RBI Quirks/Habits

[Stock]

Ive never been able to get the tettleton down...i dont think it works as well with curve pitching...

I find it improves a pitcher's batting skill, but no one else. 
& only when I'm standing at the top of the box.

Otherwise it ususally just causes a lot of tall foul balls

Didn't nightwulf verify that the "tettleton" gives you no decrease in power?
I use this very often in ATG play as it gives you a split second longer to read the pitch.

One habit I have is that on a groundball that will be close at 1st base, I will always hack away at the B button as fast as I can.  I know this doesn't make the runner go any faster, but I just cannot kick this habbit I have had since I was 7 or 8 years old.

[B]

I actually keep hitting A instead of B when I'm running... It's not helpful at all... But it feels good

[Re-Peat]

These may be quirks, or you may consider them techniques...  Opinion based I guess.

I sometimes like to leave my batter in a fully twisted (post-swing) position, and then release the button as the pitch comes and then immediately press the button to actually swing...  I started doing this because I often get way too far in front of the ball, but it also looks funny.

I don't do this unless I'm playing against Nolan, Doc, or the Rocket but I know some people who do this as a rule...  When their batter gets up to the plate they tap the swing button so the batter is stuck in a pre-bunt position (with a diagonal bat) prior to the pitch.  This way you get a little quicker of a swing, and I don't know the numbers behind it but it seems like there's no power penalty for swinging like this.

[Re-Peat]

Another quirk/technique I've seen is to have baserunners go back and forth in the base path on an infield fly to obscure the shadow of the ball and make it tougher on the defense.

Oh, another personal quirk of mine is to shatter my controller when Reggie gets out of the park 3 times on me in one game.  I HATE Reggie.

[Attezz]

If there's two outs and a runner on and I hit a ground ball to a fielder, I'll run the runner back to first and cause an out when he crosses with the batter instead of giving the defense the satisfaction of making the out.

If someone goes for the Armas and just misses, we gentleman it up and run the batter out.

[BeefMaster]

I don't do this unless I'm playing against Nolan, Doc, or the Rocket but I know some people who do this as a rule...  When their batter gets up to the plate they tap the swing button so the batter is stuck in a pre-bunt position (with a diagonal bat) prior to the pitch.  This way you get a little quicker of a swing, and I don't know the numbers behind it but it seems like there's no power penalty for swinging like this.

That's what the other guys were referring to as "The Tettleton" (named after Mickey Tettleton's batting stance).  Mike Riley, a multiple-time national RBI champion, does this every time.

[LoBi]

my ritual consists of throwing the ball into right field after a routine groundout to first with no one on. don't know how it started, and it isnt a taunt, just a habit i picked up somewhere.

[LoBi]

Oh yeah, I ALWAYS used to do the "Tettleton" whenever I played. It does seem to give you a bit more power & carry.

when playin in the COTUT this year, i adopted the tettleton a few weeks before to try and make up for my lack of curve pitch experience and give me a little more time to react to the pitches. surprisingly, i noticed i hit way better, especially when moving up in the box while swinging.