I need more walks! Help, Please!

[Funtabi]

I ending my second week of my franchise and I'm really really lacking in walks.

Most teams are in the 40ish range and I only have 7.

I am playing on All-Star with the 5th version of Knight and Jim's rosters that include everything except for whatever was included in the recent addition to the roster download thread. (Pitch edits etc)

Also, I have all sliders set to default. (recommended by Knight and Jim)

I will admit I like to go aggressive and swing on most first pitches that I think are in the zone, but how can I increase walks?

Are there house rules to consider? maybe not using guess pitch/location? how about adjusting the sliders? which ones to adjust?

So far all my stats are realistic except for base on balls.

Help, please!

[BleacherCreature]

Quote:

I will admit I like to go aggressive and swing on most first pitches that I think are in the zone, but how can I increase walks?

Don't do that.

[Funtabi]

Quote: Originally Posted by BleacherCreature

Don't do that.

I've tried taking them too but the computer always has strikeouts in the teens, and now I've kinda given up and just worried about the rest of the stats.

I seem to be able to keep up with All the pitching and batting stats when I go aggressive, but walks is the only thing I can't get

Anyone wanna recommend any slider adjustments?


I even strikeout with Fukudome and I 'homer'ed him up with tons of patience(over what the roster had), and still
I strikeout.

[j27s]

Quote: Originally Posted by Funtabi

I've tried taking them too but the computer always has strikeouts in the teens, and now I've kinda given up and just worried about the rest of the stats. I seem to be able to keep up with All the pitching and batting stats when I go aggressive, but walks is the only thing I can't get Anyone wanna recommend any slider adjustments? I even strikeout with Fukudome and I 'homer'ed him up with tons of patience(over what the roster had), and still I strikeout.

Try nemesis' sliders and highheats house rules.

[BleacherCreature]

The thing I've noticed about this game is if you want to draw walks you have to be willing to deal with striking out looking a bit.
I myself would rather swing at a 2-0 fastball right down the middle but that's just me. So my walk totals are very low. I'm last in the league and there's a huge difference between me and the team ahead of me.

[cyankee1]

Quote: Originally Posted by BleacherCreature

The thing I've noticed about this game is if you want to draw walks you have to be willing to deal with striking out looking a bit. I myself would rather swing at a 2-0 fastball right down the middle but that's just me. So my walk totals are very low. I'm last in the league and there's a huge difference between me and the team ahead of me.

That is the problem. Whenever the cpu gets down 2-0 the almost always groove a heater down the middle. If you start taking those pitches you should see your walk totals increase. I go to almost every at bat looking for the walk so as a house rule I take the grooved heaters and have found my walks have increased.

[ltw0303cavs]

anybody try turning pitch confidence off ??

[BleacherCreature]

I have it off, makes no difference.

[gotigers15]

I play default HOF and lowered CPU pitcher aggressiveness by 4 clicks.

It seems to work, as I'm leading the league in walks with 21 through 3 games. No guess pitch, either.

[spitoon]

I find it hard to draw walks as well, but I'm always getting better. I averaging about 3 per game now, which is pretty close to the MLB average IIRC.

Some things that I do are:

1) Don't swing until the CPU throws at least one strike. This means that you NEVER swing at the first pitch, but on the flip side, you will end up with several 2-0 and 3-0 or 3-1 counts. I might make exceptions to this rule late in a game if I'm way up, or way down, mostly to make the game end faster

2) I use Guess Pitch "Classic" so that (when you guess right) you can see that a pitch is out of the zone. You end up with a few 'freebie' walks this way because it takes the temptation away from swinging at that 3-1 or 3-2 pitch if you know it's out of the zone.

3) Depending on the situation, don't swing at the 3-0 or 3-1 pitch even if it's right down the middle. You'll end up with a few walks on the next pitch as a result.