Broken bat

[mlg33]

Hello,

I have at least one broken bat per game.
The CPU doesn't get one that often.

Is it normal ?
To me, I think it's a lot !!!

8 games so far, 9 broken bats...


I'm playing a season with the Angels. OSFM rosters with TNK sliders. 9 innings.


And one more thing : why players don't give away baseballs to the audience once the inning is over, after a fly ball for example. Is it forbidden in MLB now ?

Thanks.

[BlingBling19]

1 a game might be on the low side. Many times during games guys break bats. Sometimes more than one in a at bat I saw that happen before.

Also players always give the balls away after the 3rd out in a inning. Every game I have been to this year at the end of every inning the players always throw the ball into the stands or over the dugout.

[seanjeezy]

Slightly related (I think), has anyone seen a broken bat scenario where you aren't sawed off and the barrel goes flying into the field?

[Bobhead]

It actually is forbidden for MLB players to throw balls into the stands now... but they do it anyway, and neither umpires nor MLB seem to care.

[UK0wnag3]

I managed to break the CPU's bat twice in one AB using Trevor Cahill.

[Bobhead]

Actually scratch my last post, I just read the entire rulebook and throwing into the stands intentionally is not illegal at any point, regardless of the number of outs (although it's still a bad idea with runners on base lol).

They must have changed it, because I very distinctly remember reading in a previous year, that the rulebook discouraged fielders from intentionally throwing balls into the stands. I also distinctly remember that there was no penalty at all for the action (other than umpire's discretion), which is why it stood out in my mind.

[Blzer]

There are like three or four broken bats a game. They just don't always go flying into multiple pieces. If you hear enough broken bats, you'll know what they sound like and realize there are many more than this game portrays. Not only that, but a lot of them can fall in or find holes as hits. I still have yet to get my trophy for getting a broken bat single.

[Blzer]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bobhead

It actually is forbidden for MLB players to throw balls into the stands now

Quote: Originally Posted by TahonNifan

It actually is forbidden for MLB players to throw balls into the stands now