Two Pet Peeves

tem316 · 03-23-2024, 07:42 AM

Doesn't matter how poor an Outfielder is, he ALWAYS catches the ball when he dives. Even Players forced to take the position due to injury "without" a rating automatically become Willie Mays once they leave their feet into a dive. How come a BAD Outfielder cannot miss a catch sometimes, and the ball roll to the Outfield fence? It happens every once in a while in the real world.

I also hate the fact that almost 100 percent of the time, runner on third base only, the next batter see's either a Passed Ball or wild pitch. That is so unrealistic. It is almost every time.

Sweed · 03-23-2024, 09:14 AM

I actually had a player dive for a ball and not catch it in my first played out game. No, the ball did not get by him, he dived but instead of making the catch the ball hit just in front of him and short hopped into his glove.
First thought was "nice addition to v25". 5 games into my first ST and haven't seen another.

I'm not seeing #2 at an alarming rate in my game. Alarming rate to me being something along the line of 10%. If it were 10% I'd be pulling out my hair much less 90% +. To be fair my sample size in v25 is only 5 ST games. In those games one run has scored on a WP, and my team scored it.

03-23-2024, 07:42 AM	#1
tem316 Major Leagues Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Virginia Posts: 324	Two Pet Peeves Doesn't matter how poor an Outfielder is, he ALWAYS catches the ball when he dives. Even Players forced to take the position due to injury "without" a rating automatically become Willie Mays once they leave their feet into a dive. How come a BAD Outfielder cannot miss a catch sometimes, and the ball roll to the Outfield fence? It happens every once in a while in the real world. I also hate the fact that almost 100 percent of the time, runner on third base only, the next batter see's either a Passed Ball or wild pitch. That is so unrealistic. It is almost every time.