Who here plays curve style?

[japetus462]

Just trying to find out who plays what.  

[fknmclane]

slurve

[Baines]

Straight pitch, all the time, but I think we're probably the minority.

[ultimate7]

Always curve

[Flood]

Curve, unless I'm playing with newbies.

[erhajj]

Curve all of the time unless I am winning by like 9 runs and I don't want the game to end just yet.

[Gantry]

fclane, did you define slurve per my last post about it?  So many threads I think i lost it.  Give me a good defininition and I'll put in the glossary....

[TβG]

i play curve, but then again i'm playing against the computer at work  :-(    

[fknmclane]

Gantry, I think I just use different terminology.  Slurve is not curved straight pitch.  Every pitch must end up being over the plate.  Not hittable, but actually be called a strike.  The pitcher can throw from anywhere on the mound, but the ball MUST be a strike.  Penalty is 5 drinks.

[vgp100]

McLane--that's the way we play.
The only tricky situation is knuckleballs that drop.
It's a strike, and it's legal--but frowned upon.
If someone struck me out on one of those, I'd just K him with a shitty pitch next inning.
Fuck you! Don't strike me out and that won't happen.

[ultimate7]

It would be cool if "pitch style" could be added to member profile, then you could just click on someone and see what type of RBI someone plays.  I added Curve_pitch as my YIM, since it doesn't seem like anyone uses the instant messenger fields

[The Captain]

Straight

[vgp100]

Captain--I thought you were gay??

[doveRBI]

We play curve for competition.  Straight pitch for drinking.  And I drink a lot.

[VEGAS]

I usually play the computer and thus always curve like a mofo.

[fknmclane]

VEGAS, you curve against the computer?  That isn't really necessary I don't think.  That makes zero fun.

VGP, changeups/knucklers/sinkers/whatever are perfectly legal even if they drop.  It ends up over the plate.  I guess they are the exception to the rule but are totally legal.

[doveRBI]

When I play the computer all I do is press the pitch button.  Nothing else.  Just chuck meatballs hoping that the freaking Tengen computer will give me a decent game.

[BeefMaster]

I'm mostly with Dove on the pitching, although I vary inside and outside pitches and throw quite a few fastballs; I also sometimes refrain from taking extra bases, as otherwise the number of doubles and triples gets a little wacky.  In addition, if a fast player hits a potential double, I'll often leave him at first and have him steal second.  With a team like SL, it's not incredibly hard to hit double-digits in steals, assuming the game lasts long enough.

[ultimate7]

I use slurve against the computer, just because it is boring to give up HR after HR, but I want them to put in play so I can field.  I've tried many things to make the games last, I use Houston don't take excessive bases, don't use Mike Scott or Nolan Ryan, and once in a while the games go 7-8 innings

[fknmclane]

I still throw slurve but don't hold back on the hitting or baserunning side.  Ever.