VSN Baseball Spring Training Random Thoughts

[Rudi]

Anyone still playing at this late hour?

 

[Brotha2ThaNight]

I just switched(offline) to Wide batting camera results thru 2 games

Game 1
Playing the Mets(I lost 8-7) against the Marlins Ricky Nolasco pitching:

7 Runs on 9 hits(one 2B, 3B, and HR) with only 3 strikeouts by Mets batters

Game 2
playing the Mets(I won 14-9) against the Phillies Cole Hamels pitching:

14 RUNS on 19 HITS(two 2B, and 6 HRs 2 each by Pagan, Wright, and Bay)

Veteran hitting Diff. with Zone hitting.

 

[Maynard]

offline doesnt need vet hitting. online has something going on that isnt right

 

[hackett]

offline doesnt need vet hitting. online has something going on that isnt right

Yea, anything online for the ps3 is going to have its flaws.

 

[PepperNY]

u might want to look at his box scores again

idk who these people are that he plays, but its pretty obvious that they are not too good. i recognize our guys like moon, brotha ect. But he has a guy that he played 3 times and struck out 24 times or more each game. one game he had 28 strike outs....there is only 27 out in a 9 inning game. that one went 16....but my point is that if they cant hit they probably cant pitch either

is that you trying to insult me? I happen to think im decent. Just beacuse you beat me 9-3 in one game doesnt mean it will happen every time. I have only play 3 games with the rangers so yeah you jumped on my horrible pitchers I used not to mention on Veteran hitting. I was not used to the difference in the slower speed.

 

[hackett]

I'll play you Pepper, send me a friend invite. A/S A/S

 

[Maynard]

is that you trying to insult me? I happen to think im decent. Just beacuse you beat me 9-3 in one game doesnt mean it will happen every time. I have only play 3 games with the rangers so yeah you jumped on my horrible pitchers I used not to mention on Veteran hitting. I was not used to the difference in the slower speed.

no, not trying to insult u. just trying to counter the pro AS hitting is the way to go sediment. not saying your a bad player at all. but playing on a lower level should not be an excuse for not being able to hit. if it was a higher level, sure i would buy that. but remember we changed it to Vet hitting. you were still seeing pitches from AS pitching

 

[PP]

When does the real spring training start.

 

[Maynard]

probably when the 14 day waiting thing is up. personally i think right now is spring training and thats how i am using it.

but i hope we only use 12-16 players. first week out and the activity for the game is terrible. im not just talking online. overall it doesnt look like more than a dozen of league guys are even playing this game

 

[PepperNY]

probably when the 14 day waiting thing is up. personally i think right now is spring training and thats how i am using it.

but i hope we only use 12-16 players. first week out and the activity for the game is terrible. im not just talking online. overall it doesnt look like more than a dozen of league guys are even playing this game

yeah it doesnt look good already. pretty sad. I'm a baseball fanatic and its my favorite sport and I just wish more people played this terrific game on a consistent basis.

On a side not I played a game as the Rays and got to witness Manny Cheese! lol

With 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th, down 6-5 with runners at 1st and 2nd and Manny at the plate:

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[Virix]

Ill be on in a few for a game. Soon as this Auschwitz documentary is over. :shifty:

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

I'm on right now if anyone wants to play.

W2BTD

 

[Maynard]

virix, does that building behind CF really have those large pictures of sharks on it?

 

[Virix]

No, lol. Sometimes there are pictures of vehicles on it, most of the time nothing is on it.

GG, im still not sure how I feel about vet hitting. Oppo HRs without even making contact on the PCI is the type of thing i was afraid of. Seems like too much contact is made, lots of ground outs etc, but sometimes you make contact on shit that there is NO WAY it should. I did it a few times myself that game. Ball outside, and I swing inside and low and hit it up the middle. makes no sense. :confused2:

 

[Maynard]

i have a different opinion. that HR burrell hit was timed late and i didnt catch it with the PCI. sometimes your gonna have that happen. it was one hit out of 16.

personally, i think the problem for people i am playing on vet hitting is a lack of patients at the plate and their pitching

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

They tweaked too much with this game and fucked it up.

Last year was a great representation of baseball, this year is just a excercise in frustation, where instead of trying to read the pitch and do something with the ball, the goal has become to just pray you make contact.

I still like the game, but it isnt nearly as fun. Pitching is too easy, hitting just sucks. If last year was a 100, this year is a 60. Meh.

I simply dont understand why they insist on fixing things that arent broken. Petition for updated rosters in MLB10.

 

[Virix]

i have a different opinion. that HR burrell hit was timed late and i didnt catch it with the PCI. sometimes your gonna have that happen. it was one hit out of 16.

personally, i think the problem for people i am playing on vet hitting is a lack of patients at the plate and their pitching

It was one hit out of 16, and a huge hit. I dont think its too much to ask that you dont make contact on a pitch that you dont hit. Obviously it was timeed late, but you missed the ball. How can contact be made when you missed it? There is no point to zone batting if you can hit a ball that is in a zone that you arent aiming for. Im not opposed to Vet hitting yet, but I cant say I like it. I remember in 09, you didnt even need to aim for a pitch, you were better off just leaving the PCI right in the middle and timing it. I hope its not that way on Vet again this year.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Oh, and why do the fielders feel like they are running in quicksand? Again, aside from out of position players fielding any position well, what was wrong with the fielding last year? Nothing.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

It was one hit out of 16, and a huge hit. I dont think its too much to ask that you dont make contact on a pitch that you dont hit. Obviously it was timeed late, but you missed the ball. How can contact be made when you missed it? There is no point to zone batting if you can hit a ball that is in a zone that you arent aiming for. Im not opposed to Vet hitting yet, but I cant say I like it. I remember in 09, you didnt even need to aim for a pitch, you were better off just leaving the PCI right in the middle and timing it. I hope its not that way on Vet again this year.

I see what you are saying, but All Star hitting is like swinging with a broomstick.

Personally, i'm down on the game and I dont think any settings can correct this shit. I'll play whatever you guys choose, and just bitch all year.

Cant wait to see the batting "leaders" in the league hitting .250.

 

[Virix]

Maybe Vet hitting with reduced timing/contact sliders. idk, but we should never see any hit (especially a HR) on a ball that wasnt contacted. Thats like playing a basketball game and being ok with someone getting points for a shot that didnt go in every once in a while.