Perfect perfect being outs compared to opponent having late homeruns
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@dougyhowzer_MLBTS said in Perfect perfect being outs compared to opponent having late homeruns:
They outta just remove this perfect mechanic thing . I grew up playing baseball and there is no such thing as a sure hit no matter how well your swing and timing is. A well hit ball can turn out to be an out . That's just the life of baseball . Anyone who has played softball/baseball in real life knows what I mean
Yep. I, too, think they should just scrap the terminology... largely because it's misleading. It isn't as if you've somehow managed "the perfect swing," as you'd think that might be good for more than a line out to a middle infielder. People get too hung up on the word "perfect," and, honestly, it is a poor choice of words that plays on peoples' expectations of perfection.
In reality, you've just timed it as well as you could have, and you've put the ball in the middle of your inner PCI, but as @bostondirtdog21_PSN said, the trajectory of the pitch has a lot to do with where that "perfect" swing sends the ball. For a slider low and away, darting down toward the bottom right of the zone (right-handed batter), the swing resulting in the hardest possible hit might send that thing straight into the ground, heading somewhere toward the second baseman... which doesn't feel very perfect at all.
I'd say just change the sounds a bit. Time it well, get it in the middle, and hear the difference in the crack of the bat (like the sound that was weirdly applied to Josh Gibson). But enough with the "perfect/perfect"; it just engenders misunderstanding.
