Power Pros Forum

Getting lots of level 1 pitches isn't entirely helpful, getting it to level 4 or 5 break is powerful.

Exception, level 1 changeup. It's basically a fastball without the top speed, great for fooling batters.

I find the hybrid pitches more effective than normal ones, like the Drop Curve, Knucklecurve and Vertical Slider. The curveball is somewhat more effective than most other normal pitches, that I've noticed anyway. I always fall for the Drop Curve, but don't sent any split finger ball at me or I'll make you pay

The Gyroball is a good addition, though it only fools them for a while.

The trick to pitching well is to baffle the opponent with your pitch selection, not necessarily the amount of slip you can place on it.

I don't play with the breaking ball cursor during batting, and if I can catch the CPUs pattern, he's toast (and 3 batters later, here comes the bullpen).

I've worked with one of the no-name pitchers on the squad during the superstar game, who just owned a slow fastball and a really weak slider. However, by changing up the placement (sometimes out of the zone) and the typical pitch selection, I still managed a 1-2-3 inning.

On a bad day... it'll be a long inning (Damn that annoying Jack- "They've gone right through the batting order, there's no stopping them!!!").

And a note to those posting stats, post numbers too, a low B vs a high B make quite a bit of difference.

a diffenerence a low A vs a high A

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whats the difference between 14 speed and 15 speed?

It works great as a fooling pitch if you have one really good (say 6 or above) pitch. Example: Tim Wakefield. It's fun to screw with batters heads and 20 strikeouts using only fastballs and his lvl 1 drop curve


Oh, and to the poster b4 me, there is not much difference.

Darned triple post!

ignore this post. k?

ok perfect 2

You definitely have to think out your concept for your pitcher. I generally go for no more than two breaking balls, and try to get them each to level 6. Depending on the pitcher I'm making, I choose different pitches. Generally speaking, I'll pick one with some sort of sinking action and one with more horizontal movement (though I don't make it a rule or anything). If you go with more than two breaking pitches, it is hard to get them all good without making too many other sacrifices. I'd rather bring them into season mode and then if need be use spring training to have them learn a third breaking pitch.

As ccny pointed out, you have to balance control with your breaking pitch levels too. You'll have a tough time controlling level 6 and 7 pitches if you've got D or E control.

1 of my characters has 3 pitchers lvl 5+ with b control and stamina as a closer

What was his top speed, 90? Any blue/green abilities?

like Ribbie Getter mentioned, certain pitches seem more effective than others.

i've had trouble with horizontal motion pitches like sliders and cut fastballs. even if the computer doesn't quite get the cursor right, they can still hit it off the end of the bat and get a single.

the slow vertical pitches seem toughest for the computer to handle.

hit tops speed is 82 i did complete success mode today again