scoreboard flags

[fknmclane]

I've been playing RBI for most of my life but never bothered to look at the flags in centerfield above the scoreboard.  I noticed today that they're always blowing in.  Always.

Makes all those bombs that land out of the screen all the more impressive, as they're hit into a stiff wind.

Then again, I could be mistaken, as we all know well, the graphics aren't great.  The flags could also be blowing out.  I'm really not totally certain.  Anyone?

[doveRBI]

Please refrain from refering to my stiff wind.  I'm quite modest about it.  What is impressive is when Saberhagen jacks one out.

[fknmclane]

Dove, you're kidding, right?  Sabes going deep?  Impossible!

[doveRBI]

Yeah I just said that to get a rise out of some people.  I have hit a walzie with him.  As yet, we've not established that pitcher has ever hit a legit homer.  Do not ask what a walzie is, if you do it will be extremely obvious that you've not read the dee-nee glossary.

[GDavis]

I've never seen a pitcher wallzie or even a pitcher hit that was close to a wallzie.  It's been mentioned a few times on this board, but I can't accept it until I see it with my own eyes.

[doveRBI]

I will swear my RBI career to the fact that I hit a walzie with Sabes off Jesse Orosco v. fellow forum member mjlinds.  

[Burnzky]

     My brother's theory is that the flags blow out to right, so that would explain y there are so many good left handed hitters.

[fknmclane]

Blows out to right?  Could be a very valid point.  Who knows?  I gotta look again.  They really do look like they're blowing in.

As for a pitcher hitting a homer, wallzie or not:  it's gotta be possible.  But I think all the planets must be aligned correctly and all things must be right in the world.  I have hit a couple of balls to the wall with a pitcher that were unfortunately caught.  So I would think a wallzie would be possible since it's the shortest distance from home plate.

Best hitting pitcher?  John Tudor.