What gives you the most trouble?

[Gagnon39]

Which pitch do you have the most trouble laying off of? For me its the sinkers and change ups in the dirt. I swing at them ALL THE TIME! I have, however, gotten 100x better at hitting since I started my Road to the Show. I've drawn 12 walks for far this year in about 40 games. Pretty good for me.

[C_Bailey24]

By far its the curveball. Even when i'm looking for it and know in the back of my mind that its probably coming in low i STILL swing lol Coming in a very close second is the high fastball.

[ycbs]

For me it's the just above the strike zone fastball. Second would be the perfectly middle of the plate curveball that drops out of the strike zone. I used to swing at everything, no matter where it was pitched, but my eye has gotten a lot better on pitches that are off the plate. Just those balls over the plate are what keep me from drawing a realistic amount of walks.

[Mr. Rad]

Curveballs with a huge break. I can recognize curveball, but the ones that have tons of break can still way hop up out of the pitcher's hand up. When this happens, I recognize curveball and think it's going to hang, so I swing... underestimating the break.

Changeups get me as well. I have problems getting in a groove against FB/CU pitchers. I'm constantly late on the fastballs because I'm waiting too long to recognize the pitch.

[Rexis]

I always swing at curveballs in the dirt, especially with a 2 strikes count.

[Jgainsey]

It used to be the big curve in the dirt that would give me the most trouble. But my curve ball recognition has improved drastically. I'm almost to the point where I enjoy facing a guy with a big yakker... lol (Is it just me, or does that sound kind of dirty?) Unless the pitcher is dead on with his curve, I usually end up drawing a good amount of walks.

The pitches that I usually have the most trouble with are perfectly placed fastball, and circle change-ups that have a ton of break.

[cardsleadtheway]

Quote: Originally Posted by Mr. Rad

Curveballs with a huge break. I can recognize curveball, but the ones that have tons of break can still way hop up out of the pitcher's hand up. When this happens, I recognize curveball and think it's going to hang, so I swing... underestimating the break. Changeups get me as well. I have problems getting in a groove against FB/CU pitchers. I'm constantly late on the fastballs because I'm waiting too long to recognize the pitch.

Me too. I just hate those pitchers. When that curve ball breaks so much, it is really hard to figure out where it will end up. Sometimes I even swing at a fastball above my head thinking it is a curveball with a huge break that will drop right into the zone for a home run.

[cardsfan2222]

I'm horrible at picking up the curve. I swing way too early. The times I do recognize curve out of the pitcher's hand, I'm usually committed to taking a strike so I end up not swinging.