pithching

[willi3]

does any1 know any tips on how to have good pitching whether it be against a comuter or a person, like what first pitch do you use or strikeout pitch or location stuff like that? and whats the most effective way a strikeout?

[BigRog]

know the hitter (what will he swing at)

vary the pitches (fastball, breaking ball, etc.)

Pitch Curveball and other breaking balls that break 12-6 or close to that down low in the strikezone

pitch sliders or anything that breaks 9-3 or 3-9 outside

spell Pitching right

[kgbaseball]

You're the last person who should be giving out spelling tips, Rog.

I've always been a good pitcher in this game for several reasons:

1. Always work the corners of the plate

2. Know what hitters will swing at

3. Any pitch for any pitcher can be a strikeout pitch in MVP, so mix it up a little and the computer won't know what's coming next.

[lautrec]

It depends on how you have your settings (sliders, datafile, etc). I like all the cheats turned off, i.e. the strike zone box, the the cursor, and the easy pitching meter. I find that it has forced me to throw some pitches over the middle, and with the harder pitching meter, and the harder settings on my sliders, the ball rarely just goes over the middle of the plate. I like to throw a lot of 4 seam and 2 seam (if your guy has it) fastballs. Then mix in the of speed and breaking stuff. I have found that the ball that gets whacked for bombs and gappers the most consistently is the SLIDER. There is definitely an art to throwing a slider. If your guy has a really good fastball, that is what you should be looking to use. Also, you need to see as early as you can, what pitch(s) he is throwing well, and use them. This game will chnge that up on you from game to game --- just watch what is working, too.