Why does Intentional Walk Icon not appear for each hitter?

[bababooey76]

Why does Intentional Walk Icon not appear for each hitter? I want to intentionally walk guys, and the option is not always on the screen.

[spitoon]

I've never noticed that...I'll have to keep an eye out for it.

I have mostly stopped using the 'Intentional Walk' button, and instead use 4 Fastballs way outside. One reason: When you are warming up a pitcher in the pen, he doesn't warm up very in the time that it takes to see that 'one pitch' intentional walk screen...unrealistic IMO.

The only problem is that you open yourself up to Wild Pitches and, I suppose, the occasional one that leaks back over the plate.

[bababooey76]

The icons are not always under the pitches. I wanted to walk a hitter, the icon was not there, and I got lit up for a 2 run dinger. Wondered if I was missing something or if it happened to anyone else.

Thanks

[Rob_NYY]

Quote: Originally Posted by spitoon

I've never noticed that...I'll have to keep an eye out for it. I have mostly stopped using the 'Intentional Walk' button, and instead use 4 Fastballs way outside. One reason: When you are warming up a pitcher in the pen, he doesn't warm up very in the time that it takes to see that 'one pitch' intentional walk screen...unrealistic IMO. The only problem is that you open yourself up to Wild Pitches and, I suppose, the occasional one that leaks back over the plate.

Why don't you pitch-out instead? That's what I do.

[bababooey76]

Just worried about wild pitches.

[spitoon]

Quote: Originally Posted by Rob_NYY

Why don't you pitch-out instead? That's what I do.

Yeah, that makes sense...so if the Intentional Walk icon is not there, is the Pitch out one still there?

[marter]

Using the pitch out option (x instead of circle with the shoulder button held down) either can't be a wild pitch, or it is very rare for it to be wild. I've never had it wild, but I'm not sure if it is possible or not.

[dave_sz]

Quote: Originally Posted by bababooey76

The icons are not always under the pitches. I wanted to walk a hitter, the icon was not there, and I got lit up for a 2 run dinger. Wondered if I was missing something or if it happened to anyone else. Thanks

So you wanted to intentionally walk a guy but since the icon wasn't there, you just pitched to him? Why wouldn't you just throw 4 balls out of the zone? That's ur fault not the lack of an icon...