Hi guys,
I'm new to the game and new to baseball and have taken the plunge and dived in as best I can.
I like the idea of playing every ball of a game and have tried to do this. However, I'm taking a total beating in every game. I'm now 0-7 and have lost by scores of 0-9, 1-6, 1-6, 3-6, 4-6, 0-8, 1-5.
When I auto-resolve the game my team normally wins so clearly I'm doing something badly wrong.
Can anyone give me a few pointers?
I've tried varying my play calling but have found that bunt is next to useless. I have never had a single successful bunt. None of the options outside of the standard swing ever gets me a thing other than a strike (sometimes a ball), and my outfields rarely seem to field well enough to stop base hits, while my own batters are routinely run out when they hit grounder balls into the field.
It's just as bad pitching. I try to vary the pitch and if a guy has hammered me in an early inning, I'll let him walk to first if there's no one else on base.
I'm letting the ai pick the team for me and subbing my pitcher once he starts getting roasted.
Any help would be very welcome - it's getting a bit frustrating.
thanks