Classic Pitching - Warm up pitches on the mound

[aquapowers]

I use classic pitching and normally skip the warm up pitches when bringing in a reliever to save time. I tried it last night and noticed that the warm up pitches have an effect on the individual pitch confidence.

Do you take advantage of this or skip the warm ups? If you do use the warm up pitches, do you focus on a pitch or two or spread them out to all pitches?

[Gagnon39]

I use all of my pitches every time. Make sure you throw strikes though to build their confidence. I usually throw my main pitch once or twice more than the others.


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[JoshC1977]

Quote: Originally Posted by Gagnon39

I use all of my pitches every time. Make sure you throw strikes though to build their confidence. I usually throw my main pitch once or twice more than the others. Sent from my iPhone using Operation Sports

What he said. Relievers primarily rely on two effective pitches...I focus on them during the warm up, usually a split between the two. If it is a long reliever, I might sneak in his third pitch but it’s rare.


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[RunN1st]

I use Classic pitching with a twist... I set the games to quick counts and use a 1-button pitching style.

- Pitching set to Rookie difficulty - pitch sliders set to 100% speed
- I only select the pitch without moving the (L) stick to locate.
- Manual fielding (fielding/throw)
- Veteran hitting vs. 100% pitch speeds

I get a fair amount of walks and Ks and the games roll by pretty quickly.

[VinceJulien14]

Do you guys use all 8(I think) of your warm up pitches ? Or do you stop when your “ready to pitch” thing is full ? Does continuing to throw the warm up pitches have any affect on stamina?


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[Gagnon39]

Quote: Originally Posted by VinceJulien14

Do you guys use all 8(I think) of your warm up pitches ? Or do you stop when your “ready to pitch” thing is full ? Does continuing to throw the warm up pitches have any affect on stamina? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I use all eight.


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[RunN1st]

Quote: Originally Posted by VinceJulien14

Do you guys use all 8(I think) of your warm up pitches ? Or do you stop when your “ready to pitch” thing is full ? Does continuing to throw the warm up pitches have any affect on stamina? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I don't use the warm-up feature... I'm trying to grind through a season and having to warm pitchers up will only slow me down.

[SidBream]

I use all the warmup pitches no matter what, and try to build confidence in the 2-3 pitches I plan to use the most.


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