Let's talk balls/strikes (not ratio)

[gstotss]

Why does the game not understand that if a pitch even grazes the edge of the plate it is a strike? This is not a variable umpire issue either. These pitches are routinely called balls (probably 90%+ of the time) when in the real MLB they would be called strikes over 90% of the time.

I LOVE the game, but this is something I've always wondered and nobody seems to discuss it.

[kehlis]

Quote: Originally Posted by gstotss

Why does the game not understand that if a pitch even grazes the edge of the plate it is a strike? This is not a variable umpire issue either. These pitches are routinely called balls (probably 90%+ of the time) when in the real MLB they would be called strikes over 90% of the time. I LOVE the game, but this is something I've always wondered and nobody seems to discuss it.

It IS variable umpires.

They call their own strike zone (arguably) not necessarily by the book of the strike zone.

That's the whole point, if you want pitches on the black called strikes just turn it off.

[gstotss]

Quote: Originally Posted by kehlis

It IS variable umpires. They call their own strike zone (arguably) not necessarily by the book of the strike zone. That's the whole point, if you want pitches on the black called strikes just turn it off.

Variable umpires is not supposed to mean that the black never gets called a strike. In fact, it should mean that pitches a couple inches OFF the plate get called strikes by certain umpires. This doesn't happen.

[G3no_11]

Quote: Originally Posted by gstotss

Variable umpires is not supposed to mean that the black never gets called a strike. In fact, it should mean that pitches a couple inches OFF the plate get called strikes by certain umpires. This doesn't happen.

It does happen lol. I've had pitches that weren't even touching the outline of the zone called for a strike.

[Jordyn]

I think his point is that they are called balls much more often than they are called strikes, regardless of variable umpiring.

[HighCmpPct]

Honestly at this point it's really random umpires not variable umpires. I mean you can't really figure out what they're calling because it's always changing.

Got that high strike call? Next pitch even more in the zone, you're not getting it. Same with low and corner pitches. I love this game and the fact that the calls aren't perfect, but umpires call what they call and don't what they don't. They don't change pitch to pitch...unless they just got showed up or something.

And please don't come back with examples of pitch to pitch differences, yes I know it happens but it doesn't happen after every pitch through the while game. Umpires are pretty consistent with what they call.

[STLJayhawk10]

i wish the variable umpire would just be consistent in the same game. youll throw a change just low that will be called a ball then the same exact pitch in the same spot will be called a strike. they'll constantly do that throughout the game.

a real life umpire would keep the same zone lol.

[Perfect Zero]

Perhaps this is more in line with the OP, in that I've noticed that a lot of the first pitches that I throw on the edges are called balls; a number of times they are completly in the strike zone. I've wondered if this is something to increase the pitch count and get more realistic counts for the user.