Super Mega Baseball 3

Super Mega Baseball 3

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Not On My Watch

Not On My Watch

Pick off a baserunner when playing against the CPU.

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How to unlock the Not On My Watch achievement in Super Mega Baseball 3 - Definitive Guide

I'm not sure if a patch has made this easier since launch but I finished the entire game with the exception of this achievement before I could pick a single person off. I could never get someone by throwing to the base and they never ran when I checked, only after I actually threw the ball. After 100+ attempts I was about to give up.

So if you're struggling try this trick: Load the bases with beanballs, throw the ball to 3rd by deliberately overthrowing it, purposely delay picking it up so the runners keep advancing, and then grab it with a left fielder that has a strong arm to throw the runner from 1st out. As you can see from the score it might take a few tries in case the ball goes into the dugout.



Stingray326 recommends using El Viejo as the stadium to help keep the ball in play.
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04 Aug 2020 23:09

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Worth noting that the stadium might affect this method. Others might work but I used El Viejo stadium as the walls kept the overthrown ball in play where others dont. Great guide, thank you.
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By Stingray326 on 23 Mar 2021 10:27
Excellent, added!
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By Moldy Tacos5000 on 23 Mar 2021 12:48
I had the offensive team be all 99 rated players and played on EGO 75. It helps if every baserunner's speed is the same because then you can gauge at which point to pick up the ball that is not too early nor too late. In my situation it was right about when the runner from first touched third base. Also, as soon as the ball sails over the third baseman's head on the wild pick off, just press LT to take control of the left fielder.
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By LausDomini on 14 Mar 2022 03:02
this may be a stupid question, but how do you purposefully overthrow it? i keep getting accuracy -99 but it still goes right to my third baseman
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By Mario04253101 on 20 Apr 2022 01:44
The trick with doing it this way is that when you throw to 3rd you have to pause for a second (almost until the 3rd baseman gets to the bag) and then throw the ball otherwise you will never do it.
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By Iceman Clan on 20 May 2022 05:15
It seems the devs have made this method impossible by tweaking the AI base runners so they make zero base running mistakes. I’ve tried the method shown above a 100 times or more and I’ve yet to have an AI base runner round third and go home once when I’ve had a chance to throw him out. They AI base runners are simply perfect at all times and in every situation.
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By JAGMANSTL on 09 Jul 2023 17:02
I just got this achievement, here's how it went down:
I was playing the second season of Standard Franchise on Ego 60. My team was the Sirloins; my opponent was the Wild Pigs. My pitcher was Bugsy Snugs and they had a batter named Turbo Miles who often tried to steal when on base. I tried throwing to the base he was on two or three times before each pitch, alternating between pressing LB to step off and using the directional pad to make a throw. Even so, he often ran when I pitched the ball. He was on second base, I pressed Up on the D-pad and he took off, the second baseman threw him out at third.
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By rollosm on 01 Oct 2023 01:20
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It appears that the simple pickoff move (D-Pad) is essentially useless on it's own, so you're going to need to get this with a step off move (LT) while a CPU is stealing.

It's seems random when the CPU decides to steal, but here are a few things I've found that seem to increase the odds:

CPU runner on first has a high speed rating, or even better the "Stealer" trait
Player catcher has a weak arm rating
There are two outs in the inning
There are two strikes on the count
Close game, in the later innings

If some or all of these criteria are met in the current situation, just start stepping off the bag every now and then with LT, and hopefully you'll catch the CPU runner trying to steal. Then, just throw to 2nd base and get the runner in a run down/out.
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17 May 2020 19:44

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What ego did you try this on. For me I can throw it at the base 10 times in a row and be unsuccessful. Then on the 11th try I actually pitch the ball and that’s when they steal. So they only ever steal when I actually start to pitch the ball.
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By J2B9 on 20 May 2020 01:18
Believe is was at 70 Ego that I got this to work. I've played probably 50-60 games and only seen one successful pickoff so far. Think this may be something that the dev needs to tweak.
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By xGoldenx7 on 20 May 2020 15:58