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Please don’t use him

Reggie is good but not great at this point in the year. Harper has better defense and a better bat, plus a wayyyy better swing. Go with Harper if you can’t afford a trout, mantle or walker

@MarinerMatt01 said in Please Allow Guess Pitch in RS:

@eatyum said in Please Allow Guess Pitch in RS:

@MarinerMatt01 said in Please Allow Guess Pitch in RS:

So let’s switch up the idea. If guess pitch is so unpopular, maybe have a more substantial penalty for spamming a certain pitch/location?

If I, as a pitcher, find a weakness in my opponent, I should not be penalized for doing so.

How much of the weakness is mine, and how much of it is timing windows? Probably a lot of both, but I do think this game has devolved into 102mph fastballs up and in because the current state of the game makes it extremely difficult to get around on.

The timing windows are consistent. It’s literally your own fault you can’t hit it. Just admit that and move on

@MarinerMatt01 said in Please Allow Guess Pitch in RS:

@raesONE said in Please Allow Guess Pitch in RS:

@MarinerMatt01 said in Please Allow Guess Pitch in RS:

@raesONE said in Please Allow Guess Pitch in RS:

@MarinerMatt01 said in Please Allow Guess Pitch in RS:

@raesONE said in Please Allow Guess Pitch in RS:

So because you can't hit it, you want the game to bail you out? Do the work for you? I've seen some hilarious stuff around here, but you sir take the prize.

How is this any diifferent from someone spamming up and in 100 times a game because timing windows are off, or because most people don’t have the equipment or internet to get around on it. Isn’t this bailing out a bad pitcher?

Yes I am upset because I cannot hit. There are certain aspects of this game that are out of balance this year and I am offering a suggestion to restore that balance. Nice of you to dismiss my idea out of hand instead of looking at it from another perspective, and offering some helpful feedback.

Here's some helpful feedback; go into custom practice and practice until you can hit it like the rest of us. In the meantime I have zero empathy for your cries about this 100% non-issue.

And you are the authority on what is an issue and what isn’t? LMAO. And you are crying about someone crying

No I'm not, but you're asking for cookies when everyone else had to spend hours and hours and hours to craft their skill in this game. And here you are asking for guess pitch because you can't hit an up and in fastball. This game has issues for sure, I'm not denying that. But you sucking at this game is a you problem friend.

“I've been keeping my opinion to myself ever since the game launched, because I didn't dive into the online game modes right away. I usually grind some of the offline stuff first to build a somewhat decent team and that's exactly what I did. That meant I couldn't really give an objective opinion on the game since I didn't play online enough yet and for most of us this game centers around the online game modes.

Let me start of by saying that even though I consider myself an upper tier/elite player, this opinion is mine and mine alone. My opinion is not weighing heavier than any offline player or the more casual type of player whatsoever. You do not have to agree with anything I say, but I do ask you to respect my opinion as I will respect yours.

I can describe this game in an online environment in its current state as following:
I can not pitch.
I can not field.
I can not hit.
And yet somehow I can still win.

I throw so many meatballs and I can't control a single pitcher. Good releases sometimes lead to hangers down the middle. Horrible releases sometimes result in absolute dots on the black. Every pitch feels like spinning the wheel of fortune, I'm just lost when it comes to pitching, honestly.

When it comes to fielding, the obvious issue of outfielders not locking onto flyballs is a problem. I'm sure that will be fixed at some point. What annoys me way more is when the ball gets down and bounces off the wall, your outfielder is literally lost. There is no urgency to pick it up or throw it away quickly, you actually run past it often. Singles turn into doubles and doubles turn into triples because of this.

And the hitting.. I don't even know where to start. I struggle hitting fastballs, while I've always been a really good fastball hitter. Now I have to gamble and as a result that gets me out in front of almost every offspeed pitch. It only takes 1 inning for my opponent to figure this out. The funny thing is that an inning later I can be out in front on fastballs while I'm pretty certain that my reaction time is the same as before. It just feels off and inconsistent, I don't understand it.
I also tend to get under the ball a whole lot, while I'm not even slamming the PCI down. In my screen I align the ball in the middle of the PCI, yet the feedback says I got under it too much resulting in a good/okay flyout. This happens to me way too often.
The perfect/perfect idea is great. In reality only the perfect/perfect flyballs with power guys do real damage. I've lined out on perfect/perfect liners more often than not and perfect/perfect grounders are usually just groundouts or even double plays. You'd expect the perfect input would make you find the infield hole, which sometimes happens but not nearly enough.

All and all I'm just really disappointed more than anything. I was really hoping that we could leave 18 and 19 behind us and start moving in the right direction again, like a tweaked hybrid of 16+17 where the flaws of those games were fixed. But that's clearly not their vision for this franchise moving forward unfortunately.

For now I'll keep playing casually instead of competitively, hoping that future patches will resolve some of the stuff I mentioned, but I'm kinda pessimistic about it. Sorry. I usually quit playing ranked around Christmas, this year that might be a lot sooner.”

This was your post from earlier this year. Looks like you were in the same boat as me, at least at one time. Are you allowed to complain yet other people aren’t? You need at least respect other people’s opinions, even if you do not agree with them

If you think I’m not only gonna care, much less read all of that, guessing about why you can’t hit a up and in fastball (lmao) then you are wrong

I’ll drop this game when fifa releases, I like the show and all but I’ve grown up playing fifa and even though the gameplay is dog, it’s content is great and the new icons have me excited

I do insane with him and did insane with him last year, but it really comes down to your preference. Yes statistically he will be the best second baseman in the game, but if you don’t like him don’t force yourself to use him

Trammell is garbage. Swing isn’t good, defense is decent but not diamond like Rollins, and he ain’t a switch hitter, and not as fast. Rollins is great, while trammell is ok at best

@bhall09 said in 7th Inning Boss predictions:

What if the award Harper is more like a 95 and is a henchman?

Harpers MVP season was statistically the greatest season by a position player since Bonds was juiced like a Capri sun

@Seeber_97 said in SS Maddux:

How has everyone done with SS Maddux? Surprisingly I haven’t faced him yet. I’m not a huge fan of having a sinker, 4 seam, she cutter as 3 of his 5 pitches, but 97 control and good per 9’s are hard to pass up. Any comments or opinions would be helpful, thanks!

Those pitches are what make him good tho, sinker and cutter are the best two pitches in this game. I haven’t tried him but he’s probably decent at worst

@raesONE said in MVP Harper card Confirmed:

I wouldn't be surprised, he gets a high diamond almost every year and rightfully so. Look forward to how he looks, I had that Hardware series 99 Bryce Harper in 17 and never left my line up.

Omg how did you get him he had like a 100 person wait list being a br reward lmaooo

In the tweet about National Baseball Card day on twitter, They showed a bunch of cards that have been released, ranging from the Ken Griffey Sr., to the AS John Smoltz, and also Breakout Keith Hernandez. But on card out of that bunch is different from the rest. Towards the bottom middle of the image, you see an Awards Series card, barely showing the card but you can make out some of a uniform and a glove and the large MVP in the background. Some digging done by some people in the comments actually looked for an image that has the same glove and pose as the card showed, and Ding Ding Ding, it’s Bryce Harper when he played for the Nats, so this could mean we see him as a 7th inning boss!

Ryan has the worst control in this game. Do not use him. Where did all this praise come from all of a sudden? He’s one of the most hated pitchers in this game?

That’s one factor, but the main reason is they gave everybody on the game packs, especially a headliner pack. Which is why every headliner has been cut in half today

Hornsby will be the best non cap second baseman in this game. The hitting stats are too good to play anyone over him. If you want to play biggio play him at his best position, catcher, because imo he’s still the best catcher in the game

@thehomiemiike said in who do i take ?!?! hurry? lol:

Pulled the rare round in the beach pack and i wasnt expecting it i really dont know who to take tho... I was thinking Ryan but im torn between him and Luis. Luis would platoon with Walker for me....

Hornsby is the best non cap second baseman in the game

So, I’m conflicted. I’m only prestige 1 but as soon as a collect for trout and get to World Series Along with showdown I’ll be close. I got bellinger, mantle, Sheffield, going to be trout, along with Musial to play first right now, but barely have any at bats. I also have Rollins, Ryne, and my cap at 2nd to make up my infield. I want Thames because first of all brewers fan and second of all I needed a good first baseman since I originally had Jackie there. But if Musial is good, that might change things. Jose looks good but not great, but he’d be my starting third baseman. And springer would be hard to find someone to move considering I do great with who I have. Any thoughts?

@escalarjmk said in Who they say will possibly go diamond sometime:

Wasn't Bellinger silver last year at the start of the season? I see Seager being similar this year.

Bellinger was either an 83 or 84, he was def a high gold

120ish - 77 ish, I can win the games to get to high divisions but then I’m .500 after that

Just was in an event game on a 10 game win streak, up 5-1 in the top of the third when I hit a no doubt two run home run, when the dude disconnects. But when I get back to the menu, I got the loss? My Internet didn’t go down because I was still in the diamond dynasty menu and didn’t get kicked to the main menu for loss of connection? I’m not really that mad but it was weird

@the_dragon1912 said in New headliner 39 today:

Pretty sure its for friday, but the questions marks are awards ???? ??????. MVP Altuve, Gold Glove Olerud, or WS MVP Jack Morris(less likely) are pretty much the options

Did klesko ever get a Silver Slugger?