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Originally Posted by rassy7

I've had it with these idiots. This is my first year in OOTP, coming from several years and countless hours in Football Manager. I am supremely frustrated with the lack of control I have over my players in OOTP. Are you telling me I can't force my idiot pitcher to throw strikes? Or at least try to? To the opposing pitching? With nobody on? and two outs?

I just can't watch the guy walk hitters over and over again. Give up a dinger, fine, whatever, anything but a walk. Take a risk, Try.

Why does this game insist each pitcher take every at-bat to a full count? I mean, I look up and see 0-2 and think, "One more strike!" He rattles off fours balls in row to a nobody. After this happens about two or three times, inevitably someone goes deep, my bullpen is shot from the last five games of sending them in after the second or third inning and a team full of Stanton's couldn't bail me out at that point.

I've read all over these and other forums about pitching strategy, the importance of a strong defense behind pitchers, how to handle shifts etc. and I feel like I'm doing all the right things, but there is absolutely zero control over what my pitcher throws. I keep using the Pitch button. I've tried alternating and mixing in contact and pitch around, but they don't make much difference. There is nothing anyone can do to force aggressive pitching. How can there be strategies for scared pitching and walking people, but no button for fire the sucking belt-high, center-cut right down the middle?

Has anyone managed any measure of control over his or her pitchers? If so, how?

Thanks!

Never felt the need for anything other than hitting ENTER for pitching with nobody on, visiting the mound to settle someone down. I use HOLD RUNNERS when someone is on almost all the time and very occasionally use PITCHOUT. I also plunk guys instead of giving a free pass.