As for damaging the market or some such concept, here's a question for those who have a problem with selling loads of cards for less profit than could be achieved in the name of helping other players who haven't been able to have as much success.
On the rare occasion that I'm matched up with someone who is really quite bad at hitting, with a record of like 10-50, I generally not only switch to full Pitch-to-Contact mode but tell them that I'm doing so and encourage them not to quit if they fall behind, as they'll get actual practice at hitting pitches if they stick around. I had such a game recently with a player who sent me a message after I'd scored 3 in the top of the 1st, sighing that he knew he would lose because he always loses. I told him that I prefer playing games with actual offense, thus I throw a lot of strikes, and suggested that he stick around. He did play the full nine innings and we had a really enjoyable game with a final score of 9-10-0 to 5-11-1. Yes, I won, but he had fun and we had a great conversation, during which I suggested that a great way to practice hitting is to use the Daily Challenges, which he's now been doing for a few days.
So... am I "hurting the game" by encouraging players who otherwise normally quit after two or three innings when they've been fooled by pitch after pitch and rarely made contact... in other words, not had any fun at all and gotten so discouraged that quitting is normal for them? I don't think that I'm doing anything wrong or harmful there, in fact I'd argue the opposite.
Why have so many people seemingly forgotten that we are discussing and playing a GAME? Yes, it's fun to win... but it should also be fun to PLAY. If you derive pleasure solely from grinding the opponent into dust, then honestly I feel sorry for you.
