Is there a way to make bullpen pitchers always warm

[CMH]

Quote: Originally Posted by Curahee

Why are you guys still going around and around with this. With WP OFF, you can take a pitcher from the bench to the mound and he will be fully warm.... OR if you choose, you can still warm him in the pen, but will not have the opportunity to throw 8 warm ups when you call on him in either instance. Either method bears no penalty. With WP ON, you MUST warm the pitcher in the pen before placing him on the mound (or he will not be ready) then you have the option to warm him with 8 pitches on the mound. If you choose not to throw the 8 pitches, but you DID warm him in the pen, there is no penalty in FFing the 8 pitch option. If you do not warm him in the pen, the 8 pitches will help, but will not fully prepare him to take the mound.

I believe the topic has turned into: why doesn't it work the way we thought it would.


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[Heroesandvillains]

Quote: Originally Posted by CMH

I believe the topic has turned into: why doesn't it work the way we thought it would. Sent from my mobile device.

LOL! This is possible.

I was always under the impression that pressing select to bypass the 8 warm ups essentially was an option to automatically make your pitcher full warm.

Meaning, pressing select gives your pitchers the 8 pitches of warmth automatically.

Everything in the coding of this game dictates an even playing field between human and opponent. Including a CPU opponent.

The CPU does not warm up their pitchers. If it were mandatory, we would see them do it. All 8 pitches.

It wouldn't make sense to allow us to bypass them if our pitcher would enter the game cold because of it.

The same goes for the pre-game pitches. I've always believed that pressing select automatically makes your pitcher fully warm.

[Curahee]

Quote: Originally Posted by Heroesandvillains

I've always believed that pressing select automatically makes your pitcher fully warm.

This is correct!

[Bobhead]

Has anyone PMed Russell or WW?

[HustlinOwl]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bobhead

Has anyone PMed Russell or WW?

I sent Russell the link to this thread for clarification and nothing

[pokerplaya]

When you warm up your pitchers in the pen, it goes off the blue to red bar in the pen. If you warm them to full warm, it will LOWER your warmth when you take the mound for the 8 pitches, allowing you to get your locations, etc... in essence, it is strictly cosmetic.

Through all the testing I can tell you with absolute fact that Curahee is correct. If you have the setting ON to where you have to warm up your pitchers -- warm them in the pen, and then either take your 8 and get your spots or skip ahead. It does NOT matter.

If you are not fully warm, the extra warmup pitches do help though. I am talking about a situation where you have warmed your pitcher to a full red bar in the bullpen.

[JoshC1977]

As a minor sidebar on this topic, but I am mystified at the number of people who skip the 8 pitch warmup. There is a MAJOR advantage to the 8 pitch warmup (whether a guy is already warmed or not)....

If you throw strikes during that 8 pitch warmup, the confidence bar for that pitch will increase incrementally (it will also decrease if you throw a ball). This helps immensely when you face your first batter. My general strategy for a short reliever is to focus on his primary 1 or 2 pitches (i.e. fastball and primary breaking/off-speed pitch). You can get the pitch confidence up 3/4 full for a couple of pitches before facing your first batter.

Hopefully this helps someone.....

[Heroesandvillains]

Quote: Originally Posted by JoshC1977

As a minor sidebar on this topic, but I am mystified at the number of people who skip the 8 pitch warmup. There is a MAJOR advantage to the 8 pitch warmup (whether a guy is already warmed or not).... If you throw strikes during that 8 pitch warmup, the confidence bar for that pitch will increase incrementally (it will also decrease if you throw a ball). This helps immensely when you face your first batter. My general strategy for a short reliever is to focus on his primary 1 or 2 pitches (i.e. fastball and primary breaking/off-speed pitch). You can get the pitch confidence up 3/4 full for a couple of pitches before facing your first batter. Hopefully this helps someone.....

It IS a major advantage. Which I don't always want.

I want to be able to skip past the 8 warm up with NO penalty or reward.

As it stands, some people believe that by skipping them, you are not fully warm. If this is true, then when I skip them, I AM AT A DISADVANTAGE.

I always believed one way to be true. Now, sleeping on it, I'm not so sure...