Pleasantly surprised
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Same for me! 42 here and I can't hit hardly for squat. Eric Davis Rookie card was the first baseball card I ever got from a show back in the day! Even as a life long Braves fan, that dude could play!!! I still keep Chipper in most of the time even though I'm average hitting with him, just because...he's f'n Chipper and one of my favs!
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@PeuswahBoy said in Pleasantly surprised:
@T-mac4pro said in Pleasantly surprised:
@PeuswahBoy said in Pleasantly surprised:
I’m a middle aged dad gamer myself, and I love all the guys they just added. My favorite player was Eric’s high school teammate at Crenshaw (Darryl Strawberry), and keep hoping they’ll put him in the game too.
Small sample so far, but I’ve been using ED in center, and he’s been great. I have Mantle, Walker and Reggie in my god squad outfield, so I don’t know if he’ll make that cut, but he seems absolutely usable. As a fan, you should definitely use him! If Strawberry ever comes out, he’ll have a permanent spot in Right for me, regardless of other “better” cards.
Side Note: They did Eric dirty with his player model, and face specifically. He looks like an emaciated northern African more than himself.
I think his card art is dope, in game facial features I agree though. Side note I had no clue Davis and Strawberry were tight as kids, those are two of my favorite players ever. If they add Strawberry to this game over the next couple years I'll be so hype.
Same here man...Crenshaw was STACKED back then. They had Davis, Strawberry, and Giants 3B Chris Brown.
My ideal outfield on The Show would be Eric Davis in Center, Strawberry in Right, and Manny Ramirez in Left. I'd rep an all silver infield to make that happen haha.
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@T-mac4pro said in Pleasantly surprised:
@PeuswahBoy said in Pleasantly surprised:
@T-mac4pro said in Pleasantly surprised:
@PeuswahBoy said in Pleasantly surprised:
I’m a middle aged dad gamer myself, and I love all the guys they just added. My favorite player was Eric’s high school teammate at Crenshaw (Darryl Strawberry), and keep hoping they’ll put him in the game too.
Small sample so far, but I’ve been using ED in center, and he’s been great. I have Mantle, Walker and Reggie in my god squad outfield, so I don’t know if he’ll make that cut, but he seems absolutely usable. As a fan, you should definitely use him! If Strawberry ever comes out, he’ll have a permanent spot in Right for me, regardless of other “better” cards.
Side Note: They did Eric dirty with his player model, and face specifically. He looks like an emaciated northern African more than himself.
I think his card art is dope, in game facial features I agree though. Side note I had no clue Davis and Strawberry were tight as kids, those are two of my favorite players ever. If they add Strawberry to this game over the next couple years I'll be so hype.
Same here man...Crenshaw was STACKED back then. They had Davis, Strawberry, and Giants 3B Chris Brown.
My ideal outfield on The Show would be Eric Davis in Center, Strawberry in Right, and Manny Ramirez in Left. I'd rep an all silver infield to make that happen haha.
The Dodgers came close to that back in the 90's. They had an outfield of Strawberry (broke my heart as a Mets fan, but lived in SoCal, so I got to see him more), Eric Davis and I think Kal Daniels.
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@PeuswahBoy said in Pleasantly surprised:
@T-mac4pro said in Pleasantly surprised:
@PeuswahBoy said in Pleasantly surprised:
@T-mac4pro said in Pleasantly surprised:
@PeuswahBoy said in Pleasantly surprised:
I’m a middle aged dad gamer myself, and I love all the guys they just added. My favorite player was Eric’s high school teammate at Crenshaw (Darryl Strawberry), and keep hoping they’ll put him in the game too.
Small sample so far, but I’ve been using ED in center, and he’s been great. I have Mantle, Walker and Reggie in my god squad outfield, so I don’t know if he’ll make that cut, but he seems absolutely usable. As a fan, you should definitely use him! If Strawberry ever comes out, he’ll have a permanent spot in Right for me, regardless of other “better” cards.
Side Note: They did Eric dirty with his player model, and face specifically. He looks like an emaciated northern African more than himself.
I think his card art is dope, in game facial features I agree though. Side note I had no clue Davis and Strawberry were tight as kids, those are two of my favorite players ever. If they add Strawberry to this game over the next couple years I'll be so hype.
Same here man...Crenshaw was STACKED back then. They had Davis, Strawberry, and Giants 3B Chris Brown.
My ideal outfield on The Show would be Eric Davis in Center, Strawberry in Right, and Manny Ramirez in Left. I'd rep an all silver infield to make that happen haha.
The Dodgers came close to that back in the 90's. They had an outfield of Strawberry (broke my heart as a Mets fan, but lived in SoCal, so I got to see him more), Eric Davis and I think Kal Daniels.
Yeah unfortunately ED and Darryl on the Dodgers didn't work out.
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Middle aged Reds fan here too. I agree this is the first year that i cant seem to hit with Larkin, but bash with Davis. I am also a 600 RS player, but since switching to SZ2 i should be able to make DS this season.
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Awesome too see some good folks here. I did like Strawberry as well but with his off field issues not sure he can make the game sadly. Now with baseball cards....I still have a Dwight Gooden rookie card. Not worth anything but still have it.
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@IRISH4AMENDMENT2 said in Pleasantly surprised:
Awesome too see some good folks here. I did like Strawberry as well but with his off field issues not sure he can make the game sadly. Now with baseball cards....I still have a Dwight Gooden rookie card. Not worth anything but still have it.
Strawberry obviously had his off field issues but why can't he be in the game? They have some PED guys on the show, and other players that had issues. Strawberry turned his life around, beat cancer, and helps recovering addicts now for a living. He should be on it year in year out.
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@nflman2033 said in Pleasantly surprised:
Middle aged Reds fan here too. I agree this is the first year that i cant seem to hit with Larkin, but bash with Davis. I am also a 600 RS player, but since switching to SZ2 i should be able to make DS this season.
I hit ropes with Larkin at first say 40 AB, haven't hit anything solid with him in a while. Switched back to Hanley and stinging it, mis the speed and defense tho.
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I’m not saying he Strawberry shouldn’t be. I’m just saying with the way people are these days some may throw a fit. I would love too see him in game.
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@RonnieGant1992 said in Pleasantly surprised:
@nflman2033 said in Pleasantly surprised:
Middle aged Reds fan here too. I agree this is the first year that i cant seem to hit with Larkin, but bash with Davis. I am also a 600 RS player, but since switching to SZ2 i should be able to make DS this season.
I hit ropes with Larkin at first say 40 AB, haven't hit anything solid with him in a while. Switched back to Hanley and stinging it, mis the speed and defense tho.
I'm biased but I've ripped with Larkin since the day I got him. Perfect 2 hole hitter and surprisingly hits a lot of bombs for me. Even on Hall of Fame.
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@IRISH4AMENDMENT2 said in Pleasantly surprised:
I’m not saying he Strawberry shouldn’t be. I’m just saying with the way people are these days some may throw a fit. I would love too see him in game.
I dont know with the way he turned his life around people nowadays should give him a standing O
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@T-mac4pro said in Pleasantly surprised:
@RonnieGant1992 said in Pleasantly surprised:
@nflman2033 said in Pleasantly surprised:
Middle aged Reds fan here too. I agree this is the first year that i cant seem to hit with Larkin, but bash with Davis. I am also a 600 RS player, but since switching to SZ2 i should be able to make DS this season.
I hit ropes with Larkin at first say 40 AB, haven't hit anything solid with him in a while. Switched back to Hanley and stinging it, mis the speed and defense tho.
I'm biased but I've ripped with Larkin since the day I got him. Perfect 2 hole hitter and surprisingly hits a lot of bombs for me. Even on Hall of Fame.
Yea same for me at first. Maybe I'm just in funk with him.
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@RonnieGant1992 i couldn’t agree more. The wish list for players from my age bracket is long and full of mistakes.
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@IRISH4AMENDMENT2 said in Pleasantly surprised:
@RonnieGant1992 i couldn’t agree more. The wish list for players from my age bracket is long and full of mistakes.
I'm probably in same bracket
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@RonnieGant1992 im assuming you may be with that name. Reds I love but I grew up hating the [censored] braves because they were so good. Respect especially for Chipper Jones...one of the best. [censored] I hated him. Lol.
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@IRISH4AMENDMENT2 said in Pleasantly surprised:
@RonnieGant1992 im assuming you may be with that name. Reds I love but I grew up hating the [censored] braves because they were so good. Respect especially for Chipper Jones...one of the best. [censored] I hated him. Lol.
As a Mets fan, I share your hatred of the GODDAMN Braves. Screw those guys for making the 90's an unbearable hellscape for us.
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@PeuswahBoy im still living off the Reds series in 90. It’s quite sad
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@IRISH4AMENDMENT2 said in Pleasantly surprised:
@PeuswahBoy im still living off the Reds series in 90. It’s quite sad
You don't have to tell me. Living off the fumes of 1986 here...lol. Dude there were a few reasons I remember that series:
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That A's team was supposed to destroy you guys, and who doesn't love a good underdog story?
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Margie Schott was taking a TON of heat during the series for being so cheap
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I think it was Glenn Bragg that swung so hard he broke a bat on his back. Pretty sure it was in one of the games at Oakland.
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Grew up in East Tennessee and...Was a Braves fan before they were good wore my Dale Murphy jersey to Elementary school with pride even with the 90-100 losses a year..was 13 or so when they went worst to first in 91.
But my dad grew up in Southern Ohio so I went to Cincy games and Atlanta.
Eric Davis were my favorite Red...Had Rijo and Sabo stayed healthy Ibthinknthe Reds woulda stayed on top for a bit longer.
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@RonnieGant1992 said in Pleasantly surprised:
Grew up in East Tennessee and...Was a Braves fan before they were good wore my Dale Murphy jersey to Elementary school with pride even with the 90-100 losses a year..was 13 or so when they went worst to first in 91.
But my dad grew up in Southern Ohio so I went to Cincy games and Atlanta.
Eric Davis were my favorite Red...Had Rijo and Sabo stayed healthy Ibthinknthe Reds woulda stayed on top for a bit longer.
Dude I remember those Braves teams as the ultimate mashing softball team. Murphy and Bob Horner just mashed. Plus you had little Glenn Hubbard playing second base with the world's smallest glove.
