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@dolenz_psn said in Two Questions:
@the_dragon1912 said in Two Questions:
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My issue with Future Stars was there were too many of them in last year's game. I actually made a post about it, this was in response to TA2 and a few FS headliners coming out
They did a much better job this year of cycling them through, instead of lineups consisting of almost all FS cards, you only see a few. Which wasn't the case last year after TA2.
There are only 2 FS cards I don't like this year are Cabrera, for obvious reasons, and Pearson, because it seems like the only reason they used him again this year because he was an extreme reward last year. I love the future stars cards when they are top 10 prospects. Wander, Adley, Tork, Witt, and J-Rod are legitimately future stars of baseball. Robert Puason, Issac Paredes? There is certainly an argument that they shouldn't have diamond cards, but they were barely used at the time they came out so who cares
Well, the argument really popped up when we are getting a Future Stars Boss. One that most players have probably never heard of. One who leap frogs and is better than 3B legends like George Brett. One who leap frogs over current stars like Arenado.
I don't mind that the card exists but I do mind it being better than than the Hall of Famers. I do have a problem with it being a boss when there are so many cards that many of us are still waiting on.
Yes, every legend card has some fantasy stats built in to pad their overall. But they are usually not overly ridiculous. They don't give Ozzie Smith 100 plus power out of the blue. They don't give Gary Carter 99 speed.
Again. Lars Nootbaar has 125 C 100 Power vs R for hitting a walkoff single. I don't see near the outrage for Topps now cards as I do for future stars. Hypothetically if Tork got called up tomorrow, hit a walk-off Homerun, had the same attributes with lower durability to keep the overall down as they do with the TN cards, that would be okay? Its just a really weird line to draw
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@the_dragon1912 said in Two Questions:
@dolenz_psn said in Two Questions:
@the_dragon1912 said in Two Questions:
@ikasnu_psn said in Two Questions:
My issue with Future Stars was there were too many of them in last year's game. I actually made a post about it, this was in response to TA2 and a few FS headliners coming out
They did a much better job this year of cycling them through, instead of lineups consisting of almost all FS cards, you only see a few. Which wasn't the case last year after TA2.
There are only 2 FS cards I don't like this year are Cabrera, for obvious reasons, and Pearson, because it seems like the only reason they used him again this year because he was an extreme reward last year. I love the future stars cards when they are top 10 prospects. Wander, Adley, Tork, Witt, and J-Rod are legitimately future stars of baseball. Robert Puason, Issac Paredes? There is certainly an argument that they shouldn't have diamond cards, but they were barely used at the time they came out so who cares
Well, the argument really popped up when we are getting a Future Stars Boss. One that most players have probably never heard of. One who leap frogs and is better than 3B legends like George Brett. One who leap frogs over current stars like Arenado.
I don't mind that the card exists but I do mind it being better than than the Hall of Famers. I do have a problem with it being a boss when there are so many cards that many of us are still waiting on.
Yes, every legend card has some fantasy stats built in to pad their overall. But they are usually not overly ridiculous. They don't give Ozzie Smith 100 plus power out of the blue. They don't give Gary Carter 99 speed.
Again. Lars Nootbaar has 125 C 100 Power vs R for hitting a walkoff single. I don't see near the outrage for Topps now cards as I do for future stars. Hypothetically if Tork got called up tomorrow, hit a walk-off Homerun, had the same attributes with lower durability to keep the overall down as they do with the TN cards, that would be okay? Its just a really weird line to draw
Lots of people complain about Topps Now cards. It all boils down to the same reason as FS cards, they are boosted above HOFers and players that actually earned high attributes. That is the entire reason for the outrage and disdain. Then, the rebuttal is about diversity, Immortals, and it circles back all over again.
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@the_dragon1912 said in Two Questions:
@dolenz_psn said in Two Questions:
@the_dragon1912 said in Two Questions:
@ikasnu_psn said in Two Questions:
My issue with Future Stars was there were too many of them in last year's game. I actually made a post about it, this was in response to TA2 and a few FS headliners coming out
They did a much better job this year of cycling them through, instead of lineups consisting of almost all FS cards, you only see a few. Which wasn't the case last year after TA2.
There are only 2 FS cards I don't like this year are Cabrera, for obvious reasons, and Pearson, because it seems like the only reason they used him again this year because he was an extreme reward last year. I love the future stars cards when they are top 10 prospects. Wander, Adley, Tork, Witt, and J-Rod are legitimately future stars of baseball. Robert Puason, Issac Paredes? There is certainly an argument that they shouldn't have diamond cards, but they were barely used at the time they came out so who cares
Well, the argument really popped up when we are getting a Future Stars Boss. One that most players have probably never heard of. One who leap frogs and is better than 3B legends like George Brett. One who leap frogs over current stars like Arenado.
I don't mind that the card exists but I do mind it being better than than the Hall of Famers. I do have a problem with it being a boss when there are so many cards that many of us are still waiting on.
Yes, every legend card has some fantasy stats built in to pad their overall. But they are usually not overly ridiculous. They don't give Ozzie Smith 100 plus power out of the blue. They don't give Gary Carter 99 speed.
Again. Lars Nootbaar has 125 C 100 Power vs R for hitting a walkoff single. I don't see near the outrage for Topps now cards as I do for future stars. Hypothetically if Tork got called up tomorrow, hit a walk-off Homerun, had the same attributes with lower durability to keep the overall down as they do with the TN cards, that would be okay? Its just a really weird line to draw
Look, the Nootbar card is ridiculous too. Most Topps Now cards are at this stage. There is no way I should be opting to pinch hit Nootbaar over Edmonds with My Cardinals team but I do.
Their problem is that even those like me, who only play offline and never play the market, can have a team full of 98 and 99 players. I have not even complete a single stage of Team Affinities yet. If they release gold Topps Now cards then nobody would bother to even do the moments.
It is a conundrum.
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Topps Now do have the same problems too, again I don’t mind them, but the Joey Wendle George Brett debate from a few weeks ago... I think my issue for Topps Now is more they ignore middle relievers who come in and get big strike outs or get out of jams and reward the .215 bench bat that lucks their way into a walk off... Otherwise, they’re fun cards, but very few usually make lineups... Jazz and Joey being exceptions.
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This is an ultimate build squad mode. So that said, I want my team to be as overpowering, fake and unrealistic as possible...
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@poksey_mlbts said in Two Questions:
@the_dragon1912 said in Two Questions:
@dolenz_psn said in Two Questions:
@the_dragon1912 said in Two Questions:
@ikasnu_psn said in Two Questions:
My issue with Future Stars was there were too many of them in last year's game. I actually made a post about it, this was in response to TA2 and a few FS headliners coming out
They did a much better job this year of cycling them through, instead of lineups consisting of almost all FS cards, you only see a few. Which wasn't the case last year after TA2.
There are only 2 FS cards I don't like this year are Cabrera, for obvious reasons, and Pearson, because it seems like the only reason they used him again this year because he was an extreme reward last year. I love the future stars cards when they are top 10 prospects. Wander, Adley, Tork, Witt, and J-Rod are legitimately future stars of baseball. Robert Puason, Issac Paredes? There is certainly an argument that they shouldn't have diamond cards, but they were barely used at the time they came out so who cares
Well, the argument really popped up when we are getting a Future Stars Boss. One that most players have probably never heard of. One who leap frogs and is better than 3B legends like George Brett. One who leap frogs over current stars like Arenado.
I don't mind that the card exists but I do mind it being better than than the Hall of Famers. I do have a problem with it being a boss when there are so many cards that many of us are still waiting on.
Yes, every legend card has some fantasy stats built in to pad their overall. But they are usually not overly ridiculous. They don't give Ozzie Smith 100 plus power out of the blue. They don't give Gary Carter 99 speed.
Again. Lars Nootbaar has 125 C 100 Power vs R for hitting a walkoff single. I don't see near the outrage for Topps now cards as I do for future stars. Hypothetically if Tork got called up tomorrow, hit a walk-off Homerun, had the same attributes with lower durability to keep the overall down as they do with the TN cards, that would be okay? Its just a really weird line to draw
Lots of people complain about Topps Now cards. It all boils down to the same reason as FS cards, they are boosted above HOFers and players that actually earned high attributes. That is the entire reason for the outrage and disdain. Then, the rebuttal is about diversity, Immortals, and it circles back all over again.
I just don't understand the overwhelming excitement for Adley when he dropped and the overwhelming hate for Tork. Obviously a select few hate both but I'm taking them out of the equation for a second. I don't get the whole inning boss argument because even if Babe ruth and Trout were the other 2 bosses most would take hank just because he is new this year. Do you want a tough choice? just take Hank and be done with it. Is it because Adley plays catcher and Tork plays 3rd? I could have told anyone the second Chipper was announced as the live series reward that every 3rd baseman released in the entire game cycle would be worse than him. No one is forcing anyone to use Tork because he is better on paper than some legends. He's still not a part of the "meta" garbage so who cares
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@the_dragon1912 said in Two Questions:
@poksey_mlbts said in Two Questions:
@the_dragon1912 said in Two Questions:
@dolenz_psn said in Two Questions:
@the_dragon1912 said in Two Questions:
@ikasnu_psn said in Two Questions:
My issue with Future Stars was there were too many of them in last year's game. I actually made a post about it, this was in response to TA2 and a few FS headliners coming out
They did a much better job this year of cycling them through, instead of lineups consisting of almost all FS cards, you only see a few. Which wasn't the case last year after TA2.
There are only 2 FS cards I don't like this year are Cabrera, for obvious reasons, and Pearson, because it seems like the only reason they used him again this year because he was an extreme reward last year. I love the future stars cards when they are top 10 prospects. Wander, Adley, Tork, Witt, and J-Rod are legitimately future stars of baseball. Robert Puason, Issac Paredes? There is certainly an argument that they shouldn't have diamond cards, but they were barely used at the time they came out so who cares
Well, the argument really popped up when we are getting a Future Stars Boss. One that most players have probably never heard of. One who leap frogs and is better than 3B legends like George Brett. One who leap frogs over current stars like Arenado.
I don't mind that the card exists but I do mind it being better than than the Hall of Famers. I do have a problem with it being a boss when there are so many cards that many of us are still waiting on.
Yes, every legend card has some fantasy stats built in to pad their overall. But they are usually not overly ridiculous. They don't give Ozzie Smith 100 plus power out of the blue. They don't give Gary Carter 99 speed.
Again. Lars Nootbaar has 125 C 100 Power vs R for hitting a walkoff single. I don't see near the outrage for Topps now cards as I do for future stars. Hypothetically if Tork got called up tomorrow, hit a walk-off Homerun, had the same attributes with lower durability to keep the overall down as they do with the TN cards, that would be okay? Its just a really weird line to draw
Lots of people complain about Topps Now cards. It all boils down to the same reason as FS cards, they are boosted above HOFers and players that actually earned high attributes. That is the entire reason for the outrage and disdain. Then, the rebuttal is about diversity, Immortals, and it circles back all over again.
I just don't understand the overwhelming excitement for Adley when he dropped and the overwhelming hate for Tork. Obviously a select few hate both but I'm taking them out of the equation for a second. I don't get the whole inning boss argument because even if Babe ruth and Trout were the other 2 bosses most would take hank just because he is new this year. Do you want a tough choice? just take Hank and be done with it. Is it because Adley plays catcher and Tork plays 3rd? I could have told anyone the second Chipper was announced as the live series reward that every 3rd baseman released in the entire game cycle would be worse than him. No one is forcing anyone to use Tork because he is better on paper than some legends. He's still not a part of the "meta" garbage so who cares
Obviously you arent talking about me, because I wont use Rutschman either. Why would I ever use him over Posada? Also, I would 100% take Ruth over Trout and Aaron.
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@ministro787-_mlbts said in Two Questions:
This is an ultimate build squad mode. So that said, I want my team to be as overpowering, fake and unrealistic as possible...
So, you are looking to have fun and enjoy this game? I am unsure if that is allowed here!
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@poksey_mlbts said in Two Questions:
@the_dragon1912 said in Two Questions:
@poksey_mlbts said in Two Questions:
@the_dragon1912 said in Two Questions:
@dolenz_psn said in Two Questions:
@the_dragon1912 said in Two Questions:
@ikasnu_psn said in Two Questions:
My issue with Future Stars was there were too many of them in last year's game. I actually made a post about it, this was in response to TA2 and a few FS headliners coming out
They did a much better job this year of cycling them through, instead of lineups consisting of almost all FS cards, you only see a few. Which wasn't the case last year after TA2.
There are only 2 FS cards I don't like this year are Cabrera, for obvious reasons, and Pearson, because it seems like the only reason they used him again this year because he was an extreme reward last year. I love the future stars cards when they are top 10 prospects. Wander, Adley, Tork, Witt, and J-Rod are legitimately future stars of baseball. Robert Puason, Issac Paredes? There is certainly an argument that they shouldn't have diamond cards, but they were barely used at the time they came out so who cares
Well, the argument really popped up when we are getting a Future Stars Boss. One that most players have probably never heard of. One who leap frogs and is better than 3B legends like George Brett. One who leap frogs over current stars like Arenado.
I don't mind that the card exists but I do mind it being better than than the Hall of Famers. I do have a problem with it being a boss when there are so many cards that many of us are still waiting on.
Yes, every legend card has some fantasy stats built in to pad their overall. But they are usually not overly ridiculous. They don't give Ozzie Smith 100 plus power out of the blue. They don't give Gary Carter 99 speed.
Again. Lars Nootbaar has 125 C 100 Power vs R for hitting a walkoff single. I don't see near the outrage for Topps now cards as I do for future stars. Hypothetically if Tork got called up tomorrow, hit a walk-off Homerun, had the same attributes with lower durability to keep the overall down as they do with the TN cards, that would be okay? Its just a really weird line to draw
Lots of people complain about Topps Now cards. It all boils down to the same reason as FS cards, they are boosted above HOFers and players that actually earned high attributes. That is the entire reason for the outrage and disdain. Then, the rebuttal is about diversity, Immortals, and it circles back all over again.
I just don't understand the overwhelming excitement for Adley when he dropped and the overwhelming hate for Tork. Obviously a select few hate both but I'm taking them out of the equation for a second. I don't get the whole inning boss argument because even if Babe ruth and Trout were the other 2 bosses most would take hank just because he is new this year. Do you want a tough choice? just take Hank and be done with it. Is it because Adley plays catcher and Tork plays 3rd? I could have told anyone the second Chipper was announced as the live series reward that every 3rd baseman released in the entire game cycle would be worse than him. No one is forcing anyone to use Tork because he is better on paper than some legends. He's still not a part of the "meta" garbage so who cares
Obviously you arent talking about me, because I wont use Rutschman either. Why would I ever use him over Posada? Also, I would 100% take Ruth over Trout and Aaron.
In that case, do you hate the Jasson Dominguez card? Look, Tigers fans lost cobb in this years game and Kaline and Trammell are always trash. I'm more excited for Tork than any other card released this year. Most complains about content seem to stem from fans of the Yankees, Cardinals, Giants, Dodgers, Braves or Red Sox because their favorite player or Griffey isn't released yet. There are 24 other fanbases that want good cards for guys too. For some fans, future stars are the only thing to get excited about when it comes to their favorite team. Thats all I'm getting at
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The Dominguez card is fine, if he was better than Mantle (statewise, not swing) then people would have an issue with it.. I think the Tork issue is people were excepting and wanting one of Griffey, Mays, Babe or Lou and they got Tork, so they’re temporarily upset and will get over it... I get like that for a brief second when I see Dylan Bundy and not a lefty reliever, but then I move on.
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@the_dragon1912 said in Two Questions:
@poksey_mlbts said in Two Questions:
@the_dragon1912 said in Two Questions:
@poksey_mlbts said in Two Questions:
@the_dragon1912 said in Two Questions:
@dolenz_psn said in Two Questions:
@the_dragon1912 said in Two Questions:
@ikasnu_psn said in Two Questions:
My issue with Future Stars was there were too many of them in last year's game. I actually made a post about it, this was in response to TA2 and a few FS headliners coming out
They did a much better job this year of cycling them through, instead of lineups consisting of almost all FS cards, you only see a few. Which wasn't the case last year after TA2.
There are only 2 FS cards I don't like this year are Cabrera, for obvious reasons, and Pearson, because it seems like the only reason they used him again this year because he was an extreme reward last year. I love the future stars cards when they are top 10 prospects. Wander, Adley, Tork, Witt, and J-Rod are legitimately future stars of baseball. Robert Puason, Issac Paredes? There is certainly an argument that they shouldn't have diamond cards, but they were barely used at the time they came out so who cares
Well, the argument really popped up when we are getting a Future Stars Boss. One that most players have probably never heard of. One who leap frogs and is better than 3B legends like George Brett. One who leap frogs over current stars like Arenado.
I don't mind that the card exists but I do mind it being better than than the Hall of Famers. I do have a problem with it being a boss when there are so many cards that many of us are still waiting on.
Yes, every legend card has some fantasy stats built in to pad their overall. But they are usually not overly ridiculous. They don't give Ozzie Smith 100 plus power out of the blue. They don't give Gary Carter 99 speed.
Again. Lars Nootbaar has 125 C 100 Power vs R for hitting a walkoff single. I don't see near the outrage for Topps now cards as I do for future stars. Hypothetically if Tork got called up tomorrow, hit a walk-off Homerun, had the same attributes with lower durability to keep the overall down as they do with the TN cards, that would be okay? Its just a really weird line to draw
Lots of people complain about Topps Now cards. It all boils down to the same reason as FS cards, they are boosted above HOFers and players that actually earned high attributes. That is the entire reason for the outrage and disdain. Then, the rebuttal is about diversity, Immortals, and it circles back all over again.
I just don't understand the overwhelming excitement for Adley when he dropped and the overwhelming hate for Tork. Obviously a select few hate both but I'm taking them out of the equation for a second. I don't get the whole inning boss argument because even if Babe ruth and Trout were the other 2 bosses most would take hank just because he is new this year. Do you want a tough choice? just take Hank and be done with it. Is it because Adley plays catcher and Tork plays 3rd? I could have told anyone the second Chipper was announced as the live series reward that every 3rd baseman released in the entire game cycle would be worse than him. No one is forcing anyone to use Tork because he is better on paper than some legends. He's still not a part of the "meta" garbage so who cares
Obviously you arent talking about me, because I wont use Rutschman either. Why would I ever use him over Posada? Also, I would 100% take Ruth over Trout and Aaron.
In that case, do you hate the Jasson Dominguez card? Look, Tigers fans lost cobb in this years game and Kaline and Trammell are always trash. I'm more excited for Tork than any other card released this year. Most complains about content seem to stem from fans of the Yankees, Cardinals, Giants, Dodgers, Braves or Red Sox because their favorite player or Griffey isn't released yet. There are 24 other fanbases that want good cards for guys too. For some fans, future stars are the only thing to get excited about when it comes to their favorite team. Thats all I'm getting at
Why would I use Dominguez? I was using the 95 Mantle before getting the 99. Besides, I am a Brewers fan that prefers baseball history rather than CAPs and future stars. I was only upset that Molitor didnt get a high Brewer card last year, but other than that, I dont care at all about a Brewers theme team. I just use the best players and the cards based on the best seasons. I still platoon Kiner in the outfield FFS.
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