Legends that won't be in the game this year
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@hikes83_psn said in Legends that won't be in the game this year:
@bodamescapeplan said in Legends that won't be in the game this year:
So, I'm sure this has been mentioned in a few places but I haven't seen it on here yet, but it seems as though we won't be seeing the following Legends as part of Diamond Dynasty this year that we had in the previous year:
Ted Williams
Rogers Hornsby
Ty Cobb
Andre Dawson
Omar Vizquel
Mark Buehrle
Jason Istringhausen
Dave Kingman
Steve Bedrosian
Dennis Martinez
Benito Santiago
Keith FoulkeThis of course isn't official by any means but the Legends roster has almost always been a pretty good indication of who SDS didn't renew their usage rights with.
Personally, I'm gutted by the inclusion of Mark Buehrle on this list, as I was someone who requested his inclusion in the game for what felt like so long before finally seeing him included in MLB The Show 20. Unfortunately, he got a pretty subpar Signature Series in the latter half of the game's life-cycle which meant he wasn't going to see a ton of use. With The Show 21's new "Milestone" series cards, Buehrle could've been given a much better and more useful card earlier in the year and may have actually been pretty good. So it's a shame we won't be seeing him moving forward.
Also really bummed about losing Andre Dawson and Omar Vizquel. Dawson has almost always been one of my end-game outfielders and at the very least, best bench bats in the game. Vizquel didn't see a follow-up to his excellent Signature Series card from MLB The Show 19 which was an absolute bummer, in my opinion. I had just about every card in The Show 19 and that Vizquel was literally my end-game shortstop.
Not bashing on Buehrle, he pitched for my Jays and was one of the most liked and respected players in the game. But to be fair, any card of his would never play necessarily well in the game because velocity rules. Look at Maddux from last year. He was useable but even prestiged he would get lit up against good competiton because he could never blow anyone away. It’s kinda sad but it’s the reality of this game
Yeah well we didn’t pinpoint pitching last year either. That mode alone allows any pitcher to be usable now.
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I shall miss The Rajah. I may create a memorial patch for my unis.
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@hikes83_psn said in Legends that won't be in the game this year:
@bodamescapeplan said in Legends that won't be in the game this year:
So, I'm sure this has been mentioned in a few places but I haven't seen it on here yet, but it seems as though we won't be seeing the following Legends as part of Diamond Dynasty this year that we had in the previous year:
Ted Williams
Rogers Hornsby
Ty Cobb
Andre Dawson
Omar Vizquel
Mark Buehrle
Jason Istringhausen
Dave Kingman
Steve Bedrosian
Dennis Martinez
Benito Santiago
Keith FoulkeThis of course isn't official by any means but the Legends roster has almost always been a pretty good indication of who SDS didn't renew their usage rights with.
Personally, I'm gutted by the inclusion of Mark Buehrle on this list, as I was someone who requested his inclusion in the game for what felt like so long before finally seeing him included in MLB The Show 20. Unfortunately, he got a pretty subpar Signature Series in the latter half of the game's life-cycle which meant he wasn't going to see a ton of use. With The Show 21's new "Milestone" series cards, Buehrle could've been given a much better and more useful card earlier in the year and may have actually been pretty good. So it's a shame we won't be seeing him moving forward.
Also really bummed about losing Andre Dawson and Omar Vizquel. Dawson has almost always been one of my end-game outfielders and at the very least, best bench bats in the game. Vizquel didn't see a follow-up to his excellent Signature Series card from MLB The Show 19 which was an absolute bummer, in my opinion. I had just about every card in The Show 19 and that Vizquel was literally my end-game shortstop.
Not bashing on Buehrle, he pitched for my Jays and was one of the most liked and respected players in the game. But to be fair, any card of his would never play necessarily well in the game because velocity rules. Look at Maddux from last year. He was useable but even prestiged he would get lit up against good competiton because he could never blow anyone away. It’s kinda sad but it’s the reality of this game
That hasn't necessarily been the case in The Show 21, at least not yet. I saw the other day that CBrev had the 95 OVR Tom Glavine as the overall best starting pitcher in the game as of what had been released so far. And while I agree, by no means would a Buehrle card ever be in anyone's end-game rotation, I do think there was potential for a "Milestone" series card to have some usefulness, especially if it were released around this time of the year.
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@oifranceio_xbl said in Legends that won't be in the game this year:
@louieepthree_psn said in Legends that won't be in the game this year:
In other news, Phil Neikro is on that roster
He always has been, just not in DD
Yeah, MLB The Show 17 (I believe it was) was dominated by the knuckleballers online with Luis Tiant and Phil Niekro being the main source of frustration.
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