<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Popular Topics]]></title><description><![CDATA[A list of topics that are sorted by post count]]></description><link>https://forums.theshow.com/popular/monthly</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 18:53:52 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://forums.theshow.com/popular/monthly.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 22:11:46 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Diamond Dynasty]]></title><description><![CDATA[[image: 04a858c4875a9182c124dfdf35c3c9d804eef151.gif]
This is some Disney channel back-and-forth BS we got going on here.
]]></description><link>https://forums.theshow.com/topic/80424/diamond-dynasty</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forums.theshow.com/topic/80424/diamond-dynasty</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TheBigPapa55_PSN]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 22:11:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[When do you normally have the LS collection completed by?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every year until last year, I'd have it done around mid to late July. Last year with the market being so high, Thanksgiving weekend.
]]></description><link>https://forums.theshow.com/topic/80415/when-do-you-normally-have-the-ls-collection-completed-by</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forums.theshow.com/topic/80415/when-do-you-normally-have-the-ls-collection-completed-by</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[JoeSelser_PSN]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:48:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fielding Feedback: Diamond Dynasty]]></title><description><![CDATA[I dont think Pujols's stats look like an MLB collection reward, hes probably just the NL reward. Him and Gil Hodges look pretty similar
]]></description><link>https://forums.theshow.com/topic/80407/fielding-feedback-diamond-dynasty</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forums.theshow.com/topic/80407/fielding-feedback-diamond-dynasty</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[TheRupster12_XBL]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:15:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legends Trailer Breakdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[@GoozeFn_PSN Jim Abbott went to Michigan.
]]></description><link>https://forums.theshow.com/topic/80390/legends-trailer-breakdown</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forums.theshow.com/topic/80390/legends-trailer-breakdown</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[xsdert34_PSN]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 17:09:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robert Flores actually just said this in Ratings Reveal stream]]></title><description><![CDATA[
@SaveFarris_PSN said:

@NWOStunna_PSN said:
The ONLY hope is a salary cap floor. I think with revenue sharing in place, this is the fairest way to do it.

Can't agree.  I have to be ideologically consistent.  And I can also point to a recent example to back up my hypothesis: the 2012-2016 Astros.  They stripped everything to the bone and were Bottom 3 in payroll 5 years running.  And all it did was lead to 2 Titles, 3 Pennants, and 8 straight Playoff appearances.
Would the 2014 Astros have been better off signing middle-tier FAs like Joe Nathan and Rafael Furcal instead of letting rookies Dallas Keuchel and George Springer take all the reps?

That's very fair, but they also hit on most of those top picks which is still such a crapshoot in baseball. Mark Appel was a big miss. Springer/Correa/Bregman on the other hand ended up being the backbone of those championship teams.
Again, not knocking how they rebuilt, but you still need a little luck with these big picks to pan out and they struck gold three times in that span.
]]></description><link>https://forums.theshow.com/topic/80408/robert-flores-actually-just-said-this-in-ratings-reveal-stream</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forums.theshow.com/topic/80408/robert-flores-actually-just-said-this-in-ratings-reveal-stream</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SakAttack87_PSN]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:25:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[PCI Shrinkage and Only Pitching from the Stretch have been removed from online play]]></title><description><![CDATA[The only thing that honestly scares me is them saying, if foul balls continue to be an issue, is well we told you this would fix it, but you wanted this....
]]></description><link>https://forums.theshow.com/topic/80430/pci-shrinkage-and-only-pitching-from-the-stretch-have-been-removed-from-online-play</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forums.theshow.com/topic/80430/pci-shrinkage-and-only-pitching-from-the-stretch-have-been-removed-from-online-play</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[LIONED 33_XBL]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 22:55:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What are you hoping for in DD reveal]]></title><description><![CDATA[
said:
@P0pa-Cherry_XBL said in What are you hoping for in DD reveal:

I want to aee the return of specialty packs being choice packs by default instead of hoping for specific players out of a huge pool. I don't mind different rarities, but make them choice packs again.

They already did this last year, after about 2/3 of the way through the season they only did the choice packs.  I have mixed feelings on the issue as the cards were way easier to get when they gave out the packs like candy and you can just buy cheap off AH, but I prefer pulling cards to buying cards.  So I'm on board for the 1:1/1:4/1:10 type of packs.

Well, guess Im wrong.  You can see deluxe/premier/ultra WBC packs in the teaser video
]]></description><link>https://forums.theshow.com/topic/80396/what-are-you-hoping-for-in-dd-reveal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forums.theshow.com/topic/80396/what-are-you-hoping-for-in-dd-reveal</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Teak2112_MLBTS]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 19:35:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Song suggestion for MLB the show 26.]]></title><description><![CDATA[@ghawks65_PSN That's great, but they're not going to try to cater to everyone.  The only one who pulls the strings is that same dude who toots his own horn, yearly.  He's losing customers by the year.  Let him.  Screw him.  Sounds of the Show was great.  Go get a copy of MLB The Show 24 for PS4, pop it in your PS4/PS5, and don't look back, don't look forward.
]]></description><link>https://forums.theshow.com/topic/80152/song-suggestion-for-mlb-the-show-26.</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forums.theshow.com/topic/80152/song-suggestion-for-mlb-the-show-26.</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Zachtronics_XBL]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 02:15:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here is your Soundtrack for 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[I haven't even listened to any of these songs and I know its going to be just extremely bad. OH WAIT A MINUTE, THERES 1 LESS SONG THIS YEAR, WELP, GOTTA GET MY SPOTIFY ON MY PS5 GOING. I just feel like everything is turning against us and the walls are closing in with no clues of an exit to where you want to be. Like bro none of these songs were in my song suggestion topic btw.
]]></description><link>https://forums.theshow.com/topic/80400/here-is-your-soundtrack-for-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forums.theshow.com/topic/80400/here-is-your-soundtrack-for-2026</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Christuffer_NSW]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 22:55:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lack of big legends]]></title><description><![CDATA[@Easy_Duhz_It__PSN
I agree. There’s so many former MLB players/families out there that it’s common sense that a good number of them would just be genuinely happy they/their loved one would be remembered in a widely-used game. I imagine every team has beloved regional players not well-known outside that fanbase. Maybe a pitch being they’re not being above a 90 diamond card, but introduced early on, so widely used at that point. Maybe they’re in a financial position that they can’t acquire/retain more early legends, but without that transparency from SDS I’ll assume they’re not trying and listening to their fanbase. But, we’ve  not seen the final product, and it’s my opinion they will still bring out at least one major early legend. A Cobb or DiMaggio would certainly bring me to the game quicker.
]]></description><link>https://forums.theshow.com/topic/80427/lack-of-big-legends</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forums.theshow.com/topic/80427/lack-of-big-legends</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[globetrotter360_PSN]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 22:31:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Im 43 years old]]></title><description><![CDATA[@lhubison58_xbl   I can go back even further than that!  (Not giving my age!  Ha ha)
Started with Strat-o-Matic baseball.  Round discs and a spinner for the win!  Played many full seasons of Orioles baseball that way.
Graduated to APBA baseball game.  Cards and dice and charts!  Was in many fantasy leagues playing that one.
Thought it was a “brave new world” when APBA came out with a PC/Mac version on a COMPUTER!!
]]></description><link>https://forums.theshow.com/topic/80358/im-43-years-old</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forums.theshow.com/topic/80358/im-43-years-old</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[capardo_XBL]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 04:07:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thoughts and Questions about the DD Stream]]></title><description><![CDATA[
@MarioMendoza935_XBL said:
SDS hasn't mentioned anywhere if the Quicksell values have been lowered for 26, have they?  I thought I saw a screenshot of an LS high-diamond somewhere with a quicksell of 8,500, but I could be wrong.

83s are still 1500
]]></description><link>https://forums.theshow.com/topic/80438/thoughts-and-questions-about-the-dd-stream</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forums.theshow.com/topic/80438/thoughts-and-questions-about-the-dd-stream</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Teak2112_MLBTS]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:31:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Mini Seasons Championship Rewards Breakdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Id play through a full 28 game mini season to get all the one time only rewards like packs for winning 5-8-13 games or whatever it usually is.  Then do the 7 games for the championship bundle.
]]></description><link>https://forums.theshow.com/topic/80441/new-mini-seasons-championship-rewards-breakdown</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forums.theshow.com/topic/80441/new-mini-seasons-championship-rewards-breakdown</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Easy_Duhz_It__PSN]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:45:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sometimes, the best points of disgust for your product come in YouTube comments!  Here&#x27;s mine.  Take it seriously.]]></title><description><![CDATA[You are being stubborn trying to defend an indefensible position.  You doing it out of boredom, or do you really believe what you're writing?
]]></description><link>https://forums.theshow.com/topic/80449/sometimes-the-best-points-of-disgust-for-your-product-come-in-youtube-comments-here-s-mine.-take-it-seriously.</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forums.theshow.com/topic/80449/sometimes-the-best-points-of-disgust-for-your-product-come-in-youtube-comments-here-s-mine.-take-it-seriously.</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[PriorFir4383355_XBL]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:18:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legends Question.... Do you think?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apparently the one minute video showed Troy Tulowitski on the lineup score board
]]></description><link>https://forums.theshow.com/topic/80398/legends-question....-do-you-think</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forums.theshow.com/topic/80398/legends-question....-do-you-think</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[sbchamps17_NSW]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:02:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Name a legend that moves the needle.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Robin ventura was my favorite player... So him
]]></description><link>https://forums.theshow.com/topic/80451/name-a-legend-that-moves-the-needle.</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forums.theshow.com/topic/80451/name-a-legend-that-moves-the-needle.</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[ref479ode_PSN]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 12:47:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Franchise Fielding Feedback Video is out]]></title><description><![CDATA[@VF1S_Rick_Hunter_PSN said in The Franchise Fielding Feedback Video is out:

@alstl04_PSN This generational talent issue came up 2 years ago when they first revised the scouting system.  There were a few easily identifiable attribute totals and gaps that you could look for to identify a generational talent, if there was any for that draft.  That item was resolved for last year's game.  I'm guessing he was referencing that issue, as I haven't seen anyone document being able to do that for 25.
I don't remember specifics on the prior scouting, but the revised scouting has always been a fog of war.  You can scout someone 100%+ and still only have a range that they fall into, and they can still turn out to be a bust, just like IRL.
My only problem with the current scouting is any concerted scouting effort I make gets me about 5 times the info that the CPU teams get, so to make it competitive I only use autoscout.  That takes away some of the immersion into the game.

That's not correct.  If you fully scout someone you can determine the exact attributes if you save the first unscouted prospect pool and do the math.  The developer said the change to scouting now is "fog of war".   I'm okay with what if I get 40 or 50 draft picks and international signings.  If I still have only 6 draft picks combined with "fog of war" meaning I don't know their attributes then that's a poor idea.  I wouldn't assume the CPU team don't know who they are drafting.  Given the slow process of scouting a player and only 3 scouts I think the CPU has as much or more info.
I'll reserve judgement until someone posts a scouting video but I won't be buying this game until that is resolved.  The other changes look very positive.
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]]></description><link>https://forums.theshow.com/topic/80412/stadium-creator-updates</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forums.theshow.com/topic/80412/stadium-creator-updates</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarge1387_PSN]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:50:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is in Charge of Marketing?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The problem with the “authentic roster” is that when you play you have to use your owned cads. Seems to me you are out of luck until you’re able to collect the cards in the lineup. Unless they are including all those with it, I have not heard if that’s the case.
]]></description><link>https://forums.theshow.com/topic/80392/who-is-in-charge-of-marketing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forums.theshow.com/topic/80392/who-is-in-charge-of-marketing</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tandil1368_XBL]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 19:43:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[MLB The Show 26 Stream Schedule]]></title><description><![CDATA[@GiantYankees_XBL said in MLB The Show 26 Stream Schedule:

@Belli_bomb_PSN and the predicted silence from the devs follows

Yeah, this isn’t uncommon.  When it’s something they know will be unpopular, they tend to completely ignore and bury the heads in the sand (like when they failed to mention they slashed in-game XP in half for…either 23 or 24 I can’t remember).   Or the amount of times they’ve basically pretended like nobody provides suggestions for stadium creator.
]]></description><link>https://forums.theshow.com/topic/80377/mlb-the-show-26-stream-schedule</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forums.theshow.com/topic/80377/mlb-the-show-26-stream-schedule</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarge1387_PSN]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 18:53:53 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>