<![CDATA[Bad Swings Out of the Zone Going Foul]]>SDS, what part of physics says that every bad swing on a ball out of the zone is foul? Just checking.

Game would be so much better if those swings were put into play for outs.

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@ApolloZ_99_MLBTS said:

But they aren’t always put into play. This is where it’s really hard to make the game as real as possible. There are hits in real life off balls that bounce off the ground. I don’t believe there is a suitable solution to this without making it impossible to foul the ball off. Otherwise every single pitch would have to be almost dead center of the pci. There are blooper and bat hits all the time in baseball.

Waaaaaayyy too rewarding to hack at balls out of the zone.

Out of 100 swings on balls out of the zone five probably go for a hit in MLB, 1 for an out in play and 94 fouled off.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/750748https://forums.theshow.com/post/750748Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:49:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bad Swings Out of the Zone Going Foul on Sun, 26 Apr 2026 23:40:04 GMT]]>The most questionable physics in the game is foul tip strike 3s. They always seem to be on stuff way out of the zone or in the dirt. Yet magically end up in catcher's mitt?

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/750742https://forums.theshow.com/post/750742Sun, 26 Apr 2026 23:40:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bad Swings Out of the Zone Going Foul on Sun, 26 Apr 2026 22:09:48 GMT]]>But they aren’t always put into play. This is where it’s really hard to make the game as real as possible. There are hits in real life off balls that bounce off the ground. I don’t believe there is a suitable solution to this without making it impossible to foul the ball off. Otherwise every single pitch would have to be almost dead center of the pci. There are blooper and bat hits all the time in baseball.

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