R.B.I. Baseball Heroes 
They're not the big names, or 
the best players in R.B.I. Baseball 
but these guys do just as much damage 
as the super stars

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Bob Ojeda-New York Mets

Bob is a better pitcher than Gooden, & he's going to do a lot less blow in the clubhouse!

"Big Game Bob", as we call him.  Ojeda is one of the most under-rated pitchers in Nintendo's R.B.I. Baseball.  Ojeda is a crafty lefty, that can mow through batters from either side of the plate.  People always talk about Dwight Gooden pitching for the Mets, but Ojeda is my game 1 starter.  No doubt about it!  I also want him on the hill in the deciding game when playing a best of 3 or best of 5 series.

Ojeda's best pitch in his arsenal is when his ball tails away outside to a right handed hitter.  When he's fresh he can even work from the 3rd base sound of the rubber, and that pitch will slide off the table....leaving right handed batters racking up a lot of strike outs.  The Mets have the best pitching staff, & Ojeda plays a big role.     

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Tom Brookens-Detroit Tigers

Tom Brookens with a glove is totally not scarry

Tom Brookens with a bat is very scarry

The greatest #8 hitter in all of R.B.I. Baseball.  Brookens brings a massive bat in the 8 spot, and makes you wonder each time he comes up....am i stupid enough to pitch to this guy, or should I just walk him and face the pitcher?

Pretty simple decision right there, but Brookens is going to make you hand out some intentional walks, and ensure that your pitchers face more of Detroit's big bats later on in the game.  Considering Detroit's line-up is pretty stacked all the way through, that's a tall order.

So what happens if you decide to face Brookens?  When he homers you really, really wish you had just gotten that damn pitcher out instead and got out of the inning with no runs allowed.  That's what! 

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Willie Hernandez-Detroit Tigers

Left handed pitcher, blazing fastball, & the dude never smiles.  Sounds like a damn good reliever to me!  What makes Willie awesome is that his fast ball really  pops.

Willie doesn't throw all that hard...typically 70 mph pitches, but when he does throw a fastball, its a drastic change in speed.  Willie's fastball gets up into the lower 90's.  The batter gets used to the slow speed of his pitches, then he pops one in on the batter catching them by surprise.   Lots of strike-outs by Hernandez.   

Willie don't smile. He's all business and will strike your ass out!

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Steve Bedrosian-National league

Besides the big bats, & complete maniac on the mound which is Fernando Valenzuela, Bedrock is one the National League's most valuable players.  Side arm pitcher with good movement, that really makes that staff in general real hard to score runs against.  Most R.B.I. players associate Brett Saberhagen as the premier side arm pitcher, but Bedrosian is the man that helps make N.L. #1. 

Nice job trading him away!

Tim Raines-National League

The National League is chock full of BIG BATS.  Players with 900+ power ratings bashing balls out of the stadium.  And then there is Tim Raines.  In R.B.I. baseball, Raines is diminutive in power when compared to the likes of Dale Murphy, Andre Dawson, Eric Davis, and Mike Schmidt.  

However that doesn't seem to matter much.  Raines is the one legit lefty bat in that line-up batting lead off.  Tim Raines actually packs close to average power, with a ton of speed.  When you add in the dynamic of so many power hitters in the N.L. order, you really have to pitch to Tim and hope for the best.  Unfortunately Raines has a lot of 3-4 days with some runs scored and runs batted in, with an occasional homer.  Good luck facing that guy.       

Yeah, that says All-Star on his card, and they mean it!

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Jesse Orosco - New York Mets

The Mets staff is pretty bad ass...as in best pitching staff in R.B.I. Baseball.  Bob Ojeda is the ace, Doc Gooden can deal, and Jesse Orosco is one of the premier relievers in R.B.I.  

Orosco brings it left handed with a side arm delivery, and has pretty decent movement.  Its not rare for us to have Jesse on the hill to start to game either.  We're very confident having that guy going after most any hitter.  His versatility as a starter or reliever really makes his value skyrocket.  Put him in cold, he's ready to go.  He's the guy that keeps the Mets in a lot of games despite some pretty weak bats.         

That guy on the right is Mike Scott meaning R.B.I. was well represented here. Good job letting us down Dan Norman!

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Gary Gaetti & Tim Laudner
Minnesota Twins

Slugger batting 2nd

More like "Future awesome #7 hitter!"

These two are referred to as "The Twins"...not just because they play for Minnesota, but because they possess sneaky good power at opposite ends of the batting line-up.  

Both clock in at just under a 900 power rating making them pretty dangerous.  Add in the fact that Minnesota isn't considered a strong batting team and they definitely surprise you with their power.  Tom Brunansky, and Kent Hrbek provide the known power commodity.  These guys seemingly come out of nowhere and pound out some homers.  When Minnesota is scoring runs, more often than not these guys played a role.  

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Charlie Kerfeld-Houston Astros

Elmer's glue aint got nothing on Kerfeld

Chuck used to celebrate big wins with a few of these

Lost in the shuffle of Nolan Ryan's blazing fast ball, & Mike Scott's unhittable knuckle ball is Chuck Kerfeld.  Houston's bats really suck, so this pitching staff has to be good if they want to compete.  Kerfeld is the glue in the middle.  Considering they have 2 reliable starters, Chuck is needed to get some big outs in the middle to late part of the game & he does just that.  He's also pretty nasty when facing lefties.  The side arm, glasses, curly mullet, & Busch beer.  It's what dream relievers are made of!

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The face of a man who doesn't come through for his team...ever

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