How to get a team out of a batting slump?

johnd24_42 · 05-12-2006, 04:21 PM

What's a sure fire way to immediately get your team out of a batting slump?

I've heard there's a way to do this?
Any OOTP veterans have a tip or trick?

Ktulu · 05-12-2006, 04:25 PM

Get better batters.

bababui · 05-12-2006, 04:26 PM

Edit the ratings of your hitting coach.

johnd24_42 · 05-12-2006, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ktulu

Get better batters.

not really the answer i was looking for, but that certainly makes sense...

johnd24_42 · 05-12-2006, 04:30 PM

no one? i could use some help here!

bababui · 05-12-2006, 04:31 PM

Just be patient,,remember its a probability thing and they will eventually hit. There are no human head cases in the game.

johnd24_42 · 05-12-2006, 04:34 PM

why i'm so insistent is that this is a trivia question for a 500k reward for the winning GM's franchise if he can answer that question.

bababui · 05-12-2006, 04:37 PM

I think the only two ways to affect a teams hitting is in manager mode with the manager can affect hitting a little or a little more or with the hitting coach. What else is there? There is no training mode in the game.

johnd24_42 · 05-12-2006, 04:39 PM

true, and our league doesn't use coaches.

the only other thing i can think of (besides getting better hitters) is adjusting the settings of preferences in offense?

treedom · 05-12-2006, 04:39 PM

I find that my batters hit way better when I wear my lucky green socks.

ymmv

johnd24_42 · 05-12-2006, 04:45 PM

that could certainly be one part of the equation.

but the second?

Davey Eckstein · 05-12-2006, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by treedom

I find that my batters hit way better when I wear my lucky green socks.

ymmv

I can confirm this. My batters all hit like Babe Ruth on steroids when treedom wears his green socks.

ymmv

andymac · 05-12-2006, 04:49 PM

Rainout?

johnd24_42 · 05-12-2006, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andymac

Rainout?

why didn't i think of this?

sfeldkamp · 05-12-2006, 05:29 PM

You could skip batting practice. You might laugh, but it worked for Buddy Bell's Royals who scored 10 or more runs in the last 3 games after that...

actually I think it had more to do with facing the cleveland indians pitching at the right time... : )

cdheer · 05-12-2006, 06:17 PM

Change the team name to something other than "Chicago Cubs."

--chris

jm47048 · 05-12-2006, 06:25 PM

Have you tried batters in different spots in the linup to see if their skills work better in a different batting order?

biggamejrs · 05-12-2006, 06:47 PM

switch up your batting order.
put your highest obp at the top no matter what
steal more
Hit and run more
bench a starter

Layton is my Homeboy · 05-13-2006, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sfeldkamp

You could skip batting practice. You might laugh, but it worked for Buddy Bell's Royals who scored 10 or more runs in the last 3 games after that...

actually I think it had more to do with facing the cleveland indians pitching at the right time... : )

I had a coach once who was extreme superstitious. One day, we didn't have time to do an infield before the 1st inning, so we just went out and played. We had been in a slump, but managed to win that one. From that day forward, we stopped fielding any grounders before game time. After a couple weeks, no more wins, and several fielding errors, he gave it up.

rudel.dietrich · 05-13-2006, 03:37 PM

Kidnap their children

05-12-2006, 04:21 PM	#1
johnd24_42 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 54	How to get a team out of a batting slump? What's a sure fire way to immediately get your team out of a batting slump? I've heard there's a way to do this? Any OOTP veterans have a tip or trick? Last edited by johnd24_42; 05-12-2006 at 04:34 PM.

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Ktulu Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: BC Posts: 4,710	Get better batters. __________________ "The ice is getting even more thinner, my friend!"

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treedom Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: Transylvania Posts: 2,900	I find that my batters hit way better when I wear my lucky green socks. ymmv __________________ A rake and a roustabout.

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andymac Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Effingham, IL Posts: 5,725	Rainout? __________________ June Madness: Links FTB: andymac

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biggamejrs Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Greenville, USA Posts: 212	switch up your batting order. put your highest obp at the top no matter what steal more Hit and run more bench a starter __________________ Go Braves!!

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bababui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 14,147 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	Edit the ratings of your hitting coach.

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johnd24_42 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 54	no one? i could use some help here!

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bababui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 14,147 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	Just be patient,,remember its a probability thing and they will eventually hit. There are no human head cases in the game.

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johnd24_42 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 54	why i'm so insistent is that this is a trivia question for a 500k reward for the winning GM's franchise if he can answer that question.

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bababui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 14,147 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	I think the only two ways to affect a teams hitting is in manager mode with the manager can affect hitting a little or a little more or with the hitting coach. What else is there? There is no training mode in the game.

05-12-2006, 04:45 PM	#11
johnd24_42 Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 54	that could certainly be one part of the equation. but the second?

05-12-2006, 05:29 PM	#15
sfeldkamp Minors (Double A) Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 184	You could skip batting practice. You might laugh, but it worked for Buddy Bell's Royals who scored 10 or more runs in the last 3 games after that... actually I think it had more to do with facing the cleveland indians pitching at the right time... : )

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cdheer All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 639	Change the team name to something other than "Chicago Cubs." --chris

05-12-2006, 06:25 PM	#17
jm47048 All Star Starter Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,247	Have you tried batters in different spots in the linup to see if their skills work better in a different batting order?

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rudel.dietrich Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Zürich, Switzerland Posts: 8,608	Kidnap their children