WHY DON"T WE GET A STRAIGHT PITCH LEAGUE 1 TIME ONLY AND SEE WHO THE BEST IS. NOT REALLY THAT HARD TO DO.
CAN YOU STOP TYPING IN CAPS? IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I AM BEING YELLED AT.
I"M NOT YELLING JUST GETTING PEOPLES ATTENTION.
The fact of the matter is that there really aren't many straight pitch players here, at least none that play your "Down the middle style". I think that may be part of the reason you have trouble finding people to play.
I'd probably be down for a straight pitch league, though would much prefer moving on the mound and no 2-strike slowballs. But lets get enough people to make a league and then we can figure it out...
And please lay off the caps poolstroke, thank you...
No 2 strike slow balls are you serious ,have to have a little strategy in the game. No moving is the way to play.
QuoteNo 2 strike slow balls are you serious ,have to have a little strategy in the game. No moving is the way to play.
You can interchange "no moving on the mound" and "no 2 strike slow balls" and have the same exact debate. Moving on the mound allows for pitching strategy. Regardless, I'm open to any of the options as long as the people in the league vote on it...
Let us try to get this thing going.
Sounds good to me... JoeD and Noah seem to be down for all things online
Nice thank you
I'll join...and then disappear halfway through the league, screwing everything up and causing major headaches for the commissioner.
Thanks!
I do not support straight pitch, but I guess I will play. I won't dominate like I do everytime I play Noah (heh heh), but I'll play for the greater good of the best (video game).
I am a legend in my own mind. :(
Am I not somewhere around 18-1 against you?
Quote from: fightonusc on 12/15/04, 01:32:26 PM
I'll join...and then disappear halfway through the league, screwing everything up and causing major headaches for the commissioner.
Thanks!
savage
I know, dude...I was just playing with you. My record is dominant over you, BUT, I will go on record as saying you are the best online player I've played against to date...
ps...did you order an NES USB controller????
How did I stumble into the Noah and JoeD show?
Back to the purpose of the thread....I'm in. And I agree with Gantry on the moving on the mound and no 2 strike slow ball rules.
I apologize for leaving before other league got started fightonusc. I'm good now though. Go Joe dirt
I'm in. And am also with Gantry on that stuff.
If we're taking an unofficial vote on what style of straight ball to play, I respectfully abstain from voting, since I really have no straight ball experience.
I'm in, even though no actual 'straight pitch' is involved.
My controller should be here in a week. Then I'm in. Playing with the keyboard sucks donkey dick.
Quote from: fknmclane on 12/16/04, 12:31:16 AM
My controller should be here in a week. Then I'm in. Playing with the keyboard sucks donkey dick.
If you're talking about the RetroZone controller then you'll be VERY satisfied once it gets here...it's awesome.
Quote from: fknmclane on 12/16/04, 12:31:16 AM
My controller should be here in a week. Then I'm in. Playing with the keyboard sucks donkey dick.
Lemme know when your controller comes in and I'll fknmcpractice curve with you!
Yes absolutely no sinkers , that's for curve ballers. You have to be able to throw slow pitches and fastballs to make it a little challenge for all of us. Moving on the mound does not make any sense, that also fits in the category of curve ballers. Hope to see this league take off.
How do you differentiate a slow pitch and sinker?
Quote from: Gantry on 12/16/04, 08:58:39 AM
How do you differentiate a slow pitch and sinker?
I have to assume he calls a regular pitch, a slow pitch
Quote from: JoeDirt on 12/16/04, 06:40:58 AM
Quote from: fknmclane on 12/16/04, 12:31:16 AM
My controller should be here in a week. Then I'm in. Playing with the keyboard sucks donkey dick.
Lemme know when your controller comes in and I'll fknmcpractice curve with you!
That's the plan, JoeD. I'm gonna practice for months...and then probably get my ass beat in your tourney.
Quote from: Gantry on 12/16/04, 08:58:39 AM
How do you differentiate a slow pitch and sinker?
I never understood why you guys refer to "up + A" as a slow ball or a sinker (I know I've heard other names, too)...isn't that a knuckle? No pitch moves the way that pitch does--except the knuckle.
According to the manual, it's a sinkerball if it drops and a knuckleball if it doesn't. It also says that the knuckleball will wobble more... does anyone know whether the presence of wobble is a tipoff to whether the ball will drop? I can't say that I've noticed, but it would be a valuable discovery.
Yeah, I knew the manual says that. I guess that does explain why Mike Scott has such a killer knuckleball.
I must say, though, I know of no difference in wobble between the knuckle and sinker.
...also, a sinker doesn't move like that AND a knuckle does drop, if thrown correctly.
I can't speak for everyone but I think of up+A as a slowball because the ball goes slower (smiley)
Do others refer to a normal "A" pitch as a slowball? So much nomenclature, so little time...
I call the up-A pitch a slowball; that way, it covers both knuckle and sinker. I also think I've heard it called a forkball, although this might be from another game (either the sequels or Baseball Simulator 1.000).
There's a pitch...pressing nothing but A.
There's a fastball...pressing down and A.
Then there's a changeup/knuckler/sinker/forkball/splooge or whatever...pressing up and A.
A change-up is just the "A" button.
A fastball is the "A" button and down.
Those are the only 2 pitches you can throw in straight pitch. Only my opinion though. "A" plus the up button is not allowed, whether it's called a knuckler or sinker.
pressing A is like a two seam fastball but no movement.
down and A is a four seam fastball.
up and A is a change up with dropping movement or no dropping movement. Mike Scott always has the dropping movement.
Let me clarify this once and for all, the "A" and down is a fastball, and just the "A" button is a off speed pitch.
As far as the game is concerned, pitches with just "A" are curveballs. Whether you actually curve the ball or not is irrelevant.
Nightwulf
If that is true, then do all pitchers have the same break on their fastballs? I would say not, but perhaps I'm reading your post the wrong way...
Yeah, look what happened it's 3-0 me and you do not want to play anymore. What happened to the secret. No biggy, you beat me fair and square. I just know now that we have the same team rom it's more even. You cannot win with even teams.
LOL LOl I'm dying over here, that's why I wrote you , I knew you would post it. LOL, just like our bet of with series. The bet was whoever loses series post the other player is the best. Your such a man with a ego, you had to post your own post about series. lollolololololo,.lolololololololololololololololololol. It's all good, I know you too well. Cry baby cry, waaaaaaaaaaaaahh.
Why does alot of people in here talk faggish. Is that what's on your mine, Oh I forgot,I seen the way you look geek. Maybe you are a fag, lmfao
Well, this is the last post about Noah G., I can't waste anymore time on that little boy. He will grow up sometime and move on in life and become a sucessful asshole somewhere. I am done , no more Noah replies.
Gantry and whoever else, I apologize for writing these posts, which has nothing to do with the topic at hand. My fault, it will not happen again, it;s all good now,lol.
I'm not gonna get involved here, but I just wanna say that I'm tired of people crying about lag when they lose. If there is a lag and it's affecting your game, say something and do not play (NOT after I score 5 runs on you, though). And if it's still good enough for you to play--THEN SHUT THE FUCK UP ABOUT THE LAG! :)
Joe Dirt If you remember right it was 5-0 me when I got the boot the first time, remember.
Everyone needs to calm down, I've already asked you guys once before to stop this shit. Poolstroke and Noah - no more fighting with each other on these boards, period. Take it to IM and leave it there...
poolstroke - homophobic attacks and calling people "fag" is absolutely not allowed here. This is your first and only warning in this regard...
How about we play a league and drop all this bickering and bragging. Sound good?
Sounds good to me. Let's get this league going.
I'm game...let's get retarded in here
Quote from: poolstroke72 on 12/19/04, 07:27:40 PM
Joe Dirt If you remember right it was 5-0 me when I got the boot the first time, remember.
Just so you know, my post wasn't directed at you. You did what I ask--you made it clear that your end had heavy lag--even when you scored 5 in the top of the first of our straight ball game.
Quote from: Noah G. on 12/21/04, 02:22:08 PM
So...is this ever going to happen? Someone with time should organize this shit, and get it going. It could probably be the best of the best as far as straight pitch goes.
Why don't you do it? ???
'cuase I'm not a straight ball player.
Quote from: Noah G. on 12/21/04, 06:24:46 PM
I totally would, if I had more free time. I can play in the league...just don't have enough time or internet skills to maintain and organize. Why don't you do it ???
It's much harder to cheat with straight-ball. (easier to notice)
This thread is no. 10 on the most viewed list, yet it's nothing but nonsense.
Quote from: BeeJay on 11/01/05, 01:40:44 PM
This thread is no. 10 on the most viewed list, yet it's nothing but nonsense.
This again was probably one that ShitPaw viewed over and over in order to knock Darkside's post out of the top ten. Darkside had artificially bumped the views on his own post, so there were some weird posts in the top 10 viewed.
my "balls and strikes and runners in scoring position" thread was a beneficiary of this. thank you.
We never even finished the other straight pitch league...
Who was this poolstroke jackass? I'm glad I missed all of his shenanigans.
Here's what I don't get, why does everyone take online games so seriously? Who gives a fuck who wins, if there's lag or if someone complains about lag?
RBI Baseball is about fun and drinking and hitting bombs. Serious players really confuse me
I AM THE BEST ILL BEAT ALL YALL IN AN ON LINE LEAGUE HIT ME UP BITCHES
Quote from: BDawk on 11/04/05, 06:10:24 PM
Here's what I don't get, why does everyone take online games so seriously? Who gives a fuck who wins, if there's lag or if someone complains about lag?
RBI Baseball is about fun and drinking and hitting bombs. Serious players really confuse me
I can see your point in regard to online for sure. I can also see your point of you're drinkin' a few brews while playing in person. The only time I cannot see your point is if you're playing competitive ball in person--especially with a little action on the line. Riley and I play this way all the time; and while "serious," it's still a shitload of fun.
hi everyone - i'm fairly new to this forum, but i love what i've seen so far.
i have to ask a question: why are people so interested in straight pitch RBI games?? i just don't see what fun that would be. i'm not trying to be a wise-ass here. it just seems to take a lot of the skill out of the game. i think in order to be a well-rounded ribby player, shouldn't you be good at ALL facets of the game??
and why stop there. how about no stealing bases too??
i mean what if people played texas hold 'em but weren't allowed to bluff??
please don't misinterpret this as me being a wiseguy. it's just that my friends and i take the pitching thing really seriously. there;s nothing better than starting john tudor and being able to throw the wicked back-door curve for a strikeout of jim ed rice.
anyway, just my two cents. and thank you to whomever started this forum...it's friggin' sweet.
ronzo :D
Different folks, different strokes. I think you'll find that straight pitch players are the minority though. I for one play anything-goes style almost exclusively.
I know Gantry (the administrator of this site) and his friends play straight-pitch in order to maximize enjoyment of the drinking game -- indeed, when playing the drinking game is the only time I'll play straight pitch. It does have it's advantage there: 1: getting you smashed faster and 2: not striking out 27 times after you get too drunk to judge quick enough on what's going to be a ball and what's going to be a strike.
Welcome to the boards, by the way.