MVP baseball 2005 - pitching and hitting

Hello,

I tried going up to MVP Level after beating the CPU regularly in All
Star and have encountered some problems.

Pitching - is there a way to throw off speed pitches (less than 100% in
the pitching meter) without having it end up in the stands for a homer
or a hit? I tried throwing an off speed slider and changeup but the CPU
has a field day hitting it. Sure, I could get the CPU out but with 100%
speed stuff but it easily tires my starter out. Any ideas?

Batting - In the MVP level, the CPU tends to pitch more balls than
strikes and I can't seem to distinguish between the 2 before it's too
late. Is there a way to determine if the pitch is within the strike
zone before it actually reaches the plate?

Thank you very much.

Leo

"Leo" <leolim.DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1128232612.602756.301280@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Hello,
>
> I tried going up to MVP Level after beating the CPU regularly in All
> Star and have encountered some problems.
>
> Pitching - is there a way to throw off speed pitches (less than 100% in
> the pitching meter) without having it end up in the stands for a homer
> or a hit? I tried throwing an off speed slider and changeup but the CPU
> has a field day hitting it. Sure, I could get the CPU out but with 100%
> speed stuff but it easily tires my starter out. Any ideas?
>
> Batting - In the MVP level, the CPU tends to pitch more balls than
> strikes and I can't seem to distinguish between the 2 before it's too
> late. Is there a way to determine if the pitch is within the strike
> zone before it actually reaches the plate?
>
> Thank you very much.
>
> Leo
>


Haven't tried the MVP level, Rookie level is way hard enough for me, but you
could bring up the Game sliders under Options (?) and have the A/I swing
more, contact less, and hit for less power.