How is this catch made?

[ultimate7]

I should have taken a post catch snap shot also, but somehow Backman hauled this one in.

[Attezzobal]

Is this a serious question, or just a sweet pic?

Can I kill this thread the way I did the rundown thread?

[ultimate7]

Not a serious question, just a funny pic

[TβG]

barehanded

[ultimate7]

Interestingly you can see the 2nd basemen has the glove on his right hand, but the SS and the P in the picture both have gloves on their left hand, maybe I'll have to do some more researching of this.

[ultimate7]

OK, I think all players have gloves on their left hands unless they are catching a fly ball, then they catch with a gloved right hand and throw left handed, in all other instances it appears the have a glove on their right hand, and it seems they throw fielded ground balls with their right hand.

[Gantry]

Nice detective work ultimate, where on the site should this go.  Is this a glitchs?  RBI Fun Facts? 

[ultimate7]

Before it goes any where I should probably spend some more time confirming it, I forgot to look at that when I was watching games yesterday, I'll try to pay attention when I continue the season this week.  I need to watch a few innings without that VirtualNES superspeed so I can actually verify what I think I am seeing.

But yeah I'd say it would be a fun fact

[BeefMaster]

That VirtuaNES fast-forwarding messed me up a bit.  When I tried out the RBI cart I got for Christmas, my most recent RBI experience was watching some fantasy games at double-speed - I thought there was something wrong with my cart because everything was moving so slowly.  I'm going to have to cut back on my viewing of fantasy games, maybe only watching my own.

[ultimate7]

OK here it is, when a ground ball is hit, everyone has gloves on their left hand and will pick up and throw right handed.

On fly ball/line drive (not sure how high the ball has to get for this to happen), the players assigned to cover bases (not controllable) will still have gloves on their left hands, but any player conrollable (all 3 OFs and 1 IF and the P) will have gloves on their right hand, and throw left handed, even if the ball eventually hits the ground.

[Gantry]

Nice work Gumshoe...

I'm still learning towards a "RBI Fun Facts" page on the RBIdb for this stuff, as I really want to keep new information off the main site for reasons of laziness... 

[Attezz]

Something I noticed for the first time last night is that, even if it's a pop up that's hit, the first basemen has their glove out in preperation to recieve the ball.

[ultimate7]

On fly ball/line drive (not sure how high the ball has to get for this to happen), the players assigned to cover bases (not controllable) will still have gloves on their left hands, but any player conrollable (all 3 OFs and 1 IF and the P) will have gloves on their right hand, and throw left handed, even if the ball eventually hits the ground.

OK this in not 100% true, the OF will be LH, not sure how the IF are determined

See these pics, SS has glove on right while going to cover 2B, then switches to left when he gets to 2b.

[Gantry]

You saying the IF you can control sometimes has the glove in his left hand?

[ultimate7]

Well look at this one, looks like the 1B is controllable but has glove on the left.

[ultimate7]

Wow, here is another it is a HR, and everyone keeps the gloves on the left, game must make some decision about ball being catchable, that or it depends on which way they are facing, more research is now needed.

EDIT:  after finishing watching this hit, it wasn't a HR, but did hit the top of the wall (uncatchable)

[ultimate7]

In this pick you can see the ball twice and I think you can still see the shadow

[ultimate7]

I believe the following can be stated, Flyballs are always caught with a gloved right hand and IFs will field ground balls with a gloved left hand

[Gantry]

I'm very curious about the gloved right hand on that uncatchable flyball.  Could this be a "hint" as to whether or not you can catch a deep flyball? 

[fknmclane]

Was that a fucking Carmen Sandiego reference?  I'm stunned.  Don't touch Gantry cause he's till hot.  He'll burn you.