Fantasy RBI Week 12

[BeefMaster]

I just watched the BM/CP video - I strongly urge everyone to watch part one.

I will not let my emotions spoil the result of the game before USC posts his wrapup.

[TβG]

dude, that long single in the first inning by j.key had wallzie written all over it.  i'm surprised.

[ultimate7]

Yeah, I've seen the pitcher short hop the wall right there, but never hit it, that sure looked like a wallzie, maybe video should be posted on the site.

[BeefMaster]

I thought it was a wallzie as well - it couldn't have been more than four or five pixels from being one.  I hadn't read Gantry's post until after I watched part 1 of the game, so I didn't know to expect it.  Of course, if it had gone for a homer, I think fightonusc would've made a bigger announcement.

[ultimate7]

I would swear I've seen wallzie's that were lower then that, maybe just down the left field line, but I thought I seen as low as ground level.

[Big Apple RBI Champ]

has there ever been a report of a pitcher hitting a home run?

[ultimate7]

Many have reported seeing the pitchers hit wallzie's, it is now accepted by most that it has happened and is possible.

[Gantry]

Good stuff....

usc, is there a way to edit out that movie to only show the pitcher hit?  And can you use a higher quality (looks like it was sped up or there was frameskipping)?  What do you use to edit these videos?

I'd like to put that video clip on the media page and link from the FAQ if we can isolate the AB...

[BeeJay]

shopped.

[fightonusc]

I use Premiere Pro to edit the videos, and obviously, I have to downsize the videos in order to get them to a size that's somewhat managable. But, I can certainly just edit out the Jimmy Key hit for you. Lemme work on it for a bit.

[fightonusc]

Game Summary:

In a Fantasy RBI Baseball League game that often times resembled a heavweight boxing match, The Creamy Pirates continually tried to deliver a knockout blow to BeefMaster, but they kept getting right up and coming back. In the end, you can consider it a majority decision, as The Creamy Pirates held off the second of BeefMaster's big rallies for a 23-22 victory on Tuesday at Tengen Stadium.

The Creamy Pirates pulled out to a 15-6 after two innings, only to see BeefMaster respond with eight runs in the top of the third. The Creamy Pirates then extended the lead to 23-16 after seven innings, only to see BeefMaster score twice in the eighth and four times in the ninth to close to within one. However, Dave Righetti was able to get Dave Henderson to fly out with two on to end the game.

Doug DeCinces had a a career day, hitting three home runs and driving in seven for The Creamy Pirates (4-8), who broke a six-game losing streak and stayed in mathematical contention for a playoff spot. Darryl Strawberry and Mike Heath each added a pair of homers.

Don Baylor matched DeCinces with three home runs and seven RBI in the losing effort for BeefMaster (6-6), who fell into a momentary tie for the fourth and final playoff spot with Da ShitPaws, pending the outcome of the upcoming game between The OC and The Stiffs. Jimmy Key added three RBI for BeefMaster, including a near home run off the right field wall.

[Gantry]

4 innings, 20 hits, 14 earned runs and a victory for Viola.  God bless RBI Baseball...

[fightonusc]

Gantry - You can download the video of the Key near-HR at .

[Gantry]

Solid, thanks usc!   

Teddy PM'ed me with a very good point though:

"anyway... you might want to rethink putting up a movie from an edited rom that shows a pitcher coming close to a homerun.  to the nay-sayers, it won't really prove anything because anyone could change the pitcher's batting attributes and actually make him hit one out.

personally, i won't say it (pitcher HR) can never be done, but i am skeptical.  i understand that fightonusc didn't play with attributes or anything, but when someone watches the clip and sees the different numbers up there and the different colored teams, it will call the whole thing into question. "

He is right - those who are so opposed to the pitcher dinger aren't going to be won over by the different uniforms and possibly doctored stats.  Obviously we know they are legit, but I don't know how effective it will be.  That being said, should I put it up on the site?

[ultimate7]

Yes, put it up, who cares what naysayers think, we all respect Fightonusc's integrity enough to know it was a legit hit.

[fightonusc]

Well, some people also think we staged the moon landing in the Nevada desert. Everyone knows it was in Utah...

[JoeDirt]

Isn't fightonusc generally regarded as a cheater, though?

[Gantry]

OK, I'll put it up with a disclaimer.  Though I have to shrink it down a bit, a bit green with video editing - 40MBfor an 11 second clip is a bit much.  Perhaps I can DIVX encode it? Doesn't have to be tiny, 10MB is better than 40. ...

[fightonusc]

Lemme resize it a bit - I can get it to 10 MB pretty easily, I think.

Trust me, if I was going to "fake" this:

- It would have been a real home run and not off the wall
- And it certainly wouldn't have been Jimmy Key

[fightonusc]

This should be under 1 MB, although a little more jerky...