Hitting the ball :(

[Kstandish12]

I don't know if its just me but I can hardly hit the ball. Sometimes when I try to swing it doesn't, the reponse to me hitting the button on the controller or the keyboard to swing is slow. I pretty much have to swing as soon as the pitcher throws the ball to make contact, and most of the time I completely miss. My labtop has 12gb of ram, and an Intel Core i7-4700MQ 2.4ghz processor, so I don't think it could be that it is too slow. Any advice, or does anyone else have this problem. Also, as a side note what is "Gamma" Thanks for any help.

[N. Gallagher]

Have you tried dropping the level down to Easy?

Pitcher: the first thing to identify is what natural movement the pitcher has. For example, B. Colon's pitches swing in right to left (from catcher point of view). The second thing is that as pitchers tire their speed drops dramatically. So a starter who starts throwing 90+, will be down to 60-70 by the 5th, giving you much more time to see where the pitches are going.

Hitting: If their pitches are swinging, adjust your batter to compensate. The second point is speed: if they are throwing 90+ (most relievers), you won't have time to see where the pitch is going. You need to 'guess' if it's hittable (consider his position and his swing movement) and swing as soon as it leaves his hand. You will strike out, but you can also hit the ball hard for doubles and HRs. If the pitch speed is slower then you can leave it till the last moment to decide whether to swing or not. I'm embarrassed to say I haven't had a single BB as a hitter in 61 games, but I've had lots of HBP.

[Kstandish12]

Thanks for the tips, I will give that a try.

[moosc]

I was playing on easy and "Balls" were practicly non-existant. Even had pitches thrown well outside the batters box called strikes. Only after I upgraded to 'Hard' did pitches start to be called Balls. Odd I would think.

Neil W

[N. Gallagher]

I'm playing on normal and they are pretty good calls, except the ones that are just off the plate. But then again, my pitchers live off those so I can't complain. There are still 2 very annoying things which they should remove: 1) that slow ball which rolls along the ground - what is that all about? 2) the fact that if I get hit by a pitch it is called a strike. I'm not 100% sure but surely if you are hit by a pitch it's an automatic free pass, even if you were swinging?

[Kstandish12]

I have tried playing this with the xbox controller and it is a lot easier to hit the ball which is a good thing. Modern-english to answer your second question, if you swing at a pitch and are hit by the pitch it is considered a strike. The reason is that anyone could swing at an inside pitch and purposely get hit in the arm while they are swinging to get on base.

[Dirtius]

Originally posted by modern-english:

I'm playing on normal and they are pretty good calls, except the ones that are just off the plate. But then again, my pitchers live off those so I can't complain. There are still 2 very annoying things which they should remove: 1) that slow ball which rolls along the ground - what is that all about? 2) the fact that if I get hit by a pitch it is called a strike. I'm not 100% sure but surely if you are hit by a pitch it's an automatic free pass, even if you were swinging?

No, if the bat had crossed the plate mid swing it's a strike. However, the game calls anything a strike if you even start a swing and it hits the batter.