Who surprises you in the batters box?
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@ericulous1_psn said in Who surprises you in the batters box?:
Either you thought you'd rake with them and you your bat is all noodle or you've never had success and now you mash.
Gary Carter- last year he was the only 99 from TA4 that I basically never used. His 96 second half card destroys worlds.
Cedric Mullins- I.....can't....hit....anything.
Proof of what I have always said, some cards play better for people and worse for others, Mullins feels like a glitch for me, just crushes everything. It's why I have never been a big fan of card recommend posts.
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@nflman2033_mlbts said in Who surprises you in the batters box?:
@ericulous1_psn said in Who surprises you in the batters box?:
Either you thought you'd rake with them and you your bat is all noodle or you've never had success and now you mash.
Gary Carter- last year he was the only 99 from TA4 that I basically never used. His 96 second half card destroys worlds.
Cedric Mullins- I.....can't....hit....anything.
Proof of what I have always said, some cards play better for people and worse for others, Mullins feels like a glitch for me, just crushes everything. It's why I have never been a big fan of card recommend posts.
And its very possible I'll stick him in another lineup amd crush with him next week. I've never need able to hit with Carter and yet, here we are, I've got a near .600 avg with mostly XBHs (offline of course). You are 100% right, sometimes it's different strokes for different folks, and me not hitting with Mullins is all me, not his card.
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Gary Sanchez and Eddie Matthews. I couldn't hit with them last year, but this year I can't take them out of the lineup.
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Good:
FOTF Devers was solid for the longest time. HE was a no sell for me so I was kind of forced to use him otherwise I would have never had him in my lineup. Gary Sanchez has been a nice surprise, I still have yet to find a catcher I truly love. Josh Bell was also very clutch.Bad: Its mostly user error. I'm having trouble getting Big Frank going, but small sample size. Rizzo's bat was ok and I wanted to like him but I cursed him so much for his slow running speed. The verdict is also still out on Vlad Jr but Im confident to say that for his cost, he is a disappointment.
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@genopolanco_psn said in Who surprises you in the batters box?:
Idk if it’s just me but timing feels the same with everyone this year so it really just comes down to ratings and quirks.
True.
Except for Pujols. My god....
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@texas10pt_psn said in Who surprises you in the batters box?:
I picked Mauer to start the game but he’s not even on the bench now. Switch hitting Panda is behind the plate and I’m surprised by how much power he has compared to his attributes. But hey I’m a Giants fan he will always make my team somewhere. His 97 Daily last year was quickly turned into a P5 99 bomber
Loved that Panda card from last year!
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@nflman2033_mlbts said in Who surprises you in the batters box?:
@ericulous1_psn said in Who surprises you in the batters box?:
Either you thought you'd rake with them and you your bat is all noodle or you've never had success and now you mash.
Gary Carter- last year he was the only 99 from TA4 that I basically never used. His 96 second half card destroys worlds.
Cedric Mullins- I.....can't....hit....anything.
Proof of what I have always said, some cards play better for people and worse for others, Mullins feels like a glitch for me, just crushes everything. It's why I have never been a big fan of card recommend posts.
This is one of the things i love about this game. And it helps w/ lineup diversity. If people have different results with same cards i tend to think it's more player skill than RNG which is a good thing.
I do understand frustrations of some cases where it feels RNG for them but I approach it on a case by case moreso than just outright saying game is total RNG.
Oh btw:
FOTF - Bellinger (Rakes 4 me)
LS Jram - Beast
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Adley Rutschman I can't hit for nothing with
JP Crawford is a singles machine and I thought he would suck
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Ray Durham in my 8 hole… Can’t take him out.
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@ericulous1_psn said in Who surprises you in the batters box?:
Either you thought you'd rake with them and you your bat is all noodle or you've never had success and now you mash.
Gary Carter- last year he was the only 99 from TA4 that I basically never used. His 96 second half card destroys worlds.
Cedric Mullins- I.....can't....hit....anything.
Never could hit with Devers or Boggs but disappointment would be Acuna Jr
Donaldson is always good
the surprise would be FOTF Carson Kelly -
@mubby_33_psn said in Who surprises you in the batters box?:
Good:
FOTF Devers was solid for the longest time. HE was a no sell for me so I was kind of forced to use him otherwise I would have never had him in my lineup. Gary Sanchez has been a nice surprise, I still have yet to find a catcher I truly love. Josh Bell was also very clutch.Bad: Its mostly user error. I'm having trouble getting Big Frank going, but small sample size. Rizzo's bat was ok and I wanted to like him but I cursed him so much for his slow running speed. The verdict is also still out on Vlad Jr but Im confident to say that for his cost, he is a disappointment.
Have you tried FOTF Carson Kelly at catcher he was a surprise for me
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@texas10pt_psn said in Who surprises you in the batters box?:
I picked Mauer to start the game but he’s not even on the bench now. Switch hitting Panda is behind the plate and I’m surprised by how much power he has compared to his attributes. But hey I’m a Giants fan he will always make my team somewhere. His 97 Daily last year was quickly turned into a P5 99 bomber
Pandas swing is so good and he’s a switch hitter. Kinda like a step down from Posada but still really good.
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@mrad2010_xbl said in Who surprises you in the batters box?:
@texas10pt_psn said in Who surprises you in the batters box?:
I picked Mauer to start the game but he’s not even on the bench now. Switch hitting Panda is behind the plate and I’m surprised by how much power he has compared to his attributes. But hey I’m a Giants fan he will always make my team somewhere. His 97 Daily last year was quickly turned into a P5 99 bomber
Pandas swing is so good and he’s a switch hitter. Kinda like a step down from Posada but still really good.
LOL not really a step down from Posada if Panda runs faster. Some years Posada is good for me other years not and I don't know why. Panda always hits for me. Plus he was on the Giants
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Surprises
Taylor Ward has been insane for me. Started off slow but now he’s great.
Ketel Marte isn’t really a surprise but he’s got the highest average on my team.
Live series Devers really surprised me. I hit better with him than his FOTF.Let downs.
Luis Robert. I don’t hit well with him for some reason. My swing always seems to be late with him. Probably user error,
Kirk Gibson I thought was going to be one of my best hitters. That hasn’t been the case yet, -
@texas10pt_psn said in Who surprises you in the batters box?:
@mrad2010_xbl said in Who surprises you in the batters box?:
@texas10pt_psn said in Who surprises you in the batters box?:
I picked Mauer to start the game but he’s not even on the bench now. Switch hitting Panda is behind the plate and I’m surprised by how much power he has compared to his attributes. But hey I’m a Giants fan he will always make my team somewhere. His 97 Daily last year was quickly turned into a P5 99 bomber
Pandas swing is so good and he’s a switch hitter. Kinda like a step down from Posada but still really good.
LOL not really a step down from Posada if Panda runs faster. Some years Posada is good for me other years not and I don't know why. Panda always hits for me. Plus he was on the Giants
You got a point. Panda is faster. Posada has always been clutch for me. Last year Panda shocked me how good his daily moments card was. This year isn’t as OP but still a good card,
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@ericulous1_psn said in Who surprises you in the batters box?:
Either you thought you'd rake with them and you your bat is all noodle or you've never had success and now you mash.
Gary Carter- last year he was the only 99 from TA4 that I basically never used. His 96 second half card destroys worlds.
Cedric Mullins- I.....can't....hit....anything.
Takahashi - Utley and POTM Crawford so far he's excellent
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@nflman2033_mlbts said in Who surprises you in the batters box?:
@ericulous1_psn said in Who surprises you in the batters box?:
Either you thought you'd rake with them and you your bat is all noodle or you've never had success and now you mash.
Gary Carter- last year he was the only 99 from TA4 that I basically never used. His 96 second half card destroys worlds.
Cedric Mullins- I.....can't....hit....anything.
Proof of what I have always said, some cards play better for people and worse for others, Mullins feels like a glitch for me, just crushes everything. It's why I have never been a big fan of card recommend posts.
Couldn’t agree more. For example someone someone say they can’t hit with jazz and I was honestly very surprised with his card this year because I usually struggle with lefties more than righties but I am currently batting .376 by far better than the rest of my team. One card that I truly struggle with is Jose Ramirez and I know so many people that are in love with that card and I want to be so bad but I just can’t hit. Such is the show…
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@grizzbear55_psn said in Who surprises you in the batters box?:
@nflman2033_mlbts said in Who surprises you in the batters box?:
@ericulous1_psn said in Who surprises you in the batters box?:
Either you thought you'd rake with them and you your bat is all noodle or you've never had success and now you mash.
Gary Carter- last year he was the only 99 from TA4 that I basically never used. His 96 second half card destroys worlds.
Cedric Mullins- I.....can't....hit....anything.
Proof of what I have always said, some cards play better for people and worse for others, Mullins feels like a glitch for me, just crushes everything. It's why I have never been a big fan of card recommend posts.
This is one of the things i love about this game. And it helps w/ lineup diversity. If people have different results with same cards i tend to think it's more player skill than RNG which is a good thing.
I do understand frustrations of some cases where it feels RNG for them but I approach it on a case by case moreso than just outright saying game is total RNG.
Oh btw:
FOTF - Bellinger (Rakes 4 me)
LS Jram - Beast
Yea b me your ways with Jose, I can’t hit with him for the life of me and I want to so bad
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LS Will Smith. Batting about 450 and about 40 homeruns. Offline, online isn't my thing.
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Any card I use when I actually get a hit…
