[bcruise]

This one might be in play, might not...

Pitch speed slider - we know it speeds up the percieved speed, and doesn't affect the radar gun. But does it affect the path of a batted ball at all - in other words, do balls get hit harder, or are the hits the same strength?

I find that with the pitch speed slider maxed out, a fastball is more of a true-to-life speed, and greatly increases the difficulty. It's making it possible for me to play realistically on All-Star (rather than HOF) because of the decreased reaction time, and not being able to watch the pitch forever - and it's actually quite fun.