Heaven vs Hell Games

[Dryden]

Some other interesting things from messing with this ROM:

If you steal more than 1 base on a stolen base attempt (take off from first and run around all of the bases, just cause they're so fast), it still only counts as one stolen base in the stats.

The more power a hitter has, the more likely they are to pop out a bunt to the catcher.  The heaven and hell guys do it almost every bunt attempt.

[Scroope]

That actually makes sense.  So many power hitting pros can't bunt at all.  I think its funny when I find it much easier to bunt a 95 MPH fastball then to hit one.

[ultimate7]

Getting closer, left Ryan in 1 batter to long and it cost me a 3 run homer.  I think next time I may do it.

[Blyleven_No-No]

22 STRIKEOUTS??

who were you playing against??

[ultimate7]

against CPU super team, check out the ROM

[Blyleven_No-No]

sorry, I am a bit of a purist, NES is the only format I play

[ultimate7]

I did it

Not nearly as impressive as Dryden, but I did it using the keyboard, so I'm pleased.

[Dryden]

Hey, keyboard here too.

But very nicely done.

[Blyleven_No-No]

Dryden, don't settle for CPU RBI when some of us in the city can get together for some intense round robin RBI

[Dryden]

I'll take it any way I can get it, y'know?

[OzzieLongBall]

nobody better be selling this accomplishment short... heaven and hell teams are insane... altho i may have a slightly exagerrated opinion b/c i am so unskilled with the keyboard... but still.. i have to settle for trying to outslug them (which in a roundabout way may actually be more impressive??) b/c i just dont have that edge i usually do with the controller..

[ultimate7]

I really struggle without speed pitchers against Hell.  Even guys like Blyleven and Krukow who I usually excel with, the CPU lays off the close ones, I guess they have enough time.  But with Ryan and Clemens, they don't have enough time, plus the curve across always seems to just nip or miss the corner.

See how I struggle after Clemens leaves.  I played without bunting and was able to score a good deal.  Now my challenge is to win with Minn or SF where I have a much tougher time pitching.

[Ryno23]

If RBI 2 or RBI 3 were hacked with heaven and hell teams, what would the distance on those homers be?

11,000,034,432,236,643,341,456,432,875 feet?

[ultimate7]

OK, absolutely bizarre:  I finally beat Hell with Minnesota, but I can give little credit to skill, note then number of Walks I received.  Here's what happens, I'm down 7-2 going into the top of the 8th, but I still feel I can win, their SP2 is tiring and I know they will try to leave him in.  I get a couple singles and a walk, followed by a HBP (scored as a walk) to cut it to 7-3.  So bases are loaded and Hell brings in RP1 (Pilot, Right-handed) who promptly decides to quick pitch every pitch from the center of the mound curving outside as far as possible.  So what happens is he walks or hits (Hitting the Righties) about 18 straight batters until he doesn't have enough curve left to throw a ball, I promptly double with Launder to drive in 2 more before the inning ends.  I was able to hold them off in the 8th with no help from Senor Smoke, I finally had to bring in Reardon to close the door.

Anyone ever seen this before, something with the RP coming in with the bases loaded must have set him off.  I'm guessing if I would have swung at any pitch, it may have broke him out of his rythm, it was really strange.

[Gantry]

I certainly haven't seen anything like that...

[ultimate7]

Another issue is the 15 screwball curve for the pitcher, if for some reason this happened with a real pitcher, the pitch may have been a strike, or just outside.  The really funny part though was the quick pitch, as soon as he had the ball he just fired it, over and over.  I wish I would have been thinking enough to have tried to save state.

[BeeJay]

I finally downloaded the emulator and tried out this ROM.  I must say that it is impressive.  I just gave up a homerun to Hitler that went so far I had finished laughing and was out of breath by the time the fireworks went off.

[ultimate7]

Did it first try with STL, great bullpen work, I struggled a bit with Tudor, Cox and Daley were money.  Only Detroit, SF, NY left, though I may have to do Hou again since I instituted the no bunting rule.

[TβG]

nice work, U... have you been able to hold any hitters to an outfield single?  i've done it once.

[ultimate7]

Yeah usually hits off the wall so hard, right to one of the OFs, I've done it a couple times.  On the balls down the line, it is a race to the ball to try to hold them to a triple, sometimes.

In addition, I almost threw a guy out on a ground ball to 2B in the last game, had I gotten a strong throw off, I think I would have had him, it just happens so fast, you are not expecting it.