Played some curve yesterday

[Gantry]

While watching the COTUT, I was thinking that I could possibly compete against some of the players.  I changed my mind after losing two curve games to Potsie last night.  I sucked...  I can't pitch or hit in curve style, which presents matchup problems with just about anybody conscious.  Tried the Columbus Curve technique (tettle on every AB) and it did lower the Ks but I couldn't get the timing down...

Oh well, hopefully more curve to come this weekend..

[GDavis]

It's all about patience and plate discipline.  It's hard to adjust to curve style when you're used to hacking at every pitch.

For curve style pitching, I always go with the double-curve.  I.E.  curve to the left, then curve it right at the last second to paint the corner.

[Gantry]

I definitely am worse at the pitching part, not good at hitting the corners.  Potsie was doing a much better job at it, hence his victories...

GDavis - You still play with those NYC guys that used to come on here and talk smack?  Haven't seem them in awhile...

[OzzieLongBall]

Do not get discouraged Gantry... curve pitching takes awhile to get the hang of.  Like was previously mentioned, curving the ball twice (RBI again giving the middle finger to the laws of physics) can be a very effective technique.  Also, try playing around with when in the pitch you curve the ball.  Against seasoned curve-pitch players, you basically must curve the ball either into the corner or just off the plate at the last second--no big swooping curves from the beginning are likely to work.  All this advice is basically pointless until you figure out what team and what staff you want to get to know.  On most teams, you really have to know all 4 guys to pick up W's.  For instance, Tudor can very effectively throw the ball that curves right for strikes and he can get it out of the zone for people to chase.  However, that same pitch with Worrell will be stuck in the middle of the plate and possibly crushed for a game deciding hit.  I guess what I'm getting at is in curve-pitch scores are usually much lower, so any mistake is greatly magnified.  As for hitting, I am far from an expert.  I play small-ball with the Cards, meaning infield singles/SB's for Vince and Ozzie, and sac flies for Herr and Magee.  An occasional JClark HR, but my friend usually walks him in any dangerous situation.  

While on the topic of curve pitch, does anyone out there do something interesting with their pitching staff?  For instance, I used to start Worrell because I find pitching with him painful, and I'd rather make my mistake or two in the first inning, when my opponent may not be totally locked in.  If I can steal that inning, then I'd have Tudor and Cox go the distance.  I'm curious if anyone else buys into this theory with another team, or maybe somethin else...

[GDavis]

No, I only played w/ those guys once and then they disappeared.  They lived in Harlem and I remember one of them was moving to Cali or something so I'm not sure if any of those guys are still around.   Too bad because now I live pretty close to where they used to live.  When I played w/ them before I was living upstate so it took like 2 hours to get there, which was a hassle.  After a full day of work and a 2 hour drive I totally got rocked in their tourney, and now I have no chance to redeem myself.

[JoeDirt]

Gantry...the great thing about being worse at the pitching in curve (as opposed to the hitting) is that you can practice against the computer.  

It takes time, though...I'm sure you didn't expect to pick it up right away, so hang in there.

Also, remember, any pitch is a good pitch of the hitter is looking for something else...that's my favorite part about RBI Curve--the mind games.