Yesterday was a pretty rough day in the world of RBI - first off, Ted Williams passed away. For those who have the arcade version, you know he packed quite a wallop for the BoSox. RBI or otherwise, it is a great loss for baseball. Ted has been my brother's favorite player for as long as I can remember. I also updated Nick's Profile, putting Williams as his favorite RBI Aracde player. He destroys me with him....
The second loss for RBI was the firing of Don Baylor (aka DB Sweeny) as manager of the Chicago Cubs. Though most of us here in Chicago have been waiting awhile for this, you never like to see an RBI Legend leave the game. The Where are they now? page has been updated...
I have been playing with RBI Manager quite a bit lately. Using RBI Manager, you can get the authentic power/speed/contact ratings for the players. None of this unrealistic A/B/C crap from the manual, you get the real numbers. I plan to list all the players real abilities on their team pages shortly. For now, check out the FAQ Question and the preliminary statistics for California...