Hitting in Showdown
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Baseball is a very situational specialization sport. There is no answer that works 100% of the time for anything in baseball. In fact, most players have to find what works for them in the minors for multiple years (if ever) before they figure out an approach that works for them -- and even then, they change it or switch it up depending on certain situations.
If there is a reason that I like for sticking with an at-bat until you get to two strikes, it's that the deeper the count is, the more pressure a pitcher might feel to just get an out. I don't think there's nearly as much pressure in a 0-0 count as there is in a two strike count for the batter. Plus, you have some Live Series players that have specific quirks where they get a small attribute boost in two strike counts but there is also quirks for the 1st pitch in an at-bat.
As for Showdown specifically, the most common reason for the two strike approach is that it'll -- more often than not -- lower the pitcher's confidence and always lower their stamina. Obviously the lower the stamina, the more likely it is that a pitcher might become "wild" or leave something to hang over the plate.
If you don't see the benefit to work an at-bat to a deeper count, then I don't think I want to have an argument about baseball with you in the first place.
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@halfbutt said in Hitting in Showdown:
Plate discipline doesn’t mean passively not swinging at pitches. It means, as has been pointed out by others, zeroing in on one pitch one spot and spitting on everything else until you’re down two strikes.
If you’re just taking pitches down the middle, that isn’t likely to help much.
Exactly this .... I don’t think some understand that you simply can’t be afraid to go to 2 strikes ... doesn’t mean you automatically take until you get 2 on you.... I’ve hit several 1st pitch of the game HR’s due to the pitcher trying a get me over fastball that was in the right spot...
Also, as long as you have outs to spare, it’s ok to strike out instead of swinging at the pitches thrown in the strike zone that result in the double plays .... I’ll take the 1 out over 2 and start fresh with the next batter
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In real life different players will have different approaches at the plate. Different hitting coaches have differing philosophies. You do you, OK...just don't come to the forum complaining that the Stage 2 Showdown is overly challenging because you can't put ducks on the pond OK.
There are a variety of quirks that cater to differing approaches at the plate.
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