Anyone have any advice? Man, I go from being allright to downright terrible. I'm doing a dynasty with the Marlins and have one homerun to my credit. I just can't seem to get quality hits...

 

ARGH!

 

Also, supposedly there's a glitch and most right handed hitters it's darn near impossible to hit a homerun with.

I've hit 2 homers with Cabrera. You have to point up and swing. I haven't hit many homers though.

Kinda funny, I find myself hitting more homeruns than in any video game before...

I've hit three since posting this. One with Cabrera, one with Conine and one with Redmond pinch hitting for a pitcher.

 

HOLLA'!

 

Still, my in-field hits suck, they either get picked up for the easy out or I get thrown out.

Not really that hard to hit homeruns with power guys.

 

I started a dynasty with the Orioles and Lopez has 15 homers and Tejada has 12 homers in 15 games.

 

Just make sure your patient and wait for your pitch, also time it well and point the joystick up for power. Also as you progress you notice how pitchers pitch to certain hitters like if they give you a strike in the first pitch or a ball etc.

I drafted a dynasty. Nomar went 4-4 with 3 HR and 6 RBI last game. Cabrera hit 2 doubles and Willis went 8 scoreless. Fun game.

The glitch is with Left handed hitters, supposedly.

 

To hit more homers, simply hold up when hitting :thumbup

Play 4 or 5 exhibition games on Rookie and you'll get the hang of it. When in doubt, have the stick on the right aimed at the batter's hot zone and just time the pitch in.

 

Also, use some common sense. Two inside pitches in a row might mean the next pitch would be outside. Enough practice and you'll pick up on it

Cabrera has 32 homers in september, so i ain't doin to bad

 

it's all about timing, the left thumbstick thing helps, but if your timing is perfect, it doesn't matter as long as you don't point down or something

wow.maybe he simulated alot.

Cabrera has 32 homers in september, so i ain't doin to bad

 

it's all about timing, the left thumbstick thing helps, but if your timing is perfect, it doesn't matter as long as you don't point down or something

:blink:

 

You've played that many games already...

wow.maybe he simulated alot.

i say i play about 60% of the games

 

so ya, i did simulate quite a bit

wow.maybe he simulated alot.

opps srry my bro left his name signed on and I posted with his by mistake.

I've hit a lot of home runs with lowell. I actually hit a 512 foot blast at Enron Field with Lowell way out of the stadium, and that was his 2nd of the game.

Nothing beats seeing a meatball right in your kill zone and knowing that you're about to smack that pitch onto someone's front hood in the parking lot

mistake pitches MUST be crushed if you plan to win.

I cleared the scoreboard in AAA Stadium 3 with Wily Mo Pena. 568 feet. That was awesome. I hit 4 with Marcus Thames in that same stadium. Using real players in AAA is fun, they dominate. :mischief

Wily mo is the Franchise!

Wily mo is the Franchise!

I don't know how much real players improve though. I did a dynasty with Pittsburgh, simulating most of the time and jumping into crucial situations and Jason Bay only went up 2 points in everything when he hit .320 with 28 home runs. I think he might be a little older than most prospects though. Does anyone know if guys like Wily Mo improve a lot?

i havent been simming or saving yet because i am attempting to work my way up to MVP difficulty before i do a legit franchise.

 

my trouble is getting walks, i also dont allow any walks. that will mess with the stats

yeah same here with walks given / taken.

 

 

but hitting jacks its not hard ... Conine has 6 in 12 games, and Lowell has 5.