Why the focus on certain cards? Like....
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Charlie Morton
Tyler Glasnow
Ramon Laureano
Brandon Crawford
Tyler Stephenson
Jon. Schoop
And of course the immortal Corey KluberSeems like we see different versions of these cards every year, very lazy.
Do better SDS
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Funny thing is I was thinking of posting this last night....
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I'm very much ok with getting any Schoop card.
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Last year, there were 518 flashback cards.
There's 1200 LS cards on a major league roster at any given time.
Limit that to silver and up and you're at about 380.It's not shocking, at all, that players would get cards year after year. It'd be more shocking if they didn't.
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@eatyum_psn said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
I'm very much ok with getting any Schoop card.
Same here. Feels like I end up with Kyle Seager or Schoop in every March to October I play.
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I wish they’d dig a little deeper and use these opportunities for smaller market, less known players to get a card. Would help more people learn about some hidden gems on teams that don’t get much coverage. Save the “regular” Flashbacks for random headliners, TAs, Henchmen.
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@genopolanco_psn said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
I wish they’d dig a little deeper and use these opportunities for smaller market, less known players to get a card. Would help more people learn about some hidden gems on teams that don’t get much coverage. Save the “regular” Flashbacks for random headliners, TAs, Henchmen.
I would argue Topps now does that a good bit. Potm is obviously going to be players having good months
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@genopolanco_psn said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
I wish they’d dig a little deeper and use these opportunities for smaller market, less known players to get a card. Would help more people learn about some hidden gems on teams that don’t get much coverage. Save the “regular” Flashbacks for random headliners, TAs, Henchmen.
I got to say I am in love with the Bryan Reynolds POTM card that came out yesterday
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@doihearbossmusic said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
Charlie Morton
Tyler Glasnow
Ramon Laureano
Brandon Crawford
Tyler Stephenson
Jon. Schoop
And of course the immortal Corey KluberSeems like we see different versions of these cards every year, very lazy.
Do better SDS
Yeah they should stop playing so well and let some other guys do it.
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For real. So many options and we get copy and paste. I don’t even know how ppl use the same “god” card year after year. I used the hell out of Jr last year so he won’t be on the squad this year. Took a break from Chipper last year and got him this year for example
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@genopolanco_psn said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
I wish they’d dig a little deeper and use these opportunities for smaller market, less known players to get a card.
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@eatyum_psn said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
@genopolanco_psn said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
I wish they’d dig a little deeper and use these opportunities for smaller market, less known players to get a card. Would help more people learn about some hidden gems on teams that don’t get much coverage. Save the “regular” Flashbacks for random headliners, TAs, Henchmen.
I would argue Topps now does that a good bit. Potm is obviously going to be players having good months
I agree. I do love the Topps Now. But we got a Kluber in TN and POTM. Wasted opportunity. Just one example.
It’s not even just POTM. Why do we need 5 different Smoltz cards? Especially when the most recent isn’t even very usable at this point. They could do a better job spreading content to more fan bases and giving some guys usable cards instead of repeating the same names with similar to less OVR versions.
Larry Walker is another example. Why give him an 88 TA2 when he already had an 84 in TA1? They are practically the same card too. Give that 88 TA card to another player and we can wait for the 90+ Walker.
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@genopolanco_psn said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
@eatyum_psn said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
@genopolanco_psn said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
I wish they’d dig a little deeper and use these opportunities for smaller market, less known players to get a card. Would help more people learn about some hidden gems on teams that don’t get much coverage. Save the “regular” Flashbacks for random headliners, TAs, Henchmen.
I would argue Topps now does that a good bit. Potm is obviously going to be players having good months
I agree. I do love the Topps Now. But we got a Kluber in TN and POTM. Wasted opportunity. Just one example.
It’s not even just POTM. Why do we need 5 different Smoltz cards? Especially when the most recent isn’t even very usable at this point. They could do a better job spreading content to more fan bases and giving some guys usable cards instead of repeating the same names with similar to less OVR versions.
Larry Walker is another example. Why give him an 88 TA2 when he already had an 84 in TA1? They are practically the same card too. Give that 88 TA card to another player and we can wait for the 90+ Walker.
Well, in those legend cases it's probably SDS trying to squeeze as much out of what they paid for as possible.
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@genopolanco_psn said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
@eatyum_psn said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
@genopolanco_psn said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
I wish they’d dig a little deeper and use these opportunities for smaller market, less known players to get a card. Would help more people learn about some hidden gems on teams that don’t get much coverage. Save the “regular” Flashbacks for random headliners, TAs, Henchmen.
I would argue Topps now does that a good bit. Potm is obviously going to be players having good months
I agree. I do love the Topps Now. But we got a Kluber in TN and POTM. Wasted opportunity. Just one example.
It’s not even just POTM. Why do we need 5 different Smoltz cards? Especially when the most recent isn’t even very usable at this point. They could do a better job spreading content to more fan bases and giving some guys usable cards instead of repeating the same names with similar to less OVR versions.
Larry Walker is another example. Why give him an 88 TA2 when he already had an 84 in TA1? They are practically the same card too. Give that 88 TA card to another player and we can wait for the 90+ Walker.
Right. To me they would make more money and generate more buzz with a gap in overall for a player everyone loves. I mean [censored] 2k has like 17 Lebron cards. I don’t get it
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What should they do? Make up players? I guess I don't get the complaint here?
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@ch-76-1908_psn said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
What should they do? Make up players?
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@eatyum_psn said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
@genopolanco_psn said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
@eatyum_psn said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
@genopolanco_psn said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
I wish they’d dig a little deeper and use these opportunities for smaller market, less known players to get a card. Would help more people learn about some hidden gems on teams that don’t get much coverage. Save the “regular” Flashbacks for random headliners, TAs, Henchmen.
I would argue Topps now does that a good bit. Potm is obviously going to be players having good months
I agree. I do love the Topps Now. But we got a Kluber in TN and POTM. Wasted opportunity. Just one example.
It’s not even just POTM. Why do we need 5 different Smoltz cards? Especially when the most recent isn’t even very usable at this point. They could do a better job spreading content to more fan bases and giving some guys usable cards instead of repeating the same names with similar to less OVR versions.
Larry Walker is another example. Why give him an 88 TA2 when he already had an 84 in TA1? They are practically the same card too. Give that 88 TA card to another player and we can wait for the 90+ Walker.
Well, in those legend cases it's probably SDS trying to squeeze as much out of what they paid for as possible.
It’s a free card that’s basically the same as the 84. They aren’t generating revenue from their investment that way. Instead of an 88 Walker, how about a flashback All-Star Ian Desmond for the Nats? Cool utility player that only has a FA card. Tyler Clippard, Adam Eaton.. just some off the top of my head. I’m sure Nats fans could come up with more.
Not a huge deal, but just a small difference that would add a lot more diversity.
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Andrew Chafin for example had a great month, a lefty reliever and was part of a no hitter, is an example of a guy who would be more fun than Morton, how we always get like 7 versions of.
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@savefarris_psn said in Why the focus on certain cards? Like....:
Last year, there were 518 flashback cards.
There's 1200 LS cards on a major league roster at any given time.
Limit that to silver and up and you're at about 380.It's not shocking, at all, that players would get cards year after year. It'd be more shocking if they didn't.
Just start randomly selecting players from the past and making more Diamond Cards.
They could just roll it out like "Prospects" . Take some average-to-mediocre MLB player from the past and give 'em Diamond cards that represent what he could have "potentially" done on another club or "potentially" done if there had been steroids to fall back on instead of just greenies. We'll call this set the "Coulda been Prospects". Guys like Jose Cardenal and George Mitterwald. Mabye lower the bar even more (anything for more Diamonds) and add in Tommy Meddica and Tony Gwynn Jr..
Maybe players that flashed greatness for a couple season and got injured. Call 'em the "MASH prospects".
David Stieb, JR Richard, Tony Conigliaro..guys that actually made it to The Show and flashed some numbers that could forseeably have happened.'Cause we all know..more Diamonds are in order. Just can't have enuf.
