MLB 12 The Show Screenshots - Your New Default Camera View and Other Tidbits

[Skyboxer]

Love what I see.
Cant wait to get it.

[EnigmaNemesis]

Quote: Originally Posted by Aussie141414

Everything looks great except for every pitch having the rotation as a 2 seam fastball. Have been wanting this to be changed for the past 3 years, but nothing has ever been done. Weird how a curveball and four seam fastball have the same rotation.

New ball physics may have granted your wish...

[WarningTrackPower]

Quote: Originally Posted by EnigmaNemesis

New ball physics may have granted your wish...

Any chance these new ball physics will lead to less opposite field homeruns on inside pitches? It was frustrating when a player swings late on a fastball up and in, only to hit a bomb to the opposite field. I hit as many as I gave up so at least it was somewhat even, but whenever they happened it would usually leave me shaking my head.

[ILurk]

Quote: Originally Posted by WarningTrackPower

Any chance these new ball physics will lead to less opposite field homeruns on inside pitches? It was frustrating when a player swings late on a fastball up and in, only to hit a bomb to the opposite field. I hit as many as I gave up so at least it was somewhat even, but whenever they happened it would usually leave me shaking my head.

I would assume the answer is yes to that because the blurbs about the new ball physics say it affects how the ball comes off the bat.

[Bobhead]

Quote: Originally Posted by WarningTrackPower

Any chance these new ball physics will lead to less opposite field homeruns on inside pitches? It was frustrating when a player swings late on a fastball up and in, only to hit a bomb to the opposite field. I hit as many as I gave up so at least it was somewhat even, but whenever they happened it would usually leave me shaking my head.

Most opposite field home runs ARE on middle/inside pitches. The outside ones are the easiest ones to pull.

[Blzer]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bobhead

Most opposite field home runs ARE on middle/inside pitches. The outside ones are the easiest ones to pull.

Are you claiming this is how the game does it, or how it is in real life?

If the latter, I'm prepared to write an essay on how factually incorrect you are... and you know how much I like to write essays.

[nomo17k]

Quote: Originally Posted by Blzer

Are you claiming this is how the game does it, or how it is in real life? If the latter, I'm prepared to write an essay on how factually incorrect you are... and you know how much I like to write essays.

I'm actually curious about how the inside pitch issue should be addressed. While I think you can pull both inside and outside pitches, I bet you cannot really hit an inside pitch with some authority to the opposite field.

A vast majority of HRs are mid to inside over the plate, hit to the pull side:

http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/ar...ome-run-pitch/

[Bobhead]

Quote: Originally Posted by Blzer

Are you claiming this is how the game does it, or how it is in real life? If the latter, I'm prepared to write an essay on how factually incorrect you are... and you know how much I like to write essays.

I did mean the latter (real life), and please do, I'd actually be interested in reading it.

Just to reiterate what I said so you know what you're responding to:

I'm not saying oppo. HRs are easy or anything. I'm just saying of the ones hit, the minority are from pitches on the outside portion of the plate.

I also believe that pitches over the middle or outside (but still in the strike zone) are by far the easiest ones to pull, because full arm extension is easier and less awkward.

And finally, realize that both of the above statements were intended to refer specifically to fastballs, since that is what warningtrackpower was talking about when I quoted him, but I'd like to see your essay on pitches in general either way.