Played The show for the first time last night..

Ive missed 2 chances on the goals. Figured it out the 3rd time with success, but pretty pissed about the missed chances.

I swing at everryyything.

yeah, I always guess fastball and won't swing at anything else unless it I have 2 strikes

I need to try switching up my camera angle because I am god awful at this game(on higher difficulty levels).

I never really played baseball games. I picked this one up 3 weeks ago and I've been hooked since.

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so its worth the money?

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Way worth it.

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How do I figure out what pitches look like?

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Off speed comes out the hand on an arch and fastball looks flat. I use the pitcher as a guide on where the pitch will be. Usually the head will be right at the top of the strike zone.

It works out for the best for both of use.

The easiest way to hit for me is change guess pitch to 1/4, so the zone is split into 4 sections. Always pick fastball and down. Knowing if a pitch will be a strike when it is low is harder than seeing an outside pitch that is a ball. Put difficulty on rookie. You only have to press x to hit it. It's all about timing. Play Homerun derby a few times to get use to hitting fastballs and only swing at those in the game. Unless 2 strikes of course.

Also, adjust your sliders early in your career to make better contact and more power. Will help you advance faster if you have good #'s.

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Play Homerun derby a few times to get use to hitting fastballs

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I wouldn't suggest doing this. HRD "fastballs" and in-game fastballs aren't the same. Maybe for how the pitch is released, but nothing else.

The only way to get used to it and learn it is to keep playing games. Guessing fastball is a great way to get adjusted because if you don't guess it correctly it's likely that an offspeed pitch is heading your way, unless it's a 2-seamer/cutter.

Obviously if a guy has a 3-pitch arsenal that consists of 4-seam, 2-seam, and an offspeed pitch, don't guess fastball.


side note...Does anyone else notice that the further you go into RTTS (5-10years) that more and more pitchers throw knuckleballs and knuckle-curves? It's slightly annoying expecting the knuckle when you guess wrong on a fastball and they dude zips a measly 82mph slider right down the poop shoot.