MLB 08 The Show Glitch?

Does anyone know why on The Show, when you have a pitcher and you max out or load up the velocity on the 4-seamer it doesnt go any faster than like 92? I have a SP and I've loaded in a whole bunch on velocity and it is still going pretty much the same speed as it did when I first started. Is this a glitch or am I missing something?

Thanks

It's my created guy in Road To The Show. So I made him myself and am only playing as him, but can only hit 92 or so while also loading in all kinds of points to fastball velocity. I'm just confused

can he throw that fast?

With Beckett I threw 99.wooooode

did u max out ur fastball rating? either way its sounds fine, ur a new guy in spring training ur not guna come in an throw 99, as ur player gets stronger ull be able to throw harder, eventually

can he throw that fast?

[QUOTE="wooooode"]With Beckett I threw 99.ocdog45

yea, he's done it before...BECKETT IS A GOD AMONG MEN!!

I have put at least 800-1000 points into fastball velocity so far and it still isnt going past 92. On average I am normally hitting 89 or so, but havnt gotten faster than 92. It is really dumb I think because if I am investing all of those points in the stat and the bar is going up as much as it is, but it's not getting faster I've wasted the entire time playing this guy.Dysantic

i dont have this game yet so im not sure..but do you have to perhaps even out the stats?

like with computers..if you max out your graphics, by buying a top range video card like an 8800 Ultra, but you only have a 2ghz dual core or something, your graphics will increase but your system wont get much faster, coz it creates a bottleneck.

are your maybe "bottlenecking" your character by not increasing strength or stamina or something? i dunno, just throwing ideas out there. i havnt seent he stat system to see how it works.

[QUOTE="Dysantic"]I have put at least 800-1000 points into fastball velocity so far and it still isnt going past 92. On average I am normally hitting 89 or so, but havnt gotten faster than 92. It is really dumb I think because if I am investing all of those points in the stat and the bar is going up as much as it is, but it's not getting faster I've wasted the entire time playing this guy.gtarmanrob

i dont have this game yet so im not sure..but do you have to perhaps even out the stats?

like with computers..if you max out your graphics, by buying a top range video card like an 8800 Ultra, but you only have a 2ghz dual core or something, your graphics will increase but your system wont get much faster, coz it creates a bottleneck.

are your maybe "bottlenecking" your character by not increasing strength or stamina or something? i dunno, just throwing ideas out there. i havnt seent he stat system to see how it works.

I dunno, I guess that does make some sense. Although I know in the previous games there was nothing like that in the career mode. I have been putting up my other pitches, but not as much as the fastball velocity, so it's not because I'm putting absolutely everything into fastball speed, because I'm spreading it around while putting the extra in fastball velocity.

Its this with any type of character you make they wont get really good no matter how much you put on to a specific skill till about 2nd season /3rd season.

Oh boy, I was a bit annoyed when I read this title. I was hoping there wasn't any glitch. But geez man, the game came out just three days ago worldwide, you're going to have to put in some time to get your player to throw over 92.

A guy on antoher forum was asking a similar question and people were saying that as you get older with your custom character he will throw harder. Your a new pitcher and with more experience you'll start throwing faster pitches. Just like anything you do in sports it takes awhile to get good at something and that experience goes a long way. TM1

Thats kinda cool, even if you max it, it gets better with maturity. So you dont have some kid out of HS throwing accurate 99s "long enough anyone in the Majors" lol. I have to wounder if the size of the player matters also.

I finally figured it out. in order to get my fastball to go faster i had to get the speed of my other pitches up too. i guess that makes sense since u dont see people throwing 100 mph fastballs and 65 mph change-ups, the speeds of ur pitches stay close to each other. I cranked the speed on my change and splitter to about 3\4 and now im throwing around 95 and can get up to 97. This is a relief. i also read that if u increase ur arm strength in fielding that will help but i havnt tried yet.

I finally figured it out. in order to get my fastball to go faster i had to get the speed of my other pitches up too. i guess that makes sense since u dont see people throwing 100 mph fastballs and 65 mph change-ups, the speeds of ur pitches stay close to each other. I cranked the speed on my change and splitter to about 3\4 and now im throwing around 95 and can get up to 97. This is a relief. i also read that if u increase ur arm strength in fielding that will help but i havnt tried yet.

BigJilm4987

That is kinda dumb in my books. I know a bunch of pitchers in the bigs who have trouble throwing anything but their fastball. I can kinda understand about the arm strength for fielding, but why do your other pitches have to be able to be thrown fast in order for the fastball to be FAST? Just kinda dumb if you ask me.

UPGRADE YOUR ARM STRENGTH ALSO IN LONG THROW!!!!!

That should help you out also.

i simmed ahead to my 3rd season and my fastball still hasnt "matured". It is still averaging the same old 89.BigJilm4987

Joba's 2 seamer even gets to 100.

From psst experience it takes several seasons to get the speed up there.

Wow, this thread just won't die. hahaha. Anyways, after playing the game a little more (too bad I'm so busy right now) I have found that by putting up arm strengthfor fielding your velocity for all pitches can reach it's peak. It's kind of an odd addition, but that seems to be the answer to the pitch velocity issue.

Case closed. lol

can he throw that fast?

[QUOTE="wooooode"]With Beckett I threw 99.ocdog45

yea he can, he threw like 92 in 11th grade and avereaged like 18. He went to my high school.

"When Josh entered his freshman year at Spring High School, he felt he was ready for the varsity. The youngster could bring it in the high 80s" The following summer, puberty kicked in, and Josh sprouted several inches. With his growth spurt came an extra six or seven mph on his fastball.

Big-league scouts were equally impressed by Josh. At 6-4 and close to 200 pounds, the 19-year-old already had the body of major leaguer. His fastball regularly approached 100 mph, and he was willing to throw his curve and change-up anytime in the count.

Josh thrived under the pressure of increased expectations. As a sophomore at Spring High, he went 9-3 and struck out 149 hitters. His legend was just beginning to grow.

Josh topped those numbers in his junior year, going 13-2 with a 0.39 ERA. Voted the Texas 5-A High School Player of the Year, he fanned 178 in 89 innings, allowing just 31 hits and 29 walks. His performance helped earn him the nickname, "Kid Heat." Some scouts claimed he'd be the top pick in the draft, sparking rumors that he was considering going pro a year shy of graduation. Josh, however, had no interest in becoming a test case for baseball. He let the world know he would spend his senior season in a Spring uniform.

A year later, Josh cemented his status as the nation's No. 1 high school prospect with a lights-out senior campaign. Never lacking for confidence, he had the word "Phenom" stenciled on one of his jackets. He backed up his bravado with another scintillating campaign (10-1, 0.46 ERA, 155 Ks in 75.1 innings), and was selected by USA Today as the High School Pitcher of the Year.

Wow, this thread just won't die. hahaha. Anyways, after playing the game a little more (too bad I'm so busy right now) I have found that by putting up arm strengthfor fielding your velocity for all pitches can reach it's peak. It's kind of an odd addition, but that seems to be the answer to the pitch velocity issue.

Case closed. lol

Dysantic

Lol Glad to see u solved it. MLB '08 is probably as real as it gets. I'm creating a pitcher now (was useing a SS) I want to see if I start him of with moderate stats will he grow into a phenom.

[QUOTE="BigJilm4987"]

I finally figured it out. in order to get my fastball to go faster i had to get the speed of my other pitches up too. i guess that makes sense since u dont see people throwing 100 mph fastballs and 65 mph change-ups, the speeds of ur pitches stay close to each other. I cranked the speed on my change and splitter to about 3\4 and now im throwing around 95 and can get up to 97. This is a relief. i also read that if u increase ur arm strength in fielding that will help but i havnt tried yet.

Dysantic

That is kinda dumb in my books. I know a bunch of pitchers in the bigs who have trouble throwing anything but their fastball. I can kinda understand about the arm strength for fielding, but why do your other pitches have to be able to be thrown fast in order for the fastball to be FAST? Just kinda dumb if you ask me.

Well not really because although you can throw it hard. It wont move much, Theirs a control meter you can see also. If you have a fastball pitcher trying to up his Change up "as say his 4th best pitch." And you throw it hard. Chances are it wont change up at all lol. And it wont be nearly as in control. And people will just wail off that pitch. Its hard to explain, you have to build a character over a few years to kinda see how they play out.

You have to increase the velocity on all of your other pitches to increase the velocity on your 4 seam fastball. Show me one pitcher in the majors who has a 97-99 mile an hour fastball and a 70-75 mile an hour change-up. Not only will that destroy a pitchers arm, but it wouldn't fool hitters at all. Same with a splitter... if you can top your 4 seamer out at 99 your splitter, 2 seamer will be in the low to upper 90's as well. Even curveballs will be in the low 80's. It's simple logic. I had the same problems with my pitchers in RttC until I figured that out. The way it's operated is very realistic.