<![CDATA[Mini seasons so annoying]]>It's so god [censored] annoying that every new mini seasons has like every team with 90 + overalls and it doesn't matter how many times you restart. Games just a big pain this year man. Gotta torture myself to finish this, same with the new threads so annoying. It's just not fun it's more of chore. 25 was more enjoyable to grind

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/topic/82839/mini-seasons-so-annoyingRSS for NodeThu, 21 May 2026 00:20:10 GMTMon, 18 May 2026 22:09:52 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Mini seasons so annoying on Wed, 20 May 2026 21:57:07 GMT]]>@Rubbaneck34_XBL it’s boring for me to play cpu for hours at a time. But that’s just me. Some of yall like it.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/757524https://forums.theshow.com/post/757524Wed, 20 May 2026 21:57:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mini seasons so annoying on Wed, 20 May 2026 18:09:08 GMT]]>Yeah not all mini-seasons are built the same. I flew through the WBC ones to get wins. I started the default one at 9 innings for stat games, I don't expect to ever finish it. Threads was harder but not as hard as Murals. I think Murals is set to "simulation" like Conquest games are, where you need a 90+ power hitter to hit a 95+ mph fastball perfect/perfect and you MIGHT (if RNG allows you) get a HR. Cityscapes is pretty easy and I'm still chasing the 75 HR mark on that one.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/757464https://forums.theshow.com/post/757464Wed, 20 May 2026 18:09:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mini seasons so annoying on Wed, 20 May 2026 16:07:02 GMT]]>@ApolloZ_99_MLBTS How so? If you need to complete stat missions, you can do so while increasing player xp, loading up on packs. I play 9 inning games and love it.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/757423https://forums.theshow.com/post/757423Wed, 20 May 2026 16:07:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mini seasons so annoying on Wed, 20 May 2026 14:59:27 GMT]]>@Meshuggah077_PSN I AGREE! New Threads was absolutely torturous. Having to win 10 games on all-star to get Nimmo was evil.

The WBC mini season was great to grind with but it's so broken that I'm just going to grind conquest instead.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/757407https://forums.theshow.com/post/757407Wed, 20 May 2026 14:59:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mini seasons so annoying on Wed, 20 May 2026 14:57:34 GMT]]>Still such a fatalist

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/757406https://forums.theshow.com/post/757406Wed, 20 May 2026 14:57:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mini seasons so annoying on Wed, 20 May 2026 14:21:55 GMT]]>@Ledfoot_19_PSN

It’s a massive push to get offline players to either quit the game or move online. Plus monetize the game as much as possible by putting as many good cards in packs while dropping minimal free cards which are always objectively worse than pack cards.

The direction is very clear as they are pushing the game to a niche market of online grinders and/or whales. They don’t care about quality or player experience anymore as their target market will stick around no matter what and spend money just to stay competitive online or simply because they are addicted to the packs.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/757402https://forums.theshow.com/post/757402Wed, 20 May 2026 14:21:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mini seasons so annoying on Wed, 20 May 2026 13:31:47 GMT]]>Do 9 inning games in a 7 game season on Rookie. For some reason 3 inning games are all 1-0 or really low scoring snooze fests but 9 innings you can put up a dozen + runs easy in almost every game. The XP is ridiculously low in everything offline though.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/757396https://forums.theshow.com/post/757396Wed, 20 May 2026 13:31:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mini seasons so annoying on Wed, 20 May 2026 12:58:52 GMT]]>@Rubbaneck34_XBL yea if you like offline. But it’s brainrot at times.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/757394https://forums.theshow.com/post/757394Wed, 20 May 2026 12:58:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mini seasons so annoying on Wed, 20 May 2026 12:32:26 GMT]]>Yeah, a psa for those having trouble scoring runs - use Blank Canvas created stadium in the Vault

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/757391https://forums.theshow.com/post/757391Wed, 20 May 2026 12:32:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mini seasons so annoying on Wed, 20 May 2026 11:14:55 GMT]]>Mini seasons is the best mode to play this year.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/757388https://forums.theshow.com/post/757388Wed, 20 May 2026 11:14:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mini seasons so annoying on Wed, 20 May 2026 06:41:10 GMT]]>All you gotta do is either find or make a stadium similar to Costco from last year.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/757386https://forums.theshow.com/post/757386Wed, 20 May 2026 06:41:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mini seasons so annoying on Wed, 20 May 2026 06:18:26 GMT]]>I mean, if most of your mini season games are 1-0 and you're not playing on legend....

Then, the sad truth is you just have to get better at batting. Im not ridiculing - I stunk for a while, and still have awful stretches. But, once you get past a certain hump, everything seems so much easier
...its just night and day and you're all of a sudden like "oh, this is how it feels to be able to bat"

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/757384https://forums.theshow.com/post/757384Wed, 20 May 2026 06:18:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mini seasons so annoying on Wed, 20 May 2026 04:53:23 GMT]]>

@nymets1987_PSN said:

@capardo_XBL said:

Yeah, I’m working thru the New Threads mini season now. I can only play a couple of games at a time in this one.

Seems as if every game is a 1-0 win where I get a runner on first, steal 2nd and 3rd, and then sac fly them home. Just an absolute grind!

I just started and do 3 a night I agree I have to try harder on rookie than I should

The Mural one has random times where the computer will decide "Nope, you're not winning this game."

Square it up, it's an out. Computer makes bad contact, it's an extra base hit. I've legit had the game just randomly send a runner after a pop up, I didn't even press a button and he goes.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/757377https://forums.theshow.com/post/757377Wed, 20 May 2026 04:53:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mini seasons so annoying on Wed, 20 May 2026 03:22:23 GMT]]>

@capardo_XBL said:

Yeah, I’m working thru the New Threads mini season now. I can only play a couple of games at a time in this one.

Seems as if every game is a 1-0 win where I get a runner on first, steal 2nd and 3rd, and then sac fly them home. Just an absolute grind!

I just started and do 3 a night I agree I have to try harder on rookie than I should

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/757371https://forums.theshow.com/post/757371Wed, 20 May 2026 03:22:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mini seasons so annoying on Tue, 19 May 2026 23:32:04 GMT]]>Yeah, I’m working thru the New Threads mini season now. I can only play a couple of games at a time in this one.

Seems as if every game is a 1-0 win where I get a runner on first, steal 2nd and 3rd, and then sac fly them home. Just an absolute grind!

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/757317https://forums.theshow.com/post/757317Tue, 19 May 2026 23:32:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mini seasons so annoying on Tue, 19 May 2026 23:31:58 GMT]]>@platewelder_363_MLBTS Still pretty much Home Run Derby in the WBC and Cityscapes mini-seasons. Murals for some reason plays worse than Conquest games. I don't understand why they mess with difficulties like that.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/757316https://forums.theshow.com/post/757316Tue, 19 May 2026 23:31:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mini seasons so annoying on Tue, 19 May 2026 23:17:57 GMT]]>@MetalDoc17_XBL this true of both rookie and veteran. 10 years ago I would do my stat grinding on rookie or veteran cuz for the most part, cpu would groove meatballs and you could knock things out without having to do sweats vs cpu. Now, I’m embarrassed to say a lot of my mini season games are 3-0, 3-2, 2-1, 1-0. Back in the day, 10 runs on veteran was pretty common. I don’t need “practice” while grinding. That comes from playing online. That’s just my opinion.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/757314https://forums.theshow.com/post/757314Tue, 19 May 2026 23:17:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mini seasons so annoying on Tue, 19 May 2026 23:09:14 GMT]]>Mural miniseason sucks you get mostly all fringe edge strikes or balls. What is interesting is that on 3-2 pitches they nibble the edges and chance the walk but it never results in a walk. Haven't had a 3-2 pitch over the plate.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/757311https://forums.theshow.com/post/757311Tue, 19 May 2026 23:09:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mini seasons so annoying on Tue, 19 May 2026 23:04:39 GMT]]>@OlSkoolE63_MLBTS Re-read what I said again.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/757309https://forums.theshow.com/post/757309Tue, 19 May 2026 23:04:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mini seasons so annoying on Tue, 19 May 2026 22:39:28 GMT]]>@LuvMyXBOX_XBL Rookie mode throws fewer strikes than ever this year …

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/757304https://forums.theshow.com/post/757304Tue, 19 May 2026 22:39:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mini seasons so annoying on Tue, 19 May 2026 22:31:01 GMT]]>@ApolloZ_99_MLBTS No they don’t. The ai throws it all over the place and then makes an epic pitch on a 3-2 count.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/757302https://forums.theshow.com/post/757302Tue, 19 May 2026 22:31:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mini seasons so annoying on Tue, 19 May 2026 22:24:12 GMT]]>Years past you could do this but not this year, they changed all that. Just a struggle that's all.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/757301https://forums.theshow.com/post/757301Tue, 19 May 2026 22:24:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mini seasons so annoying on Tue, 19 May 2026 22:25:20 GMT]]>Yeah I may give up on the Mural mini-seasons. Effort not worth the reward. Rarely get anything over the fence with the Mural hitters, my only offense is Moniak or waiting til the 4th to Sac fly-sac fly my 1 run. Right now it's even questionable I'll make playoffs in my 3inn/28 game season, as opposing hitters often just run into one of my pitches.

Possibly might move to 9 inning games see if I have better luck, but once I get the cards will never touch this one again.

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/757300https://forums.theshow.com/post/757300Tue, 19 May 2026 22:25:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Mini seasons so annoying on Tue, 19 May 2026 22:18:47 GMT]]>@ApolloZ_99_MLBTS nah it's just a struggle this year compared to years past

]]>https://forums.theshow.com/post/757298https://forums.theshow.com/post/757298Tue, 19 May 2026 22:18:47 GMT