out to the umpire … a pause … But let‘s be honest: It got out of hand. 90% of the time it is to disturb the rhythm of you pitching.
I do R2 to check pitches (once or twice per pitcher) or sometimes to check pitcher stamina. But if I do, I do it pretty quickly.Bunt dancing should be abandoned, twice should be enough. …
The rest depends on your opinions.
The me, bunt dancing and R2ing is toxic. Additionally I also like to ones who trash talk. Yesterday I had one opponent, who texted me to „throw strikes“, since he swung at everything I threw to him …I do not mind pausing and/or replaying (since I to like to watch a HR of myself again (if I manage to hit one :)) …
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I do admit to bunt dancing with my Cap. Michael Jackson. But he’s Michael Jackson and I hope
My opponents understand the albeit small comedy aspect in that.His HR celebration is also the limbo with the levitating bat. So when he is learning back smooth criminal style i skip it
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@DGvsTheWorld You must Not be fan of comprehension. I never do this. It just doesnt bother me at all.
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@ChuckCLC All right it seems like you were kind of favoring but I'm just saying look how many times that some people do that [censored] stupid bunt dance and then they get a freaking home run out of nowhere. It glitches pitching somehow
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@YOSHI24 The simple solution for the R2 button is remove the need for it. Put the pitch locations for that at bat on the screen before the pitch, just like they did with the pitch types in 21 going forward.
They can then deactivate the R2 button completely during RS play, unless there is some purpose for it that I just don't know about.
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I hate bunt dancing, however, someone posted a while ago that they bunt dance because it helps them with their swing timing. I do not do that, but maybe it does help some.
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The bunt dancing is just silly, imo. As many of these “strategies”, I think it’s mostly to annoy the opponent.
R2 has its uses, but can actually impact the pitcher’s effectiveness, so it’s probably a bigger problem.
I’d also add that something probably needs to be done about the extra step lead vs step-off battles. Considering MLB rule changes to pick offs, I’m hoping this will find its way out of the game in future.
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Another day, another cheeser rewarded. Played a guy, domed stadium, roof open, rainy conditions, bunt cheese rewarded on a pitch not even near the zone, pick off throw, have him nailed, only to have the ball conveniently pull the player away from the runner.
Have had multiple games lately where pitches that nearly hit the batter in the hand are perfectly placed bunts that end up with a hit, pitcher confidence goes down, and it is all down hill.
SDS will ALWAYS reward the cheater.
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R2, bunt dancing, the dam pausing, quick pitching, side stepping etc. All needs to be fix somehow. Oh don't forget the dam internet/ server problems on top of all of that too.
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@Bluffmusican said in Toxic play
:R2, bunt dancing, the dam pausing, quick pitching, side stepping etc. All needs to be fix somehow. Oh don't forget the dam internet/ server problems on top of all of that too.
I will only hold R2 if I get to a 3-2 count so I can see where the previous pitches were thrown. (Unless my opponent is quick pitching; then I'll hold it until they slow down their pitching.)
I faced someone last night that held R2 after EVERY pitch. It was annoying.
I usually don't face someone that bunt dances unless they're getting beat or they think I'm taking to long to pitch.
The quick pausing really doesn't bother me that much because it hurts them more then me as they lose pause time.
Quick Pitching needs to go. There should be a few second delay from when the pitcher gets the ball to when they can actually pitch. Or they need to turn balks back on.
Side Stepping should only be activated when someone is on a base.
Also, they need to get rid of the runner being able to return to a base; if they're trying to steal the next base. None of this running back and forth BS.
Also, the SOTS cards should ONLY work for someone when their the homestead. And their should be settings where these can be turned off; If a player chooses to do so. Naturally the person that has them activated can still hear them. But the other player should be able to turn them off if they want.
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@xElRojo44x said in Toxic play
:I hate bunt dancing, however, someone posted a while ago that they bunt dance because it helps them with their swing timing. I do not do that, but maybe it does help some.
No way … I have seen lots of players do it … almost always when they fall behind
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@Bluffmusican said in Toxic play
:R2, bunt dancing, the dam pausing, quick pitching, side stepping etc. All needs to be fix somehow. Oh don't forget the dam internet/ server problems on top of all of that too.
I do not get all of that.
R2 - you could fix that and make stamina visible all the time and only allow it once (e.g.) per AB
Bunt dancing - Limit it to 1-2 times per AB
Pausing - What ?!?!?
Quick pitching - What ?!?
Side Stepping - Is part of the game and hurts the pitcher too -
Few things are more enjoyable than hitting a juke off someone that quick pitches each time as soon as someone gets to second.
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@DGvsTheWorld its 2024 and we are still allowing bunt dancing to get in our heads lol. Its not that deep.
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To fix bunt dancing, increase the time it takes a hitter to reset and swing. Most professional baseball players would never be able to make any significant contact while squaring to bunt multiple times.
