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MLB The Show 17: Work the Count As a Batter to Increase Your Hits

11:30 AM - April 25, 2017 by RaychelSnr

Among the many nuances of baseball is recognizing the importance of the count. Knowing when to swing, when to hold back and when to just let it rip no matter what the circumstance is often the difference between a good hitter and a great hitter.

Need evidence? How about Barry Bonds. In his record-breaking season, in which he hit 73 homers, Barry Bonds had an astounding 27 percent walk rate. That means that in just over a fourth of his at bats, Barry Bonds made it to first base free of charge. Taking walks, and the ability to utilize the count in his favor, was a major factor in his ability to hit homers.

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# 21 mlblover15 @ 05/03/17 07:02 PM

On the bonds issue, what made him such a great and dangerous hitter was his eye. He had probably the best eye outside of Ted Williams. Steroids don't help your hand eye coordination at all. it has been stated a million times... doesn't help.

As far as hitting goes it probably helps everyone involved that have the time to be consistent in playing the game period. I get in maybe a couple games in every three days or so due to my weird work schedule. I think that is really hurting me not being able to play every single day. day in and day out.

I also have been hindered by years and years of using every single hitting aid in baseball games going back as far as I can remember having them inside of the game engines.

that includes this series with the guess pitch feature which I used up until 15 I think is when I finally gave it up and went cold turkey on it. I tell myself every at bat, every game to not swing until I get to two strikes. which I hardly do at all no matter what.

it is like when I even make contact on a pitch my brain thinks I can and should hit every pitch that is thrown. So whether I am using quick counts or not it won't matter. I can't lay off pitches at all. I try to get my swing percentage down from 100% I may get it down to 90 something but never lower than that.

So I have read in here that people feel that quick counts aren't good just like guess pitch isn't so I should NOT use them??? cause that is what have been suing since it was put in.

# 22 maxatlof @ 05/03/17 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by MMChrisS


	Among the many nuances of baseball is recognizing the importance of the count. Knowing when to swing, when to hold back and when to just let it rip no matter what the circumstance is often the difference between a good hitter and a great hitter. Need evidence? How about Barry Bonds. In his record-breaking season, in which he hit 73 homers, Barry Bonds had an astounding 27 percent walk rate. That means that in just over a fourth of his at bats, Barry Bonds made it to first base free of charge. Taking walks, and the ability to utilize the count in his favor, was a major factor in his ability to hit homers. Read More - MLB The Show 17: Work the Count As a Batter to Increase Your Hits

So am I the only one that noticed that the commentary in this video sounds like it is coming from a Speak n Spell?? Doesn't sound natural at all, dudes phrasing and sentence structure is all sorts of odd. Totally sounds computerised.

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