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[Gantry]

I would like to get as many questions as possible into the RBI FAQ.  Please chack it out:

http://dee-nee.com/rbi/faq.shtml

And come up with some of your own questions that you feel should be on there.  I would like to add at least 10 more questions in the next week or so. ..

Also, check out the questions reagarding player-created fules and let me know if you play by rules that aren't listed there.

http://dee-nee.com/rbi/faq.shtml#RULES

[Gwynn3k]

1.  The clock... does it actually keep time?-->yes
2.  the tettleton... does it work?
3.  unhittable at 27 mph...  why?
4.  do subs have a worse fielding percentage than starters?
5.  why does the ball go through the wall at the foul pole?

thats all for now,  i will think of some more.

[Gantry]

Some good ones in there, keep em coming...

Added the clock one already today.  I should probably make a general "what are the different swings" question where I can include the tettleton, retreat, push, inside-out etc.  Not exactly sure what you mean by the unhittable at 27mph question...

The glitch should make a question, where I can link to the glossary...

[Gwynn3k]

what about the advance swing which could be glossed as the custer or the tet offensive.  take your pick... it works on the outside pitch.

[Gwynn3k]

as far as the 27 mph goes,  if you leave your pitcher out there long enough(without getting shelled) they will start throwing the ball at a speed of 27 mph...  which might look tasty is next to impossible to get wood on it.  why?  who knows.   give that one a try...

[B]

that pitch is tough because it just throws your timing off and you cant get the fat piece of the bat on it....but if you do catch up to it and get the timing, its like hitting off a tee for these guys

there are only a few questions that i had for creators of the game

1) how can men with no knees run?
2) why do they book it right after they get out...why cant they run like that all the time
3) who is paying the umps to call a shot through the wall a homerun, yet a ball that may curve foul after it physically leaves the ball park not a home run?
4) where on earth did they get the color scheme for the angels?
5) since when does don baylor have A speed?
6) do you hit better after a homerun? that sound taht comes off the bat when the next hitter gets a piece of one makes it out to be true, and ive always had sucess....has anyone else noticed that?

[Gwynn3k]

don baylor might be listed as "A" speed but that must be a misprint for he is one slow sonofabitch...  

as for the booking it off the field,  i think they are rolling off the field, crying no less.


and that din that is made by the batter following is the crowd.  if you notice, the batter following a homerun will always receive a cheer from the crowd no matter where he hits the ball as long as he makes contact... he could even bunt and the crowd will roar.

no body knows  where the angels color scheme came from.

[Gantry]

These are some good ones, keep em coming.  I'll take down a new set over the weekend.  And be sure to look out for the easier questions we might take for granted.  Questions with hard facts are easier to do...

Definitely adding a "Why do the players cry when they get out?"

[B]

i have a bit of a question...is the "hold up" while  you throw pitch a change-up, a sinker or a knuckleball.....there is great dispute in the household about what to call it....i tend to call it a sinker...but the "diiddliddledooo" sound of it would make me think its a knuckler...any thoughts?

[Gantry]

We always call it the "slowball" or "drop pitch" - both of which aren't pitches in real baseball.  If I had to pick one, I would say a sinker because it lands in front of the plate.  Though it does looks like a knuckleball...  Very good question indeed

[B]

id go with the sinker too....and the man with the best sinker in the game is one mike scott on houston...that thing will drop way into the 7th innning.....

[B]

one more question i have is who are the players modeled after??....my vote goes for john kruk...however t has chimed in and called them all white tony gwynns...i would accept either of those answers.....is the FAQ worthy?

[B]

how do you get a RBI arcade version??......any suggestions?...does it need to take quarters or can it be rigged?...there is so little i know......

[Gwynn3k]

white tony gwynn's huh...   what are you saying gwynn is fat...  okay he is...  however,  if there is a situation in which a basehit is needed, i would take him over anyone else that has played in the last 50 years.

as for the pitch... why dont we say that it is a split fingered fastball...  or a fork ball for they both drop out of the zone.

[Burnzky]

    Our arcade machine that we have we got on ebay.  It doesnt require quarters either.  We open the box on the front and there is a little lever that you push and it will give u up to 9 credits.  My biggest complain about the machine is it will unpause itself after a length of time.  So there is no going to the bathroom or answering the phone during a game.

[B]

about how much did that sucker cost you??....i want to start saving for my next big purchase.....

[Burnzky]

   That pitch could be classified as a forkball or spit or sinker.  But sometimes it doesnt sink at all.  It just floats in the strike zone like a KNUCKLE BALL.

[Burnzky]

   Ill have to get back to you on that one, but it was at least $500.  

[Gwynn3k]

shipping was almost as much as the machine if i remember correctly...  

[Gantry]

Burnzky makes a good point - it is simply a knuckler if it crosses the plate and a sinker if it drops.  Not perfect, but a good enough explanation to make the FAQ....