BimboColesHair
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I only played the intro game before the game downloaded and then like 2 innings of a normal game. I just used the default settings. I'm guessing it is on rookie mode (if that exists).
I think guess pitches and stuff are on but I haven't used them and don't know how. I just hold square for power hit and circle is supposed to be contact but I use the X button. How I'm supposed to know where to point the left analog stick to aim it is what I don't get. Up usually results in a pop fly but it probably depends on the pitch. I got my home runs by pushing up and X.
What I mostly want to know is how to consistently get on first with a base hit and get people on base. I'm swinging at everything too and have to work on my patience. I don't know baseball that well so I'm already at a disadvantage with that.
Start guessing pitches. Hold down R2, move the L analog to the location you want to guess, then click the button of the pitch you think is coming out of the respected pitches...good things happen when you guess the pitch right more times than not, so it's worth it...plus it adds to the strategic thinking of the game.
And change your batting setting to analog. With analog you have 4 different swing choices. R Analog to the left or right is a contact swing based on the location of a pitch, R Analog forward is a standard swing, and R Analog back and forward is a power swing...(way I go about it is I use the L or R swings with 2 strikes, the normal swing when I don't guess pitches right with less than 2 strikes, and the power swing when I guess pitches right). I like using the analog stick because I've always felt it is more responsive, which I want when the main premise of the game is trying to time pitches up.