I was just wondering if anyone out there has ever thrown a perfect game in RBI Baseball. My longtime combatant and I were playing the other night and I sat down 26 in a row. Yeah, you read that right. 26 in a row.
Chubbs (my competition) was the Astros and I was the Mets. Doc was on fire and couldn't be stopped. So I have one guy left to get out and it's his pitcher. Naturally, he pauses it and brings in the big swinger, Mr. Lopes, a very dangerous righty on an otherwise terrible Astro team.
What does he do with the first pitch? Hits a rocket through third and short, of course. I got Hatcher out with the next pitch, falling just short of a perfect game. One of the most exciting games of my life. Can you imagine the shit-talking capabilities after throwing a perfect game? Endless.
Damn nice. There should be an asterick next to it because it's Houston (j/k of course).
I had a friend that would play NYM alot. I hated facing Dr.K, he's just a monster. Although the Mets hitting makes up for his greatness. That's the team I no-no'd for 7 innings with Mike Scott.
I'm a bit surprised he lasted until the 9th & that you kept him in that long. Although I can't say I would have taken him out if I were in your shoes.
Question what pitching style did you use?
Mike
I'm not sure if our rules are different here in Phoenix. I'll go over it quickly. The reason I wonder is because my brother went to college in NoCal and their pitching style differs greatly from the one developed here in Phoenix.
Rule 1. Every pitch must be over the plate and hittable
-this is not to say that every pitch must be a strike. They must simply be hittable. One could throw a nasty fastball or changeup crossing the plate and ending up off it, but the pitch is still very hittable.
Rule 2. Changeups may be thrown at any time in the count, but you are not allowed to throw two in a row. This is not negotiable. One could easily choose Krukow or Mike Scott and throw 100 in a row and the batter would never touch them.
Rule 3. If either of the above rules are broken, a simple straight pitch must be thrown down the middle of the plate, which will usually result in the batter hitting a monster shot.
I hope that helps with your understanding of my answer. I don't throw a ton of fastballs or changeups. I mostly rely on location and use the two previously mentioned pitches as surprises. Like I said, Doc had it working that night and my dear friend Chubbs just happened to be the Astros. It was kinda like when David Wells threw his perfect game against the Twinkies when they still sucked.
That's impressive with those stipulations. Usually I don't play with any pitching restrictions, but I try to keep the ball near the plate. However the 2 straight sinkers (change ups) would hurt me a little. You could pick Kurkow or Scott & throw a lot of sinkers, but you'd also get really tired quickly. On top of it you'd also have SF or Houston's lineup! Actually the one pitching restriction we use is not using the other starting pitcher (so you are limited to 3 pitchers per game).
Honestly hitting without any pitching restrictions isn't that hard. The only thing you have to do is stay mentally sharp. Your hitting suffers when you aren't concentrating & fall into the "swing at everything" pattern. Personally I like to take pitches & try to find the pitcher's sequence. When the pitcher falls into an inside/outside rhtythm, I can usually get a good hit on the second pitch. Early on in the count I setup for a certain pitch (usually the first pitch he threw to the last guy). Later on in the count I get less choosey & with two strikes become defensive. I've struck out looking plenty of times, usually early in the game against a fresh pitcher. If you swing at the first pitch everytime, you're dead because you're swinging at the pitcher's pitches & you're not tiring him out.
On the other hand as a pitcher you try to stay away from any noticable pattern. I've thrown three inside or three outside pitches in a row. Some might be over the plate, some maybe not. My favorite is throwing a pitch not over the plate that is a swinging strike. Then come back with the same pitch on the corner. I try to give good regular pitches to hitters that won't hurt you. This way hopefully they swing at the first pitch & I save endurance. I save the FBs & SIs (sinkers) for the Strawberrys & Jacksons. I've thrown three straight sinkers to get these guys out at times.
My favorite strategy is hitting a ton of foul balls with the pitcher, to tire out his pitcher. Usually I either get him to throw a bunch of pitches, or waste a FB or SI on him.
Mike
My brother in NoCal plays that exact same way. Everything goes. He says it isn't difficult at all and instead becomes somewhat of a mind game.
The funny thing is I beat him with either method, even though the anything goes is not my style. Then he just wants to commit murder.
I threw a perfect game against a friend of mine two years ago. I was California, he was Boston. 27 up 27 down, 12 on K's. I still have a picture of me with the television screen as proof
You should get it on the computer Brian, I'd put it up on the site somewhere...
I have thrown 2 no hitters (neither of which was a perfect game). the first no-no I threw was with the Mets and I went 11 innings and had 21 K's. (lost the perfect game when I fell behind 3-1 to Chili Davis and threw one outside of the zone).
I have been no-hit twice, one of which was a perfect game.
pictures exist for all occurences.
on a somewhat related topic....I set the city record for K's with 23 in a 9 inning exhibition game. it was against an ameteur, though...so it probably shouldn't count. my next best was the 21 in the previously mentioned 11 inning no-no.
Bump so that Mcclane can get an email
Quote from: fknmclane on 07/15/03, 01:17:24 PM
One could easily choose Krukow or Mike Scott and throw 100 in a row and the batter would never touch them.
Good point, there is no way a hitter could adjust to this happening.
I have had a perfect game thrown against me....
And I K'ed 20 times to boot....
It was a pathetic performance...
SA's aviator gave me flashbacks of when I first joined and EDavisfan used the homer head. Damn all you aviator whores, confusing me with your sneaky ways.
I pitched a perfect game.http://forums.dee-nee.com/index.php?topic=7221.0
Mostly because I'm sick of having to hear about certain people trumpeting their perfect game success, here's one I just threw against the computer with Nolan. For the challenge, I decided to do it against the National League. It can be done. It's not that hard. Get over it.
Dryden what ROM you using that doesn't have the slaughter rule??
Quote from: malnuboy on 08/10/05, 04:09:58 PM
Dryden what ROM you using that doesn't have the slaughter rule??
He scored in the top of the 9th, so no slaughter, however said ROM could be made now, it is an option that Nightwulf has added to change the runs needed for slaughter or turn it off altogether.
This is how I always play my perfect game/no-hitter attempts. Score 9, just bunt from there on out until the 9th inning, and then go nuts.
It's obviously a conspiracy and Dryden had some role in the movie Dirty Dancing.
Stinking terrorist.
I smell like roses and honeysuckle, thank you very much.
Quote from: Dryden on 08/10/05, 04:16:57 PM
I smell like roses and honeysuckle, thank you very much.
Huh, huh. You said suck!
I'm getting royally pissed off trying to get a perfect game/no-hitter.
Last night I tried to honor Gene Mauch by throwing a perfecto with Mike Witt, and I tried three times. Some asshole keeps finding a way to shoot one through the infield in the 7th. I know one thing, it's going to be sweet once I break through and finally close the deal.
Quote from: Dryden on 08/10/05, 04:15:06 PM
This is how I always play my perfect game/no-hitter attempts. Score 9, just bunt from there on out until the 9th inning, and then go nuts.
once again I fail. (ed) to look at what innings the runs were scored in.
My Perfect game was verse a human. MrOrangeJuice.
Quote from: MR RBI on 08/10/05, 10:14:12 PM
My Perfect game was verse a human. MrOrangeJuice.
Which makes it either more or less impressive than vs. the computer, depending on how good the human is. At least everyone knows how good the computer is.