Slumber, your mileage may vary, but I find that turning off the cursor makes it particularly hard this year. I can't nail the circle at the top of the analog meter easily, and those two factors give me a lot of variability in my pitching. Spotting breaking balls with significant break is not easy.Slumberland wrote:I am gonna have to turn off the pitching cursor then, 'cause I just don't give up walks in this game, and I refuse to play without the analog (or else I might as well be playing '10).
My other two house rules -- having to throw a non-fastball if my catcher calls that with three balls, and that I have to move the L stick on all pitches (no grooving fastballs) -- also help a lot in the walks department. Plus, there are times against certain batters or situations where I stay away from the strikezone. I'll nibble to try to get a strikeout or weak grounder, but will gladly give up the walk instead of a hit.