Pitchers With Movement

 I had a game with GaMinG_FrEaKzz and his a starting pitcher didn't have any 4-seam fastball in his arsenal.  It's pretty rare to see a pitcher without a 4-seam fastball.  So, all of his pitches had movement including his main pitch which was a 2-seam fastball.  I usually have problems with these types of pitchers but this guy was pretty wild.  In 4 innings I was able to draw 3 walks and his pitcher eventually got tired out.  Then, I was finally able to put some runs on the board.

At least in my game, GaMinG_FrEaKzz would swing at everything he saw.  I can see why because it seemed like every batter I faced in his lineup was trained to tear the cover off of the ball.  The wind was also blowing out at Yankee Stadium so I don't blame him for swinging freely to start the game. 

I was able to hold a 1-0 lead until the 5th inning and then things began to fall apart.  By the 6th inning he was up 8-1.  I was able to get the score to back 8-6 but I eventually ran out of time and lost this one.

Diamond Dynasty Tip of the Day
When facing a pitcher who does not have a natural fastball it shouldn't take very long to pick up his pitches.  Just wait for some movement on each pitch and then swing away.  Also, most pitches are likely to drop down in the zone so you can usually start looking low in the strike zone and swing influence up.

Swing influence MLB The Show

I recently challenged mightymundo7 and the Warriors at Industry Center Stadium.  Starting for mightymundo7 was Chris Sale and he pitched pretty well against me.  I kept hitting pop-ups because he was pitching high in the zone for most of the game.  I eventually adjusted to his pitching style and used swing influence down for most of the game and this allowed me to turn on one that went into the seats for a home run.

Diamond Dynasty Tip of the Day
Adapt to your opponents pitching style with swing influence.  If they pitch low in the strike zone influence your swing up.  If you find yourself hitting a lot of lazy fly balls try influencing your swing down.

Most Important Pitch in Baseball

Diamond Dynasty Tip of the Day
Throw a changeup every once in a while to ensure your your pitch speeds are different.

I faced an extremely good hitter (sodamnrill05) at Polo Grounds last night.  He was able to get a hold of any ball thrown in the strike zone and he was using the power swing throughout the whole game.  I'm perplexed why he currently only has a .254 batting average. 

Maybe I'm not training my pitchers well enough.  I probably should pay more attention to velocity on individual pitches.  There was one weakness sodamnrill05 had that I was able to expose and that was to throw changeups in the dirt.  I think the changeup in MLB the Show is the single most important pitch to have in your arsenal in MLB the Show.  For changups, I always increase the pitch velocity to the max to help ensure the pitch is as slow as possible.

I was luckily able to beat sodamnrill05 (9-8) in the bottom of the 9th after my runner scored from 3rd base when his catcher made a throwing error over the first baseman's head.

Submarine Pitchers

Last night in +diamonddynasty, I got matched up with Gustavo_Fring_BB again.  He changed his team name from the Skinny Pete's to the Tucos.  I've had some very tight, close games with him.  This time, he beat me 4-2.  The game was played at Baseball City, Fl which is a fairly large ballpark.  Gustavo_Fring_BB had a tendency to throw up in the strike zone and this caused me to hit a lot of pop-fly's.

With the score tied 2-2 in the 6th inning, the Tucos brought in a fire-balling submarine style pitching reliever who ended up getting the win after pitching 4 innings.  I still need to work on laying off those high and inside 99 MPH fastballs thrown by submarine pitchers.  Some of the best Submarine pitchers, like the one I faced, also own a loopy curve ball.