Enough With The Suicide Squeezes

[braves_94]

The past couple of years this title has probably been my favorite sim ever. But there is one thing that haunts me, and that's the computers reliance on the squeeze play. I watch a lot of baseball, as my wife can attest, and I can't even remember the last squeeze attempt I saw. During my season, in back to back night, Domonic Brown and Nick Markakis both squeezed in situations. I'm dumbfounded and a little shell shocked. You mean to tell me I have to protect against the squeeze in a one run ball game, with runners on the corners, and one out... against flippin' Domonic Brown? SCEA you're giving me a complex. Is Prince Fielder going to squeeze next? I can't be sure.

Please tone down the sucide squeezes. Please. I've bought your game since the PS2 days. I've never asked for anything other than the Braves alt jerseys. Can you at least do me this solid?

[Mrmagoo]

For some reason I too have just had back to back games with the opponent trying the squeeze also... Weird.

[Jr.]

I don't think I've seen a squeeze yet this year. Interesting.

There have been a few squeezes in the majors this year, but they're usually safety squeezes and not suicides.

[Mrmagoo]

Forgot to mention the two I saw were also suicide

[Gagnon39]

The CPU has only attempted it once against me and get this, it was with two outs and the bases loaded. The batter missed the bunt and I tagged the runner out at home. I was thinking, "what the heck?"

[OhioCub]

I think bunt ratings for guys like Dominic Brown for example need to be zeroed out alltogether. If the AI thinks the player is capable of laying one down then it's gonna do it if the situation calls for it. Truth is, alot of major league hitters these days, especially your middle of the order guys, barely know how to put a bunt down.

[Jr.]

Quote: Originally Posted by OhioCub

I think bunt ratings for guys like Dominic Brown for example need to be zeroed out alltogether. If the AI thinks the player is capable of laying one down then it's gonna do it if the situation calls for it. Truth is, alot of major league hitters these days, especially your middle of the order guys, barely know how to put a bunt down.

That's not remotely true. Just about every position player in the Majors can handle the bat enough to lay down a bunt. It's just a horrible play because the benefit is very minimal, which is why you only see power hitters bunt when they're in slumps.

[CujoMatty]

Ive had quite a few against me as well. Im not a big fan of how easy the bunting is either. The cpu almost never misses or bunts foul.