Does the Umpire matter?

[Haze88]

So I try to always listen to the little cutscene about the umpire in the first inning but do they actually call the zone based on it or no? Sometimes it feels like the do but other times its no different than any other ump

[dazzelle]

Just seem random imo, they all umpire much the same. I dont see any consistency with them umpiring to there traits/personality. The umpire that squeezes the zone left to right is just as likely to call a pitch that is outside the zone a strike as any other umpire.


Had this discussion before but i think they should call the game 100% correct when it comes to there zone tendencies. If they don't umpire to there tendencies 100% then what makes them any different from the umpire who has no consistency or the one that you never know what he is going to call from game to game.

[RogerDodger]

I had a ball right on the corner of the strike zone called a ball the very second the commentary was telling me that the home plate ump was a pitchers' ump. I figured it was random. I love the missed calls though, over a game they seem to balance out for me at least. It's the beauty of sport that most other sports games fail to capture.

[underdog13]

Yes they definitely do. Some umps aren't very unique and just kinda call it straight up. Some others...well they a certain kind of special..

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[reyes the roof]

I generally don't pay attention to what the commentary says about the umps, but I have had games where the zone was noticeably smaller/larger

[tessl]

3 umpire settings.

Variable umpire
perfect umpire
"realistic" umpire

[countryboy]

In my experience they do. Woody Keller and Clyde Washington are blind as bats (crossed eyed Clyde).

Clyde is the Angel Hernandez of the Show. His zone changes pitch to pitch, batter to batter, and mood to mood.

In the game I'm currently playing Patrick Johnson is the home plate umpire. He gives the low zone. I would say that 8 out of 10 pitches at the bottom of the zone, either on the line or just out of it, are called strikes.

James Kingsley who umped the previous game, likes to give pitchers a few inches inside on hitters, especially lefties.

Quote: Originally Posted by tessl

3 umpire settings. Variable umpire perfect umpire "realistic" umpire

What would "realistic" entail?

[Caulfield]

to some extent yes, but maybe a slider for umps could be added so people who would prefer a more influential impact could get it.