Newbie here.......

[TbT]

ended up here thanks to a tourney of RBI on the old NES this weekend...anyways I havent played in forever, and was looking for the drop of some tips and stuff to help me out.  from what i know its anything goes style of game with curve balls and such.  i have read the pages on who to sub and things like that.

unfortuntaley i havent got my rbi cart in the mail yet.....i spaced off the tourney a few months back, and got reminded of it just a few days ago.....so i tracked one down quickly, and will have it probably the day of the tourney, but chances are i wont have time to brush up much.

i do know that i have CAL as my first team, and i will also get to have either MIN, NY, or SF as my second pick.  depends on what is left from the draft at the #6 spot.  its a best of 3 for each round.  i plan to get clobbered and donate my money this time out, but would like to be ready for the next one.  If we were only playing original 89 version of Tecmo Bowl for money, then id be golden.

any hints would be greatly appreciated.

[Bonny]

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[Mike D.]

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[Blyleven_No-No]

where is said tourney??  Sounds like fun.

My number one rule of advice for you (and I am giving up my best tips here since you are a newbie) is to take first pitch strikes for most of the game, sometimes when I am playing against someone who I know is good, I will work the count all the time and try and tire out their starter.  Nolan Ryan, and Clemens to a lesser extent are tough to tire out, but it still makes a big difference because you will be able to see the ball so much better in those middle innings.

Patience at the plate goes a long way, if you start chasing pitches you will be a goner.  It will also do you some good to foul off pitches a little bit, especially with your pitcher at the plate.   Just don't do it too often as it can be deemed bad sportsmanship.

It also depends on what rules you guys are playing by, I assume it is a straightforward best 2 out of 3 series where you use only one starter per game.  There is also the seldom used but effective, using both starters in game 1 to ensure a win, basically giving up game 2 with your relievers, and having all 4 pitchers for game 3.   However, I think that is too complex a strategy for a relatively new RBI guy.

As for team selection, I think Minnesota is your best bet followed by San Fran.  Minnesota has very good pitching (hint- start Blyleven in game 1) and the thing about NY is that you have to know how to use Gooden to ensure a game 1 win, otherwise you are behind with Ojeda coming to the hill, not a great scenario.   SF can at least mash the ball, if you get SF make sure you pinch hit for Uribe (Your-eee-bay is my pronounciation) with Spielman or Aldrete.  And start Krukow in game 1, he has good movement.

If you are Cali, some folks might disagree with me, but you got to get some at bats from your bench guys.  Make sure you bring Hendrickson in the game at the right point when you need a big hit.  Don't forget pinch hitters are better on their first at bat.  

Lastly, read the dee nee guide to throwing runners out, just press A, you should not yield any stolen bases, and if you are playing with someone better than you, don't get into pickles, you will get fucked.  You are better off just running them all the way back to the bag and not risking it.

Blyleven's 2 cents....good luck.

[Blyleven_No-No]

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[GDavis]

where is said tourney??  Sounds like fun.

My number one rule of advice for you (and I am giving up my best tips here since you are a newbie) is to take first pitch strikes for most of the game, sometimes when I am playing against someone who I know is good, I will work the count all the time and try and tire out their starter.  Nolan Ryan, and Clemens to a lesser extent are tough to tire out, but it still makes a big difference because you will be able to see the ball so much better in those middle innings.

Patience at the plate goes a long way, if you start chasing pitches you will be a goner.  It will also do you some good to foul off pitches a little bit, especially with your pitcher at the plate.   Just don't do it too often as it can be deemed bad sportsmanship.

It also depends on what rules you guys are playing by, I assume it is a straightforward best 2 out of 3 series where you use only one starter per game.  There is also the seldom used but effective, using both starters in game 1 to ensure a win, basically giving up game 2 with your relievers, and having all 4 pitchers for game 3.   However, I think that is too complex a strategy for a relatively new RBI guy.

As for team selection, I think Minnesota is your best bet followed by San Fran.  Minnesota has very good pitching (hint- start Blyleven in game 1) and the thing about NY is that you have to know how to use Gooden to ensure a game 1 win, otherwise you are behind with Ojeda coming to the hill, not a great scenario.   SF can at least mash the ball, if you get SF make sure you pinch hit for Uribe (Your-eee-bay is my pronounciation) with Spielman or Aldrete.  And start Krukow in game 1, he has good movement.

If you are Cali, some folks might disagree with me, but you got to get some at bats from your bench guys.  Make sure you bring Hendrickson in the game at the right point when you need a big hit.  Don't forget pinch hitters are better on their first at bat.  

Lastly, read the dee nee guide to throwing runners out, just press A, you should not yield any stolen bases, and if you are playing with someone better than you, don't get into pickles, you will get fucked.  You are better off just running them all the way back to the bag and not risking it.

Blyleven's 2 cents....good luck.

Now that I know your secrets you are going down, son!

[ultimate7]

Make sure you know the basics, like the quick throw and the Obvious substitutions (Jones and Hendrick for CA)

80% of your pitches should be on the outside corner and then either move them off the plate at the last second or keep them on the corner.

[Blyleven_No-No]

The interesting thing about subbing guys in is that sometimes you need to save pinch hitters for late in the game, for example, playing against a buddy who was Boston.  He puts Armas in the game in the 8th spot and Burks in the leadoff, both good moves.

BUT

It leaves you with only Dave Henderson as a pinch hitter, he inserted him in the 5th to pinch hit, 2 run jack (he's very underrated in my opinion), great move.   However, when he needed a pinch hitter late in the game, he had to insert Sullivan in the 8th inning, easy out, and I hold on to the 3-2 victory.

See what I am saying??  I was able to outmanage my opponent.   Bringing in pinch hitters at the right moment is key, for example, bases loaded, mediocre hitter up, i.e., a Bob Boone (who I love), bring in Hendricks and mash one!

[TbT]

Blyleven, thanks for the advice, the taking pitches sounds good to tire the oppoent.....also from what i read, is it true that if u dont press down or up when pitching and ust throw curves, that it help save yer stanima?  ill look to try and take the first pitch in every at bat, and then hopefully the other guy will toss a few meatballs down the pipe.  also my buddy told me to just throw a regular ass pitch right down the pipe for when the pitcher is batting, cause they are suually an easy out and u dont waste many pitches/stamina that way.

i also been researching the bench hitters and taking notes, so hopefully i know when to add them.

thanks man

[TbT]

bly, a few more questions here....so if we play consecutive games, and i use all my pitchers with Doc starting for me in game 1, is he the only guy not available for game 2?  or is there more guys that will be unusuable?

oh the tourney is being held in the arm pit of IOWA....fort dodge to be exact.  fittingly enuf i guess the dee nee crew is from illinoise i think!

[ultimate7]

The top 2 pitchers are startes, if you play a series(without reseting)  any starter you use in Game 1 will not be available in Game 2 and so on.

[Blyleven_No-No]

absolutely throw 'A' pitches to the other team's pitchers.  Throw some 'A' pitches to players with little power too, although you can get burned on that strategy.  Lenny Dykstra hit 2 fucking solo shots off of me in the same game.

When you are throwing curve balls, do not use down and 'A', throw a regular 'A' pitch and try and move the ball left to right or right to left.  Actually, use fastballs sparingly, when you really need to blaze one in there, come with the heat, but I normally will throw under 5 fast balls a game by my starter.  

Remember that mixing up speed is very important in RBI.  The only way to get some of the really good hitters out is to mix up speeds, get some foul balls and get ahead in the count, than you can get them swinging on a sinker ball or a ball off the plate.

Taking pitches is important not just to tire out the other pitcher but to ensure that you don't chase shitty pitches.  I think it is one of the best aspects of the game, if you can show patience and not swing at balls.

[JoeDirt]

Make sure you bring Hendrickson in the game at the right point when you need a big hit.

Just for the record, it's Hendrick,  not Hedrickson...as in, George Hendrick.


Blyleven...you seem to be pretty experienced in the curve world of RBI...why aren't you considering the national tourney in OH?  You sould like you can pull your own weight...

[Flood]

Looks like JoeD is goin' fishin'

[JoeDirt]

Yeah, but he farted me*...no response.

* When I was in college, there was this 36 year old "disabled" man who lived across the street....some teeth, no money, no job, gov't hand out leech kinda guy.   Anyway, he didn't have a phone line at home (did have cable, though), so he'd often want to come over to call his connection for a delivery of pot.  I kinda got tired of this--especially after this man gave my dog fleas (think about that), so one day he knocks and knocks and knocks on the door, but I don't answer.  And he didn't ever just politely knock.  He'd put his face into the window screen and yell, "Knooock, knoooock" in a really annoying manner.

So that evening, my roomie comes home to be greeted by this fella--at the driveway.  He says he's been needing the phone all day--to which the roommate says that I was home.  The weird guy, "Weird Harold," as we knew him, simply responded:

"Yeah, but Joe's been farting me all day."

And thus, a new term was born.  

That is all.

[TbT]

hmmmm, looking back at 1st inter-actions with you fools.......good story joe, forgot all about that.

[BDawk]

hmmmm, looking back at 1st inter-actions with you fools.......good story joe, forgot all about that.

Man, you were a pussy back then

[TbT]

it takes time to lose the beef curtains and grow a wang around here.   

[BDawk]

beef curtains

You are a poet