<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[This Is Ridiculous]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">Sorry, but with the insane prices for cards, limited ways to earn a large amount of stubs, and number of cards required to complete collections that only come in pack luck (which I never have), I don’t see getting ANY 99s until maaaaybe the All-Star break, if then.</p>
<p dir="auto">But Ohtani and Judge prices alone preclude completing the Live series any time soon. Victor Martinez is way out of reach. So a 99 Cabrera is the only possibility in the foreseeable future.</p>
<p dir="auto">This is just absurd.  Either give us better pack luck, better opportunities to earn rare cards, or better chances to earn stubs. Don’t really see the fun in getting the job 99 cards just when baseball season is over.</p>
]]></description><link>https://forums.theshow.com/topic/83372/this-is-ridiculous</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 07:36:59 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://forums.theshow.com/topic/83372.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:02:16 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to This Is Ridiculous on Sun, 14 Jun 2026 19:54:01 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">This collection will be significantly cheaper in a week or too I’m willing to wait this one out. Especially since I’m back to work and can’t play  the game nearly as much anymore.</p>
]]></description><link>https://forums.theshow.com/post/763875</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forums.theshow.com/post/763875</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Onix_Savage22_PSN]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 19:54:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to This Is Ridiculous on Sun, 14 Jun 2026 15:52:07 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/ledfoot_19_psn" aria-label="Profile: Ledfoot_19_PSN">@<bdi>Ledfoot_19_PSN</bdi></a> cuz they aren’t viable. And for some reason it was way too easy for people to do the live series in less than 2 weeks.</p>
]]></description><link>https://forums.theshow.com/post/763820</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forums.theshow.com/post/763820</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[ApolloZ_99_MLBTS]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 15:52:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to This Is Ridiculous on Sun, 14 Jun 2026 14:31:48 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">It's been this way for a few years now. When 95% of the live series cards have absolutely no use in the game by the end of the first week of the games release, most cards will net you minimal stubs while driving up the price of the few seemingly unattainable ones.</p>
]]></description><link>https://forums.theshow.com/post/763806</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forums.theshow.com/post/763806</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ledfoot_19_PSN]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 14:31:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to This Is Ridiculous on Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:58:49 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/grimmdogg23_psn" aria-label="Profile: grimmdogg23_PSN">@<bdi>grimmdogg23_PSN</bdi></a> Yeah, and Jason Dominguez makes it worse.</p>
]]></description><link>https://forums.theshow.com/post/763799</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forums.theshow.com/post/763799</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[GoozeFn_PSN]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:58:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to This Is Ridiculous on Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:57:49 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/jdhalfrack_psn" aria-label="Profile: JDHalfrack_PSN">@<bdi>JDHalfrack_PSN</bdi></a> I definitely did that too, but the return isn’t great.</p>
]]></description><link>https://forums.theshow.com/post/763798</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forums.theshow.com/post/763798</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[GoozeFn_PSN]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:57:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to This Is Ridiculous on Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:48:19 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/rubicante23_psn" aria-label="Profile: rubicante23_PSN">@<bdi>rubicante23_PSN</bdi></a> I know it will be easy to finish due to the future Topps Now.  I was just saying to make it all of them plus Polanco to start was still diabolical.  LOL</p>
]]></description><link>https://forums.theshow.com/post/763785</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forums.theshow.com/post/763785</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[grimmdogg23_PSN]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:48:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to This Is Ridiculous on Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:01:11 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<blockquote>
<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/dolenz_psn" aria-label="Profile: Dolenz_PSN">@<bdi>Dolenz_PSN</bdi></a> <a href="/post/763740">said</a>:</p>
<p dir="auto">Pujols, Simmons, Berkman<br />
<img src="https://i.ibb.co/W4gKhycX/Chat-GPT-Image-Jun-13-2026-09-30-06-PM.png" alt="alt text" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" /></p>
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<p dir="auto">When there's AI slop, there's AI gold.</p>
]]></description><link>https://forums.theshow.com/post/763783</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forums.theshow.com/post/763783</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Player99_MLBTS]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:01:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to This Is Ridiculous on Sun, 14 Jun 2026 11:33:04 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/goozefn_psn" aria-label="Profile: GoozeFn_PSN">@<bdi>GoozeFn_PSN</bdi></a> Sorry, I’ll add an addendum: if you’re strictly looking at silver to gold, then selling the gold.</p>
<p dir="auto">Holding on to investments is a whole different thing. In some ways, if you’re willing to ply that game (which is a good one), purchasing high bronze cards that will turn to silvers might be a good investment too.</p>
<p dir="auto">I assumed the silver to gold exchange route was for those looking to quickly sell their returns.</p>
]]></description><link>https://forums.theshow.com/post/763780</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forums.theshow.com/post/763780</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[JDHalfrack_PSN]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 11:33:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to This Is Ridiculous on Sun, 14 Jun 2026 11:26:53 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<blockquote>
<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/jenkinmeyer_psn" aria-label="Profile: JenkinMeyer_PSN">@<bdi>JenkinMeyer_PSN</bdi></a> <a href="/post/763756">said</a>:</p>
<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/jdhalfrack_psn" aria-label="Profile: JDHalfrack_PSN">@<bdi>JDHalfrack_PSN</bdi></a></p>
<p dir="auto">So then you say to yourself - “oh, I’m supposed to be playing a baseball game not making spreadsheets” then you thump yourself in the head</p>
<p dir="auto">Baseball is romantic</p>
<p dir="auto">MLB the Spreadsheet 26</p>
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<p dir="auto">My love for spreadsheets outweighs my love of baseball.  And I really love baseball.</p>
<p dir="auto">I would never say I wouldn’t buy a game called MLB the Spreadsheet… <img src="https://forums.theshow.com/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f923.png?v=5234e095804" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--rolling_on_the_floor_laughing" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="🤣" alt="🤣" /></p>
]]></description><link>https://forums.theshow.com/post/763779</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forums.theshow.com/post/763779</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[JDHalfrack_PSN]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 11:26:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to This Is Ridiculous on Sun, 14 Jun 2026 04:49:04 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/jdhalfrack_psn" aria-label="Profile: JDHalfrack_PSN">@<bdi>JDHalfrack_PSN</bdi></a> Silvers have been at quicksell for a while, so no you don’t have to be careful at all. Selling them all is way more tedious than exchanging them and selling the golds. It’s also not a better return if your holding for roster investments. I’m sitting on 100+ Cristopher Sanchez, Pages, Langliers, Rice, Yandy and many others. Guys like Rice and Mis I bought as silvers originally and added on with the silver to gold after the first update.</p>
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<p dir="auto">So then you say to yourself - “oh, I’m supposed to be playing a baseball game not making spreadsheets” then you thump yourself in the head</p>
<p dir="auto">Baseball is romantic</p>
<p dir="auto">MLB the Spreadsheet 26</p>
]]></description><link>https://forums.theshow.com/post/763756</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forums.theshow.com/post/763756</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[JenkinMeyer_PSN]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 04:25:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to This Is Ridiculous on Sun, 14 Jun 2026 04:19:30 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<blockquote>
<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/ditka06-_mlbts" aria-label="Profile: Ditka06-_MLBTS">@<bdi>Ditka06-_MLBTS</bdi></a> <a href="/post/763750">said</a>:</p>
<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/demise4_xbl" aria-label="Profile: DemIsE4_XBL">@<bdi>DemIsE4_XBL</bdi></a> i just think its simply harder to hit now then it was in prior years. You definitely do not get as rewarded for good input like years past.</p>
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<p dir="auto">I agree. I also went back to try 25 and noticed it was smoother. 26 often has a lag right B4 I swing, even offline. Output reward is just...ugh.</p>
]]></description><link>https://forums.theshow.com/post/763755</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forums.theshow.com/post/763755</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[xRatedGProdigyx_PSN]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 04:19:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to This Is Ridiculous on Sun, 14 Jun 2026 04:06:29 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<blockquote>
<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/goozefn_psn" aria-label="Profile: GoozeFn_PSN">@<bdi>GoozeFn_PSN</bdi></a> <a href="/post/763734">said</a>:</p>
<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/drbear100_psn" aria-label="Profile: DrBear100_PSN">@<bdi>DrBear100_PSN</bdi></a> Make sure you do it as efficiently as possible. I used to literally buy 20 of every silver. Start with 3-79 + 1-78. When you run out of 79’s, do 4-78 + 1-77. Then, 6-77. Then either 2-76 + 7-75 or 2-75 + 6-76 until you’re out of both. Those are the best combinations.</p>
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<p dir="auto">Actually, you need to be careful.  It really needs to be assessed as cost per value thing.   For example Buying 79 rated silvers that are each 160 Stubs is going to get you worse overall value than buying 75 rated silvers that are 60 stubs.  Or something like that.</p>
<p dir="auto">I actually wrote an excel algorithm somewhere a month ago or so when someone first proposed this idea.</p>
<p dir="auto">If I’m not mistaken, I think I also found that the rate of return wasn’t as good as just buying said silvers and flipping them.  For what it’s worth.</p>
]]></description><link>https://forums.theshow.com/post/763751</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forums.theshow.com/post/763751</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[JDHalfrack_PSN]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 04:06:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to This Is Ridiculous on Sun, 14 Jun 2026 03:59:03 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/demise4_xbl" aria-label="Profile: DemIsE4_XBL">@<bdi>DemIsE4_XBL</bdi></a> i just think its simply harder to hit now then it was in prior years. You definitely do not get as rewarded for good input like years past.</p>
]]></description><link>https://forums.theshow.com/post/763750</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forums.theshow.com/post/763750</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ditka06 _MLBTS]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 03:59:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to This Is Ridiculous on Sun, 14 Jun 2026 02:33:07 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">Pujols, Simmons, Berkman<br />
<img src="https://i.ibb.co/W4gKhycX/Chat-GPT-Image-Jun-13-2026-09-30-06-PM.png" alt="alt text" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" /></p>
]]></description><link>https://forums.theshow.com/post/763740</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forums.theshow.com/post/763740</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dolenz_PSN]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 02:33:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to This Is Ridiculous on Sun, 14 Jun 2026 02:08:46 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<blockquote>
<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/goozefn_psn" aria-label="Profile: GoozeFn_PSN">@<bdi>GoozeFn_PSN</bdi></a> <a href="/post/763734">said</a>:</p>
<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/drbear100_psn" aria-label="Profile: DrBear100_PSN">@<bdi>DrBear100_PSN</bdi></a> Make sure you do it as efficiently as possible. I used to literally buy 20 of every silver. Start with 3-79 + 1-78. When you run out of 79’s, do 4-78 + 1-77. Then, 6-77. Then either 2-76 + 7-75 or 2-75 + 6-76 until you’re out of both. Those are the best combinations.</p>
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<p dir="auto">I love this sort of dedication and knowledge.  It’s not anything I’d do but pretty [censored] informative.  No sarcasm</p>
]]></description><link>https://forums.theshow.com/post/763736</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forums.theshow.com/post/763736</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[JenkinMeyer_PSN]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 02:08:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to This Is Ridiculous on Sun, 14 Jun 2026 02:05:35 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/drbear100_psn" aria-label="Profile: DrBear100_PSN">@<bdi>DrBear100_PSN</bdi></a> Make sure you do it as efficiently as possible. I used to literally buy 20 of every silver. Start with 3-79 + 1-78. When you run out of 79’s, do 4-78 + 1-77. Then, 6-77. Then either 2-76 + 7-75 or 2-75 + 6-76 until you’re out of both. Those are the best combinations.</p>
]]></description><link>https://forums.theshow.com/post/763734</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forums.theshow.com/post/763734</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[GoozeFn_PSN]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 02:05:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to This Is Ridiculous on Sat, 13 Jun 2026 23:49:08 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/beanball0571_psn" aria-label="Profile: beanball0571_PSN">@<bdi>beanball0571_PSN</bdi></a> simply isn’t the truth. Especially with what this years Madden was.</p>
]]></description><link>https://forums.theshow.com/post/763707</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forums.theshow.com/post/763707</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[ApolloZ_99_MLBTS]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 23:49:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to This Is Ridiculous on Sat, 13 Jun 2026 23:32:28 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<blockquote>
<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/goozefn_psn" aria-label="Profile: GoozeFn_PSN">@<bdi>GoozeFn_PSN</bdi></a> <a href="/post/763613">said</a>:</p>
<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/capardo_xbl" aria-label="Profile: capardo_XBL">@<bdi>capardo_XBL</bdi></a> It does, but it also allows you to get over the 20 card cap. Flipping is way more tedious.</p>
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<p dir="auto">Yo! I just tried the gold exchange, bro it's way more profitable then flipping mass amounts of bronze LS cards and less tedious! Thanks bro! I may now have a 2% chance instead of a 1% chance of getting LS collection done.</p>
]]></description><link>https://forums.theshow.com/post/763703</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forums.theshow.com/post/763703</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[DrBear100_PSN]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 23:32:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to This Is Ridiculous on Sat, 13 Jun 2026 21:56:44 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/grimmdogg23_psn" aria-label="Profile: grimmdogg23_PSN">@<bdi>grimmdogg23_PSN</bdi></a> topps now get released in spades every week...so thats no big deal...</p>
]]></description><link>https://forums.theshow.com/post/763692</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forums.theshow.com/post/763692</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[rubicante23_PSN]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 21:56:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to This Is Ridiculous on Sat, 13 Jun 2026 21:02:10 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/onix_savage22_psn" aria-label="Profile: Onix_Savage22_PSN">@<bdi>Onix_Savage22_PSN</bdi></a> I finished the collection for Victor.  But, I have grinded so much this year. I am already done with all the Legacy objectives except the Walks one.  I will say this.  Including Polanco in the Topps Now collection was truly a [censored] move by SDS.   That is one of the two I skipped completing.  I already have Ketel, why would I need Polanco.</p>
]]></description><link>https://forums.theshow.com/post/763684</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forums.theshow.com/post/763684</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[grimmdogg23_PSN]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 21:02:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to This Is Ridiculous on Sat, 13 Jun 2026 19:38:26 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">How can the Cardinals buy a bullpen?  Any sellers?</p>
<p dir="auto">Or starters.  Have a Gorman</p>
<p dir="auto">We’re all going to have clintje / hjerpes soon</p>
]]></description><link>https://forums.theshow.com/post/763663</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forums.theshow.com/post/763663</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[JenkinMeyer_PSN]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 19:38:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to This Is Ridiculous on Sat, 13 Jun 2026 19:26:44 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">MLB the packs has turned into EA, and it’s sad. I remember when you could earn so many great cards, but now they are stuck behind the paywall.</p>
]]></description><link>https://forums.theshow.com/post/763660</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forums.theshow.com/post/763660</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[beanball0571_PSN]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 19:26:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to This Is Ridiculous on Sat, 13 Jun 2026 17:05:28 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/doobiebross66-72_psn" aria-label="Profile: doobiebross66-72_PSN">@<bdi>doobiebross66-72_PSN</bdi></a> AGREE. I was fortunate to finish the St. Patrick's Day collection but I still have Egg Hunt left to do</p>
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