Power Pros Forum

Basically, what things annoys you the most in MLB Power Pros 08 (or 07 if you want). Explain which one you hate the most and why, and then just type the next two things that annoy you. Like for me...

1. Injuries in Season Mode: It's impossible to have any injury prone players. People like Hamilton and Ellsbury deserve great abilities to be accompanied by Durability 2. But instead they hardly ever get injured and put up unrealistic stats. Not to mention injuries almost never last more than 3-4 games at a time. There have never been any teams "bit by the injury bug" and that makes it so the teams with the best players always dominate, and that's not how it really is.
2. You can't change a players birthday
3. How terrible drafted players are

Other than VS LH Batter 4 in Success Mode, I'd have to say my next biggest annoyance is the 10-year limit on Season Mode. There is absolutely no reason for that to exist, and it pretty much renders the draft pointless, since the players start off so horribly and hardly have time to practice.

I'd have to agree with the 10 year season limit, I've actually only reached it once, but just knowing it's there changes how I play the game.

How the players can have a 50/50 chance if getting injured when jumping into a wall

THE LONGEST PASSWORDS EVER

Biggest annoyance(s)

1. Having to take half a day to S/L for abilities such as star or negative abilities in success mode
2. Not having a straight forward create a player mode to create players

Any others that are aforementioned

All of the above, plus . . .

1. Defensive AI, like the 3B running away from a grounder hit right at him, two outfielders taking turns running/standing when a ball splits the gap, or allowing runners to advance by throwing at the lead runner 100% of the time.
2. Frequency of the batted ball animation where a ball is hit perfectly up the middle, either drilling the pitcher or going through his body and bisecting second base for a single (or error on the pitcher).

All of the Above &

How sucess mode pitchers stats are so low, they are past high school level & college level but dont throw any offspeed or throw harder then 80 sometimes.

My main frustrations are with defense - which is the part of the game that I struggle with most

1. How there is a point beyond which the OF will not com EIN to catch the ball. I'm playing a lot with a fast CF and slow middle infielders and many times my CF winds up frozen and waits for the ball to drop 1 foot in front of him because he's prevented from moving further in
2. How my catcher can never seem to catch up to foul pops back by the fence, but the opposing catcher seem to grab those just fine
3. How on balls hit u the middle, the SS or 2b will go to 2nd instead of going to the ball, even if no one is on base yet.
4. How on foul pops, the 3rd baseman often insists on staying glued to 3rd, even with no one on base.

All of the above I agree with, the strike zone needs to be shrunk or they need to raise the movement of the ball, either one would allow more walks to be drawn, realistic Sim stats also would be a plus

How pitchers hit walk-offs and have .500 averages...

The last comments reminded me - the catcher, JR Towles, seems to always be near the top for hitting triples, in spite of his GD hitting and E or F speed

All of the above plus in success mode when your outfielders run AWAY from the ball before they run to it. The AI gets a lot of cheap hits this way.

The AI being so dumb...

1. If you are the starting pitcher, the AI will replace you at the start of the 4th or 5th inning in My Life Mode if your team is winning by a wide margin even though you haven't allowed a run or even a hit yet. Helloooo??? Ever heard of giving the bullpen a rest???
2. In Season Mode, I've seen the AI use starting pitchers as relievers because the pitchers in the bullpen are tired. Why not call someone from AAA and send the least used player in the team down instead?
3. In Season Mode, when all the starting pitchers and swing man are tired (because the AI used them as long relievers) the AI will use the closer as a starter. Why not call a spot starter from AAA just like in real life?
4. The AI doesn't know Jack about baseball and that's why the announcer will often make a wrong call.

In other words... The AI is sofa king Wii Todd did.

Cheers!!!