Backyard Baseball is a software released in 1997 by Humongous Entertainment.

• Backyard Baseball Vinnie The Gooch Show
• Backyard Baseball Vinnie The Gooch Lyrics

Commentators[edit]

Sunny Day[edit]

• I think we're all ready to play some baseball!
• It's time to get down with your favorite baseball players!
• (custom player) steps up to bat.
• (when the computer player's turn to bat ends) Alright, it's our turn now!
• (player hits a home run) Goodbye, baseball!

Starting with Backyard Baseball 2005, Vinnie the Gooch was replaced with Abner Dubbleplay. Abner was later replaced by Jack Fouler. Pablo, Vicki, Dmitri, Kiesha, Tony, Ashley, Sidney, and Jorge were the only characters who appeared in every game of the series until the franchise reboot. Backyard Baseball is a series of baseball video games for children which was developed by Humongous Entertainment and published by Atari.It was first released in October 1997 for Macintosh and Microsoft Windows.Later games were featured on Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, GameCube, Wii, and iOS.It is part of the Backyard Sports series. There have been eleven different versions of the game. Sep 05, 2009  Vicki is the little kid obsessed with ballet. She is good in this game. Her hitting is bad, but everything else makes up for it. She runs fast, has a good arm, can pitch, and can field.

Vinny the Gooch[edit]

• Waaaaiiit a minute. The Gooch does not under any circumstances say 'Hi ho'. Sunny Day may be saying 'Hi ho', but The Gooch just says YO!
• Vinny da Gooch is lovin' that!
• (describing Pablo) Even though the Secret Weapon doesn't speak any English, we all know he's a rad dude!
• (describing Achmed) Achmed is one of the best hitters on the team!
• This young batter means business.
• (when a homerun happens) I don't know what kind of pitch that was, but it tasted just like chicken!
• (when a player gets out) He/She was robbed!
• (when a player makes it home) Sweet as candy i tell ya! I like candy, everybody likes candy. That's why Halloween is such a popular holiday!
• (describing Sunny Day) What she means is she's never gonna stop yapping.
• (when a homerun happens) Aloha means goodbye, baby.
• (when a strike happens) It was in there like swimwear.

Backyard Kids[edit]

Achmed Khan[edit]

• (getting picked) Let's rock 'n roll! (Amir Khan also says this)
• I wanna rock! Rock! (scats) I wanna rock!
• (after getting struck out) Aw man, I blew it!
• (stepping up to bat) I'm gonna smack this one! (Amir Khan also says this)
• (stepping up to bat) This one's outta here! (Amir Khan also says this)

Amir Khan[edit]

• (getting picked) Groovy!
• (after getting struck out) I hope Achmed didn't see that!
• (after getting struck out) Major bummer! (Achmed Khan also says this)

Angela Delvecchio[edit]

• (during the chatter) Hey, we wanna batter, not the broken ladder, y'know!
• (striking out a batter) Hey, what'd I tell ya?
• (striking out a batter) Ba-da-bing-ba-da-boom! Bye-Bye, batter!
• (stepping up to bat) I'm gonna smack this one for sure.
• (after getting struck out) No way that's gonna happen again!
• (stepping up to bat) You guys in the outfield better move back.
• (after getting struck out) Don't say a word.
• (getting tired) Okay, I know I'm good, but my arm needs a rest before it turns into a big noodle.

Annie Frazier[edit]

• (getting picked) Sweet!
• (stepping up to bat) I'm looking for a kind hit here, pitcher!
• (stepping up to bat) Come on, pitcher, hook me up!
• (getting tired) Hey, I'm pooped. I need a sub.
• (getting tired) Can I get a sub out here? My arm is toast.

Ashley/Sidney Webber[edit]

• (one of the twins getting picked) Goody! Now pick my sister Ashley/Sidney too!
• (the other twin getting picked) Oh, goody! Ashley/Sidney and I are on the same team!
• (only one twin getting picked) Goody!
• (during the chatter) We've got spirit, yes we do. We've got spirit, how 'bout you?
• (stepping up to bat) I'm gonna crush this one!
• (stepping up to bat) I'm gonna smash the ball outta here!
• (after getting struck out) Tennis is my sport anyway.
• (getting tired) Say, my tennis elbow is acting up.

Billy Jean Blackwood[edit]

• (stepping up to bat) Y'all better step back a few!
• (after getting struck out) That's okay. I didn't wanna run anyway.
• (getting tired) Yoo-hoo! My arm's getting tired out here!
• (striking out a batter) Sorry, I'm just doin' my job.

Dante Robinson[edit]

• (during the chatter) I see London, I see France, I see your underpants!
• Just gimme a minute! I'm still hungry!
• (stepping up to bat) I'm turning that ball into creamed corn!
• (stepping up to bat) Bring on the meat!
• (after getting struck out) Next time!
• You should pick me. I've got a pretty good arm!
• (getting picked) Let's dig in!
• My name is Dante, but the kids call me 'Stretch'. I guess that's supposed to be a joke!
• One time, I ate a whole turkey! Bet you didn't know that!
• (striking out a batter) Smooth like butter!
• (striking out a batter) Chew on that, tough guy!
• (getting tired) Whew! I'm running out of juice!
• (getting tired) I'm getting noodle arm!
• (on the mound) Eat this!

Dmitri Petrovich[edit]

• (striking out a batter) Indeed, I achieved the proper ball spin.
• (after getting struck out) It appears as if I need to rethink my strategy.
• (during the chatter) May I remind you that the primary objective is to hit the ball?
• (not getting picked) I must admit I am a bit disappointed.
• (bored on the field) Please, cease this foolishness and just FORFEIT THE GAME!!!!

Gretchen Hasselhoff[edit]

• (getting picked) Goodygoodygoodygoodygoody! (Goody goody goody goody goody!)
• MymomnamedmeGretchenafterhergrandmanamedGretchen. (My mom named me Gretchen after her great grandmother named Gretchen.)
• (stepping up to bat) I'mgonnasmackthisoneouttasight. (I'm gonna smack this one outta sight.)
• (getting tired, talks more slowly than usual) Um... I'm tired.

Jocinda Smith[edit]

• (stepping up to bat) Watch this homerun!
• (getting picked) Hey, alright! (Kimmy Eckman also says this)
• (stepping up to bat) It's time for a homerun!
• (getting tired) My arm is toast!
• (getting tired) My arm is spent! How 'bout a sub?

Jorge Garcia[edit]

• I don't like to swim and I don't like to get dirty.
• (getting picked) I suppose I'll play, but I don't want to get dirty, OK?
• (unprovoked) Did you guys see the map of Hawaii that Justin Verlander painted on Kate Upton’s lower back?

Kenny Kawaguchi[edit]

• (getting picked) Alright! Thanks, buddy!
• (stepping up to bat) Here I go!
• (stepping up to bat) Okay, pitcher, give me one right over the center!
• (after getting struck out) Boy, I messed up.
• (after getting struck out) I'll do better next time.
• (striking out a batter) I'm good.
• (on the mound) I'm gonna get you, batter!
• (getting tired) Man, I don't wanna complain, but my arm is tired.
• (getting tired) I could use a sub right about now.

Kiesha Phillips[edit]

• (stepping up to bat) Heeeeerree's... Kiesha!
• (during the chatter) Watch out, Batman! Here comes the Joker!
• (during the chatter) Say, what's up, Doc?
• (stepping up to bat) Baseball been very very good to me.
• (after getting struck out) You are Despicable!
• (after getting struck out) Coises! Foiled again!
• (getting tired) I need a sub and I'm not talking lunch here!
• (getting tired) I can't take much more of this, captain!

Kimmy Eckman[edit]

• My name's Kimmy and I like candy.
• (stepping up to bat) This one's going to miles!
• (after getting struck out) Darn, darn, darn it!
• (getting tired) Come on, coach! I'm dying out here!
• (on the mound) I'm gonna blow this one right by!
• (getting tired) Hey, kid! My arm's getting tired!

Lisa Crocket[edit]

• (not getting picked) Whatever.
• (stepping up to bat and on the mound) Here goes nothing.
• Leave me alone.
• (getting tired) How about a sub, ace?
• (getting picked) Neat.
• (getting tired) I'm tired. Give me a sub.

Backyard Baseball Vinnie The Gooch Show

Luanne Lui[edit]

• Aww, I wuv you!
• (striking out a batter) I got you! Neenoo Neenoo!
• (on the mound) Neenoo Neenoo! Baddo Waddo!
• (after getting stuck out) Me gonna cwy...
• (getting picked) Did you heew that, Teddy? We got picked!
• (stepping up to the plate) This one's fo you, Teddy!
• (getting tired) Teddy says it's time fo his nap. So we need a sub.
• (on the mound) Oh, I wuv pwaying basebaw!

Maria Luna[edit]

• (stepping up to bat) Okay. I'm gonna knock the stuffing outta this one!
• (stepping up to bat) Okay. This time, I'm gonna hit like a pinata!
• (after getting struck out) Ay-yi-yi!
• (striking out a batter) I... Got... You.
• (getting tired) Hey there, I'm tired.
• (after getting struck out) That's no good!

Mikey Thomas[edit]

• The kids call me Nugget, but my real name is Michael Rhett Thomas.
• (getting picked) You're my friend!
• (not getting picked) I'm telling my mom!
• (stepping up to bat) I've gotta get on base!
• (stepping up to bat) I want right down the middle for me!
• (after getting struck out) No fair! I'm telling my mom!
• (after getting struck out) That's okay.
• (getting tired) I'm tired of pitching now.
• (striking out a batter) I'm pretty good, huh?

Pablo Sanchez[edit]

• (stepping up to bat) ¡Adiós, béisbol! (Goodbye, baseball!)
• (getting picked) ¡Excelente! (Excellent!)
• Soy Pablo. ¿Quieres jugar? (I'm Pablo. You wanna play?)
• (striking out a batter) ¡Adios!
• (when the player clicks him on the player cards section while holding shift) Okay, don't tell the other kids, but uh... I speak English. I learn Spanish in school.
• (taunting from the field) creo que no qieres jugar (I don't think you wanna play)
• (after getting struck out) Este bate no sirve para nada! (This bat is useless!)
• (getting picked) Vamos a ganar! (We are going to win!)

Pete Wheeler[edit]

• (getting picked) Uh... huh?
• (getting picked) So whose team am I on?
• (stepping up to bat) I'm gonna hit a touchdown!
• (during the chatter) Bet ya can't hit a touchdown!
• (during the chatter) Ra ra ra! Go, team!
• (stepping up to bat) Uh, what am I supposed to do again?
• (after getting struck out) Now what?
• (striking out a batter) Uhh... Whoops.
• (getting tired) Uhh... I don't wanna throw the ball no more.

Ronny Dobbs[edit]

• Know what's neat? Aw, nothing.
• (during the chatter) Miss it! Miss it! Now you gotta kiss it!
• (after getting picked) Neat. I get to play.
• (stepping up to bat) I'm going to hit this one two hundred gazillion miles!
• (stepping up to bat) Neener-Neener! You can't strike me out!
• (after getting struck out) No fair!
• (getting tired) I'm getting sleepy.
• (striking out a batter) I'm pretty good for a little guy.
• (after getting struck out) I don't wanna play anymore!
• (getting tired) I don't wanna pitch anymore.

Sally Dobbs[edit]

• (after getting struck out) I could've hit a home run if I wanted to.
• (getting tired) I need a sub. I don't have the same energy as some of the younger kids, you know?
• (getting tired) I'm getting kinda tired of pitching.

Stephanie Morgan[edit]

• I don't know why...
• (during the chatter) Hey, batter!
• (during the chatter) My, oh my!
• (stepping up to bat) As you can tell, I modeled my stance after the great Babe Ruth.
• (after getting struck out) How Humiliating!
• (after getting struck out) Oh well. I'm sure Cal had his bad days, I suppose.
• (getting tired) My daddy says I shouldn't pitch for too long.

Tony Delvecchio[edit]

• (during the chatter) Be-au-ti-ful!
• (getting tired) What're ya tryin' to do, kill me? I need a sub here!
• (during the chatter) Hey, Slick, swing, why don't ya?
• (during the chatter) Growin' a beard out here, waitin' for some action!
• (stepping up to bat) Watch this one, Slick!
• (getting picked) Listen here, Slick, you made the right decision!

Vicki Kawaguchi[edit]

• I'm going to be a ballerina when I grow up.
• My name is Vicki Kawaguchi. My brother's name is Kenny. He's in a wheelchair. Can I go now?
• One time, I was practicing my pirouette and I got so dizzy, I barfed. But don't tell anyone, okay? But it was really gross and stuff, because I just ate a grilled cheese sandwich and tomato soup. Promise you won't tell?
• (getting picked) Hooray!
• (stepping up to bat) Don't throw the ball fast, okay?
• (stepping up to bat) Here comes the graceful ballerina to the plate.
• (after getting struck out) Stupid baseball is for babies!
• (after getting struck out) That's okay.
• (getting tired) I'm tired of pitching. Can I stop now?
• (getting tired) I don't wanna pitch anymore, please?
• My mommy says I'm her little butterfly and daddy calls me his baseball swan. Kenny calls me pipsqueak.

External links[edit]

Backyard Baseball Vinnie The Gooch Lyrics

Grab your mitt and a bat and head out to a dusty sandlot for a game of old-fashioned pick-up baseball in Humongous Entertainment's Backyard Baseball. Aimed at the five-to-ten-year-old crowd, this game features 30 kids as players to choose from as you assemble the ultimate neighborhood club and try for the Ultra Grand Championship of the Universe.

Select your team name and colors as well as its mascot, and then choose your starting line-up. Among the colorful cast of characters are ace pitcher Angela Delvecchio and top slugger Marky Dubois. Every kid is rated in running, batting, fielding, and pitching and has personality quirks that may affect the team. For example, Maria Luna is an average player whose skills explode if she's placed on a team whose uniforms are pink, her favorite color.

Once you're done with that, you choose the batting order and the players' spots on the field. To get ready for the season, you can play some batting practice or exhibition contests to get warmed up. There are ten fields to choose from.

Sunny Day and Vinnie 'The Gooch' provide play-by-play commentary for each game as you march through the season and get ready for the playoffs. Power-ups are awarded if you strike out a batter or get a hit off a tough pitcher; they will boost your bats and pitchers' arms and can be used anytime during the game.

On defense, there are 12 pitches to choose from, including the wacky change-up the Big Freeze, which blazes through the air before freezing when it reaches the plate, and the Crazy Ball, which moves in any direction but straight as it barrels toward the batter.

You can track and print statistics during the 14-game season and into the playoffs. Player baseball cards, team photos, schedules, and trophies can also be printed.

Backyard Baseball captures the fun and laughter of summer days spent playing sandlot baseball with the kids from the old neighborhood. Kid announcers Vinnie the Gooch and Sunny Day help your kids get to know each of the 30 girls' and boys' strengths and weaknesses. And just like real little leagues, quirky personalities, contagious clumsiness and hysterical hi-jinks are a big part of the game as your kids laugh their way to the pennant. Backyard Baseball features all of the realism and statistics of adult baseball games, but with simple controls that even the smallest T-ballers can master. Backyard Baseball provides hours of fun that never get rained out!

How to run this game on modern Windows PC?

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