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#41

RBI Baseball / Re: Dead RBI baseball players

Last post by Shooty - 04/12/26, 01:39:34 PM

I'm worried for Dickie Thon and Terry Puhl.

#42

RBI Baseball / Re: Dead RBI baseball players

Last post by ultimate7 - 04/12/26, 01:32:23 PM

Crazy, 3 days apart

#43

RBI Baseball / Re: Dead RBI baseball players

Last post by Baines - 04/12/26, 11:39:01 AM

Damn, we lost two Astros in the same week. RIP Phil Garner.

#44

RBI Baseball / Re: Straight Pitch?

Last post by TempoGL - 04/10/26, 01:45:04 PM

This reminds me that some people play with infield fly type rules. Like if there's guys on base you can't intentionally drop a pop up
To double up the guy on base

Yes. This is what we call "Gentleman's Rules"

#45

RBI Baseball / Re: Straight Pitch?

Last post by BDawk - 04/10/26, 01:21:11 PM

This reminds me that some people play with infield fly type rules. Like if there's guys on base you can't intentionally drop a pop up
To double up the guy on base

#46

RBI Baseball / Re: Straight Pitch?

Last post by GDavis - 04/10/26, 11:00:01 AM

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fOVF4r_fQ4J_Lx0PZcVRONnZHz2x3qXp/view?usp=sharing

#47

RBI Baseball / Re: R.I.P Davey Lopes

Last post by Gantry - 04/10/26, 08:36:55 AM

Not a bad way to do it. Looking at the page and the numbers, Thon isn't a huge step up from Hatcher so those 24 extra power points for him may not be worth giving up the 10 speed points. There's a good case keeping Thon for a clutch pinch hit situation where you get his bonus for the first at bat, instead of "wasting" it on the first at bat where you have bases empty and a completely fresh pitcher.  

#48

RBI Baseball / Re: R.I.P Davey Lopes

Last post by SamC - 04/10/26, 08:20:03 AM

I always put Lopes in at the leadoff spot for Hatcher.

I find Hatcher to be the worst player on Houston, but man looking at their page now:

https://dee-nee.com/rbi/houston.shtml

You can make a case for Walling being the worst given his 750 power over 759, plus Hatcher is way faster. I honestly wouldn't have guessed that Walling was the worst power on the team.

That said I always prefer lefties for that lefty hit, but maybe that isn't as useful or reliable in curve.

True, there is no use for Walling. Or, I'd argue, Ashby. Lopes is the best lead-off guy, but....

Hachter is quite fast, as you say, and gets on base enough for me to justify keeping him in. Besides, it leaves me with Thon and Puhl to use as pinch hitters.

I shuffle around Houston's order a bit, but my typical line-up goes something like this:

1. Hatcher
2. Cruz
3. Garner (or Lopes)
4. Davis
5. Bass
6. Doran
7. Reynolds
8. Lopes (or Garner)

#49

RBI Baseball / Re: Dead RBI baseball players

Last post by Gantry - 04/10/26, 07:02:02 AM

For both versions it seems like there wasn't a ton of effort put into choosing the ideal players for each team. 

#50

RBI Baseball / Re: Dead RBI baseball players

Last post by Shooty - 04/10/26, 06:44:56 AM

How does Rick Burleson crack the Red Sox all time lineup?