Best Hitting Settings in MLB The Show 23

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[Caulfield]

I like the concept of zone hitting but since I dont care for competitive play or online, as long as there is a directional timing alternative that relies more on the individual batters ratings more than my own personal stick skills, much like the Mandalorian says, ...this is the way.

also clean screen as much as possible, no visible K zone and definitely absolutely no hot zone preview. thats tantamount to cheating in my book.
if you want to view a hitters weakness and strength before the game and then commit il to memory, now thats perfectly acceptable, but not once your game begins imo

[cdncurrency]

This article saved my hitting and overall enjoyment in the game. Was intimidated switching from mlb the show cam to strike zone 2 but it was pretty seamless.

Thanks for the tips!

[CRIP4LIFE]

Quote: Originally Posted by Caulfield

and definitely absolutely no hot zone preview. thats tantamount to cheating in my book. if you want to view a hitters weakness and strength before the game and then commit il to memory, now thats perfectly acceptable, but not once your game begins imo

managers in real life 1000% have a batters hot/cold spots diagrammed in the dugout. they dont have to commit it to memory. i'm pretty sure they have even more metrics avail to them, in writing, during a game -- like actual averages over which part of the plate, etc.

i love a clean screen (and use it minus hot/cold preview) and use directional batting and fisheye2 batting cam. but i use hot/cold preview as i want every tool a real manager in a real game would have at his disposal as much as possible.

[Blzer]

Quote: Originally Posted by CRIP4LIFE

managers in real life 1000% have a batters hot/cold spots diagrammed in the dugout. they dont have to commit it to memory. i'm pretty sure they have even more metrics avail to them, in writing, during a game -- like actual averages over which part of the plate, etc. i love a clean screen (and use it minus hot/cold preview) and use directional batting and fisheye2 batting cam. but i use hot/cold preview as i want every tool a real manager in a real game would have at his disposal as much as possible.

MLB 2K6 had the Inside Edge scouting report things you could purchase, which I thought was a neat idea and I loved using.

I thought what would be cool is if certain catchers either had attributes for how much knowledge they had on batters to give to you, or if using a mound visit gave you hot/cold zones for the next 1, 2, or 3 batters... things like that. I'm sure there is some way that you could "earn" access as opposed to just be granted it, unless of course you have the option that shows this.

[CRIP4LIFE]

in real games, coaches/managers can signal what they want.

heck, i'm 54 and pitched in high school waaaay back in the 80s and my coach would signal me on the mound to throw inside or high (or whatever the batter i was facing weak spots were). he had the charts during games.

i just dont think that tool (hot/cold preview) equals cheating is all.

it does take away from a 100% clean screen. but if it's cheating, then mlb managers are cheating. so i dont consider it cheating was what i was getting at.

[Caulfield]

Quote: Originally Posted by CRIP4LIFE

managers in real life 1000% have a batters hot/cold spots diagrammed in the dugout. they dont have to commit it to memory. i'm pretty sure they have even more metrics avail to them, in writing, during a game -- like actual averages over which part of the plate, etc. i love a clean screen (and use it minus hot/cold preview) and use directional batting and fisheye2 batting cam. but i use hot/cold preview as i want every tool a real manager in a real game would have at his disposal as much as possible.

but a pitcher and catcher has to commit it to memory once they leave those charts behind and cross the chalklines. so I'm trying not to blur the line between my job as manager, and my job as pitcher, trying to keep them as distinct as possible. so the best way for me to achieve that is by not viewing those charts when I'm on the mound.
I do take a look at those hotzones, but not when the batter is in the box.

also, though it did come across that way, I didn't mean to imply I view it as other people cheating if they do it, only that I feel like I'm cheating if I did it lol

[Caulfield]

Quote: Originally Posted by CRIP4LIFE

in real games, coaches/managers can signal what they want. heck, i'm 54 and pitched in high school waaaay back in the 80s and my coach would signal me on the mound to throw inside or high (or whatever the batter i was facing weak spots were). he had the charts during games. i just dont think that tool (hot/cold preview) equals cheating is all. it does take away from a 100% clean screen. but if it's cheating, then mlb managers are cheating. so i dont consider it cheating was what i was getting at.

oh, IRL if I were a coach I wouldn't view it as cheating. but since there are aspects the Show just cannot replicate currently, like such as coaches signaling where to throw the ball, I'd rather myself not have access to charts while on the mound. it's all a personal preference really, not one of the unwritten rules unwritten in stone lol