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Hitting is way too easy ... pitching rng should have been the priority and rng in general ... it’s not even that random

@The57Deluxe said in Ballin is a habit sucks:

Headliners still worse.

Bingo was his name-o! Head scratchers would be more appropriate name ... like who the F are these guys?

Last night was truly epic .... I recorded it, just have go figure out how to post it - a liner to the head of the pitcher so hard that it reflected off of him in the air to the 3rd basemen...

Neat thing was that I was batting with Chipper and he was also the 3rd basemen who caught it ...

I created a trash can perk to reflect the 2017 Astros for my team and it’s diamond rated ....

Wait, that’s not fun?

(Sarcasm)

@soreal35 said in Bionic Pitchers:

I hit a liner off of a pitcher in an event game today and it injured him out

That’s awesome and exactly what should happen.... I didn’t want to say it but mine happened in a showdown last night .... I still won, but dadgum I had to pause and laugh it off so that it wouldn’t effect my swing decisions the rest of the game ...

A pitcher simply can’t take a liner with 109 exit velocity to gut, then react to the ball, pick it up and make a perfect throw to first for the out..... a perfect/perfect liner that when I hit it I just knew I had smoked one up the middle.... but not so fast my friend ... lol

@Matt_42187 said in Pitching and bunting flaws:

@CapnBob78 said in Pitching and bunting flaws:

@bobmurphy said in Pitching and bunting flaws:

@Matt_42187 said in Pitching and bunting flaws:

@bobmurphy said in Pitching and bunting flaws:

Happens to me every game - bunt gets by pitcher on 1st base side and if my 2B gets it - my 1B is not on the bag to receive the throw.
It's a hit every time ... cheese

Yep. And when someone does lay down a bunt on the shift, the pitcher has absolutely no reaction time.

So you’re saying it’s a realistic thing or game flaw that players are exploiting?

Kind of a double edge sword thing here -

1. the defense auto shifts on way more batters than in real life
2. if you could control the pitches like real life, it would prevent the batters from being able to lay one down every time
3. me personally here - if someone is willing to lay down a bunt with a true pull happy power hitter.... give him the single and pitch the next guy for a double play.

I agree with everything you said. Only problem I see are the guys who have a bunt rating of 35 laying them down perfectly. If it happens 10% of the time, that’s fine. Anything over 50% is suspect.

I agree with you bro, definitely a glitch in the game. Also I was backing up your OP in my first comment too.

No change, though the RNG could be tweaked .... I like the challenge but sometimes things happen that would never happen in real life....

@bobmurphy said in Pitching and bunting flaws:

@Matt_42187 said in Pitching and bunting flaws:

@bobmurphy said in Pitching and bunting flaws:

Happens to me every game - bunt gets by pitcher on 1st base side and if my 2B gets it - my 1B is not on the bag to receive the throw.
It's a hit every time ... cheese

Yep. And when someone does lay down a bunt on the shift, the pitcher has absolutely no reaction time.

So you’re saying it’s a realistic thing or game flaw that players are exploiting?

Kind of a double edge sword thing here -

1. the defense auto shifts on way more batters than in real life
2. if you could control the pitches like real life, it would prevent the batters from being able to lay one down every time
3. me personally here - if someone is willing to lay down a bunt with a true pull happy power hitter.... give him the single and pitch the next guy for a double play.

My theory is that all the ones who make such a point to bash the packs and those who use stubs for buying packs don’t want anyone getting packs because it hurts their odds as well as keeps the cards they have for sale on the market from being bought more frequently.

@Death_Stroke_83 said in 50 Pack Loss:

@CapnBob78 said in 50 Pack Loss:

I’ve completely struck out too before .... but I just bought a 50 pack and pulled Kirby, Alrodis, Alonso, Buehler and Bellinger.... also pulled a diamond stadium .... best I’ve ever done ... the Bellinger card made everything instant profit.

Nice try troll

Not a troll, but thanks for being a douche ...

@Hes-A-Wall said in 50 Pack Loss:

@CapnBob78 said in 50 Pack Loss:

I’ve completely struck out too before .... but I just bought a 50 pack and pulled Kirby, Alrodis, Alonso, Buehler and Bellinger.... also pulled a diamond stadium .... best I’ve ever done ... the Bellinger card made everything instant profit.

That sounds dangerous. I’d probably be tempted to buy another pack after that haul.

You are correct.... I’m conflicted for sure ... lol

@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

I’ve completely struck out too before .... but I just bought a 50 pack and pulled Kirby, Alrodis, Alonso, Buehler and Bellinger.... also pulled a diamond stadium .... best I’ve ever done ... the Bellinger card made everything instant profit.

Just like an at bat in real life - you go to bat looking for 1 pitch in one spot, don’t swing if it’s not your pitch until you have 2 strikes... that’s when you shorten down and try to foul off bad strikes until you get a pitch to hit - it will not always result in a hit but the more pitches that are pitched, the more chances you have at a mistake pitch. The key is being patient and disciplined.... also not getting frustrated because a barreled ball doesn’t result in a hit thus letting affect your next batter....

@PhillyRunt44 said in Reggie Jackson:

This is random but I noticed that Reggie is wearing #9 on my team, but sometimes wears #44 on teams I'm facing with him. Same card. Anyone know why this is?? Just curious. Sorry if it's been asked before I just noticed it and was curious. Thanks.

44 on my team .. he wore 9 in Oakland, so I’m not sure if you’re getting a glitch that may be revealing a future card or something?

@crooked_joker_29 said in Showdown sucks:

@CapnBob78 said in Showdown sucks:

@crooked_joker_29 said in Showdown sucks:

Try having bases loaded, down 14-15, 1 out left, Giambi up to bat, perfect/perfect exit vel 113mph just to have it die on the warning track... I had to start an MTO on beginner and knock around the computer just to feel better.. and drink the rest of my beers helped too.

Try being robbed of a HR that ends the game in very similar situation, by Tim friggin Tebow .... full on jump at the wall and pull it back ..... that was one of the most unrealistic things I’ve ever seen on here... lol

Well it is Tebow.... (insert sarcasm here)...

Lmao... Verne Lundquist would have gotten an erection for sure ...

@crooked_joker_29 said in Showdown sucks:

Try having bases loaded, down 14-15, 1 out left, Giambi up to bat, perfect/perfect exit vel 113mph just to have it die on the warning track... I had to start an MTO on beginner and knock around the computer just to feel better.. and drink the rest of my beers helped too.

Try being robbed of a HR that ends the game in very similar situation, by Tim friggin Tebow .... full on jump at the wall and pull it back ..... that was one of the most unrealistic things I’ve ever seen on here... lol

I’ve got the Mets missions more than once .... usually for pitching